Solutions: Nondairy, Meatless, Egg-free

Recommendations are based on my family’s taste preferences and what's available nearby.

GROCERY AISLE

Nondairy Milks: Use nondairy milks in the same way as dairy milk in cereal, coffee, and recipes. Thicken into sauces by using oil/flour roux or cornstarch slurry. Get to know the different flavors--soy, almond, rice, oat, coconut, hemp--by experimenting, and match the milk to the recipe according to your taste. For cooking don’t bother with the refrigerated milks (unless it’s creamer which is refrigerated) since the shelf-stable milks are just as good. Brands I use are Pacific Foods and Westsoy and other organic brands because I care about avoiding GMOs. Silk products are easy to find but many aren’t organic. At the food co-op I get a case discount… sweet!

Condiments, Canned Beans, Canned Soups: There are many good brands, even some organic canned veggies such as Libby's. I find that we like a lot of Amy’s Organics products – check labels because Amy’s makes non-vegan items too.

Vegetable Broth:

• Imagine No Chicken, No Beef broth, or Vegetable broth
• Pacific Foods Vegetable Broth
• Kitchen Basics Vegetable Stock by McCormick
• Any vegan organic vegetable bouillon such as Seitenbacher Vegetarian Vegetable Broth and Seasoning, Organic Gourmet or Rapunzel

Bread, Bagels, Buns: Breads may be found in the grocery and/or frozen section. Rudi's, Ezekiel, Vermont, but always check labels for eggs, milk/whey, non-vegan sugar.

REFRIGERATOR CASE

Egg-free Mayonnaise: Follow Your Heart Vegenaise

Meat Substitutes:

• Field Roast sausage links, Stuffed Celebration Roast 
• Tofurky sausage links, cold cuts
• Lightlife Gimme Lean ground, beef-style or sausage, cold cuts, hot dogs
• Yves meatless deli slices, meatless ground round (like beef), chorizo
• Trader Joe's Turkeyless Stuffed Roast with Gravy (This is a seasonal product around Thanksgiving and IMO the best-tasting turkey alternative. I buy extra and keep it frozen so we can enjoy it a few more times during the year.)
• Home-made: See my recipes using Textured Soy-Vegetable Protein (TSP, TVP)

Nondairy Creamer:

• Organic Valley soy creamer
• Silk (but organic is hard to find)
• So Delicious Coconut Milk creamer.
• Home-made: See my recipe for creamer, okay in a pinch.

Nondairy Cheese:

• Daiya soy cheese: shredded cheddar, shredded mozzarella, shredded Jack (this brand really melts and tastes a lot like dairy cheese)
• Tofutti cream cheese, ricotta, sour cream
• Follow Your Heart Vegan Gourmet block cheeses, cream cheese, sour cream
• Galaxy Nutritional Foods grated vegan parmesan (the soy, NOT the rice kind)
• Home-made: See my recipes for ricotta, sour cream, and parmesan

Nondairy Butter (non-hydrogenated vegan margarine, no trans-fat):

• Earth Balance buttery sticks, buttery spread
• Smart Balance (not as tasty as Earth Balance)

Nondairy Yogurt:

• WholeSoy soy yogurt
• So Delicious Dairy Free coconut milk yogurt
• Silk soy yogurt

FREEZER CASE

Frozen Entrees, Burritos, Pizza: There are many good brands, but I find that we like a lot of Amy’s Organics products – check labels because Amy’s makes non-vegan items too.

Ravioli: Soyboy

Chicken-Flavor Patties:

• Soy Boy Okara Courage Burgers
• Boca Foods Spicy Chik Patties

Chicken-Flavor Cutlets:

• Gardein “chick'n filets” or “chick'n scallopini” cutlets

Nondairy Ice Cream:

• So Delicious Dairy Free coconut milk ice cream (awesome! Love their pops & sandwiches)
• Tofutti soy milk ice cream

Bread, Bagels, Buns: Breads may be found in the grocery and/or frozen section. Rudi's, Ezekiel, Vermont, but always check labels for eggs, milk/whey, non-vegan sugar.