Some helpful tips..

Here are some things that have helped us this past week (though we know Dad doesn't need it, he doing so awesome, way to go Dad!):

-Find variety, but within reasonable limits. It is expensive to get too crazy, but a lot of the base stuff that will last a long time will be pricey in the beginning. Especially with salads, you need different things to put on it to enjoy it. My new favorite is Costco's mango peach salsa. It is amazing! If you don't have a membership, have someone who does pick some up for you, it is $5 for a huge container and it tastes SO GOOD! I throw in some black beans, corn if we have it, and TONS of spinach and lettuce and voila! lunch. And you don't have to put a ton on-I put on about 2 tablespoons, stirred it around to coat the salad, and it was perfect.
-Cook some things ahead. Tanner has been buying dry beans, then soaking and cooking the whole bag one night, throwing it in a tupperware in the fridge, and then you have beans whenever you need them and don't have to rinse them from the can.
-Have some back up things that will hold you over when you are tempted-like the cookies, dips, or something healthy to snack on so you can indulge if you are feeling overwhelmed.
-Don't kill yourself if you do badly for one meal. Our neighbors do a weekly potluck lunch. Obviously I can't stay vegan if I go. Last week I went and I didn't let myself have more than one of each thing. I made sure I enjoyed it though, not worrying about only having one and wanting more (except the cookies, I did want another one of those). And when I was done, I felt that feeling that I could eat more because I wanted to, but I knew I wasn't hungry. If you miss a meal, don't freak out and blow it, just eat a reasonable amount.
-Remember, since so  much is raw, it isn't that hard to take on the go. I know eating a salad in public is never an attractive thing, at least not for me, but throwing greens and something to go on top in a tupperware and going works out great. Then a piece of fruit to go with it and you're good! I always justified that it was too hard to pack a salad to go, but it isn't that bad.

Hope this is helpful to anyone reading and hope you're doing well!