Hello! I am very very new to this. I just started reading the book and I love it so far  and want to stop eating all the nasty foods! I have two problems though! I have two junk eating kids( ages 3 & 4)  who are addicted to white sugars and a husband who wants to eat better but thinks we can not afford it no way no how! My husband is also addicted to caffeine, cheese and sugars. How do I change my kids from eating mac and cheese with chicken nuggets for dinner to veggies and whole grains? How do I convince my husband we dont have to take out a loan to eat better!

I am in now way an expert.  I am the husband trying to do the same thing.  My approach is to add things into their diet gradually.  Also to swap out some of their bad junk food items with healthy look a likes.  There are some good organic mac and cheese mixes out there and a lot of alternatives.  I have 3 girls ages 7,5,1.5 and I know that if I just served them a plate of vegies they would probably starve.  We also swapped out our white sugar with organic, white flour with whole wheat, and instant cream of wheat with organic bulk stuff.  I am not a vegetarian or vegan yet but I am trying to slowly work my way towards it. 
I hope this is helpful for you.

Shannon - like everything with little kids - its trial and error.
With those ages - you cant change everythign at once.  Just introduce new products one by one.  I have found that my kids transfered to Quorn fake chix nuggets easily.  But they were still eating processed food!!
So keep with the nuggets, just less of them, and introduce veggies with butter and salt - then slowly cut back on the butter and salt (and yes, the Earth Balance "butter" is as good as Alicia says it is) 
Also try to break from traditional "dinner" food.  There is nothing wrong with scrambled eggs for dinner - or french toast made with whole wheat bread.
Your kids are young enough that you can change things slowly and firmly and they will simply have no choice.  When they are hungry, they will eat!
Mine are 6 and 7 - they have never eaten american cheese or white bread. 
If yours do - buy honey wheat bread - to ease the transition.
And there is nothing wrong with pasta - with butter/cheese and a separate dish for dipping those Penne's that is filled with tomato sauce you make - I have a recipe if you want - simple and delicious - kids love it. 
Like with your husband - introduce new foods slowly - follow recipies - and they will slowly come around.  I also have a super lo mein recipe that had both kids and my carnivore husband very very happy!
good luck.
TL

Thankyou for your responses, you guys have great ideas and I will be trying them. We just started this and I havent had any meat or dairy in almost a week. I just tried the vegan butter and it is AWESOME!

I'm in the same boat as you Melissa! I have 2 kids ages 9 and 11 and they are not thrilled with the idea of becoming vegetarian let alone vegans. I bought a bunch of the transitional foods Alicia mentioned in her book and am making (as we speak) a pot of brown rice. I just picked up most of the new groceries today so we'll see how it goes. I got meatless ground beef and chicken for tacos and fajitas so hopefully I can disguise them and then say HA! you do like vegetarian food I told ya so! Good luck! Let me know of any good kid friendly finds you come across! I'll do the same.

How did those tacos go myesha?

There's a book called The Sneaky Chef that might help you out. It's not vegan, but you could substitue a lot of things. As someone mentioned, make 'normal' meals, but substitute, they'll never know. Make mac and cheese with veggie/vegan cheese and throw some broccoli in there. The Sneaky Chef has a mac and cheese recipe that purees cauliflower into the cheese or something like that. Make tacos with meat substitute, or burritos with beans, but throw some brown rice in as well. Eventually, you can phase out the processed stuff, but it will take time.

Shannon - when I here people talk about the expense, there is some validity. Healthier food can seem more expensive, it's our twisted economy. But, I think a lot of people who make that comment spend a lot of money on nasty foods that could in turn be spent on healthy ones. How much does a bag of chips, a six pack of soda, a block of cheese, a box of cookies, and a package of chicken or beef cost? Probably at least $20, depending on where you shop? That could buy some kale, bok choy, rice, tofu, beans, even a meat subsitute, and more (that's around $15 or $16 where I live). would you rather spend three or four dollars on a bag or chips, or a bunch of kale? I think it all evens out in the end. I have also found, though I don't know what others would say, that after my first two weeks, I stopped eating as much, so I don't need to buy as much food. It's like my body is absorbing things better ans doeasn't need as much.

One of the hardest parts of feeding vegan kids is making sure they get enough nutrients and finding their new favorites. I have found it gets MUCH easier as it goes. My daughter announced last night that she now loves lentils abd sweet potatos. I had to look under the table to make sure my real daughter wasnt tied up and gagged underneath! Nope, it definatly came from her! WOW! Even my husband was floored.

Just keep trying new foods and repeating dishes. I served the sweet potato and lentil soup a few weeks ago with horrific responces. Yet last night it was a HUGE hit. Go figure!

The first 2-3 weeks was a struggle for the kids. I quit cold turkey and never looked back. For me it was simple. For the kids, they didnt understand why. I kept pushing the health reason. Kids dont care about being healthy. LOL So when I started on the kindness to animals, it was a much different reaction. Both my kids love animals. We watched Food Inc as a family. The cruelty shown is just enough for kids. Some kids may not be able to handle it, but some can. My kids are compassionate enough to understand that kicking chickens is not right, nor is it right to cram pigs in a tiny pen so we can have bar b que ribs. Any time they bring up how much they miss something, I remind them of what that animal had to go through.

I just ordered the book That's Why We Dont Eat Animals by Ruby Roth.  Maybe something like that would help.