Monday, March 17, 2008

Wheyz out! Becoming Vegan - Day 1

One of the first things I noticed today was that Honey Bunches of Oats contains whey. Wah. I have officially begun my 30 day challenge of going from vegetarian to vegan.

Luckily, I am well prepared. I had fruit for breakfast, and Drew and I went to Wild Foods last night to buy ingredients. I always thought I was just a few slices of cheese and a milk chocolate bar from being vegan, but now I’m not so sure.

As a vegetarian, I cringe when people say they are vegetarians and they eat fish. So I want to do this vegan thing right. I am reading every ingredient on everything I buy. And I was definitely suprised by a few things I saw.

Amy’s soy cheeze pizza has milk protein. Some bittersweet chocolates “contain trace amounts of milk,” and even some fake cheeses have milk proteins.

My question to vegans out there: As a new vegan, what are some products I should watch out for that are suprisingly NOT VEGAN?

Today’s answer to the question, “what do you eat anyway?

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