In my search for healthier, lower fat/cholesterol, non-animal based and still tasty food, I continue to come across new items which have proven quite good. For those of you who also want to eat healthier, I figured I’d share some of my recent finds.
Vegenaise – giving up mayonnaise is pretty difficult. I don’t eat or need it all the time, but it sure does make something even as simple as a fresh tomato sandwich sing. So I was very happy to find that the Vegenaise, from Follow Your Heart, I bought was, as the label states, “better than mayonnaise.” I say this as a Hellman’s fan, although for years I’ve been buying the “light” version. Well, Vegenaise actually tastes better than Hellman’s, in my opinion, and without the suffering of egg-laying chickens and without the animal-based fat, (a major source of cholesterol.) This product is vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and non-gmo. But while it avoids the animal products and is cholesterol-free, it’s not completely fat-free. One tablespoon of Vegenaise equals about the same fat as Hellman’s light, so be aware if you’re looking to cut fat as well as for a vegan product. And, of course, coming from a smaller manufacturer, it is pricier than something from a conglomerate producer.
Follow Your Heart also has a wonderful line of salad dressings, cheeses that are not animal-derived and more.
Better than Bouillon is an organic vegetarian/vegan base to use in soups and stews. It was called for in a recent recipe I made, and worked great. I just whisked the base up with the stated amount of water and voila! Perfect. Made by a company called Superior Touch, who also makes a variety of other soup bases, many organic, gravy bases, also many organic, and a variety of crockpot season mixes.
Bob’s Red Mill makes a variety of grain products, many organic, but all non-GMO. I’ve bought flour and rolled oats from him before, but recently tried granola – very good – and this package of Organic High Fiber Cereal, a hot cereal made with a blend of stone ground oatmeal, nutrient rich flaxseed, wheat germ, high fiber oat bran, and wheat bran. There are plenty of vitamins, minerals, fiber and … 1000 mg. of Omega-3! I would much prefer to get my Omega 3 from a non-animal based source, and now I’m seeing how I could switch over. Check out Bob’s Red Mill website – he has a really vast array of natural grain products, from oats to cereal to flour to baking mixes, including gluten-free.
And last but not least … a snack …. from Food Should Taste Good. I agree! My local supermarket is now carrying a full line of these non-GMO, mostly vegan, some organic, etc. snacks – crackers, kettle-cooked chips, and tortilla chips. I bought the lime tortilla chips and they are truly tasty – not too heavy on the lime. FSTG has a great line of products in really good flavors.
So there you have it – some delicious, wholesome, non-animal derived foods to try out. Enjoy!
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I have discovered that some yogurt–plain and/or vanilla flavored work great in place of mayo. I am an ex-Hellmen’s fan from childhood. Now it’s off limits to me. I’ve also tried some veganise varities. Oddly enough the yogurt is what I pick by choice these days for taste. Top choice–Dannon’s Vanilla all natural kind. YUM.
Bob’s Red Mill brand offers a lot of good things too!
Thanks for your WONDERFUL dances! I went with the Patrick Swayze with his wife because it was something I’d never seen before. So thank you for the Dirty Dancing choice! Very coo.
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Up until recently I was buying Stonyfield Farms plain, non-fat yogurt for a variety of things, but I also want to get away from dairy because of the many downsides to the dairy industry -horrible cruelty to dairy cows and their calves on mainstream dairy farms, (though I would hope not on an organic farm), but in any case, the only way to get milk products is to keep a cow pregnant and their calves all go to the veal industry or early slaughter, (I mean at 3-4 days old). I’ve been struggling with this issue for a long time, so I am trying to do as little dairy as possible and limit my participation in animal suffering still more.
And you’re welcome on the dancing!
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