Help with a vegan question?!
Help with a vegan question?
I have been vegetarian for 11 years and I have been thinking about becoming vegan. I would just like to know if many of you who are vegan have to cook all of your meals to make sure there aren't any animal products in them? Is there anything in the grocery stores that you can buy (besides veggies and fruit) that doesn't have animal products in them....please give me a list of what you would eat in a day so I can get a better idea of what your food choices / options are. Thank You.
Answers:
I have to make pretty much all of my own food, but I am unique in that I want to have everything organic also. Thus it is hard for me to even go to a restaurant, even a vegan one.
I usually get canned organic beans of every kind I see there for my legumes (to make hummus, chili, soup, bean burritos). I find about four different, and more, of rice - like brown, jasmine, wild, and basmati (to make stirfry rice, pilafs, burritos, own rice milk, spanish rice). I buy pasta and sauce for a meal of spaghetti or a casserole. Most whole grain cereals that are NOT enriched with vitamins/minerals are vegan (vitamins can be from animal sources) - granolas are a good bet. Just like the oats in granola, oatmeal is also vegan. Milks can be anything from almond to hazelnut to oat to rice to soy (take your pick!). I will also get Tofurky's deli slices, Vegenaise, and whole grain breads to make sandwiches for lunch. Amy's has soups that are vegan (vegetable soup, and no-chicken noodle) that are good for lunch too. Tempeh, tofu (plain and baked), and in some stores seiten (wheatmeat) can be purchased to make a meatless entree for dinner. From there I buy my vegetables (potatoes, peppers, peapods, onions, tomatoes, etc.) and fruit (bananas, apples, oranges, grapes, peaches, grapefruit) and other stuff (parsley, cilantro, ginger, spices). There are many other foods to enjoy like falafels with pita bread, hummus and tabouli rollups with tortillas, and vegan burgers (Amy's and Boca) with whole wheat buns, that you can buy at most grocery stores (and of course health food stores). And most of all, read labels! Simple to read ones with just simple whole foods are the safest.
The site on the Internet to find
http://www.dricq.com/school/index.shtm...
http://www.dricq.com/school/health/17386...
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Oh yes, their are so many Vegan and "accidentally vegan" food out there. PLease check out peta2.com for a bunch of lists and things you can buy. Hope this helps :)
peta2.com
it works becuase my mom goes there everyday to get me recipes so I can eat. I cannot eat meat, im allegric to it and can get hives