30 Day Vegetarian: Day 19: Making the switch

Enjoy vegan versions of your favorite foods!
Becoming vegetarian doesn’t mean you have to give up the tastes you love. There are now delicious vegan versions of almost every meat, dairy, and egg product with all the flavor but without causing animal suffering and environmental degradation. Next time you are at the grocery store, fill your cart with these healthy and humane alternatives.

vanilla, chocolate, and plain soy milk • rice milk & almond milk from brands such as: Silk •Vitasoy • Edensoy • WestSoy • & Rice Dream

dairy-free pints, bars, & “nice” cream sandwiches in a variety of flavors from brands such as: Soy Delicious • Soy Dream • Rice Dream • Tofutti • WholeSoy • & Edy’s Sorbet

veggie burgers such as: Boca’s Vegan Original • Gardenburger's GardenVegan • Amy's California Burger and Texas Burger • & Yves Veggie Original

meat-free hot dogs such as: Lightlife’s Tofu Pups • SoyBoy’s Not Dogs • Tofurky’s Beer Brats • & Yves Hot & Spicy Chili Dogs, and Good Dogs, and Original Veggie Dogs

meatless deli slices such as: Lightlife’s Smart Deli • Yves Veggie Turkey, Salami, Bologna, and Ham • & Tofurky’s Original, Peppered, and Hickory Smoked styles

beef alternatives such as: Boca’s Ground Burger • Morningstar Farms’ Grillers Burger Style Crumbles • Lightlife’s Smart Menu Crumbles • Match Meats • & Yves Ground Round

chicken-free chicken nuggets such as: Trader Joe’s Soy Poppers • Health Is Wealth’s Chicken-Free Nuggets and Buffalo Wings • & Nate’s Chicken Style Nuggets

For vegan "scrambled eggs", try Fantastic Foods’ Tofu Scrambler or click here for a Tofu scramble recipe. When baking, substitute one egg for: 1 tbsp. cornstarch plus 2 tbsp. water • or 1 ounce of mashed tofu • or 1 tbsp. of ground flax seeds plus 3 tbsp. water • or 1/2 a banana • or Ener-G Egg Replacer