Vegetarian at an Office Picnic: What to Do?

[JohnnyRingo]

8. I understand your dilemma.

Frankly, it never occurred to me that vegans would have nothing to eat at a picnic, I hope not because I'm inconsiderate, but because I'm old enough to remember a time when it wasn't an issue.

I agree now that some accommodation should probably be made for people like yourself who don't eat meat, but how does one calculate the amount of substitute food to be made available? What approximate percentage of a typical company picnic attendees does this affect? To be honest, I'm not sure what the alternative to traditional picnic fare even is. I could joke that corporate burgers are mostly cereal anyway, but that probably doesn't help.

I'm not sure what you can do other than bring your own burger substitute and ask that it be prepared for you. I doubt the grill guy would mind. It's certainly not that uncommon these days. Good luck, and I hope you have a good time anyways.