How To Become Vegan

while others are very good. I used to drink a lot of rice milk when I first
went vegan, but my current favorite is organic soy milk. Many vegans don’t
drink any kind of milk, but when you’re first transitioning, it’s a good step,
and many vegans (including me) like the versatility of vegan milks.
Cheese – It’s also super easy to switch to vegan cheese. When I first
began eating vegan in the 1990s, I found the vegan cheeses to be terrible all
around; the texture was awful, and the taste was worse. Today’s situation is
totally different — there are now some excellent vegan cheeses. My
favorite vegan cheese is Daiya, which comes in a variety of flavors
(cheddar, mozzarella, pepper jack), melts well, and is getting easier and
easier to find. It’s also gluten-free. Whole Foods can even make you a take-
out pizza with Daiya cheese (just ask for vegan cheese on the pizza), and
they sell Daiya-based vegan pizza slices at their pizza counter too. Vegan
cheese can still be pretty high in fat, but if you like the taste and texture of
cheese, vegan cheese is an easy substitute, especially if you like pizza.
Butter – This would be a good item to drop altogether, but if you really
like the taste and texture of butter, you can easily switch to vegan
margarine. Earth Balance has some good varieties. Coconut oil (which is
solid at room temperature) is also a good substitute for some purposes, such
as spreading on toast if you want a texture similar to melted butter. I used to
love buttered popcorn, and now I make popcorn in an air popper, spray it