Teddy Grahams are a classic. Fortunately, many flavors are considered vegan by most standards. To boot, while they’re certainly no health food, they’re actually not nearly as unhealthy as other … Read more

Like other types of specialty bread, folks often ask if pita is generally considered vegan. This question is common for good reason. If going vegan meant giving up this tasty … Read more

This may sound like an odd question to some, but it does come up quite often and I have a few thoughts as to why. In short, yes gluten is … Read more

This is a great question. Anytime a food product has a unique texture, you have to wonder how the texture is achieved, and whether or not any animal products need … Read more

Traditionally, bagels were made by adding egg whites to the standard bread formula.1 But, for whatever reason, in recent times manufacturers tend not to use egg white in making bagels. … Read more

I think this question comes from folks who’ve been influenced by authors like Peter Singer who at one point or another (I’m not sure what his thoughts are these days) … Read more

Guar gum is a very common additive so I get this question a lot. Guar gum, aka guaran, is a certain type of polysaccharide (complex carb) extracted from guar beans that has several useful … Read more

This is a question I get a lot from new vegans. When most people think of hummus, chickpeas come to mind. Chickpeas or garbanzo beans are, of course, plants and … Read more