Monday, December 4, 2017

Field Roast Vegan Mini Corn Dogs & Odwalla Vegan Shakes

I normally don't care for fake meats because I never liked the taste of real meat growing up.  Going vegetarian was overly easy for me because of that.  However, with all of the new vegan products coming out these days I'm not opposed to trying them at least once.  You never know unless you try, right?  There are very few vegan meats I would buy often.  I could probably count them on 1 hand, actually.  But then there is what I would consider 'convenience and social' storebought vegan foods.  By that I mean, if I am going to a BBQ or camping I might buy them just to have them to be more social.  I think this is one of those items.  Field Roast Mini Corn Dogs.  They were one of the more tasty products I have found but I would put it on that 'convenience and social' list of things.  I wouldn't eat this product every week but I'm glad it's an option.

2 other items I have tried for the first time recently have been these two Odwalla Vegan Shakes.  They are made with Almond Milk and are clearly marked VEGAN.

The first one is the Mocha Latte.  It was ok.  I didn't love it so much that I have to buy it over and over again but I was grateful I was able to find it locally and chug it down last week.  I really thought I would ADORE it but it was just 'ok'.

I'm not loving the press photos of these shakes because they look a lot lighter in color than they actually are when you hold them in your hand.  The photo is a bit misleading, I think.


Oddly, the other one I grabbed was this Snickerdoodle one and I thought I would try it and not love it but I ended up liking it way better than the Mocha Latte one. 

In other news - I'm having a hard time getting into Christmas Shopping and the Christmas Season this year.  One of these days I will elaborate on that more but not now.

This past weekend we attended our last craft/vendor show as Wildtree Reps.  We were involved with the product for 9 years and thought after MANY corporate changes this past year we would call it quits.  It was nice while it lasted and we still LOVE the product line but with everything else going on such as our full-time work, lots of volunteering, my niece and other family happenings, we thought the time has come to move on.

13 comments:

  1. I haven't seen the snickerdoodle shake, that sounds delicious! I need to try those mini corn dogs. Like you said it's super cool they exist!

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    1. Let me know if you come across it! I was surprised I liked the Snickerdoodle more than the Mocha but I did!!!! When I got the Mini Corn Dogs they were on sale - I couldn't resist trying them at least once!

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  2. I've been dying to try those corn dogs! Did you get them at Wegmans? I tend to not even look at the frozen section so I never know when they get new products (better for my wallet ^__~ )

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    1. I'm pretty sure I did get them at Wegmans! I will look again next time I am there! I know what you mean about the wallet, tho! LOL

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  3. Snickerdoodle shake sounds pretty great, though I don't like my chances of finding it here! However we do get Field Roast here, and I have seen some of the new products around. But they are pricey and I am trying to use up the ridiculous amount of Field Roast I currently have in my freezer, so I will wait to try them.

    I also have a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit, which is made a bit harder by living with my Mum who loves Christmas. It is too tinged with loss for me to have the same enthusiasm about it that I once did.

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    1. Which Field Roast products do you have there? I've only been able to find a few of them near me. The burgers actually scare me and I haven't tried them. I'm afraid they will look and taste TOO MUCH like meat....eeeek!

      Our family is facing something similar, actually. Down the road I am sure I will be posting more about it.

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  4. I used to be obsessed with those Odwalla shakes back in my early days of veganism. It was a crushing blow when they added dairy (!) to the vanilla almond protein shake, which was my favorite; the brand has really dropped off my radar since then. Good to know they're bringing new vegan options back into the lineup... Perhaps it's worth a second look.

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    1. yup! I think they are expanding their line with non-dairy again from what I could see. There were some interesting flavors that I have been able to find locally which is surprising for my area because the options are few and far between.

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  5. The mini corn dogs sound really fun!

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  6. Oh, I must find those vegan corn dogs for hubby! Foods like that occasionally are fun and I like the vegan roasts for holidays, but agree with you on fake meats.

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    1. Let me know if you find them and if he likes them!

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  7. I really wanted to try these corn dogs along with hamburger.
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