Im going to the grocery store today to get stuff so I can begin my vegan diet tomorrow?

Question

Im already a vegetarian, but I think this might be a bigger transition then meat eater to no meat. What are some things I should make sure I drink (bescides soy milk and Boca burgers, because I already eat/drink those)?

Ohh, and if youre a vegan, what were some ways you stayed motivated to not eat foods with animal products on your first day?

Thankss :]

Answer 1

Find good vegan diet supplements. There are soo many good vegan things at Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. When I was vegan I got help from a nutritionist. It was a really big help.

Answer 2

Here are some web sites with some great vegan/vegetarian food.

http://silksoymilk.com -chocolate and chai flavors are good

http://amys.com

http://organicfoodbar.com

http://gardenburger.com

http://yvesveggie.com

http://sunshineburger.com

http://rightfoods.com

http://veganstore.com -they have chocolate!

http://nakedjuice.com

http://www.cedarsfoods.com/

http://bolthouse.com

http://naturespath.com

http://turtlemountain.com -vegan ice cream and yogurt

http://goodkarmafoods.com - vegan ice cream

http://fruitabu.com

http://clifbar.com

http://www.pacificfoods.com -has good almond milk

http://www.eatintheraw.com/index.php

Here are some good recipes:

Stir fry- You need cut up tofu, soy sauce, olive oil, steamed veggies, and cooked rice

Get a frying pan and coat it with olive oil. The put the tofu in the pan and brown each side of it. Next, add the veggies. Add a little soy sauce and put in the rice. Mix everything up and then let it sit on the stove, occasionally stirring it to make sure it doesn't burn. After about a minute and a half of that put it in a bowl and enjoy!

Hummus- chick peas, lemon juice, paprika, cumin, black pepper, and any other spices/seasonings you like

Puree the chick peas. Then add a little lemon juice, paprika, pepper, and other spices. Then stir. Serve with a pita, with cucumbers, or on a veggie wrap.

Favorite Classic Pancakes

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

1 Tbsp. sugar

2 Tbsp. baking powder

1/8 tsp. salt

1 cup soy milk

2 Tbsp. vegetable oil

Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Mix in the soy milk and oil, and with a fork or wire whisk, combine just until the batter is smooth.

Pour cup batter onto a hot, oiled griddle. When bubbles form in the center of the pancake, flip. Cook for another 2 minutes. Remove from pan and keep warm while you make remaining pancakes. Serve warm with maple syrup or fruit syrup.

Here are some snack and dinner suggestions:

Snacks:

Celery with peanut butter

Apples with peanut butter

Pita with hummus

Raisins

Amy's Apple Toaster Pops

All natural popsicles

Natural Valley bars

Clif Bar

Fruit Leather

Silk Chocolate Soy Milk

Naked Juice

Apple chips

Dinners:

Tofu Stir Fry

Amy's Pizzas

Amy's entrees

Sandwiches made with Yves meatless deli slices

Tofu Scramble

Gardenburgers

Natural Oven's bagels

Dr. McDougall's Soups and Noodle Soups

Soy Cheese Quesedillas

Veggie Wraps

Lentils with Wild Rice and Veggies

Whole foods is a great store for vegetarians/vegans, so I recommend grocery shopping there. You also can get a lot of the things I listed above there.

Answer 3

اطقع بالربرب

Answer 4

I watched "Earthlings".  I haven't touched meat or dairy since.

Answer 5

meat

Answer 6

Basic list just minus animal products. Make sure you get fresh fruits and vegetables (especially green and leafy vegetables),  whole grains (pasta, cereal, bread), nuts (almonds, raw cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts, etc), seeds (flax and pumpkin), nutritional yeast, beans (black, pinto, baked, kidney, re fried, navy, etc), seiten, tofu, tvp, felafel's, pita bread, vegan margarine/butter, quinoa, tempeh, lentils,  fortified plant milk (soy, hemp, almond, etc), chickpeas, hummus, braggs liquids aminos, peanut butter, vegetable oils, vegan ice cream/yogurt, etc....

Ways to get motivated are go on a recipe website such as vegweb and look at some great recipes, decided to make one and when you go to the store get the ingredients and make it! A good recipe to try from there:

Cheesy Bean and Cheese Enchiladas - http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=5980.0

Vegan premade foods:

Amy's: Pizza, pockets, bowls, pot pies, entrees, chili, burritos, burgers.

Tofurky: Deli slices, sausages, superburgers, franks, tempeh, jurky.

LightLife: Meat substitutes such as tempeh, bacon, chicken, & beef.

Boca: Burgers

Morgingstar: Burgers, meal starters.

Gardenburger: Burgers, BBQ riblets, other meat substitutes such as chicken, & sausage.

Silk Soymilk: Chocolate, Vanilla, Nog, Pumpkin, Spice, & Chai.

Tofutti: Better Than Cream Cheese.

Earth Balance: Whipped Spread.

Vegan Gourmet: Cheese

So Delicious/Purely Decadent: Ice Cream & yogurt.

Also: Yves, Nate's, Cedarlane, Mon Cuisine, TastyBite, LaBriute Meals, plus others

Here is some links to a guide of common grocery store foods that are mostly vegan, and definitely vegetarian:

http://www.vegcooking.com/guide-favs.asp

http://www.tryveg.com/cfi/toc/?v=07groce...

http://www.peta.org/accidentallyVegan/

http://veganpeace.blogspot.com/2008/03/v...

Recipes:

http://veganpeace.blogspot.com/2007/08/v...