Subway (www.subway.com)
Has their ingredients listed on their web site. It is a good idea to ask the preparer to change their plastic gloves and to wash the knife they use to cut the sandwiches, as residue from previous sandwiches may be on it.
Some of the Subways have a soy turkey sub and Boca Burgers. Also some of the branches have Gardenburger (which may contain eggs depending on the variety they are using, the Wholesome & Hearty's Gardenburger brand contains eggs) or Morningstar Farm's Veggie Max (contains eggs). I suggest that you ask to see the package. The soy-cheese offered at some places contains casein (a milk product).
The Italian dressing and olive & vinegar are vegetarian. Vegetarian breads are Italian Bread, Wheat Bread (contains honey), Hearty Italian Bread and Sesame Italian Bread. The Parmesan/Oregano and Deli Style Roll (contain eggs) contain enzymes from an unknown source. The bread products contain vegetable-derived mono- and diglycerides and L-cysteine.
Various types of cheese may be offered at various Subways, and they may contain either vegetarian (usually) or animal derived rennet. The salad dressings come in packages with the ingredients listed on them. The Asiago Caesar dressing contains anchovies. There are eggs in the honey mustard and Southwest Ancho sauces. The cookies contain eggs.
Swiss Chalet
There is not much reason to visit this place as the French fries are fried in beef tallow and the soups contain animal stock.
Taco Bell (http://www.tacobell.com)
They don't use lard. You should make sure to ask that nothing you order contains meat, as many of the dishes can be served with or without meat. Their phone number is 1-800-TACO-BELL and they are happy and helpful in answering any question in reference to which products are vegan or vegetarian..
Vegan dishes are Bean Burrito (without cheese), Bean Tostada (without cheese), nachos without cheese, Mexican Rice (without cheese), Seven Layer Burrito (no sour cream or no cheese) and the Guacamole. Vegan sauces are mild, red, hot, fire, Soft Tortillas, Pizza Sauce and Green Sauce. Corn tortillas (hard tacos), burritos tortillas and wheat tortilla (soft tacos) are vegan.
The soft burrito tortillas are not vegan, they contain non-fat dry milk. The hard corn tortillas however are vegan, as are the refried beans.The pinto bean are vegan.
Vegetarian dishes are Bean Tostada (without cheese), Pintos n' Cheese, Mexican Pizza without meat, taco salad without meat, Breakfast Quesadilla, Country Breakfast without the sausage, Chalupa shell, Veggie Fajita Wrap, tortilla chips, Gordita flatbread, Seven-Layer Burrito with no sour cream and tostada shells. The Gordita and Chalupa shells contain milk products..
The sour cream contains gelatin derived from an animal source. The Fajita sauce may contain chicken flavoring. The Ranch dressing usually contains eggs and milk.
They say that their cheeses are Kosher and that because of the cost of using rennet derived from animal sources that they use genetically engineered coagulants. Their supplier during the production of the cheese use a non-animal genetically engineered coagulants (an enzyme) derived from a genetically engineered strain of dairy yeast, Kluyveromyces Lactis.
According to information that they sent me their Mexican Rice (see below for warning) does not contain chicken broth and their Quacamole does not contain sour cream that is meat derived. . According to their letter both these products are vegan..
I recieved this letter "I just thought that you'd be interested to know that (according to several friends who have worked at 2-3 separate Taco Bell franchises throughout West Virginia), certain locations use the drained fat from their ground beef to season the rice used in many of the burritos. There may be other things also flavored with this grease, but I do know for certain that they use the lard in the rice."
If you email them on their Web Site they will send you answers to any question you ask about the vegetarian friendliness of their products and also send you a complete list of the ingredients of all the products that they sell.
Taco John's (www.tacojohns.com)
Lard is not used in cooking. They use canola oil for cooking. They say that their refried beans, guacomole and Mexican Rice do not contain meat products.
Two different companies supply the wheat tortillas. Both types contain whey and one contains mono- and diglycerides from an unknown source.
Animal rennet is not used in the cheeses. You can ask to have the cheese removed from some of the sandwiches, or have meat replaced with beans.
The bean burritos, corn tortilla and guacamole are vegan. Vegetarian sauces are chunky salsa, mild, hot and Pico de Gallo. The enchilada is vegetarian.
Deep-fried items such as the Potato Olés, nachos, fajito shells and tacos are cooked in the same oil where meat is cooked. The sour cream may contain gelatin in some places, so it best to ask the manager if this is true.
Taco Time
Has a company policy against using beans with lard but some stores break this policy. The rice that comes with the Veggie Burrito is cooked with beef fat, so you should ask that it is not added.
