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Vegan On A Budget: Accidental Vegan Junk Foods

Ever think “but I don’t feel like baking/cooking!”. Not to worry, we all do. As much as I love creating something from scratch, there are days (like today) that I just want to crack open a bag and munch. 

Here is a list of accidental Vegan foods. Its not a complete list, but its a few things to get you from breakfast to dessert, keeping your health and sweet tooth. 
Breakfast:
  • Cheerios- Apple Cinnamon, Berry Burst, Frosted (YES!) & Multigrain
  • Chex- Multibran, Rice, Wheat, & Corn
  • Cocoa Pebbles
  • Cocoa Puffs
  • Cocoa Rice Krispies
  • Pop Tarts- Unfrosted
  • Reese’s Puffs
Lunch/Dinner:
  • Campbell’s Tomato Soup
  • Hormel Chili
  • Hunt’s Manwich Sauce
  • Kraft Snake ‘N Bake -Original Chicken ,Original & Hot/Spicy 
  • Kraft Taco Bell Soft Taco & Hard Dinner Kits
  • Old El Paso No-Fuss Fajita Dinner Kit
  • Top Ramen (Oriental)
  • Uncle Ben’s Rice Pilaf- Oriental Fried, Mexican Fiesta, Long Grain Rice, Wild Rice, Lemon & Herb, and Spanish Rice
  • Zatarain’s Red Beans & Rice, Black Beans & Rice, Black-Eyed Peas & Rice, Jambalaya, Gumbo Mix With Rice, and Dirty Rice Mix
  • Smuckers Uncrustables – PB & Grape and PB & Strawberry
  • SuperPretzel Baked Soft Pretzels
  • Smucker’s Goober Grape Peanut Butter

Dessert/Candy: 
  • Airheads
  • Blow Pops
  • Cracker Jacks
  • Fireballs
  • Famous Amos Sandwich Cookies- Chocolate, Vanilla, Peanut Butter, Oatmeal
  • Fritos- BBQ & Original
  • JuJuBees
  • Laffy Taffy
  • Lemon Heads
  • Mike & Ike
  • Nutter Butter 
  • Sour Patch Kids
  • Swedish Fish
  • Twizzlers
Wash it all down with some fancy Kool-aid of choice, because its Accidentally Vegan too!


All of the above products will vary in price by where you live. None should run you over $5 each. Many offer coupons as well.  Enjoy!
Companies frequently change their formulations; please read labels prior to purchasing.

For obvious reasons, consult your dietitian or doctor concerning ingredients or allergens in any recipe. I am neither and can not be held accountable. Feel free to alter this recipe, as I have, to suit your taste and/or intolerance. Nutritional values are unknown and not stated. 

Vegan Definition: a strict vegetarian who consumes no animal food or dairy products

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