Favorite Packaged Vegan Alternative Foods

Question

While my goal is to eat as many whole foods as possible, I am a sucker for some of the alternatives in the grocery store.  

What are your favorites?  The staples that you have to have in your fridge at all times?

Pupnik · Answer

Oatly creme fraiche - so versatile, nice as a dollop on a dessert or to make creamy sauces.

Quorn ham slices - I fry these for 'bacon' and also cube them to make things like carbonara, and good as is for a sandwich.

Cheeses - took me a while to get used to them but I've found a few I like, such as Follow Your Heart pepperjack (put on a veggie burger while it's cooking) and Bute Island cream cheeze (melted with stock granules and hot water for easiest cheese sauce ever)

I also always have Fry's or Quorn pieces in the freezer for quick curries, stir fried etc. The soya chunks M&S and Lidl do are the best, but I don't have an M&S in my town and Lidl only stocks them during vegetarian week.

Crito · Answer

Wow I didn’t know Oatly made creme fraiche. That’s awesome. Never seen it in the US. But it’s also hard to find ANY creme fraiche here much less vegan versions. 

The Follow Your Heart American cheese is growing on me for grilled cheese and burgers. The Gouda is good too. 

But the one cheese that is always in my house is Myoko’s mozzarella. There’s nothing close to that in vegan cheeses. Melts perfectly for pizza, eggplant parm, lasagna, etc. Perfect consistency and creaminess with no greasiness. Their smoked farmhouse cheese is also amazing. Really all of their cheeses are great. 

Also always have their butter in the house. I’m working on phasing out vegan butters and oils but I’m having a hard time. 

Tofurky Italian sausages and hot dogs are staples in our house. Also Veganaise, Gardein meatballs, Morningstar farms chik patties and light life tempeh bacon. 

Also thoroughly addicted to Pete’s Bourbon vegan jerky. Pepper flavor. So far it’s been the only vegan jerky I’ve liked....and actually love.

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