I get the SaraLee brand, I think its the muliti grain one...but i'm not sure...not sure how good it is for you though...but bread is so freaking hard to find.
"i'm rejecting my reflection, cause i hate the way it judges me."
i get kirkland whole grain bread from costco. also i'm pretty sure whole foods brand ww is ok.
I know I've bought Rudy's organic, but not sure if it was plain whole wheat.
^ i seriously sit in the bread isle for a half an hour reading labels, its nice to know peoples go-2s. I've yet to find any tofu dog or veggieburger buns that weren't some health store brand...
"i'm rejecting my reflection, cause i hate the way it judges me."
I've also used Rudi's breads, but I don't think there is a whole wheat? Or that might be the one that has honey. I get the Flax, Oat Nut, or rarely White.
I would love it if I could get Whole Foods breads but the labels always say enzymes and how do you know if the enzymes are animal sourced or not? One of these days when I have time I'll either call or ask in their bakery, but it's the enzymes that are the only questionable ingredients I think.
i'm such a bad vegan. you're right there are enzymes in it. i'm reading the crushed wheat, millet and oat bag right now... didn't even cross my mind. let me know if u find out pleeez.
don't beat yourself up RubyDuby...maybe they are vegan enzymes. It's like those Late July crackers that I stopped eating b/c they started listing enzymes on the box, but when I saw that Pangea and Vegan Essentials were carrying them I knew they were okay. Guess I'll have to do the legwork on this one though...I'll keep you posted.
^ i seriously sit in the bread isle for a half an hour reading labels, its nice to know peoples go-2s. I've yet to find any tofu dog or veggieburger buns that weren't some health store brand...
haha...i do that too! one day i must have spent 15 minutes going back and forth reading labels. what a process!
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.~ Mahatma Ghandi
oops...above I said I used Rudi's but I got it confused w/ Barowsky's. Rudi's also has enzymes. Barowsky's is vegan, well some of them are....others have honey. There are a couple of other brands I get w/ way less ingredients but I think they may just be local...When Pigs Fly and Borealis. The pig bread will ship within US but I don't know if anyone wants to go to that hassle. They have a chocolate bread that is more like dessert bread...it's very rich!
I was just saying that even the cheap bread that I go or has about 10 ingredients. The Organic one has about 6.
lol sarcasmo. Hey we are just bitter okay?! a flipping loaf of vegan bread is like 6 bucks where as i could get a loaf of non vegan bread for 69 cents...same with all the organic foods, i don't know how they expect people to be organic and still be able to afford to eat, i for one can't, i can't buy any oranic stuff...
I always wander through the market, and think to myself..."and we wonder why we are all fat, all the healthy crap is so flipping expensive where as i can buy a frozen pizza for a buck" STUPID!!!!
"i'm rejecting my reflection, cause i hate the way it judges me."
oops...above I said I used Rudi's but I got it confused w/ Barowsky's. Rudi's also has enzymes. Barowsky's is vegan, well some of them are....others have honey. There are a couple of other brands I get w/ way less ingredients but I think they may just be local...When Pigs Fly and Borealis. The pig bread will ship within US but I don't know if anyone wants to go to that hassle. They have a chocolate bread that is more like dessert bread...it's very rich!
Rudi's bread is vegan, except for a few products that contain honey. I have read this before, but looked it up again on their webpage. Additionally, I know that I read before that their enzymes in particular were definately not of animal origin and were vegan, but I can't find that part now. But anyway, they specifically say that their bread is vegan except for the honey ones.
I buy the ancient grain smelt bread, which I love. It is kind of hard though, so I usually toast it, but its delicious
Are Rudi's breads vegan?
Yes, Rudi's Organic breads are vegan with the exception of the following varieties that contain honey: Honey Sweet Whole Wheat, European Multigrain, Spelt Tortillas and Whole Spelt Tortillas
fondducouer, thanks for that info. It's great new's about Rudi's. That opens up a lot of options for me. Don't they also make burger buns and hotdog rolls??? This is exciting!
No problem
I buy the hamburger buns all the time (the whole wheat ones are great), but have never had the hotdog ones. I'm scared to try veggie hotdogs I think.
Fondducoeur, Thanks for the tip. No stores really close to me but I could drive to one pretty easily.
I must concur with missbettie, finding vegan bread is rough (in the US at least) and when you do it is often 5/6 times the price of the ones filled with all the iffy ingredients. Then to add insult to injury I think some brands throw in honey as an ingredient just because they think to most Americans that's a "health food".
Another expensive one near me is called "When Pigs Fly". [edit: Oh I see that got mentioned already] I think their NY rye bread is vegan by my standards. Nine dollars a loaf! I think a little less at the stores but still...
I always wander through the market, and think to myself..."and we wonder why we are all fat, all the healthy crap is so flipping expensive where as i can buy a frozen pizza for a buck" STUPID!!!!
its so true!! i will go to the store to do my grocery shopping and when i give the little discount card to swipe..one of them actually said to me "i dont think any of this is on sale...you eat too healthy" how crazy is that!!?? she said its a shame but the things that are discounted or "2 for" priced are all the junk food! its really pathetic in my opinion, that in this country if you dont have the means...you almost can't be healthy!
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.~ Mahatma Ghandi
No problem
I buy the hamburger buns all the time (the whole wheat ones are great), but have never had the hotdog ones. I'm scared to try veggie hotdogs I think.
You might like them! I recommend Yves veggie dogs. I put tiny slits in two sides of them and spread all 4 sides w/ Vegennaise (I've used Nayonnaise in a pinch but it is thinner and splatters more in the pan) and cook them in a frying pan, turning as each side browns. They stick a little but that just makes them taste better. All I've been missing is the bun but I put them on bread w/ onions, ketchup, mustard, and relish....so good! Know this is OT but it was important!
