Publix supermarket last week. Who knows what the rest of the dairy industry is doing to animals if even the brands we thought we could trust are deceiving consumers. Was I going to make even more special trips to Whole Foods for items I could no longer buy anywhere else in good conscience?
As thoughts of dry toast, milk-less cereal and a life with little cheese drifted through my head, my eyes landed on something new... Earth Balance Buttery Spread. Cruelty free because its dairy free, and even lovelier because it's free of gluten, soy, trans fats and it's GMO-free (not genetically modified).
Vegans, get excited!
I wondered what it tasted like and if it was full of chemicals. To my happy surprise as I read on, oils in the ingredient list are expeller pressed (meaning they use machines to get their ingredient oils as opposed to chemical extraction). And the cherry on top is that it tastes great! So far, I've used it on toast, and to make grilled cheese and it even melts like traditional butter. Next up, I'll try Earth Balance baking sticks in my next cake. It's a grand excuse to have cake for no reason, don't you think?
