My Go Vegan Guide! ..inspired by Oprah's "Vegan Challenge"

Everyone is buzzing about today's much anticipated "Try Vegan" Oprah show.

Oprah and her entire staff (nearly 400 people) are going vegan for one week. O's Vegan Challenge. Show guests will include the brilliant Kathy Freston and Michael Pollan. Also, Lisa Ling will give Oprah viewers a rare look inside some of America’s farms.

Get Inspired and Go Vegan! This post will help you step inside the vegan lifestyle (for a week or more!) You can also forward this post to someone you know who is not vegan, but might be curious. They might be inspired to give the vegan lifestyle a try!

"A week of vegan" can be done! And I want to help. I've whipped up an HHL Go Vegan Guide. It includes my fave shopping list items, favorite newbie-friendly vegan recipes, a few wellness tips, inspiring links/resources and cooking tips/techniques. Get inspired and try vegan with Healthy Happy Life!..

My GO VEGAN Guide below.
My Oprah Show re-cap follows the guide.

Wanna Try Vegan? Here are my resources for you if you are trying vegan for the first time, or maybe just want to brush up your vegan diet with a refresher guide to recipes/tips.

Kathy's HHL Go Vegan Guide

Included in my guide below:
1. Shopping List (feature items to try)
2. Wellness Tips
3. Kitchen Tips/Cooking Techniques
4. Inspiration Links
5. Newbie Recipes to Try

1. Kathy's Vegan Shopping list includes all my favorite must-have vegan pantry items. But here are a few ingredients that I highly recommend you add to your vegan kitchen (I'm not including basics like fruit/veggies - but you should always have a wide assortment of produce on hand!)..

Nutritional Yeast
Coconut Water
Liquid Smoke
Tempeh
Almond Milk
Grade B Maple Syrup
Tahini
Almond Butter
Vegenaise
Field Roast Spicy Chipotle Vegan Sausages
Sprouted Grain Bread
Seasoned Rice Vinegar
Apple Cider Vinegar
Bedtime Tea
Breakfast Chai tea
Good vegan Cocoa
Various Mushrooms
Steel Cut Oats
Vegan Buttery Spread for baking
Acai
Farro, Sprouted Grain or Kamut Pasta
Brazil Nuts
Harissa
Mache (variety of dark leafy greens)
Molasses
Soy Yogurt or vegan probiotics
Kombucha
Quinoa
Gardein products (like vegan buffalo wings)