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Gardein Nashville Hot Chick’N Tenders Review

2025-09-13 Ater Imber Leave a comment

If you’ve been around a while, you’ll know that I’m not exactly a fan of spicy food. It lights my mouth on fire, burns up my tongue, makes me sweat and isn’t easy going out, either. So, it might surprise you that I decided to try something with the words ‘Nashville hot’ in the name voluntarily.

It might also surprise you to hear, I actually liked them!

I first tried these tenders back in January 2023, and have had them a few times since, and I have to say, they’ve been slowly growing on me!

These tenders are slightly longer than the 7 Grain Crispy Tenders, and a little thicker, which might explain why they only come 8 to a bag. But what these tenders lack in quantity, they make up for with flavour!

They’re not overtly spicy like I had assumed they’d be – when you open the bag, there’s no puff of spice to sting your nostrils – and when you’re eating them, you don’t get any heat until the after-burn on the swallow. If we ignore the spice factor, they taste the same as their other faux chicken products and they have a pretty interesting breadcrumb coating.

If they had a non-spicy version of these tenders with the exact same breading, I would definitely add them to my weekly shopping list!

Another thing I appreciated about these tenders is that you can easily cut them up and add them to things like rice or pasta, and they won’t overpower the dish at all. The flavour of the tenders is great at seeping out and permeating the rest of the dish, so if you, for example, add them to pasta, I would recommend not adding additional spices if you want to avoid a tongue-burning-disaster when you go to eat.

If you’re not too big into spice, like I am, but are still curious to try them, I’d recommend eating them on their own, with some kind of dip to cool off your mouth. I chose a fairly easy homemade ranch, but I’d imagine any non-spicy dip would do the trick.

As I said earlier, they only come 8 to a bag, but I actually don’t mind that with these. Between their bigger size and their spice, I think 8 is a good number to get you through the week.

Also, they aren’t any more expensive than Gardein’s other faux chicken products, so the only deciding factor in whether or not you should add them to your grocery haul would be whether or not you feel like getting a new batch of taste buds.

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Gardein Crabless Cakes Review

2025-07-13 Ater Imber Leave a comment

If you’ve been around here a while, you’ve probably seen me talk about not liking the taste of seafood.

‘So Ater,’ you’re thinking (probably), ‘why would you do a seafood product review?’

That’s a good question!

And the answer is: Because they were recently used as a replacement in my grocery order, so they’re fresh on my mind. Also, crab cakes seem fitting for a summer review.

These cakes, as you may have guessed, are not my favourite Gardein product. But, I’m going to put my bias aside (as best I can) and give you a proper review of them.

Gardein’s Crabless Cakes actually surprised me with how big they were. I’ve obviously not had a real crab cake in… well I don’t think I’ve actually ever had a crab cake, even pre-vegan, but I assumed these would’ve been smaller. Closer in size to their Manadarin Orange Nuggets. They were maybe double the size? And definitely thicker.

The upside of them being bigger than I was expecting is, unfortunately, dampened by the fact there is only 8 cakes in one bag. Now, I’ve only got these twice, so I don’t know if it’s the norm or if I just managed to get duds/end of the line batches each time, but that’s something to be aware of.

For someone who doesn’t like seafood, I was glad there weren’t very many, but if you like them, you’ll definitely want to grab more than one bag.

These cakes had a good breading on them. They weren’t too crunchy (cooked in the oven) but the breading wasn’t too soft, either. It was a nice in-between. If I’m remembering correctly, I would say it was close to those frozen fish filet things.

The faux crab/filling itself is where my dislike for these became apparent. It oddly enough, didn’t have that classic fish taste. (Or ocean, which is why I also don’t like seaweed) What it did taste like to me – other than ‘bad’ – was weirdly enough, mint?

Not super strong like toothpaste, but it was more subtle, like candy cane mint?

I have no idea if mint is a flavour that’s supposed to be/usually found in crab cakes, but I found it weird. I don’t like mint in my food. No mint chocolates for me. It’s just too tied to toothpaste for me to want to swallow it. (I do like the smell of it, though!)

The texture of the filling was another… let’s call it an ‘interesting’ aspect of these cakes. It was what I remember canned tuna being – you know, that flaky, soft/squishy texture? – and since they were so big, there was a lot in a mouthful. (Even though I did bite them in half)

But again, I don’t know if flaky is a good or bad thing for people who enjoy crab cakes, so….

