Day 1 in Mississippi, trying to go vegan. this should be an interesting journey.

I’ve been vegan for 7 years. It is not as hard as you think! Whole Foods and Trader Joes has lots of vegan foods. Lots of not most of them are marked vegan. Some things think about:
-Being vegan has numerous benefits including but not limited to: health, environmental, animal welfare/rights etc.
-Lots of stores have a section for meatless foods many of wich are marked vegan.
-Eating out is not impossible. Lots of places have vegan options. Check the resturanst web site for ingredient lists, however many web sites or in shop menus come right out and say “vegan” or “no animal products”
With a little research I have found vegan options at Subway, Crazy Bowls and Wraps, Noodles, Smoothie King, and others
-Holidays are not a problem! Tofurky makes a delicious vegan “turkey” with gravy and dressing. Also Match makes options as well however I have yet to try Match.

Is there anywhere on the site that tells what vegan products kashi offers?

I have been vegan for a about 9 days now and so far so good. I have been putting soy milk in my coffee. The Dr. McDougall’s Asian meals from Whole Foods are really good and only have about 200 calories and go for 1.99. I have also eaten a lot of salad and the 365 day (also from Whole Foods) soups. I have had some vegan pizza (sauce, peppers, and tomatoes with no cheese.) I feel really good overall.

They need to reduce their milk use, its too common in their products.

Been 100% vegan in mindset – 90% vegan in execution for over 5 years ;-)) If Kashi could find a way to make a few changes – swap honey out in their granola bars, etc. – it would be a brand that could be known within the vegan community as well.

Do you have to give up honey to be a vegan? I simply have to have honey in my tea! :)

im trying to go vegan for a month..
any tips would be great!

I went vegan for a week actually. It was hard!

I’ve been vegan for 8 years c:

i guess most of the times i’m vegan, i don’t eat eggs and i only eat cheese when i go out to eat with my friends, i don’t like milk…so, i’m gonna try and see if i can make it all the way:D

i like this. i am already a vegetarian so this won’t be too hard. i will just have to watch out for some things…
it worked today though

I’m going vegan for 40 days. meat isn’t a big deal, but giving up fish and dairy will be really really hard. so far it’s been 5 days and i don’t feel depreved at all. make sure to eat lots of veggies!! and grains for energy!!

As an ethical vegan, this is extremely easy for me. No meat, no dairy=no unecessary pain caused to another living being.

i tried this for a week…i love soy milk now, and i had this vegan frozen entree from kashi called ranchero beans, i put some chopped avocado in it…yum! i ate it all week for lunch. i wasn’t really missing meat or anything at all.

I’ve been vegan for 8.5 years (=

I do vegan days a lot – sometimes vegan weeks go by now! :-D

I noticed a big difference, especially after cutting out milk, and then when I cut out all dairy I noticed a big change in the way I felt inside (apparently dairy makes my guts feel heavier?! who knew?). I have also moved to unsweetened soymilk and I even make my own soy yogurt sometimes!

have been vegan for about a month now and all i receive is comments of how good my skin looks and how much weight ive lost plus i dont have any more digestive problems(the dairy was my problem). I love Mediterranean food and have found it easy to find vegan Mediterranean foods. Im so happy i switched over not only im i helping the environment but im helping myself. Do you know that the number one contributor to water shortages is?Livestock production…go to veganoutreach.com to learn more….

Ok guys I live in the deep south if I can do it anyone can!!! Around here everyone survives on BBQ and Fried Chicken!!! I catch so much grief over it but if you know in your heart that you should do this, then you should. Kashi accually makes 3 vegan frozen meals(that I know of) and they are great!

Yeah, I tried to go vegan a couple of times but I couldn’t. Much respect for those who do

I must look for the Rancerhero product by kashi..Thanks!! People have been scaring me by constantly saying how are you getting enough protein? I am working on it but don’t know enough about protein content in fruits and veggies..beans and soy and tofu i get it..but what else? I just began working out at a gym so alos want to find things lower in fat and calories..

Hi all i am a voice of encouragement. I have been veggie for two years and Vegan for going on two months. I feel great physically and mentally and with products like The New Ranchero Beans frozen Kashi meal it is so much easier. I am a fan of the Black Bean and Mango and now Kashi added the Ranchero Beans. They are both great. Wow this sounds like a commercial but I am totally serious and excited that this company is giving more vegan options.

i did pretty well yesterday. had a sml amount of cheese on the salad I ordered in a restaurant but at home was good until I ate my fav. a kashi bar that had honey..so not vegan totally. I just finished a book called Skinny B—ch (bestseller) It is all about becoming Vegan so that is what my goal is. Have been cow/pig and lamb free for 14 yrs but oh do I crave Turkey and cheese. This will help. Kashi please make more vegsn products especailly on the go stick in your purse kinds..Love the pumpkin seed flax bars but now can’t have on vegan plan Help!!

It would be a lot easier if KASHI OFFERED VEGAN/VEGETARIAN MEALS!!!! hahaa … i am vegetarian and i was trying to search for tv dinners that were obviously organic and vegetarian.. but also used whole grains… most of the organic tv dinners STILL use white rice!! Kashi is the only one who uses whole grain brown rice! ridiculous! i wish Kashi had more options for us vegans/ vegetarians!

I’m excited!

starting 2mrw ha ha let’s see how i do,doing this for a week!!!

I went vegan in January 2008 and lasted 3 1/2 months. It was incredibly hard as animal products are in almost everything you eat. Vegan means no meat, no fish, no dairy, no eggs, no butter. It it is made from an animal you can’t have it. And forget about eating out! I found this to hard to continue and reverted back to vegetarian.

I DID IT!!! It was very interesting and suprisingly easy.

i am gonna try it tommorow see how it goes wish me luck!!!

I’ve been vegan for a month, and just bought some Kashi trail mix bars. They contain whey, so not exactly vegan friendly.

soy cheese is pretty good, but i can’t do tofu. my favorite new snack is salsa with celery instead of tortilla chips. BEing vegan isn’t taht hard. The hardest thing is when others don’t realize what vegan is and try to get you to eat foods you dont want to.

It’s not the meat that I miss, its the cheese

Did a no meat/dairy regimen for 4 years – it was the most amazing thing heatlh wise – then I changed back to a regular eating habit and did I definately see a change in my body and cravings. I am going to change back slowly – by no red meats, pork, low fat dairy products and follow up with bigger and better habits a s I go. I would like to hit this goal by mid year.

I’d like to try and go vegan but I can’t. I’d miss dairy to much. I considered switching to soy milk as an alternative but my husband is allergic to soy so thats out the window. Any other suggestions?

With all of the soy products out there it was relatively eay to go vegan and not feel llike I was missing out on anything. I even tried baking vegan – the egg replacer is fabulous.

This is easy for me. I am a vegan about 3 days of every week. i’m working on my husband trying veggies only for a day.

It’s definitely going to be a challenge but i’m going to do it, i’m open to new things.

I’m going to give it a whirl for tomorrow. I’ve stocked up on bananas, apples and clementines. I also have salmon in the freezer…yum.

i made it for 3 days, really hard. I mostly eat fish anyway. i wish i could go vegan all the way

i am going to try it , i love to eat my meat. now.

i’ve just had a “fruit day” :) it was awesome. there’s nothing better than fresh apples, strawberry, grapes, etc etc and etc :) and u save time on cooking!

fOUND IT TO BE RELATIVELY EASY AND TASTY

Going from vegetarian to vegan, although not a huge leap, will still be difficult. I DO love cheese!

I’m going to try but,it’s going to be hard.