Vegan Diet
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Section 3: Therapeutic Diets
Compendium Definition
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Note:
A Vegan Diet avoids all foods from animal or insect origin and their products, such as meat, fish, seafood, dairy, eggs, and honey
*Allowed vegetable oils cannot come into contact with meat products. Example: French fries & chicken fingers fried in the same oil.
See “Egg Free” and “Milk Free” diets for more information.
Vegetables
Allowed
- fresh, frozen, canned vegetables
NOT allowed:
- vegetables prepared with ingredients not allowed
Fruit
Allowed
- fresh, frozen, canned fruits
NOT allowed:
- fruits prepared with ingredients not allowed
Salads
Allowed
- all salads prepared without animal-based dressings or sauces
NOT allowed:
- salads prepared with dressings or sauces that contain animal products (mayonnaise, milk, sour cream, eggs, Worcestershire sauce)
- salads that contain meat or dairy products (eg. cheese, bacon)
- jellied salads
Grain Products
Allowed
- hot and cold cereals
- rice
- pasta
- breads/buns/rolls prepared without dairy/egg ingredients or derivatives (e.g. Casein, L-cysteine).
NOT allowed:
- graham crackers with honey
- egg noodles
- any grain products prepared with butter, lard, suet, gelatin or other ingredients not allowed
- stuffing prepared with dehydrated meat (Stovetop®)
Milk & Alternatives
Allowed
- soy milk
- soy cheese (without milk-based ingredients)
- soy yogurt
NOT allowed:
- all dairy products made from animal origin milk
- soy cheese containing milk-based ingredients (eg. Casein)
Meat & Alternatives
Allowed
- dried or canned legumes such as lentils, kidney, black, white, chickpea & black-eyed peas, dried peas
- meat analogs (imitation chicken, veggie burger)
- tofu
- nuts, seeds, nut or seed butters
NOT allowed:
- meat, poultry, fish, seafood, eggs
- canned beans with added pork/ham
- veggie burgers containing egg or dairy
Soups
Allowed
- vegetable soups prepared with vegetable soup base
- soups with added meat analogues or tofu
NOT allowed:
- soups prepared with meat, fish, poultry or dairy products
- soups prepared with chicken, fish, pork, or beef soup base
Oils & Fats
Limit 2-3 Tbsp per day
Allowed
- vegetable-based oils (canola oil, olive oil)
- soft vegan margarines (not containing casein, eg. Becel Vegan®, Earth Balance®)
- vegetable based shortening
NOT allowed:
- butter, lard, suet, margarine made with milk ingredients (eg. Casein), mayonnaise, and salad dressing made with Worcestershire sauce, milk or egg ingredients
Desserts & Sweets
Allowed
- desserts made with allowed ingredients
NOT allowed:
- honey
- jell-O ® (gelatin)
- marshmallows
- pastry made with animal fat
- desserts made with milk products, eggs, or butter.
- desserts that include ingredients that contain milk or egg derivatives (whey powder, casein, myristic acid)
Fluids
Allowed
- soy & rice beverages
- almond, coconut and other nut beverages
- calcium-fortified juice & non-dairy drinks
NOT allowed:
- Clamato juice ®
- beverages that contain milk/egg ingredients
- eggnog
- animal/dairy based broth
Miscellaneous
Allowed
NOT allowed:
- worcestershire sauce
- Boost ®, Boost fruit beverage, Beneprotein protein powder, Resource 2.0
References:
- Dietitians of Canada – Practice Based Evidence in Nutrition (PEN): Eating Guidelines for Vegans
- Vegetarian Resource Group