Today, many Kiwis are saying no to the cruelty of the dairy and egg industries and are choosing a more compassionate way to eat. Fortunately, ditching dairy and eggs doesn’t have to mean missing out, thanks to an ever-growing list of tasty vegan alternatives.
All supermarkets in New Zealand stock a large range of non-dairy milks, including soy, oat, rice, almond and coconut milk. Sanitarium’s Almond and Coconut Milk is my personal favourite and Vitasoy’s Soy Milky is a close second.
Orgran No Egg is a powdered egg replacement that is perfect for baking and, in addition to sparing chickens from the suffering of a battery cage, it also works out much cheaper than buying eggs–each packet costs around $4 and makes the equivalent of 33 eggs!
Orgran No Egg works well to replace eggs used to bind a recipe, but it doesn’t have the texture of eggs and it can’t be scrambled. For a cruelty-free alternative to scrambled eggs, try Orgran Easy Egg or scrambled tofu instead.
For vegan butter, Olivani, Naturli and Nuttlex are all great dairy-free options.
Angel Food and Zenzo both make great vegan cheeses including cheddar, mozzarella and parmesan.
But if cream cheese is what you’re after, look no further than Sheese’s Original Creamy Sheese.
For the sweet tooths out there looking for vegan ice cream, try So Good’s range of dairy-free ice creams, a Tip Top vegan Trumpet, a vegan Cornetto or a vegan Magnum.
