What to Eat

Think eating vegan is difficult? We've got news for you: Excluding animal flesh and animal-derived byproducts from your diet is no more difficult than continuing to eat animals—only now, you won't feel the guilt!

Going vegan is a simple decision that can have exciting results. By choosing vegan foods, you'll move beyond standard American fare and into the realm of delicious new foods that are just waiting to be devoured!
Grocery shopping also becomes an adventure, especially when you look past your friendly local health-food store. And when you shop in standard grocery stores, you'll quickly realize how many awesome foods out there just happen to be naturally vegan. So lose the lame excuses and go for it!

Restaurants
There's no need to eat another bowl of plain iceberg lettuce! Dining out vegan-style can be more than salad bars and hunger pangs. Lots of mainstream restaurants already include vegan options on their menus, or at least something that can be made vegan with a few substitutions. You just have to know where to go! Check out our list for great options near you.

Recipes
Whether you're a kitchen superhero leaping long recipes in a single bound or still trying to figure out how to tie your apron, we have recipes that you can handle, no problem. Something quick? Check! Desserts? Check! Something to impress your parents? Check! Something delicious? Oh, yeah! So, get to cooking!

Guide to Vegan Grocery Shopping
Feeling a little lost in the grocery store? Wish stores carried more vegan items? Well, lucky for you, a ton of food items actually are vegan but just don't advertise it! Vegan foods can be found in convenience stores, mainstream supermarkets, and many other places. So before you hit the aisles of your local store, check out our list of great "undercover" vegan foods, some of which you may already have.

Two-Week Meal Planner
To make things as easy as possible, we've created a two-week sample vegan menu. It's designed for new vegans who aren't sure what to eat and for longtime vegans who are looking to shake up their current diet by trying something new. Enjoy!

Popular Vegan Alternative Foods
If you are newly vegan, having certain items close at hand will make it simple to prepare some of your favorite main dishes, desserts, and whatever else you may be craving. Just substitute these ingredients for the dairy, eggs, meat, etc., in recipes and give standbys a fresh vegan (and much healthier!) twist.

Animal Ingredients
This list is designed to help you identify animal ingredients found in food as well as cosmetics and other commercially produced items. Manufacturers are getting sneakier with their labels (probably because they realize that eating the leftover bits of slaughtered animals is super disgusting). But armed with this list, you won't fall for their tricks! You do, however, have to promise us that you won't use this list for evil purposes (such as "vegan policing") that give vegans a bad rap.