In 2019 when I was on maternity leave and exclusively breastfeeding I was summoned and told the Pittsburgh county jury that I cannot serve for this reason. I remember the scheduler being really snappy with me about it (pumping wasn’t discussed-also not everyone can just pump as a sub for breastfeeding 🙃).

I kinda left it like well I’m not able to serve right now and they said they can postpone it-2023 and haven’t heard from them.

In terms of casual restaurants, Mad Mex is extremely vegan friendly Tex-mex with a lot of tasty options. Burgatory has an amazing homemade vegan veggie burger that is my absolute favorite around. Both places are local chains and are my go-tos for a mixed crowd as there are also plenty of meat options but truly delish vegan food for me and my fam/kids.

In addition to Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods, Costco has some good prices on tofu, grains, condiments, and fresh fruits and veg and is where I get the bulk of my basic food staples