TCBY (www.tcby.com) 800-688-8229, 800-343-5377
Has really good frozen yogurts, sundaes, sorbets and hand-dipped ice creams. Has non-sugar-added ice creams and yogurts. The sorbet contains mono- and diglycerides derived from a vegetarian source. They say that none of the soft yogurts or ice creams contain eggs or any meat products.
T.G.I. Fridays (www.tgifridays.com)
Has good baked potatoes. Vegan dishes are the House Salad and Fresh Vegetable Medley (normally served with a non-vegetarian rice, but a plain baked potato can be substituted instead).
Some vegetarian dishes are Veggie Wrapper, Fettuccine Alfredo, Cheddar Cheese Nachos, Broken Noodles, Spinach & Feta Pizzadilla and Friday's Gardenburger. The cheese contains rennet from an unknown source.
All the soups contain some meat products. The brown rice pilaf has chicken stock. The Friday's Mushrooms are cooked in the same oil as meat and fish dishes. Fried beans contain bacon grease.
How the croutons are made is unknown. Whether any of the dressings contain eggs is unknown.
Tony Roma's, A Place For Ribs (www.tonyromas.com)
Has baked potatoes and salads. The onion ring loaf has milk and egg in its coating, and it is fried in oil that also meat is cooked in. The French fries are cooked in oil that also meat is cooked in. The Caesar dressing contains eggs.
Wendy's (www.wendys.com)
Some dishes have their ingredients listed on their web site. You can request a nutritional brochure by calling 614-764-3100.
The baked potatoes and some of the salads (side salad & deluxe garden salad) are suitable for vegetarians. The baked potatoes are fairly good and are cheap. Taco chips, applesauce and French fries are vegan. The French, Italian and Reduced Cal Italian dressings are vegetarian. Fat-free French dressing contains honey.
None of the cheeses contain rennet derived from animal products. Sandwich and kaiser buns contain whey. Cottage cheese. The pita bread contains L-cysteine (an amino acid) and enzymes from an unknown source.
The Frosty contains mono- and diglycerides from an unknown source, but don't contain eggs. The Caesar vinaigrette and Italian Caesar dressings contain anchovies. The French fries are normally cooked in their own oil, but if demand is high for them they may be cooked in the same oil that chicken or fish is also cooked in. The potato salad and pasta salad contain eggs. The sour cream seems to be vegetarian (according to their web page) but has many chemicals so it is hard to tell. It may contain gelatin. The bleu cheese, Garden Ranch and reduced fat Hidden Valley Ranch dressings contain eggs. All the sauces normally put on the pita sandwiches are non-vegetarian. The Honey Mustard Nugget Sauce contains eggs.
Western Sizzlin's
Has a salads bar and baked potatoes. There are vegan and vegetarian dishes in the salad bar.
Mashed potatoes contain milk. The Ranch dressing contains buttermilk. The cheeses come from a variety of sources, so whether they contain animal products is unknown.
The vegetable soup contains beef broth and the green beans contain pork flavoring. The potato salad, coleslaw, Thousand Island dressing and Blue Cheese dressing contain eggs. The bread products may contain eggs, so it is best to ask about this.
Western Steer Family Restaurants
Has a large buffet that contains both cold and hot dishes. There is a good selection of raw vegetables in the salad bar. Some vegan dishes are steamed carrots and squash, French fries (cooked in oil separately), three-bean salad and the tomato vinaigrette dressing. What the other dressings contain is unknown.
Mashed potatoes contain milk and butter. The wheat buns contain milk (lactose), honey and mono- and diglycerides from an unknown source. The white buns contain milk and diglycerides from an unknown source.
The chocolate cookies contain eggs. The broccoli, turnip greens and green beans contain a bacon stock. The Caesar dressing does not contain anchovies.
Whataburger (www.whataburger.com)
They have a list of ingredient of their dishes on their web site. Whataburger has Boca Burger.
The French fries are not usually fried in oil that meat is cooked in, but sometimes chicken is cooked in the same oil, so it is a good idea to ask about this. Low-fat vinaigrette dressing is vegan. Apple turnovers are fried in a vegetable oil that only vegetarian products are cooked in. They contain natural flavoring from unknown source.
Texas toast (can be served with cheese). The cinnamon rolls contain milk products and enzymes and mono- and diglycerides from an unknown source. The batter that covers the onion rings contains egg.
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Aramis (Est'e Lauder)
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Bare Escentuals
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The Body Shop
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California SunCare
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E. Burnham Cosmetics
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Island Dog Cosmetics
Jane (Est'e Lauder)
Jason Natural Cosmetics
Jess' Bee Natural Lip Balm
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Joe Blasco Cosmetics
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JOICO Laboratories *
Jolen Creme Bleach
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Liz Claiborne Cosmetics
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Mary Kay Cosmetics
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Perfect Balance Cosmetics
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Santa Fe Botanical Fragrances *
Santa Fe Soap Company *
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Trader Joe�s Company
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