Where do I go to get these certain vegan products?

I want to be vegan, but I'm 14, and my mom obviously pays for things. Is there some kind of website that shows you which stores have certain vegan things. Like I need to find a store near me that sells vegan cheese, egg replacers, vegan margarine, etc. Mostly I'm having a hard time finding the dairy-type products that are vegan. It needs to be somewhere near me like Food Lion, Publix, Wal Mart, Ingles, etc. Please help.

Over time you might want to consider migrating away from such "fakes" and adopting a diet that is uncorrupted by the taint of historic animal ingredients.

Good luck and well done for being a self-starter at such a tender age. I only hope that you have a good equivalent to the Vegan Society we have here in the UK.

It sounds like you're in the south from the stores you listed. Look in the yellow pages for a "Nature's Bounty" They are pretty good. Ingles usually has a pretty good choice of vegan products. Walmart even does sometimes. Check the produce section and not the dairy section of the store. Then there is always ordering over the web. Good luck.

You can go to www.happycow.net to find vegetarian and veg-friendly restaurants and health food stores all over the world. If your mom is willing to buy stuff online for you, there's www.veganessentials.com and www.veganstore.net to buy vegan stuff.

And for recipes and other resources, check out www.vegweg.com.

You should have a health food store of some kind. Ours is called Ada's and there are a lot of Whole Food stores around. You will have to ask at the health food store. I would try the stuff in small doses-a lot of it tastes funny and it is real expensive.

I can't tell what state you're in, but see if you have a Whole Foods or Trader Joe's.

locally in California Safeway, Raley's/ Ralphs/ Belair all have a big natural foods selection. But big chain stores don't stock what doesn't sell. Can you shop on line with Mom's permission try Food Fight.com . Also you can find alot of vegan items like beans, rice fresh veggies and tofu at a regular store. Farmer's Markets are a great resource and might be a fun time for the two of you together. The food is fresh and some times cheaper or = to supermarket prices. You can look on-line for vegan recipes for any ingredient. Also try happycow.com they list restaurants but may have food suppliers as well.

Dear, these vegan products are VERY expensive in comparison to "normal" products. My guess is that it would be a huge financial burden on your family unless you are contributing in some way to the purchase of food.

Wait until you are out of the house and then you can eat whatever you want.

But for right now, have some consideration for your mother and the family budget.

Stores vary. You'll probably have better luck finding a local health food store. Make a list of what you're looking for and start making phone calls.

look 4 a health store in ur area

For egg replacer you have a lot of options. I use grounded flax seed for my baking. If you do a search, particularly on about.com. you'll get a host of answers. There are many binding substitutes, such as flax, apple sauce, and silken tofu.

In terms of protein, that's really easy to get from mass market stores. Just look at the beans! They're high in fiber and protein and low in fat, and they are wildly versatile.

For margarine and fats, if you're shopping at crazy national chains like Walmart, look for kosher margarines if you can' find EarthBalance. EarthBalance is tasty and amazing, but there are a lot of kosher margarines available. Given the dietary restrictions for kosher food, many kosher margarines are dairy free. They still don't taste as good as the EarthBalance, but margarine in a difficult field to be in.