Vegan

While eating animal proteins is important for a healthy body, being vegan means not eating or using any animal derived products. This usually includes dairy and eggs, though can also mean things like honey, white sugar (thanks to a quirk in the refining process), gelatin, etc. Many Knox vegans live in the Ecohouse, because raising animals to be eaten is bad for the environment.

It can be difficult to live a healthy vegan lifestyle at Knox while still eating at the Knox cafeteria. Tofu is rare, though available, and veggies that aren't cooked to death are more or less non-existent. Seitan is available at the stir-fry station, but unless you're willing to alternate that with salad for every meal, you've got problems. For the most part, veganism at Knox means that any soup, grilled food, dessert, or main course dish is totally off limits. Though, the vegan dumplings are good. Thus any on-board student who claims to be a vegan is either lying or suffers from malnutrition. Any vegans who truly are on board are hardcore. Both Jordan Watkins and Brian Lowe lost 15 lbs. their first terms at Knox trying to be vegan in the caf. They looked emaciated. Doug Davison lost 40 lbs. He looked thin.

Veganism can be grounds for getting off board, especially with a documented health problem, or vitamin deficiency. If you're looking at getting off board for these reasons, talk to Craig Southern. The school makes a lot of money from student board, and they won't let you go easily.

Cornucopia offers many options for vegan and vegetarian food at decent prices (very reasonable prices for Galesburg). If you are a vegan, they are your source of life.

Related Pages

• Meal plan includes guide to getting off-board
• Vegetarian
• Cornucopia Natural Foods & Fine Cheeses