Vegan Swaps

My Favorite Vegan Alternatives for Animal Products

These are the products I personally use and buy that I recommend!  Some of these were great in helping me transition over to a vegan diet.  I mostly eat whole foods, so I don't eat a lot of these on a daily basis.  All are links!

  

Dairy Swaps

Milk	Silk Unsweetened Original Cashew Milk Good Karma Unsweetened Flax Milk
Cheese	Field Roast Chao Slices in Creamy Original, Coconut Herb, and Tomato Cayenne Follow Your Heart Slices in American and Garden Herb Follow Your Heart Vegan Gourmet Shreds in Mozzarella Follow Your Heart Vegan Gourmet Block in Nacho Go Veggie Vegan Singles Slices in Cheddar, Pepper Jack, and Mozzarella Go Veggie Vegan Parmesan Grated Topping Kite Hill Almond Ricotta
Butter	Smart Balance Light Buttery Spread
Cream Cheese	Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese Non-Hydrogenated Trader Joe’s Eggplant Hummus
Creamer	So Delicious Almond Milk Creamer
Ice Cream	So Delicious Soy Milk Ice Cream in Vanilla So Delicious Coconut Milk Pints in Vanilla Bean, Chocolate, and Mint Chip So Delicious Soy Ice Cream Mini Sandwiches
Yogurt	Kite Hill Almond Milk Yogurt

Eggs

Eggs (for scrambles/omelets)	Follow Your Heart VeganEgg Tofu Scramble Chickpea Flour Omelet
Eggs (for baking)	Ener-G Egg Replacer Flax/Chia/Psyllium Egg Applesauce Pumpkin Puree
Egg Whites	Aquafaba (the liquid from a can of chickpeas, beats up into a fluffy meringue!)
Mayonnaise*	Trader Joe’s Reduced Fat Mayonnaise Follow Your Heart Reduced Fat Vegenaise
Eggs (for dishes)	Vegan Poached Egg Vegan Sunny Side Up Egg

*I am listing these here because I have tried them and they are accurate in taste, but I don't like mayonnaise so I don't really buy these.  :-)

Meats

Chicken	Gardein Crispy Tenders Beyond Meat Beyond Chicken Lightly Seasoned Strips
Turkey	Tofurky Deli Slices Vegetarian Plus Vegan Whole Turkey Gardein Holiday Roast
Bacon	Tofurky Marinated Maple Bacon Tempeh Strips Tofurky Marinated Sesame Garlic Tempeh Strips Lightlife Smart Bacon
Breakfast Sausage	Lightlife Gimme Lean Smart Sausage
Burgers	Gardein Garden Veggie Burgers Boca Vegan Burger Gardenburger Black Bean Chipotle
Beef	Lightlife Smart Ground Beef Style Seitan Steaks
Hot Dogs	Lightlife Smart Dogs
Pepperoni	Yves Pepperoni
Pork	Upton’s Naturals Jackfruit in Chili Lime Carnitas or BBQ