How can vegans eat bread if there is gluten and yeast in bread?!

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You seem confused about what veganism is.

Due to personal ethics, vegans abstain as much as they possibly & reasonably can from consuming or participating in anything that exploits any sentient being. Vegans don't eat anything derived from animals (meat, dairy, eggs, honey, many lesser-known ingredients) or wear animal based fabrics like leather, wool, any kind of fur, or silk. They also don't use anything that contains animal derived products (such as toiletries that contain lanolin, beeswax, etc.) or has been tested on animals. In addition, they don't support "entertainment" involving animals, like circuses, rodeos, & such. Someone who is vegan only in what they eat & not all of that other stuff would be considered a strict vegetarian, not vegan. There are also raw vegans who are the same as vegans only they don't eat any food that has been cooked at a temperature higher than 104F-118F, depending on who you ask.

Raw vegans would stay away from processed food, but there is plenty of processed garbage that is still vegan but would not be included in a raw diet. Gluten is just the protein found in wheat and some other grains and is completely vegan. You're probably confusing it with gelatin, which is usually animal derived and therefore not vegan. Yeast is a fungus, not an animal. Saying that yeast isn't vegan would be like saying mushrooms aren't vegan. There are other ingredients in a lot of packaged breads that vegans avoid, like whey, honey, etc. but there are also many packaged breads that are vegan.

How? With relish, of course!

I don't know what you mean by "true vegans" - but there is nothing about processed foods that is unvegan. We don't eat animal products, that's all, and I couldn't live without my daily toast for breakfast. Perhaps you are thinking of raw foodists - they only eat whole, uncooked foods and don't buy processed goods. :)

PS; I don't buy organic bread either... just a regular store brand (Helga's to be specific).

Raw foodists actually just don't eat anything cooked above a certain temperature, because it destroys some enzymes. Veganism is when you don't eat or use anything coming from animals (dairy, meat, eggs, gelatin). Yeast is a fungus, not an animal, so yes, most breads are vegan.

that is not the definition of a vegan. raw foodists do not eat processed foods. vegans do not eat anything animal. no jell-o. no chicken or beef broth, etc... celiacs or people with gluten intolerance avoid gluten (wheat, rye, barley, oats).

I'm not a vegan, but neither gluten nor yeast are animal products. Gluten, I believe, is simply a plant protein found in wheat and yeast is a single celled fungal organism.

By classification vegans don't eat diary products.
Raw food vegans do not eat anything processed.
So by their definitions vegans can eat bread.

A vegan is someone who doesn't have any animal products. Vegans can have processed foods, as long as it doesn't contain animal products.

Hello

You have it wrong, gluten and yeast are fine to eat. Vegans do not eat anything with a face or the product of something that had a face.

a perfect example of someone who gives vegans a bad name cos they dont have a clue what one is or what they're all about. sorry to offend, but where the hell did u hear that rubbish!?

That's not true. Vegans can eat processed food. That's their decision.

there are special breads that you can buy at health food stores that sell gluten-free breads