3. EAT VEGAN FOOD

Okay, so you've stopped eating animal products and you know all about special products for vegans. Now, what meal options do you have? Lots! Many people think of veganism as a limiting factor on one's diet. This has not been our experience. You see, most people eat what they were brought up on and not much else, and American feeding habits are heavily meat-dependent. But this is not so for many other cultures. Veganism can open you up to a lot of new things which you might ordinarily have passed by: Asian cooking offers a huge variety of vegan options, as do the cuisines of Mexico, Italy, and many Mediterranean and African countries. There are many recipes available online, and you can buy yourself any number of vegan cookbooks, a few of which we mention below.

Most people only eat 8 to 12 different meals (with occasional deviations), anyway, so we'll start you off with eight of our favorite vegan meals. The important thing is to find a bunch of recipes for meals you know you like (or you think you'd like) and start eating those meals regularly.