I was wondering if anyone here could give me any insight on how they decide whether or not it is ethical to use salad bar/buffet options at restaurants while eating out as a vegan?
I ask primarily because this has, so far, been the method my partner and I have chosen to use when friends request that we eat out with them at restaurants without true vegan options. Purchasing an endless salad bar (and utilizing vinegar dressing or something) seems to be a fair option?
But after considering it for a while I can't decide how comfortable I am with it in reality, when the salad bar or buffet has meat options in it as well. I am reluctant to purchase food that may be going toward restocking meat products for other customers, and I'm not sure how most restaurants tally their buffet and salad bar sales and use that to decide which items to continue stocking. Does anyone have any thoughts about this? I'd like to think that simply not using the meat and cheese they provide is sufficient, but I can't really settle on an answer.
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