Another good thing about these crabless cakes – because I like to end reviews on a good note – is that they weren’t more expensive than the other regular Gardein products. So if you do choose to get these, they won’t cost you anything extra!

Except maybe in your mouthwash budget.

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Gardein Supreme Saus’ge Links Bratwurst Review

2025-05-13 Ater Imber Leave a comment

After trying the Beyond Meat Sausages, I’ve been a little more hesitant to try some of the newer/improved faux meat products that have come out in recent years. They have begun making some of them taste more like meat, and it’s too close for me to find enjoyable.

So when I heard of these Gardein Supreme Saus’ge Links, I wasn’t exactly jumping out the door to try them.

But working means not always doing things you’re looking forward to, so I finally sacked up and bought some to try. And, to my happy surprise, they weren’t that bad!

I first tried these sausages back in January, but decided to wait until the summer to review them because I figure you might be on the hunt for some new BBQ favourites.

These sausages came in the same sized box as their Supreme Burgers (which I don’t think I’ve reviewed yet), and they only came with four saus’ges in the box. They were what I like to call ‘proper’ sausage size – not too slim like the faux notdogs, and not weirdly long like some of the breakfast links – they were perfectly fat and short.

They also came in just one conjoined plastic sheet, which I liked because it’s less plastic than individually wrapping or packaging the links would’ve been. There is also clear seams on the plastic, so if you don’t want to cook all four links at once, you can just cut out the ones you want to use without inadvertently opening and needing to wrap up the remaining ones.

Because I’d never made them before, I decided to just cook them alone in a frying pan, which according to the box would take 19 to 25 minutes. When I took the links out of the plastic, they didn’t immediately smell like anything, but once they started to cook, there was a very strong sweet smell, that reminded me of maple syrup. The links also browned pretty fast, and I didn’t write down the exact time it took them to cook, but I did note it wasn’t as long as the box said. If I’m remembering correctly, I think I did 8 minutes on one side, then flipped and did another 6 minutes. (On my stove’s Medium setting)

One thing I did not like about these saus’ges was that they absolutely wrecked my pan!

I have no idea why, but they spit all over the place! I didn’t even add very much oil, and it’s not like I was constantly moving them around. All I did was flip them once. I noticed this is something that happens when I cook the Beyond Meat burgers/sausages as well, so I don’t know for sure, but it seems to be a weird by-product of the more realistic faux meats.

Luckily, it only looked like they killed my pan. Some water soaking in the pan immediately after cooking (once it was cooled down) and just a regular wash with a sponge and dish soap later, the pan was perfectly fine.

Once they were no longer cooking, the maple syrup/sweet smell dissipated, which I thought was a little odd. I initially thought the sweet scent was somehow activated during cooking, and once they were done, the links would continue to smell like that, but that turned out not to be the case. I don’t think they smelled specifically very ‘meat-y’ either, they just kind of had that done cooking smell. Or maybe I was just nose-blinded by the maple syrup, I didn’t notice.

These links had a great texture, and a good taste! As I said above, they weren’t super close to meat like the Beyond Meat products are, but they also definitely did have a meat-y taste. They also had what I described as an ‘undercurrent’ of flavour that I couldn’t quite place. My notes said ‘my best guess is mint, but not the toothpaste or candy cane mint flavour – it’s closer to when mint is in shampoo and has that ‘cooling’ effect, but in your mouth?’

This was actually a flavour I noticed in the Beyond Meat sausages, as well. At that time, I thought it might’ve been the fennel because they had the whole seeds/pods/whatever they’re called in them. But I’ve since been told fennel doesn’t have that cooling/mint effect, so I don’t know what else it could be.

I did read the ingredients, and there definitely is not any mint in the saus’ge links, so it might be just be a weird taste-bud thing.

I definitely wouldn’t let that odd description stop you from trying these saus’ges. Overall, they’re good! And I’m betting they’d be even better tasting if you cut them up and added them to something like a pasta or rice dish.

That said, they are on the slightly expensive side ($10.99 when I got them at Loblaws), so maybe best to keep them for those special BBQ summer occasions with family/friends.

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Gardein Pepperoni Pizza Pockets Review

2024-10-13 Ater Imber Leave a comment

Does anyone else remember these things?

When I first went vegan back in 2016, these wonderful pockets of joy seemed to be everywhere!

