Your Favorite Foods…And Their Vegan Substitutes

Milk is a food that many people consume daily – but don’t worry, there are many vegetarian and vegan options available

Soy milk Almond milk Rice milk Hemp milk

Milk

There are many vegan brands of cheese, such as GoVeggie, Daiya, and Tofutti

There is also something called nutritional yeast, which is a yeast that has a slightly cheesy flavor. Many people like to sprinkle this on popcorn or add it into mashed potatoes to get a cheesy taste.

Cheese

Many recipes require eggs and some people are puzzled with how to make the recipe once they are a vegan. There are a few ways to make your recipe without eggs.

Applesauce Silken tofu Mashed bananas Ways these substitutes are going to be used are going to

vary – applesauce and mashed bananas are going to be good for substituting eggs in a cake recipe, but silken tofu might be better for substituting eggs in an omelette-type breakfast

Eggs

Butter is something that is needed for many recipes or it may just be something that you are adding for taste. No matter what you’re using it for, there are a few vegan options out there for you.

Coconut butter Soy margarine Shortening Coconut butter and soy margarine will work in place of

butter for anything (like on a piece of toast), but shortening should only be used in the place of butter if you are cooking with it.

Butter

While honey isn’t vegan, there are many other syrups out there that are very similar to honey and that are vegan

Agave syrup Maple syrup Date syrup All of these syrups come from natural

sources & are all 100% vegan

Honey

This is the biggest fear of any vegan. There are many vegan proteins out there, but a lot of people miss the texture of meat and eating beans & lentils just doesn’t do it for them. Here are some great vegan options for meat:

Tofu Seitan Textured vegetable Protein Tempeh

Meat

Once you realize how many different substitutions are out there, a vegan diet can seem much less daunting

While many of these substitutions don’t quite feel like the real thing, over time your taste buds will adapt and these things will seem normal to you

There are a ton of other substitutions out there – these are just the basics

There are many websites that contain helpful information on a vegan diet and substitutions

www.veganwolf.comwww.vegkitchen.comwww.veganbaking.com

See, It Isn’t That Hard