I'm pretty sure York Peppermint Patties are safe I always read labels and I ate one recently.



Yep, that darn beeswax!

In my early days of going veg*n, Michael and I were at a bowling alley, and their drink special was jello shots. I was stoked - seriously, how often does a bar offer jello shots? Unfortunately, Michael brought it to my attention that jello was not vegetarian. It crushed me...ok, not really, but I was slightly devastated.

Anything squishy or gummy. Or marshmallowy.

that's what I missed the most....

There are some recipes online for vegan jel shots... I've made them

I was looking at the chocolate cake we had in the fridge, ready to dig into it, but as I've been having a bad run with accidentally eating non-veggie products, I checked the label.



Yep. It had gelatin!! (Evil, evil gelatin.)



It pains me to say it, but stay away from Peppridge Farms chocolate fudge 3-layer cake.



I'm so happy my dad made cookies (Hopefully those don't contain anything bad. They're just cookies, but that was what I thought about the cake!)

And that we have loads of junk food around.

(Not that it's really a good thing as I'm trying to lose weight, but on occasion it won't hurt...except I think I'm digging into it more then I should be. Must resist!) It's actually those little candies, but since thier little, that's the hook. You eat a lot of them. Grr. (I only eat about 4 at a time, but still...)



I might've eaten some gelatin because we got a white cake from the same company, but I checked the label on that one and didn't recall any gelatin, but sometimes I don't catch things when I read. It probably did, so next time I come across something "innocent looking", I'm double checking.

This is a good rule for things you should be sure to check on. But these things don't always contain gelatin. As I said earlier, Jelly Belly jelly beans don't contain gelatin, and neither do Sour Patch Kids.

Wow... Thanks for the info! I've been trying hard to avoid such foods mentioned. I'm becoming an avid label reader too. =D

true I recently found it in a few shampoos too...and Frankenberry Count Chocula (sp) Cereal.

OH NO, NOT COUNT CHOCULA! Sadness... Honestly, never had it, but that's still said to know

Somebody said "anything frosted" but I checked Frosted Flakes last time I was in the store and they seem clean to me.

Frosted Flakes are safe... and yummy

marshmallow creme is vegetarian, though not vegan (egg whites). I make rice crispy treats with this, which is also easier than using marshmallows.

What a good idea~ I love krispy treats, and now i can have them! yay!

Which makes me so so so so so so happy! Swedish Fish also fall into the "gummy but safe" category. Yay!

What about Fruit Loops??? Do those have geletan??

Too bad Jelly Bellys aren't vegan....

No, they are safe

Thank goodness!!! I love fruit loops!! Haha.

And nail polish remover! Who knew?! I'm wondering if it's necessary to the removal process or is it a fortification thing ie; 'gelatin strengthens nails'? Cosmo's Vegan Shoppe sells a vegan remover for like $6,7,8 bucks...something like that. We've been tricked by yogurt, icing, hot cocoa mix (I think that was the crunchy little marshmallows though,I don't miss them), Frosted mini wheats (even generic). Sad. I have a nine year old who's all over it though.

^^^ You can find nail polish remover without gelatin at just about any store. I buy mine at Target.

Anything "gummy" (gummy bears, marshmallow, gummy worms, etc) has probably been gelatized unless the label explicitly says it hasn't.

I've been looking at the ingredients of some foods that have been mentioned here, but I'm new to this, and I'm not sure if it would be listed as just "gelatin" or a variety of ingredients.



I hear Fluff's supposed to be safe because it doesn't need to retain its shape with gelatin.

Be careful when you're eating fudge. I had some thiss weekend that was made with marshmellows. I was so grossed out when they told me that that I threw up. >.<

Your dad makes cookies?!?!?!? OMG!!!! Ur dad is awesome! Not many guys will bake, fry maybe but bake no!!! 5 points for a awesome baking dad!

Thank God I live in Germany. This way I won't crave for most of the things mentioned here, because they don't exist here. :P



But it shocked me that orange juice isn't vegan! T_T Or roasted peanuts.

This shows me the importance of ALWAYS looking at labels.

And I thought I could trust some products and rely on my experiences.. *sighs*

It's so sad..

But Wrigley's gum doesn't have gelatin in it...

Most things that say light on the label. Also skittles dont have gelatine but they have bugs in them to make them shiny (Same with nerds, jellybeans and lots of other shiny things) But im not sure how "strict" veggie you are going to go, some veggies wouldnt eat them (me) some would. also some red dye has geletine in. drumstick lollies have gelatin too. anything chewy really. Haribos, mowams. Some sweets you can find special veggie ones. Ive been a veggie my whole life so im used to cheking labels and things. If your not sure then dont eat it i say Good luck!

We really need to identify our locations when getting specific about foods!
In America (at least) Skittles are now vegan. The shine is from carnuba wax, which is vegan.
It's shellac, or confectioners glaze that comes from beetles.

The red dye from beetles is cochineal, or carmine. Also called E120, and red 4.

Sour patch candies are vegan, as well as Swedish fish
Blow Pops are vegan
Betty Crocker fruit Gusher candies as well as (most? all?) of their other gummy pouch snacks

That's just plain wrong to do that.