Plant-Based Products

Everyone has their favorite comfort food: Mac and Cheese, Lasagna, Chili, and Pigs in a Blanket. When you go vegan or plant-based it can be tough to leave these behind. For my husband, just the mention of having company over makes him go straight to the store to buy his favorite hors d'oeuvres, pigs in a blanket. ...

I've always been a classicist when it comes to Halloween candy: Mini versions of Snickers, Milky Way, and Kit Kats are my jam. But with more and more kids showing up at my door with allergies to nuts and even potentially fatal dairy allergies, I decided to go the vegan route and ordered only vegan Halloween candy to give out this year...

Trader Joe's is often heralded as a haven of plant-based, vegan, and allergen-friendly options. If it's possible to make a product without meat or dairy, the cult-favorite retailer figures out how to do it. One of the most astounding examples of Trader Joe's meatless engineering is the Italian-Style Sausage-less Sausage, which is made without meat but used to contain egg, which meant that vegan cu

It's October, and as the days get shorter and the leaves start to turn, there are some things we look forward to this season, like wearing our favorite sweaters, and having an excuse to eat as much candy as we like. Even if you're not eating animal products, you can easily find delicious vegan candies that are made without any dairy, honey, gelatin, or other animal-based ingredients for your Hallo

Leave it to the folks at Shake Shack to shake things up. Just when I thought I had tasted the latest vegan burger, it turns out they are testing a newer one, with even more wholesome ingredients than the last. So here, corrected, is the story of how I tried the new, improved vegan patty at Shake Shack...

Thanks to a rapidly-growing category of functional drinks designed to help you at every hour of the day, you can now choose how you want to boost your health and lower your stress levels with every sip. What exactly is a functional drink? It's a beverage that highlights a certain ingredient or health benefit...

Going plant-based usually means giving up some of the core tenets of the American diet such as milk and eggs, burgers, and most specifically steak. Americans love their beef, regardless of the health implications (red meat has been linked to heart disease and other chronic illnesses) and environmental issues (raising farmed animals accounts for 1/3 of all greenhouse associated with food production

Enjoying a glass of rich chocolate milk brings back childhood memories of sugar highs and sweet cravings. But what happens when you give up dairy? Non-dairy milk brands have ensured that consumers will have the option to continue drinking chocolate milk when they adopt a plant-based diet. Ins...

Gone are the days when tofu and one brand of dairy-free cheese were the only vegan options at your grocery store. Now, if you're looking for a crackable vegan egg, there's a French company making exactly that, or if you're seeking whipping cream made from lentil milk, Country Crock has you covered. With so many vegan milks,...

One of the hardest things about going plant-based -- more than steak or eggs -- was half and half in my coffee. I tried not to care but couldn’t stop craving my creamy cup of morning java, because plant-based milk was just not cutting it. So, I began my quest for suitable alternatives.