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| shelleyinbc
Joined: 01/03/11 Posts: 2 |
cheese substitute Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 12:04 AM just wanted to share with everyone a fantastic product I tried for the first time tonight. It's called Daiya - and it is a cheese substitute made in Vancouver, BC. One of the three challenges I knew I'd be faced with going on this 21 day challenge was that I love to have parmesan cheese on popcorn. The cashier at Choices Market recommended this product and I bought the mozzarella style shreds. I highly recommend it, very delicious. |
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| Mariberry
Joined: 01/02/10 Posts: 297 |
RE: cheese substitute Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 12:14 AM shelleyinbc wrote: just wanted to share with everyone a fantastic product I tried for the first time tonight. It's called Daiya - and it is a cheese substitute made in Vancouver, BC. One of the three challenges I knew I'd be faced with going on this 21 day challenge was that I love to have parmesan cheese on popcorn. The cashier at Choices Market recommended this product and I bought the mozzarella style shreds. I highly recommend it, very delicious. Hi Shelley - where in BC do you live? I'm just outside Vancouver. I agree, Daiya is fabulous (although I don't think there's much nutrition to it). Still, when you just gotta have that grilled "cheese" sandwich, it's perfect! All we are saying is "Give Peas a Chance" |
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mollyhorn
 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 582 |
RE: cheese substitute Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 12:17 AM Daiya is a great substitute for cheese because it melts. One thing to be careful of, though, is that it is extremely high in fat. Those who are doing the Kickstart because they need to lose weight would want to be mindful of that. Personally, I don't care for Daiya. I prefer nutritional yeast, which has lots of B-vitamins, too! Molly Horn |
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| veggieland
Joined: 01/04/11 Posts: 5 |
RE: cheese substitute Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 10:05 AM hello, i am reading a lot about this nutritional yeast, i am not familiar with this concept, could you let me know more about it? Thxs, |
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| mollyhorn
Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 582 |
RE: cheese substitute Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 11:44 AM Here is a good overview: You can buy it in bulk at most health food stores and large "natural" grocers like Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. It gives foods a great cheesy taste, is low in calories, and is very healthy. I love it! (Though it needs salt added, it isn't very good w/o a bit of salt, imo.) Molly Horn |
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| mollyhorn
Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 582 |
RE: cheese substitute Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 11:44 AM Here is a good overview: You can buy it in bulk at most health food stores and large "natural" grocers like Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. It gives foods a great cheesy taste, is low in calories, and is very healthy. I love it! (Though it needs salt added, it isn't very good w/o a bit of salt, imo.) Molly Horn |
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| veggieland
Joined: 01/04/11 Posts: 5 |
RE: cheese substitute Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 12:12 PM thxs for the link but i dont live in the US. is this something i can order online and will not spoil during transport... and once i receive it and open it where do i preserve it? pantry is OK? Thxs for the help !! |
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| Bugsmom
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2070 |
RE: cheese substitute Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 1:03 PM Check with any local health food shoppes and such in your area first as that'd probably be easiest. I did a quick check and it looks like there are places online to buy nutritional yeast flakes (make sure you don't order tablets or whatever, you want the flakes to use in recipes). I just googled "purchase nutritional yeast" and got a bunch of hits. --Deb R |
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presentcrisis
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RE: cheese substitute Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 1:18 PM There's also a wonderful product called Parma that is amazing! It's made from raw walnuts, spices, nutritional yeast, and sea salt. You can order it offline if you don't have a store that carries it around you. For whatever we lose (like a you or a me)
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turtlekaren
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RE: cheese substitute Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 7:43 PM I tried making my own Parma when the bottle ran out, its pretty easy - just pulse walnuts, nutritional yeast, and a little salt in the food processor or blender - not blended to death, mind you, you don't want walnut butter. Or maybe you do. I'd toast the walnuts first, adds a nice flavor. As far as Daiya - that was a catalyst in me finally making the switch to vegan - that, and coconut milk ice cream. The ability to make nachos again made everything better. Of course, there is the fat issue - which I'm trying to be good about during the kickstart, and would do well to pay attention to afterwards too! oh, and one other thing - cashew cheese - you can make this, it comes out like ricotta - we make lasagna and pizza with it. You can use it as a dip, too. It's a cup of raw cashews, soaked in a cup of water and drained, a teaspoon of onion powder, juice of a lemon (3 tablespoons), salt to taste, blended in the blender or food processor til smooth. Kinda like hummus. Some people add a third of a red pepper and/or chili powder to make it look orange, and for a different flavor. Again, you have to watch the fat on that, but if you are trying to get past a craving, or use it sparingly, should be ok... |
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lisag81
 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 64 |
RE: cheese substitute Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 8:31 PM Daiya is great when you absolutely need that cheese fix - but as mentioned above, you definitely have to keep in mind the fat content and that it doesn't have a lot of nutritional value. That being said, I would absolutely use Daiya as a treat. It tastes good and melts great compared to a lot of other vegan cheeses. Check out my blog as I do the 21-Day Vegan Kickstart! http://vegamorphosis.blogspot.com
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| Bugsmom
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2070 |
RE: cheese substitute Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 8:51 PM turtlekaren wrote: The ability to make nachos again made everything better. Of course, there is the fat issue - which I'm trying to be good about during the kickstart, and would do well to pay attention to afterwards too! oh, and one other thing - cashew cheese - you can make this, it comes out like ricotta - we make lasagna and pizza with it. You can use it as a dip, too. It's a cup of raw cashews, soaked in a cup of water and drained, a teaspoon of onion powder, juice of a lemon (3 tablespoons), salt to taste, blended in the blender or food processor til smooth. Kinda like hummus. Some people add a third of a red pepper and/or chili powder to make it look orange, and for a different flavor. Again, you have to watch the fat on that, but if you are trying to get past a craving, or use it sparingly, should be ok... We use this to make mac'n'cheese, nachos (that was our New Year's Eve treat!), and if we leave out the red pepper, so that it's pale, it makes a nice faux alfredo sauce over whole grain pasta and veggies. We've found that if we get plain old cashew butter (no added salt or anything), that saves the step of crunching down the cashews in the food processor. --Deb R |
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