Even if you're not indulging in a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich, chances are your breakfast contain at least a little something off limits on a vegan diet.


So what are the options when Greek yogurt, egg-white omelets and cereal with milk are off the menu? Let these five famous vegans enlighten you.


Lea Michele

lea michele vegan breakfast

The actress is well-known for her animal rights activism and vegan diet[1] . She told Women's Health that a typical morning meal is steel-cut oatmeal with soy milk, or a tofu scramble with salsa and avocado[2] .




Bill Clinton

bill clinton vegan breakfast

The former president is one of veganism's biggest success stories. He cut out meat and dairy in 2010 and dropped 30 pounds in the process. A recent AARP profile revealed that he eats the same breakfast nearly every day[3] : a smoothie made with almond milk, fresh berries, dairy-free protein powder and ice.




Ellen DeGeneres

ellen degeneres vegan breakfast

The comedian has been a vegan for years[4] , she explained to Katie Couric in a 2010 interview. Ellen and Portia even had a vegan wedding. Today, she devotes an entire section of her website to healthy living, where she posts a bunch of her favorite vegan recipes. These banana and oatmeal pancakes[5] caught our eye!




Alicia Silverstone

alicia silverstone vegan breakfast

The actress has been a vegan since shortly after her "Clueless" days[6] , according to Oprah.com, and credits the diet with improving her sleep, boosting her energy and strengthening her nails. She has since published her own vegan cookbook called The Kind Diet, which includes an interesting take on a warm morning meal, her Millet and Sweet Vegetable Porridge[7] .




Carrie Underwood

carrie underwood vegan breakfast

Despite calling barbecue-laden Nashville her home, the country singer has been a vegetarian for years and recently became vegan. She told Rachael Ray she opts for a tofu scramble in the mornings[8] . She adds onions, peppers and spinach into the mix and tops it all off with salsa.



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  • Mike Tyson


    Boxing champion and vegan Mike Tyson <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/on-the-record/transcript/mike-tyson-039i-live-boring-life-i039ve-learned-love039?page=2" target="_hplink">spoke with Fox News</a> about switching to an animal product-free diet earlier this year. In the interview, Tyson says he became a vegan two years ago after his wife was trying out different weight-loss diets and says he "feels awesome" even though he "forgets to eat sometimes." "(I feel) incredible. I wish I was born this way. When you find out about the processed stuff you have been eating. I wonder why I was crazy all those years." He adds, "All that garbage I was eating running around, the drugs didn't help either."




  • Betty White


    The 90-year-old actress is an animal activist and has been a vegan for years. "They never lie to you. You know when they tell you something, they mean it. They love you unconditionally," <a href="http://theview.abc.go.com/blog/protect-your-pets-betty-white-way">White told the women of "The View"</a> about animals.




  • Denzel Washington


    Denzel only recently became a vegetarian, although he admits to <a href="http://www.wtva.com/entertainment/story/Denzel-Washington-gives-up-meat/IxyPo6Ji1U2yi-K26EBQHw.cspx" target="_blank">cheating with chicken on occasion. </a>"When I did the play Fences (on Broadway) it just kind of woke me up to this idea of getting back to the basics in every way, and I made a commitment to just work harder and eat good."




  • Andre 3000


    After the release of Outkast's first album, <a href="http://www.vibe.com/article/andre-3000-his-style-evolution-quitting-weed-new-music-and-more" target="_blank">Andre 3000 became a vegan/vegetarian.</a> He has been meat-free since he was 22 years olds.




  • Ben Stiller


    Ben Stiller gave up <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/27/ben-stiller-vegan_n_1710859.html" target="_blank">coffee and became a vegan in 2012. </a>




  • Christian Bale


    The "Batman" star <a href="http://www.accesshollywood.com/celebrity-vegetarians-they-say-no-to-meat_gallery_1912/image_85121" target="_blank">gave up meat when he was just 9 years old after reading "Charlotte's Web."</a> He also grew up with an animal rights activist father.




  • Kal Penn


    Despite <a href="http://www.usnews.com/news/obama/articles/2009/04/08/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-kal-penn" target="_blank">being famous for his ridiculous journey to White Castle</a>, Kal Penn is a very strict vegetarian.




  • NeYo


    NeYo made the decision to become vegan as part of a New Year's resolution. <a href="http://www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/archive/2013/01/04/new-year-new-ne-yo-the-rapper-goes-vegan.aspx" target="_blank">He tweeted that at first it was a "discipline test," </a>but as he learned more about it, he realized there was "much more meaning to it."




  • Questlove


    Roots Drummer Questlove <a href="http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=4374&catId=8" target="_blank">embraced a plant-based diet due to health reasons. </a>He said he wants "to be the first member of the hip-hop generation to live past 60."




  • Richard Gere


    The actor has been <a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10619256" target="_blank">meat free for over 30 years. </a> He also considers himself an activist for vegetarianism.




  • Sarah Silverman


    Not only is <a href="https://editorial.huffingtonpost.com/slides/v2/#slideshow/312199/slide/2784299" target="_blank">Sarah Silverman a vegetarian, she is an activist for circus animals.</a> "Ringling's elephant handlers—who have zero vet experience—continually stab the animals with sharp metal rods called bullhooks in order to keep them performing despite their ailments," she said.




