{"id":28951,"date":"2019-06-13T06:30:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T13:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=28951"},"modified":"2019-06-13T06:21:35","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T13:21:35","slug":"vegan-in-vermont-basin-harbor-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/vegan-in-vermont-basin-harbor-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan in Vermont: Basin Harbor Wins"},"content":{"rendered":"
Despite all the hype about plant-based diets, being vegan,<\/strong> or even vegetarian<\/strong>, in America makes you one of the meager 5 percent according to a 2018 Gallup poll. \u00a0Vegans know this well, but it\u2019s harder than you think to find restaurants offering vegan fare, as we discovered in Vermont.<\/p>\n First of all, I am not a vegan, but I do prescribe to increasing plant-based foods<\/strong> in one’s diet. However, most of us have a friend or family member that has turned to a 100% plant-based diet<\/strong>. On a press trip in northern Vermont, my goal was to savor as much Vermont cheese as possible and at least a few cider donuts (a classic New England fall treat). However, I watched my friend Carolyn eat one salad after another and, frankly, was surprised that, for being such a green state, Vermont did not have more vegan offerings on menus.<\/p>\n