Unfortunately now, they no longer exist.

Admittedly, when I was a kid, I didn’t eat a lot of the ‘regular’ pizza pockets (allergies), but from what I remembered, these were spot on!

Not only were they the right shape (looking at you, Tofurky Pizza Pockets [which are also sadly discontinued]) but they also tasted how I remembered! The marinara sauce, the pepperoni, the mozzarella… even not waiting long enough to bite into one and burning the shit out of your tongue.

Don’t get me wrong, they definitely aren’t five star cuisine or anything, but you don’t want that from a pizza pocket anyway, right? Or at least, I know I don’t. Food doesn’t have to be fancy to be good, y’know? They scratched the nostalgia itch, made a delightful small meal, or a hearty snack and used to be pretty easy to find.

They also used to come 4 pockets per box, so it was a winning product all around!

I’m definitely sad I can no longer buy them, but luckily you might be able to!

A few years after I stopped seeing them, I did some research and apparently, the company had discontinued all of their products in Canada, and then slowly began re-releasing them. I believe the reason at the time was something about operating costs since they had branched into the US market. (Which doesn’t make sense to me, considering Gardein is a Candian company) The thing that really got me annoyed though, is that on the US Gardein website, they have more product variety than the Canadian one!

I understand the US is a big market, but what I don’t understand, is why you would bare-bones the product line in the country you started in/are from? That just doesn’t make sense! If anything, they should’ve released a few products to the US to ease into the waters or whatever.

… Sorry about that mini-rant. I’m clearly not over this senseless betrayal. That’s how much I loved their pizza pockets! I haven’t eaten a non-homemade pizza pocket since 2016. That’s too long!

Anyway, if you’re in the US, you should have no problems finding this product to test, enjoy and hoard for yourself. I’m not sure if it’s available in other countries markets, but you can check using the Product Locator on their website.

Oh, and if anyone from Gardein is reading this: please, please, please bring your pizza pockets back to Canada!

So, have you tried Gardein’s pizza pockets? Have you found a different brand of vegan pizza pockets you love more? Or started eating to fill the pizza pocket shaped hole Gardein left when they disappeared? Let me know in the comments!

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Gardein Minestrone & Saus’ge Soup Review

2024-01-13 Ater Imber Leave a comment

I first tried this new Gardein soup back in November of 2020. Yes, I’m that organized.

Since I only do 12 product reviews a year (one each month), it’s actually not hard to try more new foods than reviews to post. So instead of trying new foods and not reviewing them, I just write down what I think every time I try something new, and then I always have content. And, since I write the full review from my notes, it’s almost like not even doing work, since I’ve already done the hard part. (Thanks past me!) So yes, just like story WIP’s I also have a lot of vegan food reviews piled up/backlogged.

But, not to worry because you guys will get to see them all! Eventually.

Actually, one hard thing about keeping reviews for future years is the product I was planning on posting the review about is no longer around. Sometimes it’s been pulled from certain markets and is only available in specific countries or a few times, it had been discontinued all together.

Anyway, let’s get to the part you actually came here to read.

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If you’ve been around for a while – or read some of my other Product Reviews – you’ll know I’m not that big on soup – but this one was actually pretty good!

It was a tomato based soup that had thick ring-shaped pasta, green beans, black beans, chickpeas and of course, faux sausage pieces. The can that I got was mostly pasta. It seemed to be lacking in beans and there were only 3 pieces of the faux sausage. Granted they were pretty big pieces – about the size of one of their Meatballs (notballs), if you cut it in half – but still. Since they put the word ‘sausage’ in the name, I think there should’ve been more than three. At least do five.

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But, I know there’s not a worker sitting in the assembly line counting out pieces by hand (or at least, I hope that’s not happening), so maybe your can or if I buy another one, there’ll be a better mix of ingredients.

As I’ve said before, I have a pretty low spicy food tolerance, so I’m not sure if minestrone soup is supposed to be spicy, but mine was a little bit. It was enough to notice, but not enough to burn my throat/upset my stomach.

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It also wasn’t very filling. It was pretty tasty, but I wouldn’t call it ‘hearty’. Though I’m not sure if that’s a soup thing or a this soup’s thing. So, take that with a grain of salt if you wish. If you wanted to stock up for winter, I’d keep a few cans on hand, but don’t max out your budget on them.

