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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

So You Love Dairy..........No Problem!

Who doesn't?  What is a bowl of cereal without milk?  What is a pizza without cheese?  The cool thing is there are many innovating companies out there who are making it easier and easier to to get your dairy products and still stay on the vegan track.

Before I made the transition to a veganisic lifestyle, I used to hate fake milk.  At least I thought I did.  Now I hate it when we run out of almond milk!  Its a win/win for me because I adore almonds and love milk.  Soy milk isn't bad either.  Trust me I wouldn't down a glass of unflavored soy milk just for fun but it works in cereal and is awesome for cooking.  There are a ton of milk replacements out there and everyone I have had is as good if not better then true cow's milk.

Cheese is something I thought we would struggle with more then we have.  We have tried a couple cheese replacements and they have worked incredibly well in our recipe creations.  Daiya cheese is the first we tried and had great experiences with.  We just tried veggie shreds the other night for the first time and I tell you what, it melted up just like the real thing, it tasted great and worked just as good as the Daiya.

You can make some real decent flavor full cheese replacements with tofu.  Theres also a lot of new vegan friendly creations coming out everyday that will help anyone make the transition to the extent they want.  Theres even vegan cream cheese, sour cream & ice cream now.  We haven't had that yet but its on the list!  Below is a partial list of the goods:
Daiya cheese
Veggie Shreds (cheese replacement)
Almond milk
Coconut milk
Rice milk
Hemp milk
Soy milk
Vegan Gourmet (cheese, sour cream and cream cheese)        
Teese (vegan cheese)

There you have it!  Theres others out there but I do not know about them as of yet.  You can enjoy your dairy and keep it vegan, easy peasy!

Thanks for visiting the blog, until next time,
Kel


2 comments:

  1. once i discovered daiya...oh man. i was so happy. i LOVE that stuff. it actually melts and is TASTY! definitely helps with those cheese cravings :)

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  2. Daiya is rockin' no doubt! Love it!

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