Egg

·         Also Egg white, Egg yoke, Dried eggs, Powdered eggs and Frozen eggs.

Found sometimes in: Instant noodles, Noodles, Mayonnaise,

Egg Bread, Bagels, Crackers, Croissant, Donuts, Pancakes, Rice pudding, Brownies, Cake, Muffins, Cookies (Christie chocolate chip cookies), Custards, Pie, Chocolate (Toblerone, Mars, Milky Way, Snickers, 3 Musketeers, O’Henry, etc.), Sherbert, Ice Cream and some kinds of Breyers, Hagen Das, Ben and Jerry’s, etc

Egg Substitute

·         A mix of cornstarch, potato starch, guar gum, sodium bicarbonate and baking powder can be replaced in recipes.

·         1 tbsp starch or soy flour + 2 tbsp water = 1 egg

·         0.5 banana = 1 egg

·         1 tbsp flax seed power + 2 tbsp water = 1 egg

·         1 oz of mashed tofu = 1 egg

·         “Egg Replacer” from “Kingsmill” can be found in health food store.

·         Eggless mayonnaise, tofu mayonnaise (e.g., Nayonaise)

Milk

·         Any kind of food with dairy, meaning milk, cheese, chocolate, ice cream, Sherbert, yogurt, etc.

·         Sometimes milk is in shampoos, hand and face creams and soap products

·         Whey and Caseine are from milk and we cannot eat it

Non Dairy Milk

·         Any soy milk products are ok as long as there are no dairy and animal ingredients in them

·         Rice, almond, oat milk

·         Most recipes calling for milk can be replaced with soymilk.  If it’s a soup or other savory dish, be sure to purchase plain soymilk for cooking.

·         Green leafy vegetables are better calcium source than milk

Milk Cheese

·         Rennet in cheese comes from the stomach of cows.

·         NO Pizza Hut or any of the other company pizzas because they all have milk cheese and we are not allowed to eat that. The regular pizzas have milk cheese, do not eat the stuffed crust pizza (has chicken fat) or breadstick sauce (has a beef base). Also do not eat pasta marinara sauce (has beef base) and beware of other items on their menu. It is better for you if you do NOT to eat at Pizza Hut and other pizza places, as many of the sauces have animal ingredients and the waiters may not be aware of this when asked and it is too easy to get the sauces mixed up.

Soy Cheese (without casein & non-dairy lactic acid)

(See cheese list below and please check for more)

·         Galaxy (Soyco) Foods (soy-free rice slices, soy veggie slices, soymage vegan slices & parmesan)

·         Lisanatti "Soy-Sation" (all cheeses)

·         NuTofu (all cheeses)

·         SoyaKass (mozarella, chedder, jalepeno mexi-kass, parmesan)  

·         Replace sour cream or cream cheese with silken tofu

·         Sprinkle nutritional yeast on popcorn or pasta for cheesy flavor instead of Parmesan.

·         Soy Cheese by Deva

·         Tofu Rella (all cheeses)

·         Vegan Rella (mozzarella & chedder)

Note: "Microbial" rennet & "vegetable" rennet are okay since they are non-animal ingredients.

Gelatin/Kosher Gelatin

·         Made from bone marrow

Found in: Yogurt (e.g. Danon, Yoplait), Jell-O, Custards,

Candies (e.g., jujube, some licorice, gum drop), Pudding (some

have pectin instead), Jam (most are pectin, but need to check),

Marshmallows (Rice Crispie Treats), Gel cap on Tylenol and

other medications.

Gelatin Substitute

·         Agar-agar (algae), Pectin (fruits), Amaranth (plant), Cornstarch, Carrageenan.

Note: Soy yogurt with no gelatin – please check all ingredients before you buy.

Honey

·         In food products, shampoos, hand and face creams and soap products

Silk

·         Sometimes in shampoos, hand and face creams and soap products

Other Sweeteners

·         Maple syrup, agave nectar, date syrup

Note: Other kinds of sweeteners OK as long and they do not come from an animal and there are no animal ingredients in them

Lecithin

·         Some come from animals

Found usually in: Cakes, Cookies, Bread, Crackers, Ice cream

Chocolate, Vitamins, Supplements, Yogurt, almost in everything.

Sometimes not specified, so if the label ingredients only contain "lecithin" we should not take the risk to eat it.

Lecithin Substitute

·         Soy lecithin OK.

Lard /Tallow, Shortening

·         Lard is 100% from animal source. It is a type of oil that comes from animal fat.  Some shortenings are from animal sources.

Found sometimes in: Cakes (All Vachon cakes), Crackers, Cookies, Pie crust, French fries, Potato chips, Soup (e.g., Habitant Pea Soup) and many Mexican foods like burrito and taco.  Also in hand and face bar soaps like Dove.

·         No McDonald’s French fries because they contain beef seasoning on them.

Fat from Plant Source

·         Coconut oil, Palm oil, Peanut oil, Soya oil, Olive oil, Sesame oil, Corn oil, Canola oil, 100% vegetable shortening, etc…

Vitamin Supplements

·         Calcium can come from Oyster shells

·         Magnesium can come from animal source

·         Vitamin D, D3, E – check that it comes from a vegan source, not just a “natural” source. Natural can be from animals. Call the company to confirm.

·         Some of the vitamins have a gelatin cap/shell on the outside, or they use gelatin to hold the vitamin together; don’t use these.

Note: Please check all ingredients of your vitamins.

Vegan Vitamin Supplements

·         Calcium from plant source or from synthetic source.

·         Magnesium from plant source or from synthetic source.

Note: The safest way is to buy vitamins marked “vegan.”

Vegetable Soup and Sauces

·         For seaweed, cauliflower, cabbage, potato, broccoli soups, must check if milk, fish, chicken or beef broth and/or lard was used in the soup base.

·         Kimchi (Hot sauce with fish extract)

·         Some soy sauces and other sauces have disodium inosinate in them which comes from an animal source

·         Oyster sauce (most have oyster or fish extract, some do not)

Vegan Soup and Sauces

·         Only vegan soups with vegan broths are okay.

·         Only if the oyster sauce says “vegan” and it comes from oyster mushrooms with no animal ingredients.