Most would agree that cheese is usually the biggest obstacle to going vegan. Ever considered why? There’s a reason behind our cravings: cheese contains fragments called casomorphins, a casein-derived morphine-like addictive compound! So yes, most of us have been addicted to cheese without knowing it! Luckily enough, breaking free from the habit is easier than ever with the variety of vegan cheese alternatives available these days. Here are five of…
It’s that time of year when all the major sports teams – NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB – are on TV. This means it’s time for mindless eating while freakishly fit people entertain us. I never thought I would be able to each nachos again and then I discovered cashew cheese. Nachos are all about the cheese. I admittedly don’t like a lot of the traditional nacho toppings, so we…
From GO Veggie! – Your partner in better health choices So you decided to seek a more plant-based diet by going dairy free and egg free, and possibly even meat free. In the case of allergies this decision can be involuntary, and other times it is a conscious choice from internal belief systems or a decision towards better health. No matter the path that got you there – vegan, vegetarian,…
HappyCow is pleased to have interviewed Miyoko Schinner about her new book ‘Artisan Vegan Cheese’ last week. Her easy to make recipes make it simple for cheese lovers everywhere to go vegan without giving up their cheese addictions! Enjoy: From Amazon.com: Gourmet restaurateur and vegan food expert Miyoko Schinner shares her secrets for making homemade nondairy cheeses that retain all the complexity and sharpness of their dairy counterparts while…
save animals “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” -Mahatma Gandhi 3 years ago UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF ANIMAL RIGHTS Preamble: Considering that Life is one, all living beings having a common origin and having diversified in the course of the evolution of the species, – Considering that all living beings possess natural rights, and that any animal with…
Hi Everyone, HappyCow friends at QuarryGirl.com recently launched an unprecedented investigation into the common ingredients used at a string of vegan restaurants in the Greater Los Angeles area. The results are surprising, alarming, and worth taking a look. QuarryGirl secretly tested the ingredients from 17 so-called “vegan” restaurants to see if they contained traces of egg, casein (a milk derivative), and/or shellfish. Of 17 places they checked, only 10 passed…
“Daiya Real VEGAN Cheese that just might change the world” Daiya Cheese (from their website) IT Looks just like cheese IT Shreds just like cheese IT Melts Just like cheese IT even Tastes just like cheese! But OMG, it digests like whole foods, not cheese! Pizza is a fun food. However, for those that still eat dairy, you must be familiar with how it feels after eating a lot of…