I have been a vegan before, but it was ard for me to do so because I am a college student. But I really want to be one and am lactose-intolerant so cutting the dairy is easy, but now cutting out meat is hard. How can I do this while living off a meal plan? The kitchens in my dorms are small and aren't big enough to cook anything in. What can I do? Please help!

I don't have first hand advice (yet!), but PETA has a Vegan College Cookbook, that perhaps you'll be able to get some tips from. Good luck!

Hello!  You know, I first went vegan in college, and in a way, I LOVED doing it and being on a meal plan!  Now, granted, at times you may have to turn to things like the PETA College Cookbook to get a little more variety, but here are a lot of basics that most college cafeterias should offer:

Breakfast: dry cereals, bagels, fruit, peanut butter, jelly

Lunch:  the salad bar!  veggie sandwiches made with bread provided, peanut butter and jelly, often times soup options are vegan--always ask first

Dinner:  do they ever have a pasta bar?  pasta is typically vegan, make sure to ask about the marinara sauce.

I'd say it's difficult to stay interested, and potentially to get good protein sources.  My college offered beans and hummus on the salad bar--I don't know if yours does.  But also, definitely ask for basic things that you'd like!  Often times this is the best way to go--requesting soy milk, requesting beans for the salads, etc.

Good luck and have fun!  I loved college :)

I was lucky because my university had a vegetarian cafe on campus, so it was easy to find food. They used non-dairy cheese so it may have been entirely vegan but just commonly referred to as a "vegetarian eatery".

Look for places on campus where you can get pasta made for you, and get it without meat.

It could be kind of a challenge, though. I was vegetarian and not vegan in college so I filled up on a lot of pizza and bagels with cream cheese. Check and see if your school has a vegetarian club or society who could give you some better tips.

Maybe this can help:

http://www.sweetsaltyspicy.net/2010/11/eating-in-college-part-1-dorms.html

Depends on what you have access to prepare food. Not all suggestions are vegan but some are.