A guide to healthier shopping and eating
Chain Gang - Food and Coffee Outlets
It’s amazing where you can get dairy-free food and drink nowadays. The
UK is catching up with the USA in this respect, and as greater numbers of
people turn to a dairy-free lifestyle, more companies are offering alternatives. It’s
always good to ask – the more requests a company gets, the more likely
it is to make changes!
AMT – soya milk at no extra charge. National, mainly
railway stations.
Boots – their Free From lunch range includes a couple
of vegan sandwiches, plus small cartons of soya milk and a vegan snack bar.
National.
Caffe Nero – soya milk on request at 30p extra. National.
Coffee Republic – soya milk on request at 35p extra.
Mainly South East, although Manchester and Birmingham branches also.
Costa Coffee – soya milk at no extra charge and soya
lattes etc included on their menu. National, including airports and railway
stations.
Prêt a Manger – always stock at least one vegan
sandwich. National.
Ritazza – soya milk on request at no extra cost.
National, including motorway services.
Starbucks – sell a falafel, hummus and salad wrap
which is vegan. They also stock soya milk on request at an extra 35p. National,
including kiosks in the Borders.
Wetherspoons – sell several vegan items, including
a veggie burger. All their products are clearly marked on the menu. They
even provide vegan margarine! National pub chain.
Soya Milk Tips
Remember:
- Soya milk is great
in tea
- Fresh Provamel Alpro
Soya (as opposed to the ordinary UHT packs) and So Good don’t curdle
in coffee
- UHT soya milk does
curdle sometimes, depending on the brand of coffee, so follow these tips:
- Heat soya milk – the heating
process stops it curdling
- If you don’t have time
for that, let the coffee cool a little or add some cold water
- Then add
the coffee to the soya milk rather than the other way round
Viva! and VVF Taste
Test - Soya Milk recommendations
Top of the list came
1. Alpro sweetened (blue).
2. Alpro Orange was a close runner-up.
3. We also liked White Wave, So Good
and Soleil.
Almond milk (especially Ecomil’s organic) was also very popular
as a drink in its own right, on breakfast cereals or in smoothies!
Remember - everyone’s taste buds are different, so you might
want to experiment. There are also other types of milk, such
as rice and oat, which some people prefer. However, they aren’t
as high in calcium as the soya products – although all are very
healthy.
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