Do you want to lose weight? Learn the truth about these popular vegan foods.It is great to see so many new vegan foods in natural food stores and grocery stores. Which ones can we eat every day and still lose weight? Which ones should be saved for special occasions? Cereal and milk
 Cereal is a common breakfast for Americans, especially on busy work days. Many cereals are vegan, and some are even low in fat. This is how we choose a healthy cereal that is also good for weight loss. If you cook your hot cereal with plenty of water, you can eat it without milk. You will probably want milk for your cold cereal. These are the things we look for in a milk substitute. Soy milk is the most well known of the non-dairy milks. You can find it in most grocery stores and even by the case in big box stores. Is there a healthy soy milk that will help us lose weight? Rice milk has been around for a long time too. People who have soy allergies often use rice milk instead. Here we analyze two different brands of rice milk. Almond milk is popular because it has such a creamy taste. Is almond milk a good choice? Oat milk is less common. We look at one brand of oat milk here. Maybe you can find a better one in your area. Hemp milk has a good ratio of omega 6 to omega 3 fats. Here is the nutrition information about the hemp milk we found. Other dairy and egg
substitutes
There are many vegan foods that mimic dairy products and eggs. Many of them are highly processed and should be avoided. Some vegans like to eat soy yogurt with their breakfast or lunch. We discovered a few surprising facts about the ingredients in soy yogurt. Vegans are always looking for the perfect cheese substitute. Here we compare a few popular brands of soy cheese. We also analyzed two different vegan products looking for a mayonnaise substitute that was not fattening. You can eat fresh fruit for dessert most of the time, but do you sometimes get a craving for ice cream? Stay away from real ice cream, that nasty saturated-fat-and-cholesterol-laden-junk. We compared the ingredients in three brands of soy ice cream. We also found two low fat frozen desserts that will work as vegan ice cream for our weight loss plan. Not all egg substitutes are vegan foods. Some contain egg whites. Instead of scrambled eggs, try scrambled tofu instead. It tastes best when mixed with sauteed onions, peppers and mushrooms. Add a little turmeric for a yellow color. For baking, you can use a powdered mix called Egg Replacer. Or just grind up 1 Tbsp of flax seeds and mix them with 3 Tbsp water. Meat substitutes and veggie
burgers
Meat substitutes are popular vegan foods with many people. Most of them contain isolated soy protein, which we should avoid. Many are also high in fat and/or sodium. Try making your own Black Bean Burgers from this recipe. Some vegan recipes call for seitan, also known as gluten. It is made from the protein in wheat. Check the label to see if it contains added oil. You can use tofu as a meat substitute in some recipes. It has a better texture if you press it between 2 cutting boards to remove some of the liquid. Marinate or serve with a sauce. Bread
Before you buy bread, read our discussion about vegan bread and weight loss. You may want to omit bread from your diet until you get down to a normal weight. Other vegan ingredients
Many packaged foods have a high calorie density and others contain unhealthy ingredients. Here are some suggestions for buying healthy weight loss food in your local supermarket. When you do visit a natural foods store, here are a few products you might look at:
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