Comments on: Will There Be Vegetarians & Vegans At Your Thanksgiving Table? http://justparentingadvice.com/will-there-be-vegetarians-vegans-at-your-thanksgiving-table/ Smart parents get help here. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:07:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jordan http://justparentingadvice.com/will-there-be-vegetarians-vegans-at-your-thanksgiving-table/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Jordan Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:09:00 +0000 http://justparentingadvice.com/?p=1350#comment-363 @Miss Mona: Differentiating between vegetarian and non-vegetarian cheeses can certainly be a hassle. I know I was lost when I found out that there is "meat" in my cheese! Trader Joe's is a super market that does a fantastic job of differentiating between them. They have a great little flyer here: http://www.traderjoes.com/attachments/rennet_test.pdf Unfortunately, Trader Joe's isn't everywhere yet. For those who do their shopping in a regular shopping market, Tillamook is a decent brand that uses "microbial rennet" (ok for vegetarians). Everything but their "Vintage White Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese" is suitable for vegetarians. For vegans...unfortunately that's a different ballpark in which I'm not as well versed :) @Miss Mona: Differentiating between vegetarian and non-vegetarian cheeses can certainly be a hassle. I know I was lost when I found out that there is “meat” in my cheese!

Trader Joe’s is a super market that does a fantastic job of differentiating between them. They have a great little flyer here: http://www.traderjoes.com/attachments/rennet_test.pdf

Unfortunately, Trader Joe’s isn’t everywhere yet. For those who do their shopping in a regular shopping market, Tillamook is a decent brand that uses “microbial rennet” (ok for vegetarians). Everything but their “Vintage White Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese” is suitable for vegetarians.

For vegans…unfortunately that’s a different ballpark in which I’m not as well versed :)

]]> By: Miss Mona http://justparentingadvice.com/will-there-be-vegetarians-vegans-at-your-thanksgiving-table/comment-page-1/#comment-362 Miss Mona Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:55:36 +0000 http://justparentingadvice.com/?p=1350#comment-362 @Jordan: Good point. Vegetarians do eat cheese, but they don't eat things composed of animal matter like rennet. If you have resources for rennet-free cheeses, please share them here with our readers so they know which cheese options to look for. For vegans: Follow Your Heart makes an excellent soy cheese without any dairy components in it. Daiya is a new brand of soy cheese available in limited areas too. @Jordan: Good point. Vegetarians do eat cheese, but they don’t eat things composed of animal matter like rennet. If you have resources for rennet-free cheeses, please share them here with our readers so they know which cheese options to look for.

For vegans: Follow Your Heart makes an excellent soy cheese without any dairy components in it. Daiya is a new brand of soy cheese available in limited areas too.

]]> By: Jordan http://justparentingadvice.com/will-there-be-vegetarians-vegans-at-your-thanksgiving-table/comment-page-1/#comment-361 Jordan Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:51:53 +0000 http://justparentingadvice.com/?p=1350#comment-361 Be careful of cheese as well. Cheese with "Rennet" is NOT vegetarian! Make sure to let your vegetarians know whether or not your cheese is "rennet" free. Be careful of cheese as well. Cheese with “Rennet” is NOT vegetarian! Make sure to let your vegetarians know whether or not your cheese is “rennet” free.

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