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Review: El Burrito Soyrizo

April 24, 2021May 22, 2018 by Stuart Melling
El Burrito Soyrizo

Non GMO, vegan, gluten free, ero preservatives, no cholesterol…and actually tastes good? Almost impossibly – yes! Quite how I am unsure, I can only assume there’s some witchcraft afoot in …

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Categories Gluten Free, Grocery, Refrigerated, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags El Burrito, House Foods 2 Comments

Review: dr. Praeger’s California Veggie Burgers

September 21, 2019May 20, 2018 by Stuart Melling
dr Praeger's California Veggie Burgers

Or Dr. Praeger’s™ Purely Sensible Foods® California Veggie Burgers – to give them their full name. The package and name immediately suggests an ultra health forward product, and a glance …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags dr. Praeger's 3 Comments

Review: Upton’s Naturals Seitan Bacon

August 15, 2020May 20, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Upton's Naturals Bacon Seitan

As with the entire range of Upton’s Naturals products the first thing that catches your eye is the impeccable packaging. The recycled cardboard box is ultra-modern and hip. I’ve not …

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Categories Grocery, Refrigerated, Smart Buy, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Upton's Naturals 1 Comment

Review: Field Roast FieldBurger

July 22, 2020May 18, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Field Roast FieldBurger box

As opposed to some of their contemporary competitors, Field Roast take a slightly different approach to their meat free products. Unlike Beyond Meat for example, who seek to emulate traditional …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Field Roast 5 Comments

Review: MorningStar Farms Veggie Pulled Pork

April 24, 2021April 25, 2018 by Stuart Melling
MorningStar Farms Veggie Pulled Pork

MorningStar Farms Veggie Pulled Pork is relatively new to their lineup, launching around 2017 I believe. Ever a fan of MorningStar Farms products, when I spied this in the freezer …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags MorningStar Farms 2 Comments

Review: Yellowbird Serrano Condiment

May 22, 2018April 12, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Yellowbird Serrano Condiment Sauce on plate

How can you not love that label? One glance at that angry little guy and this bottle was headed straight into my shopping cart. Turns out that was a good …

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Categories Gluten Free, Grocery, Hot Sauce, Pantry, Smart Buy, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Yellowbird Foods Leave a comment

The Beyond Burger review – updated for 2020

June 14, 2020April 5, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Beyond Burger 2020 reformulation

Updated 2020 review In late 2019 Beyond Meat updated their recipe for their popular pea protein based burger. As a result we thought an updated review might be order. You …

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Categories Frozen, Gluten Free, Grocery, Smart Buy, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Beyond Meat 1 Comment

Review: No Evil Foods The Stallion Sausages

September 21, 2019April 2, 2018 by Stuart Melling
No Evil The Stallion package

I was immediately drawn to this product by the classy packaging; a handsome cardboard box that screamed quality. Right into my shopping cart they went. I almost didn’t want to …

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Categories Grocery, Refrigerated, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags No Evil Foods 2 Comments

Review: Upton’s Naturals Bar-B-Que Jackfruit

July 17, 2018March 25, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Upton's Naturals BBQ Jackfruit before opening

Jackfruit has been all the rage the last few years. A staple of Asian markets and pantries, the spiky fruit has reached awareness in the West as a versatile meat-free …

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Categories Gluten Free, Grocery, Refrigerated, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Upton's Naturals Leave a comment

Review: Field Roast Smoked Apple Sage Sausage

September 4, 2021March 23, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Field Roast Smoked Apple Sage Sausage package

These vegetarian sausages are usually found in the refrigerated section of the store; often times in a place like Whole Foods they’re intermingled with the vegan products. I’m not quite …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery, Vegan Tags Field Roast Leave a comment
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