What Can Vegans Eat and What Can’t Vegans Eat?
Veganism avoid all animal products, including meat, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy, and honey. This means that they eat a plant-based diet, which consists of fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds.
Here are some examples of foods that vegans can eat:
- Fruits and vegetables: all types of fruits and vegetables, including apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, ginger, grapes, greens, kiwi, lemons, limes, mangoes, melons, mushrooms, onions, oranges, peaches, pears, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, squash, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and watermelon.
- Grains: all types of grains, including bread, brown rice, cereal, corn tortillas, couscous, crackers, pasta, quinoa, and wild rice.
- Legumes: all types of legumes, including beans, lentils, peas, and tofu.
- Nuts and seeds: all types of nuts and seeds, including almonds, cashews, chia seeds, flaxseeds, hemp seeds, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and walnuts.
Here are some examples of foods that vegans cannot eat:
- Meat: all types of meat, including beef, chicken, duck, goat, lamb, pork, and turkey.
- Fish and seafood: all types of fish and seafood, including cod, salmon, shrimp, tuna, and crab.
- Eggs: chicken eggs, duck eggs, and other types of eggs.
- Dairy: milk, cream, cheese, butter, yogurt, and other dairy products.
- Honey: honey produced by bees.
Vegans also avoid some foods that contain animal-derived ingredients, such as:
- Gelatin: gelatin is made from animal bones and connective tissues.
- Casein: casein is a protein found in milk and cheese.
- Whey: whey is a protein found in milk and cheese.
- Lactose: lactose is a sugar found in milk.
- Carmine: carmine is a red food coloring made from crushed insects.
It is important to read food labels carefully to make sure that foods do not contain any animal-derived ingredients.
Vegans can get all of the nutrients they need from a healthy plant-based diet. In fact, vegan diets have been linked to a number of health benefits, including a reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.
If you are interested in trying a vegan diet, there are many resources available to help you get started. There are also many delicious and nutritious vegan recipes available online and in cookbooks.
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