What steps did you take to become vegan?

I'm considering becoming vegan. What did you do when you first started? What foods were you eating mostly?

I didn't really take steps. I read a book (Skinny B隆tch) and half way in to just decided one day I'd be vegan. I went cold turky and didn't really miss anything except having popcorn while at the movies. Good thing it always made me sick when I had it anyway, so I guess that was a plus.

When I started I mostly ate just lots of rice and vegetables w/tofu stir fries. I figured it was healthy and I wasn't sure what else I could eat. It took me a while to know which things had eggs/dairy and which didn't. Like for instance, not all soy meat is vegan. Every Morningstar product I've seen except for the crumbles has either milk, dairy, or both. Also, almost all Boca has dairy except specifically marked vegan. Amy's Kitchen veggie burgers were all vegan though (the ones I saw anyway).

Also, now that I've been vegan for half a year, I've realized there's really not much to miss. There's so many good vegan alternatives. I've also found that being vegan has made me a better cook since I eat out a lot less now. There's a bunch of products out there that are vegan as well that are dirt cheap. Great thing to know too if you're poor and in college <.< Here's an accidental vegan list if it helps you any.
Good luck on being vegan.

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Oh, and don't be fooled by what so many people say. Vegans don't need vitamins/supplements if they have a well balanced diet. You only need them if you have a pre-existing medical condition.

don't eat meat, any animal byproducts, or wear any leather, wool, or anything else that might have animal in it. a surprising amount of stuff has animal products in it.

Stop all meat and meat products. Soy products have good protein.

I started out kind of all of a sudden and I was eating a lot of premade things like Boca and Morningstar. Now 2 years down the road with my own place I make a lot more things. I eat a lot of pastas. Pesto, marinara, white beans sauces, even a white sauce made of corn kernels. Vegweb.com is my new favorite site for recipe ideas. There are tons of reviews and "favorites". Every time I look I find something I want for dinner, lunch, cheap, "cheesy" whatever.

There are some amazing resources online for grocery shopping. I have a complete list of vegan foods that compliment normal foods like dairy and cheese that I'm used to...

You can print a two week sample menu here and it is awesome, good luck.http://www.vegcooking.com/veganMenus-1.a...

Never will happen. I'll always be a carnivore. Maybe a t-rex or something. LOL