I found it very easy too. It was super easy to go vegetarian 13 years ago, and not at all hard to go vegan. Luckily I have had the support of my vegan fiancé -- and his already vegan shopping habits.
I highly doubt that your teas have hidden animal products. I do want to caution you to be careful. You can't subsist on celery and tea, and there are soooo many great vegan foods out there. You'd be cheating yourself out of some delicious meals if you didn't try them! You need a variety. You are an animal, and you need to take care of yourself as well! It is very easy to fall into a trap of paranoia or obsession. I know, I have OCD and find myself panicking over that kind of thing sometimes.
It is okay to be careful. There are countless lists of animal ingredients that you can print out and take with you to the store. After a short while, you don't need the lists, and have everything memorized, and sweeping through ingredients list is a breeze. Or, an even easier way to go about it is to buy from vegan suppliers that do all the work for you. Many foods are marked vegan, and many companies are exclusively vegan. Another easy way is to cook everything from scratch from pure ingredients.
But it's not healthy to come up with a list of "safe" foods that is shorter and shorter. This leans dangerously towards the eating disorder Orthorexia nervosa. If you feel absolutely unable to eat foods besides celery and tea out of fear, then I'd suggest seeing a therapist. If you're extremely unhealthy due to paranoid eating habits, then you aren't able to help animals, and you won't be an example of how vegan people can be healthy and vital people.
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