As teens, it can be hard to go vegan. It can be a struggle trying to find snacks that are easily accessible and cheap (especially when you're often subject to the whim of your parents) while still not using animal-derived products. Luckily, there are a few items in stores that are “accidentally vegan” (meaning they weren't made with the intention of being vegan, but do not contain any animal-derived products). Here are a few things to satiate your appetite while still keeping your morals intact:
Oreos
Fritos (Barbecue & Original Flavor)
Ritz Crackers
Duncan Hines Whipped Frosting (Chocolate, Fluffy White, and Vanilla)
Crisco Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
Unfrosted Pop Tarts
Rice-A-Roni Spanish Rice
McCormick Fajitas Seasoning Mix
Aunt Jemima Pancake/Waffle Mix (Original and Whole Wheat Blend)
Keebler Original Club Crackers
Cracker Jack
Kettle Brand Popcorn (Maple Bacon, Salt + Pepper, Sea Salt, and Sriracha varieties)
Krispy Kreme Glazed Apple Pie
Doritos Spicy Sweet Chili
Lay’s Air Pops (Original and Salt & Vinegar varieties)
Thomas’ Bagels (Limited-Edition Banana Bread, Blueberry, Cinnamon Swirl, Cinnamon Raisin, Everything, Onion, Plain, Plain Made with Whole Grain, and 100% Whole Wheat)
SuperPretzel Baked Soft Pretzels
Sara Lee’s Oven Baked Fresh Apple Pie
Dot
Betty Crocker Bisquick Original Pancake & Baking Mix
Lindt Excellence 70%, 85%, and 90% Cocoa bars
Dum Dums
Ragú Homemade Style Pizza Sauce
Arnold Bread (Bakery Light—100% Whole Wheat, Brick Oven—Premium White, Healthfull Nuts & Seeds, Real Jewish Rye [Everything, Marble Rye, Melba Thin, Pumpernickel Rye, Seeded, and Seedless], Premium Italian, and Stone Ground—100% Whole Wheat)
Kraft Salad Dressing (Balsamic Vinaigrette, Classic Catalina, Creamy Italian, Fat-Free French Style, Zesty Italian, and Fat-Free Zesty Italian)
Big League Chew Bubble Gum
Hunt’s Manwich Sloppy Joe Sauce (Original, Bold, Thick & Chunky)
Tic Tac mints
Pringles (Original & BBQ varieties)
Sunchips Original
Smucker’s Spoonable Ice Cream Topping (Marshmallow, Pecans in Syrup, Pineapple, Strawberry, Sugar-Free Strawberry, and Walnuts in Syrup)
Old El Paso Seasoning Mix (Taco, Burrito, Enchilada, Fajita, Chili, Salsa varieties)
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Crumbs
Goya Spanish Style Custard Flan Mix
Lay’s Kettle Cooked potato chips (40% Less Fat Original, 40% Less Fat Sea Salt & Vinegar, Original, and Sea Salt & Cracked Pepper varieties)
Swedish Fish
Kettle Brand Potato Chips (Backyard Barbecue, Jalapeño, Maple Bacon, Pepperoncini, Red Curry, Roasted Garlic, Sea Salt, Sea Salt & Vinegar, Spicy Thai, Sriracha, and Unsalted varieties)
Super Bubble Bubble Gum
Haribo Sour S’ghetti Gummi Candy
Ghirardelli Chocolate Double Chocolate Brownie Mix
Jolly Rancher Hard Candy
SourPatch Kids
Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bars (Apple Crisp, Cinnamon, Maple Brown Sugar, Peanut Butter, Pecan Crunch, and Roasted Almond varieties)
Nabisco Triscuits (Balsamic Vinegar & Basil, Cracked Pepper & Olive Oil, Dill Sea Salt & Olive Oil, Fire Roasted Tomato & Olive Oil, Garden Herb, Hint of Salt, Original, Reduced Fat, Roasted Garlic, Roasted Red Pepper & Red Bean, Rosemary & Olive Oil, Rye With Caraway Seeds, Sea Salt & Black Pepper, Sweet Potato & Cinnamon Sugar, Sweet Potato & Roasted Onion, and Wasabi & Soy Sauce varieties)
Lay’s potato chips (Barbecue, Classic, Deli Style Original, Dill Pickle, and Lightly Salted varieties)
Ore Ida Tater Tots
Heinz Tomato Ketchup
Herr’s Onion Flavored Rings
Betty Crocker Bac-Os Bacon Flavor Bits and Chips
Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs Oreo Thin Crisps
Campbell’s Mushroom Gravy
Ruffles (Original & Barbecue variety)
Kraft Taco Bell Taco Dinner Kit (Crunchy and Soft)
Smarties *US version only*
Simply Tostitos Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
Hershey’s Syrup (Chocolate, Strawberry, Lite, Sugar Free, +Calcium, and Special Dark)
Whole Foods Organic Chocolate Truffles
Jell-O's instant puddings (vanilla, chocolate, banana cream and lemon varieties)
Life (Original & Cinnamon varieties)
Jujubes
Kool-Aid Gels
Kellogg’s Mini-Wheats Unfrosted Bite Size
Airheads Taffy
Clif bars
Mission Foods Corn Tortillas
Fruit By the Foot
The difficulties in obtaining vegan snacks have been well-documented. Seemingly-safe snacks may not actually be safe due to the inclusion of common ingredients or processes you weren’t aware of. But now that you have this handy guide, be sure to print it out and take it with you on all your grocery shopping travels to stock a vegan junk-food lover’s dream pantry!