VEGETARIAN & VEGAN DIETS
OVERVIEW ON COURSE TYPICAL OPTIONS
The typical meal at a Costa While traveling with Outward Bound BREAKFAST Rican“soda” (restaurant) is called a Costa Rica, we make every effort to casado. It usually consists of gallo • Buttermilk Pancakes accommodate special diets. There • Cereal with Milk or Soy Milk pinto (rice and beans), fried plantains, is usually at least one vegetarian/ salad, cheese and some meat. Locals (vegan) vegan on every course, and we strive • Granola (vegan) have a different understandings to purchase locally and seasonally. of the term “vegetarian,” so it is • Tropical Fruit (vegan) Furthermore, as stewards of the • Gallo Pinto (vegan) best to specify exactly what you environment we have a very strict cannot eat (ex. ni carne, ni pollo, ni • Breakfast Burritos no-beef policy due to the correlation • Scrambled Eggs pescado, ni huevos, ni productos between deforestation and cattle. lácteos como mantequilla y leche). • French Toast • Oatmeal (vegan) Vegetarians and vegans will always Locally grown bananas, mangos, have options at every meal. While LUNCH papayas and pineapples are on course, many meals will be • Peanut Butter and Jelly abundant. You should also try some vegetarian due to unfeasibility of of the more interesting tropical fruits, Sandwiches procuring/refrigerating meat and • Gallo Pinto (vegan) such as zapotes, mamones chinos, concerns about contamination. tamarindo, guayabas and maracuyas, • Salad (vegan) Texturized soy protein is common, • Hard Boiled Eggs among others. On base, we make but tempeh, seitan and tofu are many fresh juices out of these! not readily available. The bulk of DINNER
your protein intake will stem from • Chili with Texturized Soy Protein Unfortunately, while the climate of legumes – as almost all meals consist (vegan) Costa Rica is ideal for tropical fruits, the of some version of gallo pinto and • Spaghetti (vegan) variety and quality of vegetables are our trail mix contains peanuts. • Tacos limited. There are carrots and broccoli, • Empanadas but you will have difficulty finding • Burritos (vegan) many vegetarian staples such as kale, TO BRING • Bean Soup (vegan) okra, leeks, spinach, mushrooms, etc. • Nuts & Seeds (ex. almonds, • Vegetable Stir-fry (vegan) There are, however, native vegetables walnuts, pecans, pistachios, • Macaroni and Cheese you may wish to try, such as pejibaye, hemp) • Roasted Bell Peppers palmito, chayote, yuca, and camote. • Energy Bars (ex. Clif, Vega) • Salad (vegan) • Dry Roasted Edmame We purchase most of our packaged • Fruit Bars & Leathers SNACKS snacks from Bio-land, an organic • Dried Fruit • Fruit company based in Tres Rios, Costa • Kale Chips • Trail Mix (raisins, peanuts, banana Rica. Their items include rice • Pretzels chips, dried pineapple, dried cakes, whole wheat sticks, cookies, • Chocolate Bars apricots) crackers, etc. They state that none • Almond Butter • Cookies of their products contain any animal • Vegan Jerky • Crackers (vegan) derivatives. You can view their • Vegan Baked Goods • Granola Bars (vegan) products online at http://www.bio- land.org/index-english.html. We also purchase food for snacking (ex. granola bars) from Cosecha Dorada (http://www.cosecha-dorada.com/en/ home.shtml).
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