What do Vegans eat ?

I realized so many things today, I don’t know where to start. A few days ago I posted about Real Leaf Green Tea

But last night, I asked Evan, my vegan friend about his input on this drink, He said he is not a fan of this because it has too much sugar , therefore it’s not good for the health. I think that there is nothing wrong ,Because it has natural honey.

The question, Is honey an acceptable food for vegetarians? (Dr. Tam Mateo, the Philippines first Naturopathic Doctor would say yes, after all, he’s a vegan and he uses honey too… although other Vegans would disagree, vociferously in fact…). I am still trying to decide whether it is, but what I am certain is that if it provides the nutritional values in a sweet healthy package, I’m all for it.

Again vegan avoids consuming all foods of animal origin, including eggs, dairy, gelatin and honey. Also refrains from wearing animal products, such as leather shoes or wool and silk clothes.

While a lacto-vegetarian like me will eat dairy products but not eggs and an ovo-vegetarian will eat eggs and dairy.

Vegans must watch out for foods which contain animal substances. Below is a list of things vegans should look out for:

• albumen/albumin: egg white. Use/s: food binder


• alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs): naturally occurring chemicals derived from fruit or milk. Use/s: cosmetics


• ambergris: morbid concretion obtained from the intestine of the sperm whale. Use/s: perfumes


• amniotic fluid: fluid surrounding the foetus within the placenta. Use/s: cosmetics


• anchovy: small fish of the herring family. Often an ingredient of Worcester sauce and pizza toppings. Use/s: flavor enhancer


• angora: fiber obtained from rabbits or goats. Use/s: clothing


• aspic: jelly derived from meat and fish. Use/s: glazing agent


• astrakhan: skin of still born or very young lambs from a breed originating in Astrakhan, Russia. Use/s: clothing


• bristle: stiff animal hair, usually from pigs. Use/s: brushes


• casein: Ammonium Caseinate. Calcium Caseinate. Potassium Caseinate. Sodium Caseinate. The principle protein of cow's milk. Use/s: texturizer for ice cream, frozen custard, ice milk, fruit sherbets, and in special diet preparations.


• cashmere: fine wool from the cashmere goat and wild goat of Tibet. Use/s: clothing


• castoreum: obtained from the sex gland of the . Use/s: fixative in perfumes


• catgut: dried and twisted intestines of the sheep or horse. Use/s: stringed musical instruments, surgical stitching


• caviar: roe of the sturgeon and other fish. Use/s: a relish


• chitin: organic base of the hard parts of insects and crustacea eg shrimps, crabs. Use/s: conditioners and skin care products, thickener and moisturiser in shampoos


• chamois: soft leather from the skin of the chamois antelope, sheep, goats, deer, etc. Use/s: cleaning cloth


• cochineal (E120): dye-stuff consisting of the dried bodies of scale insects. Use/s: red food and drink colouring


• cod liver oil: oil extracted from the liver of cod and related fish. Use/s: food supplement


• D3 (cholecalciferol): vitamin derived from lanolin or fish oil. Use/s: vitamin and food supplements


• down: underplummage of fowls (especially duck and goose). Use/s: filling quilts, pillows, sleeping bags, padded clothing


• eider down: small, soft feathers from the breast of the eider duck. Use/s: filling quilts


• elastin: protein uniting muscle fibres in meat. Use/s: moisturiser in cosmetics


• gelatin: jelly obtained by boiling animal tissues (skin, tendons, ligaments etc) or bones. Use/s: confectionery, biscuits, capsules, jellies, photographic film, match heads


• glycerin/glycerol (E422): clear, colourless liquid which may be derived from animal fats, synthesised from propylene or from fermentation of sugars. Use/s: solvent for flavours, texture improver, humectant


• hide: animal skin (raw or tanned). Use/s: clothing and footwear, clothing accessories, upholstery


• isinglass: very pure form of gelatin obtained from the air bladders of some freshwater fishes, especially the sturgeon. Use/s: clarifying alcoholic drinks, jellies


• keratin: protein found in hair, horns, hoofs and feathers. Use/s: shampoos and conditioners, fertilizer


• L'cysteine hydrochloride (E920): manufactured from animal hair and chicken feathers, or synthetically from coal tar. Use/s: shampoo, improving agent for white flour


