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Sol Cuisine Meatless Meatballs

June 20, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Sol Cuisine Meatless Meatballs

Sol Cuisine can be found in the freezer section of a number of stores. These meatballs come nine to a bag, which is also resealable. Cooking: Cook from frozen. The …

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Field Roast Signature Stadium Dogs review

July 4, 2021June 15, 2021 by Stuart Melling

The news that these veggie dogs from Field Roast had become an official Plant-Based dish for the LA Dodgers certainly caught my eye; I love to see the new wave …

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Categories Grocery, Refrigerated, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Field Roast 2 Comments

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

Birds Eye Buffalo Cauliflower Wings review

July 4, 2021May 16, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Birds Eye Buffalo Cauliflower Wings

Vegetable based sides are the hot ticket item the last few years – cauliflower diced into tiny grains for ‘rice’, green beans repurposes as French fries – all the big …

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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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MorningStar Farms Italian Sausage Style Crumbles review

July 4, 2021May 15, 2021 by Stuart Melling
MorningStar Farms Italian Sausage Style Crumbles

These are very much the same product as MorningStar’s regular Griller Crumbles – a product I’ve happily used for year after year after year. The key difference is the gentle …

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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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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
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