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Review: Upton’s Naturals Traditional Seitan

July 17, 2018June 8, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Upton's Naturals Traditional Seitan

I’ll make no bones about it, I’m a self confessed fan of Upton’s Naturals. From the first moment I spied one of their beautifully packaged products I was hooked. Ever …

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The Beyond Sausage Hot Italian – updated 2022 review

July 10, 2022June 3, 2018 by Stuart Melling
Beyond Sausage - Hot Italian style 2022 packaging

In the Summer of 2022 Beyond Meat started to release new packaging across their product lines. This is the 2022 packaging for the the Hot Italian sausage; you will notice …

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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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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 Dogs

June 20, 2020May 13, 2018 by Stuart Melling
MorningStar Farms Veggie Dogs

Burgers and sausages – probably the two most emulated meat products in the vegan and vegetarian food space. And not without good reason of course – who doesn’t a burger …

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Review: MorningStar Farms Grillers Originals 2018

March 3, 2019April 25, 2018 by Stuart Melling
MorningStar Farms Grillers Original

Please note: this review refers to the older recipe of the Grillers Original. This was replaced with a newer version sometime around mid 2018. You can read our updated review …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery, Smart Buy, Vegetarian Tags MorningStar Farms 6 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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Review: MorningStar Farms Buffalo Wings

February 25, 2019April 21, 2018 by Stuart Melling
MorningStar Farms Buffalo Wings packaging front

In fairness there’s not much in the MorningStar Farms line up I am not a fan of. These guys have been making meat substitutes long before the current contemporary surge …

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