• lactose: milk sugar. Use/s: tablet filler, sweetener, 'carrier' for flavouring agents &emdash; especially in crisps


• lanolin: fat extracted from sheep's wool. Use/s: cleaning products, an emollient and emulsifer used in cosmetics & emdash; especially lipsticks


• lard: fat surrounding the stomach and kidneys of the pig, sheep and cattle. Use/s: culinary


• leather: tanned hide (mostly from cattle but also sheep, pigs, goats etc). Use/s: clothing and footwear, clothing accessories, upholstery


• lecithin (E322): fatty substance found in nerve tissues, egg yolk, blood and other tissues. Use/s: emulsifier in baked goods and confectionery


• lutein(E161(b)): substance of deep yellow colour found in egg yolk. Use/s: food colouring


• mohair: cloth or yarn made from the hair of the angora goat. Use/s: clothing


• musk: substance secreted in a gland or sac by the male musk deer. Use/s: perfume


• oleoic oil: liquid obtained from pressed tallow. Use/s: margarines


• oleostearin: solid obtained from pressed tallow. Use/s: soap and candle making


• oestrogen: female sex hormone from cow ovaries or pregnant mares' urine. Use/s: cosmetics, body building supplements, hormone creams


• pearl ('Mother of', or 'cultured'): concretion of layers of pain-dulling nacre formed around a foreign particle within the shell of various bivalve molluscs, principally the oyster. Use/s: jewelry and decorative


• pepsin: enzyme found in gastric juices. Use/s: cheese making


• placenta: organ by which the foetus is attached to the umbilical cord. Use/s: cosmetics


• progesterone: sex hormone. Use/s: hormone creams


• propolis: bee glue. Used by bees to stop up crevices and fix combs to the hive. Use/s: toiletries and cosmetics


• rennet: extract of calf stomach. Contains the enzyme renin which clots milk. Use/s: cheese making, junkets


• roe eggs: obtained from the abdomen of slaughtered female fish. Use/s: a relish


• sable: fur from the sable marten, a small carnivorous mammal. Use/s: clothing, artists' brushes


• shellac (E904): insect secretion. Use/s: hair spray, lip sealer, polishes, glazing agent


• silk: cloth made from the fibre produced by the larvae ('silk worm') of certain bombycine moths, the harvesting of which entails the destruction of the insect. Use/s: clothing, cosmetics


• sodium 5'-inosinate: occurs naturally in muscle. Prepared from fish waste. Use/s: flavour enhancer


• sperm oil: oil found in the head of various species of whales. Use/s: candle making


• spermaceti wax: fatty substance found mainly in the head of the sperm whale, other whales and dolphins. Use/s: medicines, candle making, cosmetics


• sponge: aquatic animal or colony of animals of a 'low order', characterised by a tough elastic skeleton of interlaced fibres. Use/s. bathing aid


• squalene/squalane: found in the liver of the shark (and rats). Use/s: toiletries and cosmetics


• stearate: salt of stearic acid Use/s: body building supplements


• stearic acid (E570): organic acid prepared from stearin


• stearin(e): general name for the three glycerids (monostearin, distearin, tristearin). Formed by the combination of stearic acid and glycerin; chiefly applied to tristearin, which is the main constituent of tallow or suet. Use/s: medicines, skin softener in toiletries and cosmetics


• suede: kid-, pig- or calf-skin, tanned. Use/s: clothing and footwear


• suet: solid fat prepared from the kidneys of cattle and sheep. Use/s: cooking


• tallow: hard animal fat, especially that obtained from the parts about the kidneys of ruminating animals. Use/s: soap and candle making


• testosterone: male hormone. Use/s: body building supplements


• urea: waste nitrogen formed in the liver and excreted by the kidneys. Use/s: toiletries and cosmetics


• vellum: fine parchment prepared from the skins of calves, lambs or kids. Use/s: writing material


• vitamin A (retinol): derived from fish liver oil or egg yolk. Use/s: cosmetics, food supplement


• volaise: ostrich meat


• whey: residue from milk after the removal of the casein and most of the fat. By-product of cheese making. Use/s: margarines, biscuits, crisps, cleaning products


• wool: hair forming the fleecy coat of the domesticated sheep (and similar animals). Use/s: clothing

From the source.