Speaking of budget, they also weren’t that expensive. The 425g can was $5.49, which is comparable to other soups and even the Daiya cheese blocks. (At the time of buying)

I’m not entirely sure if Gardein still makes this soup, to be honest. I checked Vegan Supply as I was writing this review (24.01.11, hello from the past!) to compare the 2020 price, but it didn’t come up. I also checked Gardein’s own website with the Store Finder and it crossed out Toronto, Canada and the closest that came up on the map were a bunch of stores in Detroit, USA.

I usually like to end my reviews by telling you to go try the product yourself, so Detroitians (is that what people who live in Detroit are called?) and probably other USA residents, feel free to check out this soup! People in Canada and other countries, see if you can find it. Just, don’t look too hard.

It was good, but not scour-the-Earth good.

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Gardein Chick’N Teriyaki Style Bowl Review

2023-09-13 Ater Imber Leave a comment

Gardein used to have a few kinds of ready-meal type products back when I first went vegan. There were pizza pockets, cans and even more faux meat selections available. They ended up having to cut a lot of their line in Canada for some reason, which sucks because I would gladly be eating their pizza pockets if they were still available.

It’s been a few years now and they’ve thankfully slowly begun expanding their product line again. Though I’m not sure how far off they are from bringing back their pizza pockets, I was excited to try this ready-meal bowl once they crossed the border.

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This Chick’N Teriyaki Style Bowl is the first of it’s kind I’ve tried. I’ve never had another ready-meal version of this, so keep in mind I don’t really have anything to compare this too.

Usually, not having anything to compare a new product to is great, because then you’re not sub-or-consciously keeping tabs on things it does different than the other product.

That said, even without anything to compare it to, this product wasn’t my favourite thing from Gardein.

For starters, it came in a black plastic container that I think was supposed to look like a faux takeout container. Not only have I been trying to stay away from plastic (and I believe the black takeout container plastic is one of the harder kinds to recycle), it was a lot smaller than I was expecting.

And I know I say that basically every time – you’d think for someone who’s tried as many vegan products as I have, I’d expect things to be on the smaller side by now. But for a product that’s supposed to be an entire meal, it was very small. This could maybe be an appetizer to tide you over before the main course – like having a light soup before the entrée at a fancy restaurant – but if you’re planning on eating just this for dinner? Prepare to stay hungry.

This product also said to microwave it, which I didn’t because I try to avoid using them as much as I can. It actually cooked in the same amount of time on the stove in a pan (about 5-6 minutes) as the cooking instructions said it would.

It was also a lot more apparent just how small this portion was once I had it in the pan and out of the container it came in. It was maybe a half bowl’s worth of rice.

The taste was also not that great. Now, I’m not sure if there’s different ways to make teriyaki sauce, but every food I’ve had that said it was “teriyaki” was some sort of soy sauce concoction. This product however, tasted more like plum sauce.

If you enjoy plum sauce, that’d be a plus, but unfortunately I don’t like it. This made the dish weirdly sweet and it somehow also had a kick to it? I guess it’s the definition of “sweet and spicy”, but I wasn’t expecting that (and wouldn’t have ordered it) from a product that was labelled “teriyaki”.

The plus side of this dish, was that despite it being small, it came with about 10 pieces of chick’n strips. The strips I don’t think were anything special, though. They just tasted like their regular bagged ones.

If I remember correctly, this bowl was either more or about the same price as their chick’n strips bag. (I tried to find the price for this article, but Good Rebel, VeganSupply and Loblaws were either sold out or no longer carry the product)

Honestly, you could probably make a much better version of what this dish is supposed to be if you just bought their chick’n strips separately and combined everything yourself.

Again, if you enjoy plum sauce, spiciness and small portions, you might love this dish! But as for me, while I wouldn’t count this product as “bad” I definitely wouldn’t buy it again – unless it was my only option.

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Store Crawl #4: No Frills

2023-05-22 Ater Imber Leave a comment

This article was written 23.03.06, some of the below products may be sold out/discontinued/etc. at the time of posting.

Though No Frills is owned by Loblaw, they surprisingly don’t carry as many vegan options as their parent company. Sure they’re a ‘discount’ store, but that doesn’t mean they should carry less vegan products.

Vegans like deals, too!

