Answering common questions about what foods and products are vegan.
Salads are probably the healthiest meals you can eat—and they’re one of the vegan options that’s available almost everywhere. The tricky part? Finding vegan croutons. Luckily for you, I just checked the ingredients for 100+ store-bought croutons to find the vegan options! Are Croutons Vegan? Most croutons are not vegan, as they usually contain cheese, … Read more Vegan Crouton Brands: 13 Store-Bought Options
If you’re wondering about vegan options for store-bought pasta sauce, you’re in the right place. I read the ingredients for 182 pasta sauces to create this post. I used my 13 years of vegan experience to assess which ones are vegan… And I have good news. Is Pasta Sauce Vegan? Pasta sauce is usually vegan. … Read more List of Vegan Pasta Sauce Brands [182 Products Checked]
Did you know the “salsa” dance got its name from the food? Yep. Salsa is just that good. Now, if you’re newly vegan, you may be wondering if you can still indulge in salsa—and which specific brands are in the clear. Well, for this guide, I read the ingredients for 123 different salsa products you … Read more Is Salsa Vegan? [Brand List: 123 Products Checked]
Graham crackers are often seen as synonymous with honey, and therefore not vegan-friendly. However, I recently decided to challenge this assumption. I went and checked 57 different graham cracker products to find out how many vegan options we actually have. I found 14 vegan graham cracker options: Annie’s Organic Chocolate Chip Bunny Grahams Annie’s Organic … Read more Vegan Graham Cracker Brands: Full List [57 Products Checked]
As a young vegan, I used to buy frosting from the store and just dip Ritz crackers in it. In recent years, I’ve cleaned up my diet quite a bit… But frosting still has a special place in my heart. And it’s amazing that most people don’t realize how often it’s vegan. For this blog … Read more Vegan Frosting Brands: Full List [88 Products Checked]
Did you know: Cuttlebones are not actually “bones.” And the animal they come from—cuttlefish—are not actually “fish”… Very deceitful names, right? Well, you don’t have to be deceived any longer. In this post, I’m sharing the truth of how cuttlebones are harvested. Cuttlebones are harvested from dead cuttlefish (a type of cephalopod). Cuttlefish are commercially … Read more How Is Cuttlebone Harvested? (And 6 Cuttlebone Alternatives)
I’m not usually a big fan of increasing legal restrictions on how companies label their products. But there are some frustrating misuses of the terms “non-dairy” and “dairy-free” out there today. For example, when you buy a “non-dairy” product and then find it contains “a milk derivative.” What exactly are “milk derivatives”? And what are … Read more What Exactly Is a “Milk Derivative”?
There aren’t many things in this world more exciting than the words “vegan pizza night.” But making your own pizza dough from scratch takes a while. Luckily for us lazy vegans, there are store-bought crusts you can use. Today, I decided to research all the most popular brands and map out the vegan options. Out … Read more Which Store-Bought Pizza Crusts Are Vegan? [117 Products Analyzed]
As I’ve been writing vegan guides to restaurants this year, I’ve encountered pesto a few times. Typically, the allergen menu for the restaurant will say it’s not vegan, as it contains dairy. But I knew there could be more to the answer. So I studied 90 products to finally answer the question… Is pesto vegan? … Read more Vegan Pesto Brands: Full List [90 Products Analyzed]
As a young vegan, I learned that pie crusts are sometimes vegan, but sometimes they contain lard. However, I never really dug deeper into the issue until this week. For this post, I’ve analyzed over 50 store-bought pie crusts to really answer the question: Is pie crust vegan? Out of 53 store-bought pie crust products … Read more Vegan Pie Crust Brands: Full List [53 Products Analyzed]