Regardless of whether you are vegan, vegetarian or flexitarian, this blog post will show you how easy it is to find a vegan alternative for an apparently irreplaceable food.
How to replace your favorite dairy products:
Many people now avoid dairy products, regardless of their diet. This is because, on the one hand, around 75% of the world's adult population has problems digesting the milk sugar lactose and, on the other hand, it is increasingly being questioned whether animal milk products even contribute to a healthy diet.
Plant-based alternatives, on the other hand, contain no lactose, usually less fat and are in no way inferior in taste to their animal counterparts. Vegan alternatives are now not only increasingly available in stores, but can also be easily made yourself.
Have you also tried our Easy To Shake Organic Oat Drink ? With this drink it will be even easier for you to do without conventional milk. Because our organic oat drink is not only vegan, gluten-free and sustainable, but also saves unnecessary packaging waste, as you can mix a full 4 liters of oat milk from a 400 gram pack.
Vegan yogurt
Whether for breakfast, as a snack or as a dessert, yoghurt can be used in many different ways and is a main part of many people's diets. Fortunately, there are now many plant-based alternatives based on soy, coconut, almond, oats, hemp, rice or lupine.
The vegan yoghurt varieties not only impress with their creamy consistency, but also with their taste! Just try out the vegan varieties and find your new, favorite vegan yogurt.
You can also easily make yogurt yourself. Here we show you how it works.
Your cream alternatives
Cream is perfect for making sauces, soups or finishing any dish. Wouldn't it be a dream to have a plant-based alternative with the same properties and an even better taste?
Surprise : The dream has long been a reality! Whether in the supermarket or homemade - there are now many ways to easily replace cream.
Suitable alternatives to cream include coconut milk or vegan yogurt. However, many suppliers also offer a substitute: In many supermarkets you can choose between soy, oat or cashew cream from a wide range of brands.
Another option is to simply make your cream yourself. Find out here how you can quickly and easily conjure up vegan cream .
Vegan cheese
We have to admit, life without pizza, lasagna or cheese bread would be really hard. But as you can probably imagine, even as a vegan you don't have to miss out on this pleasure! We have collected vegan alternatives for you for every cheesy occasion or you can make your own cream cheese.
Maybe there is an option for you that you would like to use permanently as a herbal replacement:
- For sprinkling: Parmesan made from cashews or walnuts
- For gratinating: yeast melt
- For topping: smoked tofu or vegan sliced cheese
- As a spread: hummus, vegan cream cheese or avocado
This is how you can replace egg
Scrambled eggs or omelettes are popular egg dishes and are simply part of breakfast for many people. Eggs are also an important component in baking and cooking recipes because they bind liquid and can be foamed.
However, not only chickens suffer from the egg industry, but also the environment. That's why we're giving you suggestions here on how you can replace eggs with vegan options in no time.
Cooking and baking without eggs
While you can simply leave out the egg in some recipes, in other recipes it is urgently needed as a binding agent.
The following foods are suitable as replacements:
- oatmeal
- a mashed banana (e.g. in pancakes)
- Flax seeds or chia seeds (e.g. when baking)
- Locust bean gum
- Potato, corn and tapioca starch
- Aquafaba
- Silken tofu
- Our Easy To Mix Vegan Egg
When it comes to salty dishes, however, care should be taken to ensure that the taste of the egg alternative in question is not too strong. In addition, the egg substitute should taste in harmony with the other ingredients.
Your vegan egg dishes
With our Easy To Mix Vegan Egg you can also enjoy egg dishes such as omelettes or scrambled eggs in a plant-based and cruelty-free way. Our secret ingredient is the German field bean, which contains many vitamins and important minerals.
Your honey substitute
As you may know, honey is not vegan. Bees are mass-reared and exploited for honey production. The bees are often injured or even killed.
For example, queen bees die up to 5 years earlier because of the honey industry. In addition, the small insects actually need their own honey to provide themselves with nutrients essential for survival. It's so easy to replace honey with plant-based alternatives.
These honey alternatives are perfect for your next fruit salad, muesli or tea:
- maple syrup
- Agave syrup
- rice syrup
- Dried fruits
- Date syrup
As you can see, almost every animal food can be replaced with a vegan alternative. We hope that these suggestions have given you inspiration for your vegan dishes and we hope you have fun implementing your ideas.
PS : We have designed a guide for you to support you with your plant-based diet. In this booklet you will find delicious, cruelty-free recipes for every occasion as well as recipes for making substitute products such as cream, cheese, bacon, etc.
Well, curious? You can find the booklet here.
Sources:
- https://www.peta.de/themen/honig/
- https://utopia.de/ratgeber/veganer-kaese/
- https://proveg.com/de/nutrition/plant-alternatives/vegan-egg-substitute/
- Silanikove, N., G. Leitner & U. Merin (2015): The Interrelationships between Lactose Intolerance and the Modern Dairy Industry: Global Perspectives in Evolutional and Historical Backgrounds. Nutrients. 7, p.7312–7331
