I think this is the first Gardein product I’ve had. Or that I’m aware of, anyway. This is a plant-based jerky product that is more akin to real meat jerky than to the Louisville Vegan Jerky Co. products. It comes in the form of flat strips and chunks. Texturally, the Gardein jerky is sort of…
Read moreYes, 2020 is not over yet, but still, there’s enough to talk about. And we’re just here to talk about Selective Elective in 2020…which actually was a really good year despite everything else happening in the world. New food types tried, a push to be more consistent with food reviews, and great overall performance. I’ve…
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I reviewed YumEarth’s Halloween pops pack around a month ago and tremendously enjoyed them. I couldn’t stay away, so I picked up their normal ‘Favorites’ pack of organic vegan lollipops. Half of the flavors are the same as the YumEarth Halloween pack, so I won’t re-review those. The new flavors…however… Googly Graple – It’s grape.…
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I originally reviewed the Louisville Vegan Jerky Co.’s Maple Bacon flavor….and my takeaway was that I enjoyed the product, but not the specific flavor. So here I am, trying a flavor that is more my speed: smoked black pepper! Yes, smoked black pepper…despite me saying the maple bacon was too smoky, I chose this flavor…
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Miyoko’s Creamery Pepper Jack Vegan Cheese Shreds are a really good imitation of the real thing from first gaze. They really do look like pepper jack shredded cheese: milky white with sprinkled red accents…that’s pepper jack. But do they taste like pepper jack? They get the point across well enough. The shreds are flakier than…
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Lightlife is another plant-based food producer. They have a wide-range of plant-based meat substitutes. The substitute reviewed today is their Mexican Smart Ground product. I think it is supposed to mimic ground beef. Well, whatever it was meant for, we used it as the ‘meat’ in tacos. The texture was light, fluffy, and had a…
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I am no stranger to Field Roast products, but I was a stranger to their vegan apple maple breakfast sausage. And to, I think, vegan breakfast sausage in general. I can’t think of another product I’ve tried like this. I remember real breakfast sausage fondly, so I was intrigued to try these out. Admittedly, the…
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These YumEarth Organic Halloween Lollipops are stripped down, vegan suckers. They are super fruity, simple, and made without ingredients that are common allergens. They are individually wrapped and designed for Halloween giving. I didn’t buy them for that or really care about that aspect—I just wanted to try a vegan/’healthy’ lollipop. And I’m glad I…
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These Unreal Dark Chocolate Crispy Quinoa things are some form of quinoa integrated M&M-style candy. I didn’t know what to expect from them; I think I was thinking something like puffed rice. I don’t know—it just seemed interesting. They aren’t really interesting since they’re basically M&Ms, but that does not matter because they are delicious.…
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The SmartSweets Sweet Fish are another vegan gummy fish product. They are branded more for their lack of sugar than anything else. The caloric bang is crazy—100 Calories for the entire bag of fish! But, regardless of how great the calories are, do we even want to eat them? Hmm… maybe. They grew on me…
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