Vegan cookies contain no butter, cow's milk or eggs.
A vegan lifestyle goes beyond eating only vegetable-based food. Vegans reject any kind of exploitation of animals, including their use in food, clothing and cosmetics. Vegetarians, by contrast, may eat milk, cheese and other dairy products. To be a vegan, you'll have to look at all the foods you currently eat and the clothes you wear. For example, you'll have to change breads if you find yours contains dairy products or even honey. And you won't want to purchase clothes with silk fabrics since silkworms make the silk. Add this to my Recipe Box.
Instructions
1. Cut out dairy (milk, eggs, butter and yogurt), meat and even honey from the diet -- anything that was produced by animal or insect.
2. Survey your clothes. You'll want to avoid wearing or purchasing shoes, belts or jackets made from leather -- or clothes made from wool or other animal products.
3. Cut out some cosmetics and health products. Look for "Cruelty free" on the label or "Not tested on animals."
4. Look into vegan-friendly foods. Soy products can be a protein-rich alternative to meat, milk, cheese and even chocolate. The list of soy-based food is growing. Other types of beans are also a good protein source, including lentils. Tofu and veggie burgers are soy-based. Also try rice milk, almond milk, nutritional yeast and other whole grains.
5. Get some vegan cookbooks. A lot of ethnic cooking is perfectly suited for vegan cooking -- especially Asian, Indian and Italian cuisine.
6. Find some vegan-friendly restaurants in your community.
7. Add a vitamin B12 supplement to your diet. Sometimes vegans don't get enough of this vitamin in their foods.
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