  • Steve-O


    Steve-O credits his <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-o/animal-cruelty_b_2927374.html" target="_blank">vegetarianism to watching a YouTube video.</a> He at first said that he was motivated by "fear of spiritual consequences," but soon found that it made him simply feel good about himself.




  • Milo Ventimiglia


    Named by<a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink"> PETA as 2009's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity</a> alongside musician Kellie Pickler, Milo Ventimiglia has been a vegetarian since he was "in the womb." In 2009, the Heroes actor <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P9qda1IH3Y" target="_hplink">appeared on "The Bonnie Hunt Show" </a>and talked about how he was raised vegetarian. "I was a vegetarian in the womb, I was doing it before it was a trend," he joked. "My parents have been vegetarian for 40 years. They raised my sisters and I vegetarian, we had a dog - he was vegetarian." He added that even when he branched out as a teenager to other foods it just "didn't sit well" with him.




  • Olivia Wilde


    Actress Olivia Wilde was <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink">crowned 2010's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity</a>, along with fitness guru Bob Harper, by PETA. Wilde, previously vegan, abandoned that diet last year following her divorce from filmmaker Tao Ruspoli, <a href="http://haveuheard.net/2011/09/olivia-wilde-quit-vegan-diet-divorce/" target="_hplink">haveuheard.com reported.</a> The site writes she told <em>Cosmopolitan</em> magazine: "I was hardcore vegan for years. When everything in my life became a little hectic, going through the divorce and everything afterward, I was like, 'I need some goddamn cheese.' And so I had some cheese." On her website <a href="http://wildethings.org/vegan-things" target="_hplink">Wilde Things she says</a>: "I'm a firm believer in the adage 'your dollar is your vote.' Often we forget the power of each of our purchases." She adds: "Sadly it is incredibly difficult to ensure that you are not perpetuating a cycle of cruelty that is only getting worse as demand rises and profits grow."




  • Kellie Pickler


    In 2008, country singer Kellie Pickler <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20236190,00.html" target="_hplink">told People Magazine</a> she stopped eating meat to improve her health but changed her reasoning after discovering animal cruelty videos online. "One night I couldn't sleep and I was up just Googling random stuff and I'm like, 'Hmmm, PETA.' I saw all the videos and I just thought it was horrible. It's animal cruelty. A lot of it has to do with knowing what happens to the animals and it really bothered me and so I will not eat meat," she said. Pickler was named <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink">Sexiest Celebrity Vegetarian of 2009</a>, alongside actor Milo Ventimiglia, by PETA.




  • Alec Baldwin


    <a href="http://www.zimbio.com/Vegan+Stars/articles/QHaN-JTolFJ/Alec+Baldwin" target="_hplink">According to Zimbio.com,</a> Alec Baldwin said "he chooses an animal-free diet for the animals, for the environment, and for his health." Conflicting reports over the years suggest Baldwin may be an "on and off" vegetarian.




  • Carrie Underwood


    Last year, <a href="http://features.peta.org/sexiest-Vegetarian-Celebrities-2011/PastWinners.aspx" target="_hplink">PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2007 and 2005</a> Carrie Underwood announced she had rid all animal products from her diet, <a href="http://tasteofcountry.com/carrie-underwood-vegan/" target="_hplink">according to TasteofCountry.com.</a> The site reports she told Australian television show "The Circle": "I recently made the switch to vegan because I'm actually kind of lactose intolerant." The singer said she became a vegetarian at age 13 when she realized what happened to animals on her family's farm.




  • Christina Applegate


    Actress and animal activist Christina Applegate <a href="http://www.peta.org/features/christina-applegate-fur-get-me-not.aspx" target="_hplink">told PETA</a> she stopped eating meat when she saw blood on her plate while at a restaurant. I was eating lunch on the Married With Children set, and they served me some kind of meat (I don't even know the names of them all anymore because it's been so long). I looked down and there was blood on my plate, and it was that realization, that I can't eat something that has been alive, I just can't do it," she said in the interview. Applegate was featured in a 2007 PETA Christmas-time campaign reminding shoppers not to buy fur as gifts.




  • Anna Paquin


    The mom of twins may be surrounded by a lot of blood on the "True Blood" set, but in reality, she's a vegetarian.




  • Bruce Springsteen


    Springsteen looks amazing at 63, and it might have something to do with his vegetarian diet!




  • Emily Deschanel


    Zooey Deschanel's sister has been a vegan for 20 years! "Saying no to meat makes me feel stronger inside; I feel aligned with my morals and ethics," <a href="http://www.lhj.com/style/covers/julie-bowen-emily-deschanel-dana-delaney/?page=2">she told Ladies Home Journal</a>. "I still have to defend myself because people don’t understand it."




  • Lea Michele


    Michele defended by her vegan diet last year, <a href="http://www.allure.com/celebrity-trends/cover-shoot/2011/lea-michele">telling Allure</a>, “People get confused, like, you know, I just eat grass. I’m half Italian. I can eat some b----es under the table.”




  • Peter Dinklage


    The "Game of Thrones" star is a vegetarian,<a href="http://veggietestimonial.peta.org/psa.aspx?CID=e58a8d78-5fe3-41eb-8177-cf6bbaceb10b"> telling PETA</a>, "I wouldn't hurt a cat or a dog or a chicken or a cow. And I wouldn't ask someone else to hurt them for me. That's why I'm a vegetarian."