VEGAN 101: A Latinista’s Guide to Living a Plant Based Life

Becoming a Vegan can be a challenge. Especially being a Latinista bread and meat eater.

However, I have decided like many to slowly transition to being a Vegan for 2020, a choice I made to live a clean and healthier lifestyle.

Living a plant based life doesn’t happen overnight. I wanted to share some research and list that are helpful in making the transition.

Overhaul your shopping list by adding a few vegan meats and nondairy delights. Here are some of the products that make our mouths water the most! Best of all, many of these can be found at grocery stores in your neighborhood.

A few of our favorites are Daiya vegan cheeses, Gardein vegan meats, Earth Balance vegan butters, and Silk soy milk!

Here are some of our favorites we can’t live without!

*Check off the list below as you shop.

Beef Replacements

• Beyond Meat Beefy Crumbles
• Beyond Meat Beyond Burger
• Boca Meatless Ground Crumbles
• Boca Original Veggie Burger
• MorningStar Farms Veggie Lovers Vegan Burger
• MorningStar Farms Meat Lovers Vegan Burger
• MorningStar Farms Grillers Crumbles
• MorningStar Farms Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger
• Garden Burger Black Bean Chipotle Veggie Burger
• Gardein Beefless Tips
• Gardein Beefless Ground
• Gardein Meatless Meatballs
• Gardein Beefless Sliders
• Field Roast Classic Meatloaf
• Field Roast Field Burger
• Tofurky Roast Beef Style Slices

Pork Replacements

• MorningStar Farms Corn Dogs
• MorningStar Farms Chorizo Crumbles
• Lightlife Smart Dogs
• Lightlife Smart Bacon
• Lightlife Smart Deli Pepperoni
• Lightlife Smart Deli Ham Slices
• Tofurky Smoked Ham Style Slices
• Tofurky Bologna Style Slices
• Tofurky Ham Roast
• Tofurky Sausage
• Yves Veggie Ham Slices
• Sweet Earth Foods Harmless Ham
• Gardein Sweet & Sour Porkless Bites
• Field Roast Apple Maple Breakfast Sausage
• Field Roast Mexican Chipotle Sausage
• Field Roast Frankfurters
• Beyond Meat Beyond Sausage
• Upton’s Naturals Bacon Seitan
• Upton’s Naturals Chili Lime Carnitas Jackfruit
• Trader Joe’s Soy Chorizo
• Field Roast Miniature Corn Dogs

Vegan Chicken and Turkey

• Boca Original Chik’n Veggie Patties
• Boca Original Chik’n Veggie Nuggets
• Boca Original Turk’y Veggie Burgers
• MorningStar Farms Chik’n Nuggets
• MorningStar Farms Buffalo Wings
• MorningStar Farms Chik’n Patties
• MorningStar Farms Chik’n Strips
• Gardein Chick’n Scallopini
• Gardein Chipotle Lime Fingers
• Gardein Turkey Cutlet
• Gardein Mandarin Crispy Chick’n
• Gardein BBQ Chick’n Wings
• Gardein Crispy Chick’n Patty
• Field Roast Sunflower Country-Style Katsu Cutlet
• Field Roast Buffalo Wings
• Upton’s Naturals Chick Seitan
• Tofurky Roast & Wild Rice Stuffing
• Tofurky Oven Roasted Deli Slices
• Tofurky Hickory Smoked Deli Slices
• Tofurky Slow Roasted Chick’n
• Sweet Earth Foods Curry Satay
• Yves Veggie Cuisine Veggie Turkey Slices
• Lightlife Smart Tenders Savory Chicken
• Lightlife White Bean & Kale Veggie Deli Slices

Dairy Replacements

• Ben & Jerry’s Non-Dairy Ice Cream Pints
• Silk Soy Milk
• Earth Balance Buttery Spread
• Daiya Cheddar Style Shreds
• Daiya Chive & Onion Cream Cheeze Style Shred
• Daiya New York Cheezecake
• Daiya Deluxe Cheezy Mac
• Daiya Greek Yogurt Alternative
• Daiya Homestyle Ranch Dairy-Free Dressing
• SoDelicious Coconutmilk Yogurt Alternative
• SoDelicious Almondmilk Yogurt Alternative
• So Delicious Coco Whip
• So Delicious Almond Milk Vanilla Sandwiches
• So Delicious Coconut Milk Beverage
• So Delicious French Vanilla Coconutmilk Creamer
• Miyoko’s Vegan Cheese Wheel
• Miyoko’s European Style Cultured Vegan Butter
• Miyoko’s Fresh Vegan Mozzarella
• Miyoko’s Un-Lox Your Dreams Vegan Cream Cheese
• Califia Farms Probiotic Yogurt Drink
• Califia Farms Barista Blend Almond Milk
• Follow Your Heart Smoked Gouda Style Slices
• Follow Your Heart Provolone Style Slices
• Country Crock Plant Butter
• Field Roast Chao Creamery Slices
• Violife Just Like Feta Block
• Violife Just Like Parmesan Wedge
• Go Veggie Soy Free Parmesan Grated Topping
• Annie’s Homegrown Vegan Mac
• Tofutti Better Than Sour Cream

Burgers

Many restaurants offer tasty vegan burgers. At select Carl’s Jr. locations, the Beyond Famous Star Burger can be made vegan by ordering it without cheese or mayo. TGI Fridays offers a Beyond Burger, too—simply opt for the challah bun, skip the cheese, and use a dairy-free sauce. At Johnny Rockets, go for the Gardein black bean burger. Red Robin offers a vegan burger patty, too—order it on a ciabatta bun, rustic Italian bread, or a lettuce wrap and ask for no cheese or aioli sauce.

Pizza

Pizza joints across the country are dishing out delicious vegan pizza. Pieology offers vegan cheese and vegan meatballs, chicken, and Italian sausage. Blaze Pizza offers vegan cheese and vegan Spicy Chorizo. The pizza sauce and dough at Little Caesars and Papa John’s are vegan, too—simply skip the cheese and load up on veggies to make an ultimate vegan pizza. Pizza Hut uses vegan marinara sauce, and its Thin ‘N Crispy Pizza crusts are vegan as well. Other chains such as Mellow Mushroom and MOD Pizza also offer vegan cheese.

Mexican Food

It’s easy to order vegan food at Mexican-inspired restaurants. Chipotle offers Sofritas—tofu braised with peppers and spices—which you can order in a bowl, burrito, taco or on a salad. At Taco Bell, you can order items fresco-style (pico de gallo is used instead of cheese or sour cream) and sub beans for meat. Del Taco offers Beyond Meat in both tacos and burritos—try the Beyond Avocado Taco. All tacos, fajitas, salads, and burritos at Moe’s Southwest Grill can be made vegan by substituting tofu for meat and skipping the cheese.

Asian Cuisine

Asian cuisines offer a wide variety of choices for hungry vegans! Most Chinese restaurants will let you substitute tofu in any of their entrées to create a vegan dish, and many feature a large selection of vegan meats. Panda Express offers eggplant tofu, spring rolls, brown and white rice, and chow mein, which are all vegan. At Noodles & Company, the Japanese Pan Noodles and Spicy Peanut Sauté are vegan and the Spicy Korean Beef Noodles can be made vegan if you ask for tofu instead of beef.

REFERENCE

For more info go to: https://how-to-go-vegan.peta.org/