Vegan Living: The Princess Tofu Guide

Vegan living is more than a diet. It's a set of everyday choices about what you eat, buy, wear and use. Princess Tofu exists to make those choices easier: we do the research, show our sources, and keep the tone friendly. No lectures, no guilt.

Here's how the site fits together, and where to go next.

New to vegan?

Start with the practical beginner's guide: kitchen swaps, how to read a label, eating out, and a simple first week.

Food and shopping

The bulk of vegan living happens in the supermarket. Our product verdicts tell you whether everyday foods are vegan, name the ingredient that decides it, and show when we last checked.

• Vegan candy list: gummies, chews, chocolate and hard candy
• Vegan cereal list: and why vitamin D3 rules out so many boxes
• Every product we've checked

Ingredients

Animal ingredients hide behind technical names. The non-vegan ingredients guide is the A–Z, with deeper guides to gelatin, carmine, confectioner's glaze, lecithin and mono- and diglycerides.

Eating out

The vegan fast food guide lists the best order at 15 US chains, with full guides for McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, In-N-Out, Panera, Domino's and Pizza Hut.

Cooking at home

• Tofu 101: which tofu to buy and how to cook it
• 24 pantry essentials: what each one does
• All recipes: curries, tacos, salsas, pancakes and more

Beauty, clothing and home

Vegan living extends to the products you use every day. Start with vegan vs cruelty-free, which explains what the labels and logos really guarantee. Guides to vegan makeup, skincare, clothing materials and household products are on the way.

Vegan living, one step at a time

Most people don't change everything overnight, and they don't need to. A common order:

1. Food at home: swap the basics, like milk, butter and mince, for plant-based versions. See the beginner's guide.
2. Shopping: learn the handful of ingredients that aren't vegan so labels get quick to read.
3. Eating out: know your order at the places you go most. See the vegan fast food guide.
4. Beauty and personal care: switch products as they run out, looking for vegan and cruelty-free labels.
5. Clothing and home: avoid leather, wool, silk and down when you replace things, rather than throwing out what you have.

How we work

Every verdict shows who wrote it, when it was last reviewed and which sources we used. Read more about how we check.