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? Click on the links for information on many items. We analyze more products every week. 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. Super Burgers are made of tempeh and are quite good. Or make 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 and pasta Vegan bread is available for people who love toast in the morning. Be sure it is whole grain as well as vegan. Ezekiel 4:9 bread is good. The company also makes burger buns, English muffins, and sprouted grain tortillas. Bread may not be the best choice for weight loss because it has a high calorie density. Whole wheat pasta has a slightly high calorie density, but it is much better than bread because it contains water. A plate of whole wheat spaghetti with an oil-free marinara sauce is a good weight loss meal. Imagine that! Other vegan ingredients Edamame are young green soybeans. They are a little high in fat, but they make a nice snack late in the afternoon or before dinner. They are also good in rice salads. You will find many vegan recipes that use tahini. Tahini is sesame seed paste. It has a similar consistency to peanut butter. It is very high in fat, just like peanut butter. Save it for special occasions. Nutritional yeast is one of the more unusual vegan foods. It comes in a flake form. It is high in protein, fat-free, and has a mild, cheese-like flavor. It is different from bakers yeast and brewers years. You will learn many uses for it. Miso is a fermented soybean paste that has an intense salty flavor. The Japanese use it to make soup. It is very high in sodium.
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