Trying to figure it all out...

Almond Breeze Milk
only 40 cals per cup

So I definitely decided not to go vegan (for now anyways)! Milk, eggs and butter seem to an ingredient in a lot of recipes and pre-made products (bread and pasta noodles) so it's really is too much effort to try and figure out what has non-veg ingredients.  I don't mind soy, rice or almond milk and I drink them daily (plus almond milk is half the calories of skim milk!!); eggs are something that I have maybe once a week; and butter, I don't use that often, but I definitely trust the "ingredients" more than I do margarine.

I've already discovered that a lot of yogurts have gelatin in them-an animal product-so I've been mindful of which yogurt to choose.

For baking, I now have agar on hand in the event that a recipe calls for gelatin.

Cheese is another story. Not all cheeses that you buy have the ingredients listed so its a bit confusing to know which ones contain animal rennet. Apparently a lot of hard cheeses these days are made with genetically manufactured (GM) rennet and therefore considered OK for vegetarians

Palm Sugar

White, and to some extent brown sugar, is also considered off limits for some vegetarians. The manufacturing process uses charcoal to filter out impurities. This charcoal can sometimes be derived from animal bones. The preferred substitute is maple sugar ($$$!!), corn syrup (meh) or palm sugar. I've used palm sugar, and once you get the stuff ground (or pounded down) it's a great, inexpensive alternative to brown sugar.