[header] How to survive family holidays as a vegetarian [title] Talk to people who will be serving the food at the family holiday dinner if you are not the one hosting the dinner yourself. [step] This will give you a chance to learn what's being served and if there's anyway it can be easily modified to fit you lifestyle. If there will not be enough acceptable food, then offer to bring a dish of your own. 
[substeps] Offer to bring a dish others can eat. Vegetarian or not, everyone needs their vegetables.