Taco Bell just added three new vegetarian entrees to their menu:
The cheese roll-up is a tubular quesadilla
The triple-layer nachos have beans, red sauce, and nacho sauce
The caramel apple empanadas are McDonald’s apple pies in disguise
No, it’s not healthy. But it’s veg. And now there’s a major fast food chain with enough vegetarian options to actually give us a choice of what to eat. I think that’s worth applauding, even if it’s all junk!
I won’t complain when the world doesn’t cater to my dietary choices, but I’m always happy when a new option appears. And it especially galls me when I have to pay for meat I won’t eat – the old $11.95 pasta with chicken without the chicken issue.
Although I still think it’s ridiculous to have to pay for in-flight snacks, I am pleased that United Airlines now offers a vegetarian “snackbox” on their flights. Called “Smartpack”, the orange box contains a nice variety of healthy snacks, including pears, bagel chips, and granola and lacks the jerky, sausage, or tuna included with the other choices. Most of the items are even vegan, with the obvious exception of the Copper Cowbell cheese spread and Cashew Roca candy.
I’m not quite as happy as United’s umbrella-toting cartoon mascot (see below), who brings color to a drab world in an in-flight ad, however. My flight out of San Francisco was delayed by over an hour, and I thought I would miss my connection and be stranded overnight in Chicago. Luckily, I got home.
