A guide to healthier shopping and eating

Stockists

·        Booja-Booja – ‘Everyone needs a little Booja-Booja now and then’ so they say! Don’t ask, just revel in the sexiness of their chocolate fair-trade, organic, gorgeous products.  Dairy-free and lovin’ it! Available from Viva! and health stores, amongst others.

·        Blue Lotus – Blue Lotus sell vegan cakes and other goodies online. www.bluelotusproducts.com/bluelotus/

·        Cauldron – make great tofu and falafels, whichare available in most good-sized supermarkets. However, not all their products are dairy-free or vegan.

·        Free & Easy Cheese Sauce – cheese sauce without cheese!  Quick to make and tasty, it’s available in Morrisons, Holland & Barrett or by mail order from Veggie Stuff (see below).

·        Fry’s – some of the best veggie sausages, veggie mince, burgers and nuggets around – and all animal-free.  Try their veggie strips too, good in stir-fries or veggie doner ‘kebabs’! Available from Holland & Barrett, health stores and mail order from www.beanieshealthfoods.co.uk Telephone 01489 574593 or email info@beanieshealthfoods.co.uk

·        Marigold – (no, not the rubber glove people!)  This company makes vegan stock powder and Engevita yeast flakes. Available from large supermarkets and health stores.

·        Meridian – their Free From sauces and other products are very good.  We love the Mushroom & White Wine sauce, but their pasta sauces, yeast extract and many other goodies are also brilliant.  They’re widely available from good supermarkets – try the Organic or Free From sections – and health stores.

·        Mori–Nu – silken tofu, available in good supermarkets, health stores, delis and elsewhere.

·        Plamil – gorgeous mayonnaise, dairy-free chocolate (some available from Viva!), carob bars  – and divine chocolate spread!  Available in health stores, some supermarkets or online at www.plamilfoods.co.uk

·        Provamel Alpro – their soya milk comes in several varieties. They also sell Yofu – a dairy-free yoghurt – amongst other things. You can buy their products in large supermarkets as well as health stores.

·        Realeat – sausages, veggie mince, nuggets.  The mince is available in big supermarkets, the others can be found in health stores. Great taste and the mince makes a fine lasagne, shepherd’s pie, spaghetti ‘Bolognese’ and suchlike.

·        Redwood – meat, cheese and fish alternatives! This award-winning company produces a wonderful range of foods, their melting ‘cheeses’ being particularly good.  They also make Cheatin’ Meats and Fishless Fish patés, amongst other amazing things. Redwoods foods are available at some supermarkets and by mail order: 01536 400557 info@redwoodfoods.co.uk. Visit their website to see their entire range of fantastic cruelty-free foods www.redwoodfoods.co.uk They also have a store finder guide to locate stockists in your area. Viva! Supporters get a 10% discount on orders £25 or more (via mail order and the web shop). To join Viva! call 0117 944 1000 or online at viva.org.uk

·        Sainsbury’s – own brand soya milk and Free From range, as well as some own brand dairy-free ready meals.

·        Sanchi – soya sauce. Available in most good sized supermarkets or health stores.

·        Sojasun – delicious soya yoghurts, available in health stores.

·        Tesco – their own brand soya milk (in the pale blue and cream pack) is good and they also sell Realeat veggie mince and their own brand dairy-free dishes, as well as a Free From range. Oh, and let’s not forget those Value After-Dinner Mints!

·        Vegan Store – great range of mail order dairy-free goodies. Order online or else phone. www.veganstore.co.uk Tel 01273 302979.

·        Veggie Stuff – another great mail order source. Order online or else phone them.  http://www.veggiestuff.com Tel 0800 542 9707 between 10am-1pm.  

·        Viva! – buy dairy-free sweets and chocolate from our lovely Merchandising and Book Department. www.viva.org.uk or telephone us for free Gifts For Life and/or Books For Life catalogues on 0117 944 1000 (Mon-Fri 9am-6pm).

·        VVF – buy a wide range of merchandise and books – www.vegetarian.org.uk or call for a free Vegetarian Shop catalogue on 0117 970 5190 (9am-6pm)

·        Waitrose – own soya milk is good. Also do a range of dairy-free products and ready-meals.

·        Check out other supermarkets such as the Co-op (who label all their products if they are suitable for vegetarians or vegans); Morrisons, Asda and so on, for dairy-free goods. But the best places to shop are your local healthfood store – as they have a myriad of dairy-free products.

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