A Beginner’s Guide to Going Vegan
Whether you’ve decided on going vegan for ethical, health, or environmental reasons (or all three!), here’s a list of resources that’ll help make the transition a little easier.
Quick pep talk: You got this, boo! If it seems overwhelming, think baby steps versus going cold tofurky (haha, see what I did there?). I’m your cheerleader and part of your support system, so feel free to hit me up if you need any tips, recipes, encouragement, etc. xoxo
Where to Start
- Free Veggie Starter Kit
- The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine – health resource created by doctors
- Happy Cow – international restaurant guide
Documentaries
- Cowspiracy – focuses on the environment
- Earthlings – focuses on animal rights
- Forks Over Knives – focuses on health
- What the Health – focuses on health
Vegan Cookbooks
- Veganomicon
- Isa Does It: Amazingly Easy, Wildly Delicious Vegan Recipes for Every Day of the Week
- Thug Kitchen: Eat Like You Give A F*ck
- Chloe’s Kitchen: 125 Easy, Delicious Recipes for Making the Food You Love the Vegan Way
Vegan Recipe Blogs
Vegan food substitutes:
Meat:
- Beyond Meat – best veg burgers, IMHO
- MorningStar Farms – sausage, bacon, meat crumbles, etc.
- Field Roast – sausages, deli slices, burgers, roasts, and loaves
- Gardein – faux chicken, beef, fish, pork, pocket meals
- Tofurky – deli slices, sausages, ham roast, veggie burgers, etc.
- Yves – hot dogs, sausages, and deli slices
Cheese:
- Chao – great for sandwiches, crackers, etc.
- Daiya – melts, great for pizzas, sandwiches, etc.
- Follow Your Heart – melts, great for pizzas, sandwiches, etc.
- Kite-Hill Artisan Vegan Cheese – almond-based cheese, spreads, and yogurt
- Treeline Treenut Cheese – aged like traditional dairy cheese, great with wine and crackers
- Miyokos Kitchen – also aged like traditional dairy cheese, great with wine and crackers
Eggs
- Bob’s Red Mill Egg Replacer – for baking
- Follow Your Heart Vegan Egg – for scrambles, omelets, quiche, etc.
- Vegan Egg Replacer
– for baking
- The Vegg – for scrambles
Milk
- Almond Breeze – almond, cashew, and coconut varieties
- Edensoy
- Oatly – oat milk, chai, latte, and Barista Edition
- Pacific – soy, almond, and coconut varieties
- Ripple – pea-based
- Silk – soy, almond, and cashew varieties
- So Delicious – almond, cashew, and coconut varieties
- Trader Joe’s – soy, almond, and coconut varieties
- WestSoy
More dairy substitutes
- Tofutti – ice cream, cream cheese, sour cream
- So Delicious – ice cream, yogurt, creamers, cheese
- Zen Soy – non-dairy pudding
Now that we’ve covered all the food stuffs, Vegan Beauty Review has lots of great info on cruelty-free fashion and vegan beauty, too (haha, obvs), so puruse at your leisure.
Beauty
- List of 100% Vegan Beauty Brands
- Cruelty-Free Beauty Brands at Sephora
- Cruelty-Free Beauty Brands at Ulta
- Cruelty-Free Drugstore Makeup with Vegan Options
- The Ultimate Vegan Lipstick Guide
- Your Guide to Vegan Shampoo
- The Ultimate Vegan Eyeliner Guide
- Your Guide to Vegan Mascaras
- Cruelty-Free & Vegan-Friendly Drugstore Nail Polish Brands
Fashion
- Vegan Beauty Review’s Ultimate Vegan Shoe Guide
- Vegan Beauty Review’s Ultimate Guide to Vegan Handbags
Beauty Book
The Compassionate Chick’s Guide to DIY Beauty (written by yours truly) 🙂
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Going veg is actually way easier (and much healthier) than people think. Remember, Im’ here if ya need me! Feel free to comment below with any questions. xx
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