PLEASE help me find some bread!

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ltrahan

Discussion Starter · Nov 25, 2007

I'm a newbie vegan (well almost) I'm definitely working my way up! I've had a pretty easy time finding vegan alternatives to my everyday foods. And I'm also happy to find out that most of the foods I use are already vegan! =)

But I was wondering if any one knew of any easy breads to find? Like in a regular supermarket. Do any of the brands below sell a vegan friendly bread? Is there such thing as a whole grain or wheat bread that's vegan? Thanks for the help!

Home Pride, Wonder bread, Orowheat, Sara Lee, Pepperridge farm, Great Value, or any other common bread brand that can be found in Wal-Mart.

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ltrahan

Discussion Starter · #2 · Nov 25, 2007

P.S. There aren't any Arnold or Sunbeam breads at the one I shop at.

chryssiie718

· #3 · Nov 25, 2007

Look for kosher bread with the word "parve" on it. This is vegan.... but difficult to find. We have found only one or two brands that are vegan. Read the labels carefully as most bread has milk products as well as the questionable mono and diglicerides. We often bake our own.

Percy

· #4 · Nov 25, 2007

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I purchase a home made bread at Whole Foods. It's vegan as it do not have riboflavin and other questionable stuff.

I used to purchase a sprouted bread, but lately they included honey in it

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Just_Kris

· #5 · Nov 25, 2007

I read an article somewhere that kosher/parve doesn't necessarily mean vegan. It just means that meat and dairy have not been comingled. The bread could still have dairy or even honey and still be considered kosher if prepared completely separately from meat products. Apparently, honey is considered far removed from the animal that produces it and therefore is kosher. I'm reading Becoming Vegan right now, and I think that's where this information comes from. Someone else can jump in if I misunderstood.

Jeremy

· #6 · Nov 25, 2007

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Originally Posted by Just_Kris

I read an article somewhere that kosher/parve doesn't necessarily mean vegan. It just means that meat and dairy have not been comingled. The bread could still have dairy or even honey and still be considered kosher if prepared completely separately from meat products. Apparently, honey is considered far removed from the animal that produces it and therefore is kosher. I'm reading Becoming Vegan right now, and I think that's where this information comes from. Someone else can jump in if I misunderstood.

I think Chrissy just meant that it is a quick way to spot what is usually vegan. We still read the ingredients

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cryptoveggie

· #7 · Nov 25, 2007

Making bread seems to be the easiest way to be sure what you're eating is vegan. It's easy as long as you have an oven. This is a very easy recipe that gets recommended a lot: http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=5716.0

Fritemare

· #8 · Nov 25, 2007

If you have an HEB grocery store where you live, they have a bakery section. The sourdough bread they make at the store was vegan last time I checked. They also have sprouted bread over in the frozen foods section, but it is a little pricey. I bought a bread maker at a garage sale and started making my own bread. You could even buy some cheap loaf pans if you don't want a bread maker.

SuperChicken

· #9 · Nov 25, 2007

A few Sara Lee whole wheat/whole grain breads are vegan, but you have to check them all. I've found that the dirt cheap store brand white breads are usually vegan too, though not the most appetizing.

Yogacalypso

· #10 · Nov 25, 2007

Becareful, egg is pareve so I pareve product can contain eggs. Have you thought of making your own bread

Yogacalypso

· #11 · Nov 25, 2007

Be careful, egg is pareve so I a pareve product can contain eggs. Have you thought of making your own bread?

LionSpirit

· #12 · Nov 25, 2007

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I think all the people struggling with vegan bread should move to England. Hovis is sold all over the place

Also Mother's Pride says vegan on it and one other bread brand as well as most Sainsbury's bread

Move to England!

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GhostUser

· #13 · Nov 25, 2007

The link I sent you in my e-mail gives a list of brands (many of which are sold at wal-mart) that are vegan. HTH

ltrahan

Discussion Starter · #14 · Nov 26, 2007

Do you think if I were to look in the actual Bakery section of the store (rather than the bread and bun aisle) I'd have better luck? I've also heard that many sourdough breads are vegan friendly.

Jeremy

· #15 · Nov 26, 2007

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Originally Posted by ltrahan

Do you think if I were to look in the actual Bakery section of the store (rather than the bread and bun aisle) I'd have better luck? I've also heard that many sourdough breads are vegan friendly.

Have to be very careful in grocery store bakeries... They tend to use lard

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ltrahan

Discussion Starter · #16 · Nov 26, 2007

Maybe I look more closely at the sourdough or wheat ones. Blah I'm DETERMINED to find a good bread!

GhostUser

· #17 · Nov 26, 2007

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Originally Posted by ltrahan

Do you think if I were to look in the actual Bakery section of the store (rather than the bread and bun aisle) I'd have better luck? I've also heard that many sourdough breads are vegan friendly.

It's possible, just look over those ingredients carefully! I love bakery bread, but recently just haven't dug any at wal-mart and so I've been buying brands from the list

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grapico

· #18 · Nov 26, 2007

I think most pita bread is vegan.... I usually get ezekiel

Pegasass

· #19 · Nov 27, 2007

Sweet Bay and Walmart sell "California sourdough bread" in the bakery that is vegan. I am also still looking for other vegan bread that is easy to find. I'm going to check into making my own.

Fritemare

· #20 · Nov 27, 2007

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Originally Posted by ltrahan

Do you think if I were to look in the actual Bakery section of the store (rather than the bread and bun aisle) I'd have better luck? I've also heard that many sourdough breads are vegan friendly.

I've had better luck at the bakery section of my store than the actual bread section of the store. I've found that a lot of the french loaves they make at the store are vegan. There are also some kaiser rolls they make at Wal-Mart (not going to say they have them at every Wal-Mart though) that are vegan. Those are great for sandwiches/burgers.

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