Vegan Foods

Food groups

• Algae - seaweeds such as nori or kombu
• Cereal or grains
• Fruits
• Legumes, pulse (legume), or beans
• Mushrooms, Edible mushrooms, Portobello mushroom|Portobello
• List of culinary nuts|Nuts
• List of edible seeds|Seeds
• Vegetables

Meat substitutes

• Beans or Legumes
• Imitation meats - popular brands include Gardenburger, Yves Veggie Cuisine, Lightlife, Morningstar Farms and Tofurkey
• Mushrooms, Edible mushrooms, Portobello mushrooms (Grilling|Grilled or Frying|fried)
• Wheat gluten (food)|Seitan (Wheat gluten)
• Tempeh
• Tofu
• Veggie burgers
• Yuba (food)|Yuba (Tofu skin)

Egg substitutes for baking

• Applesauce egg replacer - 3 Tablespoons applesauce = 1 egg (when you don't mind a fruit flavor)
• Banana egg replacer - 1/2 banana blended or well mashed = 1 egg (when you don't mind a fruit flavor)
• Egg substitutes such as Orgran's 'Egg substitute mix'
• Ener-G Egg Replacer - by Ener-G Foods; free of gluten, wheat, casein, dairy, egg, yeast, soy, nuts and rice, low-protein
• Flax seed egg replacer - 2 Tablespoons flax seed powder + 3 Tablespoons water = 1 egg (let sit a few minutes before adding to baking)
• Psyllium egg replacer - 1 Tablespoon Psyllium seed husks + 2 Tablespoons water = 1 egg (the longer they sit in water the "eggier" they become)
• Tofu - 1/4 cup blended soft or silken tofu = 1 egg

Plant Milks

• Almond milk
• Banana milk
• Coconut milk
• Grain milks - oat milk, rice milk
• Hemp milk
• Oat milk
• Peanut milk
• Plant milks
• Rice milk
• Soy milk

Cheese

• Vegan cheese - popular brands include Tofutti
• Nutritional yeast is a deactivated yeast, which is sold in the form of flakes or as a yellow powder It has a strong flavor that is described as nutty, cheesy, or creamy, which makes it popular as an ingredient in cheese substitutes.

Ice cream and frozen desserts

• Dairy-free ice cream - popular brands include Turtle_Mountain_%28company%29#Purely_Decadent | Purely Decadent, Turtle_Mountain_%28company%29#So_Delicious_Dairy_Free | So Delicious Dairy Free, Tofutti (Tofutti Cuties frozen dessert sandwhiches, Premium pints, stick bars and pops), or Temptation
• Granita
• Ice pops - frozen fruit juice bars, vegan popsicles
• Sorbet
• Vegan sherbet - made with fruit juice and a non-dairy milk such as vanilla almond milk, rice milk or soy milk

Honey Substitutes

• Maple syrup - like sugar make sure it's not processed with animal products. A defoamer is used which may be made from an animal oil, a synthetic oil which is animal-derived, or a vegetable oil.
• Agave Nectar - Extremely sweet with a very low glycemic index (great for diabetics). Very tasty.
• Rub - a semi-thick dark brown, very sweet syrup extracted from dates or carob.

Beverages

• Fruit juice
• Fruit smoothies
• Vegan milks (See above) - made from nuts, seeds, legumes, or grains, such as almonds, soy, oats or rice.
• Vegan wine
• Vegetable juice

Basic materials

• Beans or Legumes
• Bread - free of eggs and dairy products
• Corn
• Couscous
• Gluten
• Lupin
• Pasta - free of eggs
• Potatoes
• Quinoa
• Rice
• Soy
• Spelt

Condiments

• Nayonaise - mayonnaise substitute by Nasoya; vegan, natural, non-GMO, gluten free, and kosher
• Vegenaise - mayonnaise substitute by Follow Your Heart; vegan, natural, non-GMO, gluten free, and preservative-free
• Vegan Worcestershire sauce - free of Anchovy|anchovies

Snacks

• Applesauce
• Corn chips
• Corn nuts
• Dried fruit
• Fresh fruit
• Mixed nuts
• Nuts
• Popcorn
• Potato chips
• Pretzels
• Pumpkin seeds
• Sunflower seeds
• Trail mix
• Vegan cookies

- Isabella's Vegan Cookies

- Eat Pastry's vegan cookie dough

- Uncle Eddie's Vegan Cookies

- Vegan Fig Newmans

• Vegan doughnuts
• Vegan muffins, cakes, chocolate brownies (or other flavors), bars, puddings, etc.

- vegan marshmellows

- vegan jello