{"id":5485,"date":"2017-07-13T12:04:09","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T22:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/workable-level.flywheelsites.com\/?p=5485"},"modified":"2017-07-13T14:02:27","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T00:02:27","slug":"top-5-meat-and-ice-cream-substitutes-of-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/13\/top-5-meat-and-ice-cream-substitutes-of-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Meat and Ice Cream Substitutes of 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
BY\u00a0KAYLA VALERA<\/a>\u00a0| STAFF WRITER<\/strong><\/h5>\n

In recent\u00a0trips to the grocery store, I’ve noticed that more vegan products are hitting the shelves than ever before. Perhaps this phenomenon is due to the growing popularity of this\u00a0lifestyle, causing more companies\u00a0to expand their market toward vegan friendly consumers. Either way, mainstream companies and traditionally plant-based\u00a0brands alike are aiding this movement, and vegans can’t help but reap the benefits. <\/span><\/p>\n

The alternatives that I personally seek\u00a0out are ice cream and meat products. Finding replacements for these indulgences were one of the hardest parts of shopping as a vegan. As shown by\u00a0the following items listed, enjoying vegan meat and ice cream transition foods in 2017 can be\u00a0relatively easy and convenient.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Ben and Jerry’s Non-Dairy Ice Cream<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Back in 2016, the well-known ice cream brand, Ben and Jerry’s, released four non-dairy ice cream flavors <\/a>after an overwhelming\u00a0demand by customers\u2013 some of which went as far as to sign a petition<\/a> for inclusive ice cream for people who don’t\u00a0eat dairy. These flavors are as follows:\u00a0Chunky monkey, P.B. & Cookies, Chocolate Fudge Brownie, Coffee Caramel Fudge. Since then, the company has released four new flavors in 2017: Cherry Garcia, Coconut Seven Layer Bar and Caramel Almond Brittle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. H\u00e4agen-Dazs<\/strong>\u00a0Non-Dairy Ice Cream\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Similar to Ben and Jerry’s customers, fans of Haagen-Dazs\u00a0petitioned<\/a>\u00a0the company that produces indulgent frozen dessert\u00a0for some non-dairy ice cream options. In return, the brand introduced four new, decadent flavors: Mocha Chocolate Cookie, Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge, Chocolate Salted Fudge Truffle, and Coconut Caramel. However, these ice cream pints will be sold exclusively at nearly all Target stores as of July 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

3.Breyer’s Non-Dairy Ice Cream<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Breyer’s Ice Cream quietly\u00a0released two non-dairy ice cream flavors\u2013Vanilla Peanut Butter and Cookies & Cream, which quickly caught\u00a0the attention of vegan grocery shoppers as the products hit the shelves. These almond-milk based ice cream are more generously sized\u00a0than the pints worth of Ben and Jerry’s and\u00a0H\u00e4agen-Dazs non-dairy ice cream (compared to Breyer’s 1.5 quart).<\/span><\/p>\n

4.Beyond Meat: The Beyond Burger<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond Meat<\/a>‘s newest artificial meat product, the Beyond Burger, has garnered a following from both non-meat eaters and traditional meat eaters as a convincing substitute for a beef patty. Its beef-like texture, juicy taste, and color change from pink to brown when cooked are shockingly comparable to the real deal. The patty is made \u00a0primarily of pea protein and is\u00a0free of soy, gluten, and GMOs. Though it was only accessible at most Down to Earth or Whole Foods, Safeway has recently started to carry this product at its stores in Nevada, California, and Hawai’i.<\/span><\/p>\n

5.Tofurky Vegetarian Ham Roast<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

From the same company that sells\u00a0cruelty-free\u00a0turkey\u00a0to replace the Thanksgiving staple, Tofurky<\/a>\u00a0has just released its latest feature, the\u00a0Tofurky Vegetarian Ham Style Roast. This imitation ham roast includes an\u00a0\u201cExtra Special Beer Glaze\u201d to baste with and is prepared as you would a regular ham roast. Its smell and taste are told to be reminiscent to actual holiday ham and was released in April for Easter feasts. Its national distribution, however, is planned for Thanksgiving and Christmas season later in the year. Most Safeway, Down to Earth, and Whole Foods should carry this latest item.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BY\u00a0KAYLA VALERA\u00a0| STAFF WRITER In recent\u00a0trips to the grocery store, I’ve noticed that more vegan products are hitting the shelves than ever before. Perhaps this phenomenon is due to the growing popularity of this\u00a0lifestyle, causing more companies\u00a0to expand their market toward vegan friendly consumers. Either way, mainstream companies and traditionally plant-based\u00a0brands alike are aiding this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinions","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}