veganism: I'm beginning to go vegan, I'm currently vegetarian... only for the past few months though. I'm 15 and I have little experience with veganism. I obviously know I can't eat meats or any animal products such as eggs and milk. What else can/can't I have? I know there are some tricky things like substances in certain candies that I can't have or something? I need some specific guidelines and I am having trouble finding good ones! Someone help!|||I'd recommend that you read this article. http://www.veganoutreach.org/howvegan Here is the definition of veganism from the source that is closest to its origins. http://www.vegansociety.com/newsroom/ind鈥?/a> Bread, pasta, cereal, rice, beans, peas, lentils, nuts, seeds, fruits and veggies can easily offer everything that you need except B12. http://www.veganhealth.org/sh http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo All vegetarians should take a B12 supplement regularly since most people eat meat, dairy AND fortified cereals yet still have a B12 status that is lower than recommended. http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/b12 It may help you if you see proof that vegetarians have the same potential as anyone else. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/sto鈥?/a> http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/phpBB2/鈥?/a> http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/phpBB2/鈥?/a> http://www.macdanzig.net/bio.php http://www.scottjurek.com/career.php If you need meat or dairy during any stage of your life or to live any certain lifestyle, why does the American Dietetic Association say otherwise? http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada鈥?/a>|||Jelly is made of Gelatin which is ground cow bones, that is also used in many makeups, outside pills to make them go down easier, any jelly based lolly... |||You can't eat: Cheese Milk Eggs Butter Gelatin (marshmellows and jelly like candies, jello, pudding, sour patch kids, gummi worms etc.) I'm pretty sure you can eat margirine though. But make sure you look out for certain oils too. Some can be made from animals.|||you cant eat any dairy products, eggs, or gelatin. good luck! :)|||veganism isn't meant to be. our teeth and jaw are designed to eat meat and veg tables and I believe your doing harm to your body by following your path. The guildlines are simple you can't eat any animal byproduct. that's all meat dairy products. nearly all sweets. (mars bars snickers,haribo,chewing gum) nearly all sweets use some sort of animal product. rather then telling what you can't eat The list is shorter by telling you what you can eat. well fruit and veg. but not apples most apples are covered in a special wax which comes from bees. same with kiwi and most melons. drinks. diet coke no normal coke yes. pepsi no. orange juice your fine. erm some cakes use butter which comes from animals. so most cakes are off limites. I can't really think of much else just check packaging for anything with the word Gum in. |||i really don't know i'm only a vegetarian but i know a good website goveg.com well i think it is ? hha hope it's helpful|||By being a vegan, you strictly limit most of the foods out there. You won't be able to eat anything involving animals directly or otherwise such as: Honey Candybars (chocolate contains milk after all) Jello Cookies Cake Pie White Bread Crackers Anything involving white sugar So basically that limits you to this: if you can't grow it, don't eat it. Veganism is not a very healthy lifestyle as such one of a vegetarian. People have been known to die from it, and you can google it if you think I'm lying. Believe me, you're not doing the cow any favors by not drinking milk (they have to be milked daily to keep alive after all, so why not put the result into good use), but it's your choice.|||I can't tell what country you're asking this from, but if you're in the US, what the first poster referred to as 'jelly' is what we call jello or flavored gelatin. The jelly/jam you put on bread is usually vegan, its thickened with fruit pectin:) http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display鈥?/a> http://www.veganwolf.com/animal_ingredie鈥?/a> THose are lists of common animal derived ingredients, the second one is a bit better because it tells some about what type of food you're likely to find the ingredients in and is longer. It takes a lot of work to figure out exactly what types of food are completely vegan and what has those weird animal ingredients added in. Frequently stuff that looks vegan turns out not to be:( It is really up to you though how strict you want to be, but if you want zero animal products those lists are a good place to start, or try googling 'non vegan ingredients' or soemthing like that. Hope that helps a bit ETA_ a common thing in candy is 'carmine' dye, or cochineal. Its a red food coloring that is made from beetles. Also lots of ingredients in soaps and shampoos, etc are not vegan. What you will or won't use is really a personal decision, some people consider vegan just related to diet, some won't use animal products in anything. Read up and see what you want to do I guess:)|||Gelatin is covered above, look out if you take multi-vitamins most vitamin D is sourced from animal hide. Oh, no honey of course. You'll have to become proficient at reading labels. note: you can eat sugar. Its plant source after all. Vegans and Fruitarians (yup, they exist) have died of malnutrition its true but its because they didn't know what they were doing and didn't seek help before starting nor after they were getting vitally sick. Veganism will not kill you.|||The word "vegetarian" is a generic blanket term used to describe anybody who does not eat meat, poultry, fish, or seafood. This encompasses vegans and also the various vegetarian sub-groups. Vegetarians are generally those people who have chosen a diet with far less restrictions than those chosen by a vegan. The differences between the various vegetarian sub-groups may appear to be small, but they are very important to the members who belong to each groups. In many cases the distinctions are important dietary or ethical decisions taken by the individual. Here are the various vegetarian sub-groups: SEMI-VEGETARIAN =================================== Semi-vegetarians are people who have chosen to live a lifestyle which is not strictly vegetarian. A semi-vegetarian may be a person who only eats meat occasionally, or perhaps doesn鈥檛 eat meat, but eats poultry and fish. 1) Ovo-Lacto-Vegetarian --------------------------------------鈥?br> Ovo-lacto vegetarians are vegetarians who do not eat meat, poultry, fish, and seafood, but do eat eggs and milk. This is by far the largest group of vegetarians. 2) Ovo-Vegetarian --------------------------------------鈥?br> Ovo-vegetarians are people who would be classed as vegans if they did not eat eggs. 3) Lacto-Vegetarian --------------------------------------鈥?br> Lacto-vegetarians are people who would be classed as vegans if they did not consume milk. VEGAN ======================================鈥?br> This is by far the strictest vegetarian sub-group or category. A vegan is a person who has chosen not to consume any animal products or byproducts. Some will even so far as not consuming honey and yeast, and others will not wear any clothing made from animal products. Veganism is a diet and lifestyle that seeks to exclude the use of animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose. Vegans endeavor not to use or consume animal products of any kind. The most common reasons for becoming a vegan are ethical commitment or moral convictions concerning animal rights, the environment, human health, and spiritual or religious concerns. Of particular concern are the practices involved in factory farming and animal testing, and the intensive use of land and other resources required for animal farming.|||you can't have anything that comes from animals or is tested on animals. =]