What ingredients should i be looking out for on a vegan diet?!
What ingredients should i be looking out for on a vegan diet?
I'm slowly changing to a vegan diet and apart from the obvious meat and dairy produce, what other ingredients have animal derivatives in? and where can i find a list of safe vegan foods? :)
Answers:
In terms of food, it's not that hard:
basically, any PROCESSED food you buy off the shelf, even if it's labeled vegan, could still contain animal ingredients. Check out the story of the fake "vegan" marshmallows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi6fcfpg2...
Try to stick to whole foods as much as possible, i.e., fresh/frozen veggies & fruits, whole grains & legumes, etc. Eating this way is much healthier for you anyways.
Brace yourself, the list of hidden animal ingredients is long, as the animal agri-business has infiltrated every market to profit off of their slaughters. (Ugh, check out what's in some folks' perfume bottles: castorium, the anal sex gland of a farmed beaver! I'll stick to essential oils, thanks. Plus, any ingredient w/ the prefix "cetyl," which is practically every mainstream cosmetic/toiletry out there, is derived of whales.)
The list of animal ingredients to watch out for (it's not just in food!): http://www.vegetarian.ie/productpage.htm...