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Gardein Ultimate Chick’N Tenders – the best yet?

July 4, 2021May 23, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Gardein Ultimate Plant-Based Chick'N Tenders

I wasn’t overly impressed by the the last product from Gardein that sported the Ultimate moniker; their Ultimate Burger was all promise and no follow through. I typically find that …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery, Smart Buy, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Gardein 4 Comments

Field Roast Plant-Based Nuggets review

July 4, 2021May 16, 2021 by Stuart Melling

When I come across them – I find Field Roast a routinely reliable brand that make a variety of solid plant-based products. Their corn dogs and burgers remain two of …

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365 Plant-Based Burger Patties – one to avoid

May 15, 2021 by Stuart Melling
365 Plant-Based Burger Patties

These are from Whole Foods’ in house 365 brand and one of many in their plant-based meats product line up. In the past I’ve had some great experiences and not …

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Gardein Crispy Golden Chick’N Nuggets – average at best

July 4, 2021May 15, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Gardein Crispy Golden Chick'n Nuggets

Gardein are perhaps the quickest expanding line of plant-based products out there. It seems like there’s something new every other week. Canned soups, frozen meals, individual faux meat products. With …

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Sprouts Original Grillers Veggie Burgers review

May 16, 2021May 12, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Sprouts Original Grillers Veggie Burgers

Sprouts Market is usually a great call for meat free options. This in house veggie burger is more in the old-school format, you know the type; thin hockey puck based …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Sprouts 1 Comment

Big Mountain Super-Food Brekkie Links review

May 12, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Big Mountain Super-Food Brekkie Links

I spied these on a random roam of my local Whole Foods. I’d never come across the brand before. Four links come to one vacuum packed collection, inside the sausages …

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Categories Grocery, Refrigerated, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Big Mountain 1 Comment

Beyond Meatballs – a top quality plant-based option

July 4, 2021May 11, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Beyond Meatballs

Beyond Meat have been remarkably restrained in their product launches, at least when compared to the frenzy that it is other brands in the plant based space right now. The …

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Boca Original Spicy Chick’N Veggie Patties review

March 15, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Boca Original Spicy Chick’N Veggie Patties

Boca are one of the original names in the meat free world; and you imagine a brand with a much bigger challenge on their hands now – given the recent …

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Simple Truth Plant Based Ham Style Deli Slices review

March 15, 2021March 13, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Simple Truth Plant Based Ham Style Deli Slices

I find Kroger’s Simple Truth lineup frustratingly erratic in terms of quality. I suspect it’s something to do with the depth and breadth of the product line which features just …

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The Alpha Burger Crispy Chik’N review

March 15, 2021December 7, 2020 by Stuart Melling
The Alpha Burger Crispy Chik'N

I ran into the Alpha Foods brand for the first time at Sprouts, and I am glad I did. I hadn’t heard of them prior, and I’m always on the …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Alpha, Alpha Foods 2 Comments
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