Adventures in (Vegan) Cheese

Since I started reading healthy living blogs, I’ve been exposed to all kinds of different foods and eating styles that I’d never known about before. (And I’ve tried a lot of foods I’ve read about on blogs!)

I’ll try different foods, but right now, how I’m eating mostly works for me. I generally eat almost anything but am trying to go light on fried food, wheat and dairy to see if it helps my stomach.

There’s one problem with that.

I LOVE CHEESE.

Like, so much so that I joined French club in high school because my friend told me they did cheese tastings. DONE. This was obviously the club for me.

But I don’t think my stomach loves cheese. (Jerk.) I knew vegan and other dairy-free cheese alternatives existed, but I didn’t want to try them. They wouldn’t be as good as the real thing.

But for some reason, I decided to try vegan cheese last night.

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(Um, technically it’s a “cheese product alternative.”)

I was having my friend Eileen over for tacos/fajitas, and I didn’t want to buy a bag of cheese I wouldn’t use again, so I decided to try this cheese. I was going to trick her and not tell her it was vegan, but at the last minute I told her and she didn’t seem too weirded out.

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Maybe it was the wine.

Edited to add: The cheese wasn’t bad! It was in such a small quantity, though, that I wasn’t sure, so I tried it after dinner melted on a tortilla chip and it passed that all-important test.

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12 Responses to Adventures in (Vegan) Cheese

  1. Kei Jager says:

    and how did it taste? I’m not big on the alternatives either, but my mom tries all sorts of things.
    And better yet, did it sit well with your tummy?

    • Theodora says:

      It wasn’t bad–but it was in a pretty small amount for my dinner. I melted it on a tortilla chip after dinner to see how it *really* tasted, and it was still good! And my tummy liked it, which is awesome.

  2. Lizzy says:

    Hows my.block of cheese in your fridge???? I find that some cheeses don’t bother my stomach as much as others so I stick to those because I could never give up cheese!!!
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  3. Hilary says:

    I am so sorry to hear about your stomach’s dislike for cheese…that is just sad. I have tried soy cheese before….NOT impressed!
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  4. [SMASH] says:

    Glad the “cheese” was pretty good. Never tried vegan cheese before!
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  5. Alexa says:

    Daiya “cheese” is pretty good. The cheddar style is kinda of off tasting, but the mozzarella is tasty. :)

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  6. I’ve never tried that kind, but Daiya is actually really good. It’s not quite REAL cheese, but it does the job well!
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  7. Dori says:

    The ONLY Vegan cheese I like is Daiya. And I like it a LOT.
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  8. Jenny says:

    Another vote for Daiya – we’ve used the cheddar, mozzarella, and pepper jack flavored shreds. My tummy isn’t a big cheese fan either and even my picky little boy eats Daiya.

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