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Sainsburys Spiced Lentil Bakes

Sep02
2011 Written by maggie

Veggie Spiced Lentil Bakes

From the Taste the Difference range at Sainsburys Spiced Lentil Bakes with a spicy tomato centre.  I like that Sainsburys are doing something for vegans but this is not my favourite thing.  The bakes are crispy,  the flavour of the bake was OK, but the tomato sauce does not work in my opinion.  I would not have these again,  i think there are better similar products out there.

They are very easy to cook,  you just bake them in the oven for 35mins,  they would go well with a salad or some roasted vegetables.

Each 280gram pack contains 2 bakes,  suitable for vegetarians, vegan as far as I can tell.   From the freezer section in Sainsburys.  Per bake is 24kcal.

I personally prefer the Good life spicy bean quarter pounders I reviewed earlier.

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Yellow Tea NOT Veggie

Sep02
2011 Written by maggie

Yellow Tea Not Suitable for Vegans

Recently I have been very interested in tea’s.  I am trying out a various number of teas as I do love the flavour of tea, from all over the world

Tea comes in different types and has different production methods.  Recently and fortunately for me I have learned that Yellow Tea is wrapped in a Cow Skin paper in the final stage of preparation and then fired to reduce the grassy flavours.  I am so glad I have learned this as I was about to order some to try.

From my understanding so far,  white tea, green tea, black tea, oolong tea and Puerh tea are all veggie friendly.  But it is the Yellow tea you have to watch out for.

UPDATE

I have just had an email from a tea company who have informed me that not all yellow tea is wrapped in cow hide,  sometimes it is wrapped in muslin instead.  So I would say it would be wise to check before you buy and if there is any uncertainty then don’t buy it.

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Coop Large Roasted Salted Peanuts

Sep02
2011 Written by maggie

Vegan Salted Peanuts

Large roasted and salted peanuts from the Cooperative.  These are good nuts,  I like that they are large and crunchy.  They don’t seem to have too much salt on them.  They are great for a snack,  I often have mine with a sandwich or crackers.  Perfect as a party food or just for sharing.

Each 200gram bag is suitable for vegans and vegetarians. Per quarter pack 50grams is 150kcal.  Made with sunflower oil and salt so no nasty extras.  Sold in the Coop.

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Sweet Revolution Raw Chocolate Orange

Sep02
2011 Written by maggie

Vegan Raw Chocolate with Orange

A 75% raw chocolate with orange sweetened with agave nectar from the Sweet Revolution range at Redwood’s.   The chocolate is very delicate and crumbly and the orange flavour comes through and works well with the chocolate.  It is best to store this chocolate in the fridge as it is quite delicate.

I have tried the Dark Chocolate, Peppermint and the Ginger versions of this range which I have reviewed earlier.  All are pretty good.

Each 30gram bar is suitable for vegans.  Sweetened with agave nectar which has a low GI of 15-30.  Free from dairy, refined cane sugar, gluten and anything artificial.

www.sweetrevolution.co.uk

Please note that my reviews are always honest and unbiased, however I feel it only right to point out that Redwood’s did supply this product for me to review.

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