Vegan Cheese Challenge Week 4: Follow Your Heart

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Oct 12

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Here we are at Week 4 of the Vegan Cheese Challenge. It's a time and place for me to explore the every widening world of fake-cheese, homemade dairy-alternatives, and "wow! I didn't know that was vegan!" products for those of us who can't or won't eat dairy products.I admit it: I REALLY like Follow Your Heart's vegan cheeses. They melt pretty well (not as fast or as completely as Daiya), and I like the milder flavor sometimes. I also like that Follow Your Heart cheeses don't have the almost-slimy texture of Daiya, which sometimes is a bit too much for me. Since it comes in blocks which you can grate or slice, it's great for veggie burgers, toasted sandwiches, and macaroni and cheese.These cheeses come in a wider variety of flavors than other brands, including mozzarella, jack, nacho, and cheddar.Made from water, expeller pressed canola oil, tofu, soy protein, inulin (a natural extract of chicory), natural flavor (vegan), agar, sea salt, Brewer's yeast, carrageenan, calcium lactate (vegan), lactic acid (vegan), and annatto, these cheeses are casein-free (which some dairy-free cheeses aren't -go figure), gluten-free, non-GMO, and kosher to boot.You can buy this and all kinds of dairy-free cheese replacements at Cosmo's Vegan Shoppe.com I like Follow Your Heart's other dairy-free offerings as well, and overall the company makes high-quality products. I made a tempeh salad sandwich filling for my omnivorous family in Oregon this summer, and my younger sister, who doesn't like mayo, really liked the Reduced Fat Veganaise. The flavor is great, and most people can't tell the difference between this vegan version and the cholesterol heavy mayo sold in stores.If you don't have time to make your own tofu sour cream, I highly recommend the Follow Your Heart Vegan Gourmet Sour Cream. It's perfect for mexican dishes.