{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"eatyourveggies","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/eatyourveggies\/","title":"Why Restaurants Should Care About Offering Vegan Options - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jPIoXnKKB0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/why-restaurants-should-care-about-offering-vegan-options\/\">Why Restaurants Should Care About Offering Vegan Options<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/why-restaurants-should-care-about-offering-vegan-options\/embed\/#?secret=jPIoXnKKB0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why Restaurants Should Care About Offering Vegan Options&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"jPIoXnKKB0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/whyrestaurantsoffervegan.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":180,"description":"I meet with people all over the world and often I get asked &#8220;How do I go out to eat as a vegan?&#8221;. Many towns across the world do not have a vegetarian restaurant let alone a vegan one. So what do you do when you want to go out for a meal or have guests in town? Visit my blog for a great post on how to eat out and the type of restaurants to look for when searching for veg options. Many restaurants and chains now offer vegetarian options so it&#8217;s easy to get a great meal if you are vegetarian. But for vegans it&#8217;s a little bit harder. Often those vegetarian options are laden with butter and cheese and are hard for the cooks to alter. Having vegetarian options is not enough these days. Many people have allergies to wheat, corn, dairy and eggs so it&#8217;s crucial for a restaurant that wants to thrive to offer meals that are allergy aware AND vegan. There are so many great reasons why a non-veg restaurant would want to offer these meals and today I tell you why! I also want to give props to the restaurants that are serving [&hellip;]"}