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Default OMG! Best vegan "cheese" ever!

On Tue, 29 Mar 2016 14:46:50 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 08:02:48 +1100, Bruce > wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 29 Mar 2016 13:44:41 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
>> >On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 06:52:57 +1100, Bruce > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Tue, 29 Mar 2016 12:30:51 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> >> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >"Bruce" > wrote in message
>> >> .. .
>> >> >> On Tue, 29 Mar 2016 03:52:31 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>>Angela pointed out that these are referred to on the package as slices and
>> >> >>>not cheese. But it tastes like cheese to me! Better still, it melts like
>> >> >>>cheese too. Here is the product:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>http://fieldroast.com/chaostory/
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>I purchased the plain one and made a toasted sandwich with green pepper,
>> >> >>>tomato and red onion. Brings me back to the days when I used to get a
>> >> >>>similar sandwich at Sambo's restaurant.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>Oddly enough, the product is made of fermented tofu. I am not normally a
>> >> >>>tofu fan, but this rocks!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Good find. We bought two vegan cheeses at the supermarket today. One
>> >> >> (soy based) was terrible and one (23% non-hydrogenated coconut oil)
>> >> >> was very good. It tasted just like a young normal cheese. I'm not yet
>> >> >> sure if non-hydrogenated coconut oil is something you want to eat a
>> >> >> lot of. Next is a home made experiment with cashews and nutritional
>> >> >> yeast:
>> >> >> http://vegangela.com/2011/10/15/homemade-vegan-cheese/
>> >> >
>> >> >Coconut oil is healthy if not partially hydrogenated.
>> >>
>> >> School 1:
>> >> "Ounce for ounce, coconut oil has more saturated fat than butter, beef
>> >> tallow, or lard. “So coconut oil raises LDL cholesterol as much – or
>> >> more – than animal fats,” cautions Dr. Kenney."
>> >> <https://www.pritikin.com/your-health/healthy-living/eating-right/1790-is-coconut-oil-bad-for-you.html>
>> >>
>> >> School 2:
>> >> "Saturated fat was unfairly demonized a few decades ago by a few
>> >> biased but highly influential scientists. However, new studies show
>> >> that there is no association between saturated fat and heart disease."
>> >> <https://authoritynutrition.com/why-is-coconut-oil-good-for-you/>
>> >>
>> >> My doctor is from school 1.
>> >
>> >They break down the LDL into the good stuff and the bad stuff these
>> >days. Apparently it's easier to reduce the bad than it is the raise
>> >the good. At least that's the way it works for my husband. The
>> >reading for his Bad is always good, but his Good is always bad - if
>> >that makes any sense. His Good was finally a tic away from the
>> >dividing line on the last test. He was at 39 and it's supposed to be
>> >40 or above.

>>
>> I thought that if your Bad was good, it didn't matter that much if
>> your Good was bad. But maybe your Good does more than just make up for
>> any bad Bad.

>
>It always matters, unless you're in denial.


I'm not denying anything, I just dunno.

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Bruce