Earth Balance:

Soy Free Buttery Spread
Original Buttery Spread

Becel:

Vegan Margarine
Unsalted Plant-Based Margarine Brick
Salted Plant-Based Margarine Brick

Yves:

Veggie Ham Slices
Veggie Turkey Slices
Veggie Bologna
Veggie Bacon Strips
Ground Round Original
Ground Round Italian
Ground Round Mexican
Veggie Family Hot Dogs
Jumbo Veggie Dogs
Veggie Chicken Nuggets
Veggie Nuggets With Whole Wheat Breading
Veggie Breakfast Links
Falafel Balls
Veggie Meatballs

Lightlife:

Smart Bacon Strips
Smart Dogs
Smart Chicken Tenders
Original Crumble
Original Tempeh

Gardein:

7 Grain Crispy Tenders
Chipotle Lime Crispy Tenders
Beefless Ground
Meatless Meatballs
Mandarin Orange Crispy Chick’n
Lightly Breaded Turk’y Cutlets
Fishless Fillet
Crispy Chick’n Sliders
Beefless Tips
Crispy Golden Chick’N
Barbecue Wings
Chick’N Wings Spicy Gochujang Style
Crabless Cakes

Beyond Meat:

Beyond Beef Ground
Beyond Burgers
Beyond Mild Italian Sausage
Beyond Hot Italian Sausage

Daiya:

Shreds Mozzarella
Shreds Cheddar
Pizza Supreme
Pizza Fire Roasted Vegetable
Flatbread Mushroom Caramelized Onion
Block Cheddar
Block Feta
Salad Dressing Ranch
Salad Dressing Creamy Caesar
Cheesecake New York Style
Cheesecake Key Lime

Silk:

Almond For Coffee Vanilla
Almond For Coffee Hazelnut
Soy For Coffee Original
Oat For Coffee Vanilla
Almond Original
Almond Vanilla
Almond Dark Chocolate
Soy Original Unsweetened
Soy Vanilla
Creamy Cashew
Half & Half Coffee Creamer
Coconut Original
Almond Yogurt Vanilla
Coconut Yogurt
Coconut Yogurt Vanilla
Oat Yogurt Vanilla
Oat Yogurt Plain
Whipping Cream Alternative
Oat Original
Oat Vanilla

Violife:

Shreds Cheddar
Shreds Mozzarella=
Slices Mature Cheddar
Slices Cheddar
Slices Smoked Provolone

PC:

Butter Alternative Salted
Butter Alternative Unsalted
Salad Dressing Caesar
Cheddar Slices
Swiss Slices
Coconut Cream Cheese Style Spread
Mozzarella Sticks
– Beefless Undeniable Burgers
Vanilla Marshmallows
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
Bittersweet Chocolate Chips
Peanut Butter Delights

As always, the above list is for the pre-made/faux vegan foods. I don’t list staple vegan products like fresh fruit and vegetables, grains, etc. because not only are those found at every store, including them would make these posts way too long.

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Gardein Chick’n Noodl’ Soup Review

2022-12-13 Ater Imber 1 Comment

This is the last post of 2022!

I’ll be taking the last half of this month and first half of January off from posting. I’ll be back Jan. 13th 2023, (9am, ET) with the first short story (and product review) of the new year!

Hope you all enjoy the upcoming holiday season, and get well rested for 2023!

Now that the winter weather is in full swing, I thought what better product to review than a soup?

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Now, I’m going to be honest, I’m not that big of a fan of soup. I hardly ever eat it (Mr. Noodles not included). I think it’s a little weird as a food. It’s practically just juice with chunks in it.

I’m a much bigger fan of stew. Food should be solid, or fork-able. If I wanted to drink something, I would just get myself a beverage.

That said, I decided to take a chance on this soup, because I’m a big fan of most of Gardein’s other products. And let me tell you, I’m very glad I took the chance!

This soup had big chunks of chick’n (the pieces were roughly the same size as their Meatballs), had pretty big pieces of carrot and celery, and there was a decent amount of noodles, too. My can only had 6 pieces of chick’n total, which I guess I could let slide since they were pretty big, but for a soup that is called Chick’N Noodle, you’d think there would be more. That could entirely vary by can, though, so don’t let that be a reason you write this soup off before even trying it.

The can also made a full bowl, which I was admittedly impressed with – I was half expecting it to be a little under, if anything. The can itself is pretty small, it’s the same size as the Amy’s Kitchen soup cans.

