Welcome to Moe's!
Well, here's a sorry way to begin a blog about cooking. Last night we got take-out. From a fast food restaurant. How, you say, does a vegan on a low-fat, whole-foods diet do take-out? And I say, welcome to Moe's!
(Link warning: Don't click on it unless you're in a place where loud noises and music coming from your computer will not arouse suspicion!) Moe's Southwest Grill is my family's favorite (only?) fast-food restaurant. It offers something that other fast-food places wouldn't dream of serving--TOFU. All the ingredients are fresh, no lard or animal fat is used in the beans, and you can get marinated tofu instead of meat on anything. You go through a line Subway-style and tell them exactly what to put on your burrito, salad, or fajita, so it's easy to lose the cheese and sour cream. For those of us watching our bread intake, you can ask for your burrito "naked" or you can get a salad without the tortilla shell around it.
Sorry. I sound like an advertisement. I guess I'm feeling a bit guilty for not cooking last night. But it was late, I'd spent too much time online, and I had a class to go to at 7:00! And...and...and...we were celebrating my child's straight-A report card, so it was a family obligation. :-)
I'll redeem myself today. I've got to be at a meeting at 5:00, so I'll make something in the crockpot during the day and report back later.
(Link warning: Don't click on it unless you're in a place where loud noises and music coming from your computer will not arouse suspicion!) Moe's Southwest Grill is my family's favorite (only?) fast-food restaurant. It offers something that other fast-food places wouldn't dream of serving--TOFU. All the ingredients are fresh, no lard or animal fat is used in the beans, and you can get marinated tofu instead of meat on anything. You go through a line Subway-style and tell them exactly what to put on your burrito, salad, or fajita, so it's easy to lose the cheese and sour cream. For those of us watching our bread intake, you can ask for your burrito "naked" or you can get a salad without the tortilla shell around it.
Sorry. I sound like an advertisement. I guess I'm feeling a bit guilty for not cooking last night. But it was late, I'd spent too much time online, and I had a class to go to at 7:00! And...and...and...we were celebrating my child's straight-A report card, so it was a family obligation. :-)
I'll redeem myself today. I've got to be at a meeting at 5:00, so I'll make something in the crockpot during the day and report back later.
Tags: vegan vegetarian restaurants
posted by SusanV at 10:28 AM
6 Comments:
I'm jealous about that fast food place, we have nothing like that near me.
Tell your kiddo congrats on the straight-As, that's a big deal and deserves something special.
Hi Sue H!
I live in the Deep South, so I know what you mean about not having much healthy/vegetarian food around! I'm really glad we have Moe's--but it's a chain that's spreading throughout the country, so you may have one near you soon.
Thanks for posting!
Moe's sounds a lot like another chain, Qdoba (none in your state), but Qdoba doesn't have tofu! I never heard of Moe's before catching a commercial on the radio time this week, they have a location about 20 miles from my office.
Hmm.. when I lived in Baton Rouge I went to one of the Moe's there a few times and never saw any tofu. I guess it's one of those things that only certain locations have. My favorite was Izzo's because they had the widest selection of fresh veggies and unique salsas and sauces. I've been missing Izzo's since I moved! I swear even their fountain drinks tasted better than normal fountain drinks.
I just discovered your awesome blog today. I can't wait to start reading more of it. It looks amazing.
I found your blog while searching for ingredient information. This entry was the first one I happened upon. It caught my eye because we have a Moe's where I live. I'm Vegan. I thought you might appreciate knowing that (at least from what I'm aware of); Moe's uses 2 kinds of bases for their black & pinto beans. One is Vegan & the other is not. The one that's not contains casein, which is a milk by-product. I suppose it depends on each individual Moe's restaurant in regards to which base they choose to use. A lot of them use the base with casein because it's cheaper. So if this concerns you -- the next time you visit your favorite Moe's, ask to see what bean base they use.
Thanks for the info, M! I'll definitely ask at our Moe's before I eat there again. It just goes to show, you never know what's in things.
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