Order Vegan Food Online And Eat Without Guilt

By Marissa Velazquez


With today's hurried lifestyle, convenience is increasingly important, even in the kitchen. Nobody has time to spend hours slaving away at the stove to try and make a nutritious meal. Convenience foods are the answer but if you're vegan, you've probably found that your options are quite limited. Luckily you can order vegan food online to have a varied, healthy diet and it will save you time too.

Many people don't really know what veganism entails. They think it's simply giving up meat, but someone who still eat dairy, eggs and honey is a vegetarian. Vegans don't eat any animal products whatsoever, even if those products didn't involve the death of the animal. As the cruel practices of the dairy and poultry industries are coming to light, more people are now becoming vegans instead of simply being vegetarian.

Many meat eaters mistakenly believe that vegans don't like meat. However, many vegans used to love the taste and texture of meat and giving it up was no easy feat. Meat alternatives made of tofu or textured vegetable protein make things a little easier, increase the possibilities for a varied diet and also help vegans to consume enough protein to stay healthy. You're not limited to soy mince either. You can even get 'turkey' or 'chicken' nuggets or jerky.

Many vegetarians find that they simply can't get over that final hurdle and give up dairy. Life would be very boring without cheese or yogurt, after all. However, cheese made entirely of plant products is now quite commonplace and yogurt is often made of unexpected ingredients like coconut milk. If you want to limit your intake of soy milk because of what it does to estrogen levels or because you have a soy allergy, you'll find that rice milk or almond milk can be quite tasty and creamy.

If you love baking, being a vegan can be a bit of a challenge. Many recipes call for the use of eggs, for instance. You can now get cake mixes that don't require the addition of eggs and there are even starch-based egg replacements on the market. Instead of gelatin, you can use cornstarch, agar or carrageen to make those wobbly jellies that remind you of childhood.

Of course even among vegans there are those who hate cooking. If you too would much rather open a packet and just heat it in the microwave, you don't need to despair at the lack of vegan convenience foods on the market. Online suppliers to vegans have a huge range of convenience foods, from basics like ramen noodles to gourmet Indian curries.

Vegans with a sweet tooth can rejoice too. From gelatin-free marshmallows and jelly beans to dairy-free chocolate are available these days. There is a huge variety of cookies and baked goods suitable for vegans too and some are even sugar and gluten free.

To find the greatest variety when you want to order vegan food online, go to websites that specialize in products for vegans. They often sell other products too, from cleaning products to cosmetics and clothing. The days of veganism meaning having to give up on style and taste are long gone.




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