Because I don’t eat soup all that often, I don’t really have much to say in terms of how good it is specifically as a soup, but compared to the Chunky Soup Hearty Chicken I used to eat before going vegan, it definitely stacks up!

One thing I didn’t like about this soup – or any soup that has noodles in it – is how soft the noodles are. I understand that’s what happens when noodles are left soaking in liquid for a long time, they get super soft. And I’m not sure if that’s something others would say is a plus in their soup, but as for me, I like my pasta to have a little bit of a bite to it.

This soup definitely gave me classic chicken noodle soup vibes, and even though I’m not that big a fan of soup in general, I could definitely see myself enjoying this during the cold winter months.

On occasion.

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Gardein Maple Breakfast Saus’ge Patties Review

2022-03-13 Ater Imber Leave a comment

These cute little sausage rounds are perfect for breakfast sandwiches!

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Gardein makes 2 kinds of these breakfast sausage patties: original, or maple. And, with me being in Canada and all, I figured I should probably test out the maple ones first. I’ve seen tried both and love both flavours, but the maple beats out the original when talking strictly about breakfast.

There’s just something very pleasing about sliding one of these maple-y goodness rounds onto a freshly toasted English muffin, and topping with cheese. The flavour combo is amazing, and if you haven’t tried them, I definitely recommend doing so!

… Sorry, I just really love maple sausages.

Getting back on track: 5 patties come in one bag, and considering how small they are – and how big the bags Gardein uses – they could easily fit more than 5 in these bags. In fact, to save freezer space, I’ve actually done this. 8 patties comfortably fit, and if you really try, you can fit 10 in one bag. That said, considering they’re usually about $6.99 (Loblaws) and they’re often on sale, it makes them a pretty good deal, in terms of vegan food.

One down side of these patties is that since they’re loose in a bag, they freeze together, which usually wouldn’t be that much of a problem. Except, that because these are covered in maple syrup, it makes it harder to pull them apart when you want to use them. Also, because of the maple syrup coating, it will leave a sticky residue in your frying pan when cooking. This isn’t that much of a big deal, but if you’ve never cooked anything with maple syrup on it before, be warned: you’ll want to immediately soak the pan with some water. Dried maple syrup is very hard to get off of things.

Don’t let that discourage you, though! The maple flavour is more than worth the little bit of extra effort!

Now, it’s been a long time since I last had ‘real’ maple breakfast sausages, but from my (6 year) memory of them, these patties taste the same. The only difference being, they’re in a patty form, instead of cylinders. The texture is nice and not overly chewy, and if you wait long enough not to burn your tongue, the maple syrup adds a nice sweet flavour to whatever breakfast sandwich you’re eating.

Your house will also smell amazingly maple-y after cooking them, so you get breakfast, and a bonus! Who needs candles?

There’s not really much else I can say about these, other than that you definitely need to try them, and the Original flavour, too. (Though those ones will be getting their own review in the future)

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Store Crawl#3: Loblaws (Online Edition)

2021-11-22 Ater Imber Leave a comment

This article was written 21.06.07, when COVID pre-cautions were still in place. Please excuse any reference that is no longer applicable

Similar to Metro’s store crawl, this crawl was also done online. While the restrictions are lifting a bit where I am, I still think it’s safest to not go to highly populated areas at the moment. Especially if I don’t absolutely have to go.

And running around a store writing down all the vegan food they offer isn’t on that list, so you’re getting another online edition. Actually, I was thinking of maybe making most of these online crawls instead. Lots of people would rather get groceries delivered, and, sometimes the online selection of products is better/has more variety than if you were to go in person.

Also, since we’re starting to get back into the cold weather, not having to brave the oncoming winter temperature’s seems like a good idea.

And with that little preamble out of the way, let’s see what vegan offerings** Loblaws has:

Yves:

Original Ground Round
Ham
Turkey Slices
Hot Dogs
Mexican Ground Round
Bologna
Pepperoni
Chick’N Burgers
Italian Ground Round

Lightlife:

Smart Dogs
Smart Tenders Plant-Based Chicken
Smart Bacon
Organic Smoky Tempeh Strips
Organic Original Tempeh
Plant Based Burgers*
Plant Based Ground*

*All other products said Certified Vegan on packaging, these products did not, however their ingredients appeared vegan when I read them

Gardein:

