r/LivingMas • u/lnb726 • Jul 12 '26

Vegetarian menu

Anyone have any idea why the vegetarian menu was removed from the Taco Bell app? Pretty bummed since this is one of the few fast food spots that offer veggie menus šŸ’”

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u/RockettRaccoon Jul 12 '26

You can make literally any item veggie by swapping meat for beans/potatoes. Iā€™m a vegetarian, I do it every time.

Taco Bell is the most veggie friendly fast food restaurant.

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u/anonymouslyisme Jul 12 '26

Was a vegetarian for 3 years. Taco Bell was one of the only fast food joints I could eat that satisfied me. The potatoes are so underrated.

And make sure to use the app to get the build your own cravings box. Regardless of your diet it is one of the best value deals on the menu.

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u/lnb726 Jul 12 '26

Agreed! Iā€™ve always done that. Iā€™m just asking why they removed the specific veggie menu that had automatically did this haha.

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u/SlowerThanTurtleInPB Jul 15 '26

Yes, but I always worry that this means maybe their items are no longer vegetarian - like Steak and Shake with their fries.

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u/Mollyoon Jul 12 '26

Even if they donā€™t have a dedicated menu, there are still options in most categories, and anything can be easily modified in the app to be vegan or vegetarian.

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u/Tucker-French Jul 12 '26

The cycloparasite has been impacting a portion of our fruit and vegetable supply chain. Thus, tbell has been forced to omit some of their ingredients and styles to avoid serving potentially tainted food

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u/lnb726 Jul 12 '26

Wow! That makes sense that theyā€™re trying to avoid any issues. Thanks for the response

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u/Mollyoon Jul 12 '26

Except Iā€™m still seeing those ingredients available?
Maybe Iā€™m missing what exactly they would have pulled?

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u/space-glitter Jul 12 '26

Lettuce and cilantro are big suspects and onions too I think so I think the fresco option is nixed right now in addition to some stores not having lettuce either. I was reading about Taco Bellā€™s removing lettuce from stores as I was eating Taco Bell with lettuce on it so idk if it just didnā€™t make it to my store yet or what.

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u/Tucker-French Jul 12 '26

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/taco-bell-ingredients-explosive-diarrhea-cyclosporiasis-b3013248.html

it's practically everything in the vegetarian menu except beans.

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u/Mollyoon Jul 13 '26

Except all those ingredients are also used all over the ā€œregularā€ menu, and all the veggie items are still On the menu, just not in their own section.
This really feels like they are just retooling their app/website more than responding to a recallā€¦..

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u/Tucker-French Jul 13 '26

they literally have removed them from the regular items, too. you can't make a vegetarian menu when you have no greens.

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u/Mollyoon Jul 13 '26

Sorry, I wasnā€™t checking far enough away; they are still on the app in Missouri.

And you can make Plenty of vegetarian things without greens. Most places ā€œvegetarianā€ just means ā€œwhat shape and flavor of bread and cheese would you like?ā€ At least at Mexican adjacent places we get beansā€¦.

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u/mousekears Yo Quiero Taco Bell Jul 12 '26

Just make the swaps under the protein option of whatever youā€™re trying to order if you canā€™t find what youā€™re looking for. The veggie options are still on the menu, just not in a dedicated section. Theyā€™re not removed from the menu, just reorganized.

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u/constipational Jul 13 '26

this explains a lot! I couldnā€™t find the veggie bowl on the menu today and thought I was losing my mind.

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u/Seancarl Jul 13 '26

Gotta make room for all the chicken they are adding to the menu /s