These days, there are a ridiculous number of awesome vegan alternatives to meat, dairy, and eggs. Check out some that we can't stop raving about! You're welcome.

• Dairy-Free Milk: Soy milk (Silk or any of the many other brands available), almond milk (Blue Diamond and Silk—try Silk's Dark Chocolate Almond Milk!), rice milk, and hemp milk
• Tofu: Tofu is a food to love and devour—not to be scared of. There are lots of varieties available, from silken to extra firm. E-mail peta2@peta2.com if you need tofu recipe ideas.
• Veggie Burgers: Boca (Original Vegan); Gardenburger (GardenVegan, Black Bean Chipotle); and Amy's (All American, Bistro, California, Quarter Pound, Texas)
• Faux Chicken: Gardein (Chick'n Filets, Herb Dijon Breasts, Chick'n Strips, Tuscan Breasts, Santa Fe Good Stuff, Chipotle Lime Crispy Fingers, Classic Style Buffalo Wings, Marinara Chick'n Good Stuff, Seven Grain Crispy Tenders, Lightly Seasoned Chick'n Scallopini); Boca (Original Chik'n Patties, Spicy Chik'n Patties, Original Chik'n Nuggets); and Lightlife Smart Strips (Chick'n Style)
• Veggie Burger Crumble: Boca (Ground Crumbles) and Lightlife (Smart Ground Taco and Burrito, Gimme Lean Beef)
• Vegan Cheese: Daiya (Mozzarella and Cheddar—this "cheese" contains no soy, gluten, or nuts, for those of you with allergies); Follow Your Heart's Vegan Gourmet (Cheddar, Mozzarella, Monterey Jack, Nacho Cheese); Teese (Mozzarella, Cheddar); Galaxy Nutritional Foods Vegan Grated Topping (Parmesan Flavor), and Parma! Vegan Parmesan (Regular and Chipotle Cayenne)
• Dairy-Free Ice Cream: Turtle Mountain's Purely Decadent (Chocolate Obsession, Cookie Dough, Mint Chocolate Chip, Mocha Almond Fudge, Rocky Road), Turtle Mountain's Organic So Delicious (Cookies 'N Cream, Neapolitan, Butter Pecan, Dulce de Leche), Turtle Mountain's Purely Decadent made with Coconut Milk (Passionate Mango, Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl, Vanilla Bean, Cookie Dough), Temptation (Green Tea, Peach Cobbler, Dreamsicle, Black Cherry Vanilla), and Rice Dream (Carob Almond, Cocoa Marble Fudge, Strawberry, Vanilla Swiss Almond)
• Meat-Free Deli Slices: Tofurky (Oven Roast, Peppered, Hickory Smoked, Italian, Cranberry & Stuffing, Philly-Style); Lightlife's Smart Deli (Bologna, Baked Ham, Roast Turkey), and Field Roast (Lentil Sage, Wild Mushroom, Smoked Tomato)
• Veggie Dogs: Lightlife Smart Dogs (Regular and Jumbo); Lightlife Tofu Pups; Tofurky Franks (Regular, Chipotle); Tofurky Sausages (Beer Brats, Italian, Kielbasa); Field Roast Sausages (Italian, Mexican Chipotle, Smoked Apple Sage)
• Vegan Mayo: Follow Your Heart's Vegenaise is our fave!