Instead of dairy products

[Troub]

I use Rice Milk or a Multigrain milk on my cereal. Its nutty undertones work very well with cereal (like kashi puffs!!!) I love soyyogurt. _some_ vegan cheeses. and carob/nog/ flavored soymilk.



http://www.silkissoy.com/Products/SilkCreamer.aspx
there are some coffee creamers you should try.

[Troub]

We don't get any fancy vegan ice creams!! :eek:


http://www.tastethedream.com/pages/products/tea_dream.php
are soooooooooooooo freaking delicious!!!!!!!!!!11

Silk makes some tastey 'icecreams' as well.

[Troub]

oh yeah, speaking of tofutti

the "new" product on their homepage : http://www.tofutti.com/

http://www.tofutti.com/pictures/tofutti_box_home_01.gif

CreamSicles!! I have a box of em :p

I'll eat some for you euros :D

[RockyRaccoon]

We get those in the Uk too. I didn't like them, neither did my daughter. I bought some last summer and they are still in the freezer! We also tried the Rock n Roll cones, and didn't like them much either. Haven't tried the Cuties yet. I much prefer Swedish Glace Icecream to Tofutti, although I've only ever seen it in tubs. Swedish Glace Caramel Icecream Rocks:D

[puffin]

Yep we sure do have then here. I dont like toffuti ice cream either so i have never been tempted to buy the kids lolly things.
I hope you enjoy them though Troub :)

[KarmaGirl]

I like the toffuti cuties, but not the tubs of ice cream. My daughter loves all the soy ice creams, though. In the summer, I use an ice cream maker and make home made soy ice cream, and it rocks!

For anyone who drinks coffee, vanilla soy milk is a great treat. I use it with no sugar added to the coffee and it gives the coffee a nice vanilla taste with a touch of sweetness. It also turns regular black tea into vanilla tea. So yummy.

I use Eden Soy organic soy milk (the light vanilla rocks!). A lot of the organic soy beans that they use are grown in Michigan close to where I live, and the headquarters is *very* close to where I live (Clinton, MI).

[Pob]

We get those in the Uk too. I didn't like them, neither did my daughter. I bought some last summer and they are still in the freezer! We also tried the Rock n Roll cones, and didn't like them much either. Haven't tried the Cuties yet. I much prefer Swedish Glace Icecream to Tofutti, although I've only ever seen it in tubs. Swedish Glace Caramel Icecream Rocks:DRaspberry is my favourite Swedish Glace - tastes like Raspberry Angel Delight. The swedish glace choc ice on a stick things are nice, too. The chocolate is quite thin (which makes them feel a bit cheap) but they are nice. I bought them in Sainsbury once, but haven't seen them there again. Health food shops stock them though.

[herbwormwood]

I'm trying to become a vegan, done a lot of reading, trying to educate myself - I've started with removing dairy products... milk.

So far, I have tried 'sogood' soya milk which was vile and 'alpro' soya sweetened milk, and although alpro seems to be slightly better than the 'sogood' it's vile too. In fact, it made me feel quite sickly. :( Soya milk seems to have an after taste - can anyone recommend a milk substitute without an obvious after taste?

I can do without drinking milk neat, I can drink water - I can do with out having it on cereal, I can eat cereal dry - but I do like milk in tea and coffee, I'm not a black tea or coffee drinker.

Wendy :)

I had the same when I went vegan. I tried all the soya milks I could find and it turned out that Alpro Sweetened with calcium and vitamins ( the UHT kind not the kind in the fridge) tasted best or me and my friend who cut out milk with me. White Wave is ok too. You'll just have to try them all until you find one you like. Now I have got used to soya milk the taste of cows milk makes me want to puke. Sometimes my Mum forgets when I visit her and puts cows milk in my tea, and I have to stop myself spitting it out all over the floor! It tastes rancid, which it probably is.

[Tigerlily]

I like the toffuti cuties, but not the tubs of ice cream. My daughter loves all the soy ice creams, though. In the summer, I use an ice cream maker and make home made soy ice cream, and it rocks!

For anyone who drinks coffee, vanilla soy milk is a great treat. I use it with no sugar added to the coffee and it gives the coffee a nice vanilla taste with a touch of sweetness. It also turns regular black tea into vanilla tea. So yummy.

I use Eden Soy organic soy milk (the light vanilla rocks!). A lot of the organic soy beans that they use are grown in Michigan close to where I live, and the headquarters is *very* close to where I live (Clinton, MI).

No, no, not vanilla----CHOCOLATE.

[KarmaGirl]

I have a problem with chocolate...is there a chocoholics anonymous? It's a total trigger food. I could eat it all day. I was doomed the day that I figured out how to make vegan no-bake cookies. I blame chocolate for my fat butt. :eek:

[herbwormwood]

The Pure margarines are nice. They do a sunflower one which is probably closest to Flora, or a soya one that is good, too.