I've never used a breadmaker, but I make bread in a loaf pan in the oven every once in awhile and it doesn't actually take too long! And it's much cheaper (and has less crap in it) than storebought! The kneading and rising is what takes the longest, but I always just read or get online while waiting for it to rise.
Is it one of the frozen breads? I avoid that section where I shop (although with so few options I guess I should check it out) I figure why should I buy it frozen?
I almost always toast so that warning won't stop me, but thanks.
Well, I've seen it in the refrigerated section, but at my shop it's just with all the other breads. So yes, you may find it in the refrigerated or frozen section. It's still good.
It's made without flour, but rather with sprouted grains.
Pilaf, I looked at a couple of the Sara Lee breads and couldn't find any vegan friendly ones by my standards. I'm 99% sure they don't have any vegan certification stamp on the package so I'm assuming you don't scrutinize the multi-syllabic iffy ingredients like mono and diglycerides, L-cysteine, stearoyl lactylate, etc? Hey that's cool man, we all have different boundaries. I'm not being judgmental or anything. The only reason I ask is to see if there is some element I am missing. I don't scrutinize whether the sugar found in many products has possibly been bone char filtered, for example, yet other vegans consider that lax, for example. We are all different.
To our European buddies on this thread. Check out what us Americans are up against. Here's what a "healthy for you" bread label here in the states might look like, for example:
I count seven ingredients that are either not vegan or are at least iffy by a super strict vegan definition. And no, we don't have an "Animal free shopper guide" to consult.
Also, this list represents not just a few breads but rather 90-95% of breads we can choose from. This is why I think having differing "vegan standards" per country or region might make some sense.
Very similar but we add even more iffy/baddies to the count: whey, butter, enzymes, and vitamin D3.
Heck, at least they tell us the lecithin is soy based and not egg!
All these wacky chemicals are potentially found in all flour products here, not just bread: Cake, biscuits, croissants, rolls, bagels, cookies, hamburger rolls, hot dog buns, pizza dough, pita, muffins, cupcakes, pastry, tortilla, (burrito shells), etc.
You might like them! I recommend Yves veggie dogs. I put tiny slits in two sides of them and spread all 4 sides w/ Vegennaise (I've used Nayonnaise in a pinch but it is thinner and splatters more in the pan) and cook them in a frying pan, turning as each side browns. They stick a little but that just makes them taste better. All I've been missing is the bun but I put them on bread w/ onions, ketchup, mustard, and relish....so good! Know this is OT but it was important!
That does actually sound pretty good...I will have to give it a try. Thanks!
I also agree you can make it perfectly well without a breadmaker but I lack the moral fibre, as it were.
Lol! Generally when I make bread (not that I do it all the time, but every once in awhile) my dad and I make it together so it's more a fun "bonding" activity and not so much a boring one. If I had to make it all the time on my own I might consider a breadmaker. Are they very expensive?
Panera Breads, which I see is a national chain bakery/restaurant, has full ingredient disclosure books at the register and on the web. Hallelujah! There are a few breads that are OK for us there but others like French baguette are ruined by the use of eggs or other baddies.
For anyone thinking of emailing them for "sugar" clarification (used in many breads) don't bother, I've already found their response elsewhere on the web:
Your ingredients for many of your breads you list 'sugar', can you tell me if it's refined sugar from an animal bone charcoal filter or if it's a vegan friendly product. thanks.
Dear Valerie,
Thank you for contacting Panera Bread. Many of our breads do not list sugar as an ingredient. Some list honey as a sweetener. Sugar is a commodity
we purchase from many different suppliers and, although we recommend
vegan-friendly processing, we cannot confirm that all suppliers follow these recommendations...
Thank you again for contacting us. We appreciate your business and value
your comments.
Sincerely,
Stella
Customer Comment Coordinator
This is classic example of why I've decided not to email/scrutinize "sugar" found in so many otherwise vegan American foods. Even if you do get a response they're basically, politely saying (like in the above example):
- We don't know.
- We don't care.
- We don't promise to maintain the same supplier, anyways. It is a commodity which we get from any number of different sources.
If I had to make it all the time on my own I might consider a breadmaker. Are they very expensive?
I believe you can get quite cheap ones now.
Mine's a Panasonic one and wasn't that cheap (it was a Christmas present) but even those I think can be picked up fairly cheaply on eBay etc - people get them and then lose interest. I keep at it because I'm motivated by the difficulty of buying decent vegan bread around here.
I don't quite get what they are. Baby counter top ovens? or is there more to it than that? Do you need a mixer machine too? Those aren't cheap and I haven't the room for one.
edit to add: I've thought of a mixer also to make my own seitan which is quite pricey here so maybe it would pay for itself in the long run? hmm...
Breadmakers can do the whole process - you just put the ingredients in and then they mix them, leave them to prove or whatever for a bit, and then bake the loaf. They do take up a certain amount of countertop space.
I believe some mixers/food processors have "dough hooks" so you could do the first bit in a food processor and then bake the loaf in a conventional oven; that might be a better option if space is limited. Some breadmaker manufacturers claim that their machines use less electricity than ovens, but that might pan out, so to speak, differently if you baked a number of loaves in the oven at once.
I get the SaraLee brand, I think its the muliti grain one...but i'm not sure...not sure how good it is for you though...but bread is so freaking hard to find.
umm that all of their bread contains calcium/sodium stearyol lactylate. i recently sent them an email requesting a list of sources, so i'm still waiting to see if it is vegan.
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Generally when I make bread (not that I do it all the time, but every once in awhile) my dad and I make it together so it's more a fun "bonding" activity and not so much a boring one. 
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