Ok, so, I recently changed from vegetarian to veganism. I also recently came over an issue. I noticed that (please no dumb jokes for never realizing this, LOL) bread has egg whites (?) or whey I believe. I could've mistaken it for something else, but I know there was SOMETHING non-vegan in it. Do most vegans make there own? Or is there a brand I can buy? Because a big portion of my diet is bread, like lunch for school etc.
Often baguette style french bread is vegan (flour, salt, yeast). If there's any bakeries or in-grocery store bakeries around you should check them out. Fresh, rustic style bread is often eggless, wheyless, and free of any dubious preservatives.
Arnold's has one, I think it's stone ground whole wheat? Anyway, it's in the orange package. Also, the rest of my family eats this Italian sourdough bread that's vegan.
Often baguette style french bread is vegan (flour, salt, yeast). If there's any bakeries or in-grocery store bakeries around you should check them out. Fresh, rustic style bread is often eggless, wheyless, and free of any dubious preservatives.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Dave's Killer Bread!! I actually went to high school with Dave!! Our paths didn't exactly cross but I can still make that claim to fame...
Arnold's has one, I think it's stone ground whole wheat? Anyway, it's in the orange package. Also, the rest of my family eats this Italian sourdough bread that's vegan.
AH! I knew Arnold's had one, but I thought I had fooled myself because last time my parents bought that brand it had whey in it I believe... must have just been whole wheat and not the stone ground part? Anywho, still check the label, but I will definitely look for this because I remember liking that bread very much!
I think this is a uniquely American problem. I live in England and never have problems finding bread. But when I was in New York over Christmas, I spent 5 mins reading labels in a supermarket and then just gave up
Egg is usually more likely to be in breads which use baking soda or baking powder for leavening. Yeast breads are more likely to have milk or honey as the main non-vegan ingredients. (Look out for sodium caseinate, which is made from milk protein but may not obviously strike you as "milk"!) If a loaf of whole-wheat bread doesn't list that or honey, nonfat milk solids, whey, etc it may be okay. The more experienced vegans here will be able to tell you whether the wierd-named things like diglycerides are OK or not.
I just make my own. It's a lot tastier, I know exactly what's in it, and if I time the batch right for when my husband gets in the door, he's in a VERY good mood for the rest of the evening...
There's a brand of bread called Sticklings whose 7 grain bread is vegan (it even says so on the package!). It might just be available in southern ontario tho.
I have been having trouble finding vegan breads that are packaged and pre-sliced. However, I have found that most of the fresh breads where I shop are vegan. So, I've either been buying those or making my own. My sandwiches are never perfectly square anymore, but they still taste as good.
Arnold's has several but check the ingredient lists carefully. I spoke with someone from Arnold's company and was assured no animal products were used UNLESS specifically stated on the packaging. So... read...
I don't have trouble finding breads. 99% of the time I just buy Ezekiel anyways and they are all vegan. Also, I shop at Whole Foods a lot so it's really easy to find vegan breads there.
Arnold's has several but check the ingredient lists carefully. I spoke with someone from Arnold's company and was assured no animal products were used UNLESS specifically stated on the packaging. So... read...
Yeah, most of their products are good. I buy their rye bread and whole wheat buns all the time. I'm not 100% vegan, but I prefer to go with vegan products when there's an easy option like this.
I love Wholefood's 365 Birdland Multi Seed Bread. It's sooooo yummy just by itself and not dry like some other breads. I like eating it with almond butter.
Like someone else said I think this must be mainly an american thing. In Nz it is easy to find vegan breads, about half are naturally vegan. This includes breads right across the price range so can suit any budget.
Personally though we make our own bread as I find it much tastier and satisfying.
I think this is a uniquely American problem. I live in England and never have problems finding bread. But when I was in New York over Christmas, I spent 5 mins reading labels in a supermarket and then just gave up
Pah. The only reason I have an easier time here, is because things are labeled better.
I've not see eggs in bread either (except specialty breads), but in bakeries, they sometimes use an egg wash to glaze the top of the loaves and make them "shiny", so it's not unheard of. Whey was more of a problem for me, but still not as much as the blasted honey!
My preference is to buy bread from a bakery, where you can ask about the ingredients, it's locally made, and likely contains few/no preservatives aside from salt.
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