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7 Grain Crispy Tenders
Mandarin Orange Crispy Chick’n
Beefless Ground
Crispy Fingers Chipotle Lime
Turk’y Cutlets
Golden Fishless Filets
Beefless Tips
Breakfast Spicy Sausages
Chick’n Sliders
BBQ Wings
Breakfast Maple Sausages

Earth Balance:

Soy Free Buttery Spread
Original Buttery Spread
Whipped Spread
Creamy Coconut Peanut Butter
Peanut Butter and Flax
Crunchy Coconut and Peanut Spread
Crunchy Peanut Butter with Flax

Silk:

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Soy Original
Soy Original Unsweetened
Soy Vanilla
Soy Chocolate
Unsweetened Almond
Vanilla Almond
Dark Chocolate Almond
Almond Protein
Almond and Coconut
Coconut Unsweetened
Cashew Unsweetened
Oat Yeah Original
Oat Yeah Unsweetened
Oat Yeah Vanilla
Barista Soy
Barista Almond
Soy For Coffee
Vanilla Coffee Creamer
Hazelnut Coffee Creamer
Oat Yeah Coffee Creamer
Plain Coconut Yogurt
Vanilla Coconut Yogurt
Raspberry Yogurt
Blueberry Yogurt
Almond Strawberry Yogurt
Almond Peach Yogurt
Strawberry Banana Yogurt

Presidents Choice (PC):

Swiss Style Slices
Cheddar Style Slices
Mozzarella Style Slices
Cheddar Style Shreds
Mozzarella Shreds
Coconut Cream Cheese
Vegan Cheddar Puffs
Chickenless Strips
Onion and Chive Tofu Dip
Beefless Undeniable Burgers

Amy’s Kitchen

Alphabet Soup
Vegetable Barley Soup
Fire Roasted Southwestern Vegetable Soup
Light In Sodium Minestrone Soup
Lentil Vegetable Soup
Lentil Soup

Daiya:

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Cheddar Block
Mozz Shreds
Cheddar Shreds
Cheddar Sauce
Alfredo Sauce
Cheddar Mac
Alfredo Mac
Cheeze Lovers Pizza
Margherita Pizza
Fire Roasted Veggie Pizza
Supreme Pizza
Vegetable Crust Meatless Pepperoni Pizza
Vegetable Crust Mediterranean Pizza
NY Style Cheesecake
Key Lime Cheesecake
Strawberry Cheesecake
Vanilla Ice Cream
Triple Fudge Ice Cream
Chocolate Crunch Ice Cream Bar
Salted Caramel Swirl Ice Cream Bar
Original Cream Cheese

Enjoy Life:

Mini Choc Chips
Mega Chunks
Plentil Dill and Sour Cream
Plentil Thai Chili Lime
Plentil Sea Salt
Cocoa Loco Baked Chewy Bars
Chocolate Chip Mini Crunchy Cookies
Soft Baked Mini Double Choc Brownie Cookies
Soft Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies
Soft Baked Snickerdoodle Cookies
Soft Baked Mini Snickerdoodle Cookies
Soft Baked Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookies
Oat and Fruit Breakfast Ovals Choc Chip and Banana
Oat and Fruit Breakfast Ovals Fig and Maple
Oat and Fruit Breakfast Ovals Berry Medley
Gluten Free Crunchy Double Choc Cookies
Boom Choco Boom Candy Bar

Misc:

Mr. Noodle’s Vegetable
Habitant Garden Style Vegetable Soup
Lipton Cup-A-Soup Spring Vegetable Dry Mix
Knorr Vegetable Bouillon Cubes
Bob’s Red Mill Nutritional Yeast (Large Flake)
Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Pizza Crust Mix
Oreo’s Original
Fudgee-O’s Original
Triscuits Original
Ritz Crackers Original
Kisko’s Mr. Freeze Jumbo Freezies
Ben and Jerry’s Non-Dairy Netflix and Chill’d
Ben and Jerry’s Non-Dairy Peanut Butter Half Baked
Ben and Jerry’s Non-Dairy Cherry Garcia
Ben and Jerry’s Non-Dairy P.B. and Cookies
Ben and Jerry’s Non-Dairy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Dandies Vanilla Marshmallows

**This is not counting of course fresh/frozen/canned fruit and vegetables, and staple dry ingredients like pastas and rices, this is also not including ‘obvious’ snack products (Lay’s Original chips, etc.)

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