At the risk of alienating half my audience and many close friends... this is a rant that has been boiling for a while. I'd like to say firstly that I love you all very much... I'm just venting some frustration. All of my vegan and coeliac friends are amazingly accommodating of me and my allergies, probably because they understand what it's like having limited choice and also … [Read more...]
Vegan-ish for Veganuary
So many people think I'm vegan and some days I am, but I'm torn with this. Because I really want to be vegan for so many reasons, I'll share those below shortly. I've given a lot of thought though and basically, I can't do it, it's impossible - for another list of completely different reasons... see below. So this is my post for Veganuary - about why I'm only going … [Read more...]
FreeFrom, Plant Based food and Veganism – Top 3 trends for 2019
Plant-based food and veganism, the free-from movement and booze-free beverages have been identified as the top three trends which impacted food & drink businesses in 2018, according to new research by The International Food & Drink Event (IFE). Sharing a picture of my beautiful sister here with my favourite plant milk company, Oatly! They've certainly been … [Read more...]
Is your plant milk latte dairy free/vegan?
I'm picking on Starbucks here because I know they are guilty but this applies to many coffee shops. Those of us with dairy allergies who cannot drink cow's milk have a huge choice of plant milks available to us including rice, oat, coconut, hemp, almond, cashew, soya etc. Quite a lot of choice, and most coffee shops with have some plant milk alternatives, though sadly most … [Read more...]
What do vegans taste like?
Ever eaten a vegan? No me neither. I don't know what they taste like but I'd probably be allergic to vegans since they consume a lot of nuts to get protein into their diets. Joking aside, this new dairy and soya free cheese from VioLife, discovered in my local Morrisons, is probably the best freefrom cheese I've ever tasted. I have always been of the opinion, having eaten … [Read more...]