I've not tried the organic one, yet.

They are all nice. They come in 3 colours, the organic one is blue. I don't think the organic one has added vitamins.

They have a web site

http://www.purespreads.com/home.asp

competitions, Q&As, recipes etc.

Does anyone know if they are owned by Bernard Matthews Foods?

I also like Suma margarine which is vegan too. And Granose margarine. There are a few which are only available in health food stores.

[herbwormwood]

Good idea.. most Vegetarians eat normal cheese anyway.. because most Vegetarians use dairy products. That guy probably doesn't even know the meaning of the word Vegan...most non Vegans have no idea what all it means.

Vegetarians should only eat vegetarian cheese, that made with NON animal rennet. The usual source of rennet is the stomach of slaughtered newly-born calves.
Vegetarian cheeses are manufactured using rennet from either fungal or bacterial sources.
Vegetarian cheese is made with animal milk, usually cow but sometimes sheep or goat.
***Vegan*** cheese is made with soya or nut milk, usually soya milk. Hope this clears the matter up!

[Jane M]

I love the Eden's Vanilla and Chocolate milks, Tofutti Cuties (ooohhh the peanut butter), Silk Soynog, grrrrrr anything chocolate actually. Well almost anything chocolate. I have to count the calories in a lot of soy milks though an awful lot of sweetener in some. So a lot of them get stuck in the 'dessert' category. I try to stick to 'lite' unflavoured soy or rice milks for cereal and such. I use Earth Balance for butter/margarine. It has a really good taste.

[Tigerlily]

Earth Balance is very nice. It's doesn't try too hard to taste buttery, which I really like. :)

[KarmaGirl]

I agree. It just has a smooth creamy taste to it. I never liked real butter, so why would I want something that tasted like it?

Jane M, you are right about the calories. I drink the "lite" and my daughter and hubby drink the regular since they can have the extra calories. I do, however, like to make a chocolate raspberry smoothie using the full calorie chocolate. Yummmmm..... :rolleyes:

[Spud Addict]

I tend to use Alpro on cereal, in tea and coffee etc. I don't really drink it neat though. When I first started to use it, the aftertaste reminded me of the gum you get on envelopes that you have to lick.
I tried sogood, but thought it tasted vile.

Alpro yogurts are nice, and my mum's dog can't taste the difference between Alpro and dairy yogurts, but he wont touch the milk. :rolleyes: (unless of course it's the oy strawberry milkshake) :D

All vegan cheese I have so far tasted was vile. :(

[Pob]

Alpro yoghurts are yummy - not that there is a huge choice of makes of vegan yoghurts.
There are some really rank snot-like yoghurty things that are longlife, rather than chilled - avoid at all costs!

I still only like the one type of soya milk - though it is available under different supermarket own brands. It's basically the cheapest one, with no sweetners or flavourings.

[princessemma]

I adore 'so good' and think it's 100 times better than any of the others I've tried that all seem to leave a slightly nasty aftertaste. My hubbie likes supermarket cheapies. Our daughter is terrific she'll drink any of them but we tend to give her 'so good' because of the added vitamins. 'so good' is very sweet and therefore no good for adding to mashed potatoes or making savory sauces with but as far as tea and cereal go it's tops. But that's just my opinion.

[Lyns]

I usually drink Morrisons or Tescos own brands, or alpro uht, all sweetened, which I love to use in everything or just to drink straight, but I hate the unsweetened stuff, I've had to throw out loads because I can't bear to touch the stuff. I've tried loads of different brands but hopefully I'll find one I like because I really want to start cutting down on sugar.

[Tigerlily]

Soy milk in coffee is absolutely delicious. As a non-vegan, I hated the taste of milk in coffee, so I always had it black. But since going vegan, I tried my coffee with soy milk, and it's devine. It has a smoother, sweeter, almost vanilla-y taste (even the plain sweetened ones do IMO). I find it good in teas too but I like my teas black now with a touch of sugar. :)

To avoid curdling, add the soy milk before the coffee/tea, and microwave for at least 20 seconds and then add the coffee/tea. If you're anti-mircowave, you can heat it up on the stove.

[strawberry]

Does that work w/ the Silk creamer as well? I bought some the other day and when I added it to my hot coffee...it curdled! eeewwww...I threw the carton out cause I thought it was bad...was I wrong?

[Tigerlily]

I never had Silk Creamer, but I'm sure it would work if your creamer curdled.

[strawberry]

Thanks doll :)

[Tigerlily]

Is it worth trying, the Silk creamer? I was about to pick up a carton today but I was unsure. I never tried dairy creamer before.

[strawberry]

To me, it had the same exact consistency as soy milk...ya know? it wasnt thick like "creamer" should be. I dont know tho, I never actually tasted it. Hopefully Roxy can tell us! She has it every day :)