If you’re vegan because of the animals, your diet will be limited in the basic vegan way — no eggs, dairy, meat or honey. But if you’re a vegan who also cares about health, that whittles your options down even further. Here’s a list of vegan foods that vegan and veganish doctors and health experts say we should avoid (or at least strictly limit) along with the animal products:

Agave nectar
- (Jeff Novick RD, Jack Norris RD)

Avocado
- (Dr. John McDougall, Jeff Novick RD, Dr. Dean Ornish)

Blue-green algae/chlorella/spirulina
- (Dr. Michael Greger)

Candy/soda/refined sugar
- (Virginia Messina, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Drs. Ann & Caldwell Esselstyn, Dr. Michael Klaper, Dr. John McDougall, T. Colin Campbell, Dr. Neal Barnard, Dr. Winston Craig, Jeff Novick RD, Dr. Dean Ornish, Jill Nussinow RD, Dina Aronson RD)

Cocoa
- (Dr. Dean Ornish)

Coconut meat/coconut milk/coconut oil
- (Dr. Michael Greger, Dr. John McDougall, Dr. Dean Ornish)

Coffee
- (Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Dr. John McDougall, Dr. Winston Craig)

Chips
- (Virginia Messina, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Jeff Novick RD)

Corn (genetically modified)
- (Dr. Joel Fuhrman)

Dried fruit
- (Dr. John McDougall)

Flax oil
- (Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Dr. John McDougall)

Fruit juice
- (Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Drs. Ann & Caldwell Esselstyn, Dr. John McDougall, Dina Aronson RD)

Grains
- (Dr. Joel Fuhrman, William Harris MD)

Kombucha
-(Jeff Novick RD)

Mangosteen juice
- (Dr. Michael Greger)

Mustard
- (Dr. Winston Craig)

Nuts & seeds
- (Dr. John McDougall, Drs. Ann & Caldwell Esselstyn, Jeff Novick RD, Dr. Dean Ornish)

Olives
- (Dr. John McDougall, Dr. Dean Ornish)

Oreo pizza
- (Jeff Novick RD)

Raw mushrooms
- (Dr. Michael Greger)

Red wine
- (Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Dr. John McDougall)

Refined grains (white rice, white flour, pasta)
- (Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Dr. John McDougall, Drs. Ann & Caldwell Esselstyn, Dr. Michael Klaper, T. Colin Campbell, Dr. Neal Barnard, Dr. Winston Craig, John Robbins, Jeff Novick RD, Jill Nussinow RD, Dina Aronson RD)

Rice milk
- (Jill Nussinow RD)

Soy
- (Dr. John McDougall, Jeff Novick RD)

Soy (genetically modified)
- (Dr. Joel Fuhrman, John Robbins)

Soy (processed)
- (Jill Nussinow RD, Marty Davey RD)

Starchy vegetables
- (Dr. Joel Fuhrman)

Starfruit
- (Dr. Michael Greger)

Tea
- (Dr. John McDougall, Dr. Winston Craig)

Turmeric
- (Dr. Michael Greger)

Vegetable oil
- (Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Dr. John McDougall, Drs. Ann & Caldwell Esselstyn, Michael Anderson, T. Colin Campbell, Dr. Neal Barnard, Jeff Novick RD, Dr. Dean Ornish)

White potatoes
- (Dr. Michael Greger, Dr. Joel Fuhrman)

Wheat gluten
- (Jack Norris RD)