{"id":17687,"date":"2021-07-16T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=17687"},"modified":"2021-06-22T12:28:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T16:28:47","slug":"favorite-vegan-foods-of-the-vegetarian-resource-group-2021-interns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2021\/07\/16\/favorite-vegan-foods-of-the-vegetarian-resource-group-2021-interns\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Vegan Foods of The Vegetarian Resource Group 2021 Interns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By\nJulia Comino, VRG Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One\neffect of my internship with The Vegetarian Resource Group that I did not\nexpect, but have come to enjoy immensely, is the constant vegan food\nsuggestions I have received from the other interns I work with and The VRG\nstaff. From testing out new recipes to chatting with my fellow interns about\nour favorite vegan snacks, I have found myself calling more and more foods my\nfavorite. Armed with my new repertoire of beloved vegan dishes, I decided to\nseek out the favorite vegan foods of some of the other interns working with The\nVRG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\nworking on a project together, Shantika Bhat, a current VRG intern from\nBaltimore, Maryland, and I were able to discuss what our favorite vegan foods\nare. Shantika explained that her family tends not to eat out and instead\nusually cooks up delicious homemade meals such as vegan Japchae, a Korean glass\nnoodle stir-fry dish. But, Shantika\u2019s favorite vegan meal is Dal Fry, an Indian\nlentil dish that just happens to be vegan! Shantika shared her own Dal Fry\nrecipe in her piece \u201cDelicious Dal Fry\nRecipe<\/a>,\u201d\nand after hearing her description of this delicious dish, I know that I will be\nattempting to cook this soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucia\nRivera, a current intern from California, is also a fan of cooking up\nmouthwatering vegan foods, and her recipe sources are the blogs Loving it Vegan<\/em>, Dora\u2019s Table<\/em>, and Minimalist\nBaker<\/em>. Lucia recommended checking out the recipes for sugar cookies,\npumpkin cake, and tamales. When Lucia isn\u2019t putting something together in her\nown kitchen, she loves easy snacks like prunes, apricots, banana and peanut\nbutter, carrots, and other fruits and vegetables. For vegan products, Lucia\u2019s\nfavorite are Kashi vegan waffles, Ezekiel vegan whole grain bread, and Trader\nJoe\u2019s kale gnocchi, which is one of my top choice quick vegan meals as well!\nRachel Eldering, also a Trader Joe\u2019s enthusiast and a dietetic intern from\nVirginia with Bachelor\u2019s degree in Nutrition, prefers the kale pesto that this\nstore sells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachel\nis also a fan of Violife vegan cheese products, whereas Callie Showalter, an\nintern from Washington who\u2019s been vegetarian for nine years and vegan for four,\nfavors Miyoko\u2019s cashew mozzarella cheese. When I eat vegan cheese substitutes,\nI generally reach for Kite Hill\u2019s vegan cream cheese. While I spread my vegan\ncheese on my bagels, Callie uses her cashew mozzarella in her favorite dinners,\nvegan lasagna and broccoli \u201ccheese\u201d casserole. Another of Callie and my\nfavorites is MorningStar\u2019s Corn Dogs that always satisfy my fast-food cravings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audrey\nHunt (an intern from Anchorage, Alaska, that is currently pursuing a degree in\nJournalism and Communications at the University of Alaska Anchorage) and I\nshare the same opinion on one of our favorite vegan foods. Frozen mango chunks\nmake it to the top of both of our lists. The frozen creamy flavor of frozen\nmango delivers a luscious snack at a low price! Audrey pairs her frozen mango\nchunks with So Delicious vanilla vegan yogurt, another favorite of mine;\nwhereas I tend to just eat frozen mango plain as an easy yet surprisingly\nindulgent snack. Audrey\u2019s favorite vegan food to snack on is BOOMCHICKAPOP\nPopcorn which has so many delicious vegan flavor options like Sweet and Salty\nPopcorn, Salted Caramel Popcorn, Sweet Barbeque Popcorn, and Chili Lime\nFlavored Popcorn. Audrey shared with me another favorite vegan combo of hers:\nQuaker\u2019s Everything but the Bagel Seasoning rice cakes topped with Kite Hill\u2019s\nchive and onion vegan cream cheese. With more of a sweet tooth, Ksheetisha\nBhat, a current VRG intern from Michigan, is a fan of Abe\u2019s vegan bakes like\npound cake and muffins, and I will definitely be trying out these sweet treats\nsoon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As\nfor my favorite vegan foods, hummus has always been a go-to. I love adding\nhummus to any meal, as a dip, a spread on a sandwich, or even mixing it with a\nlittle lemon juice and oil to make a salad dressing. Beyond my chickpea dip\nobsession, I am also a fan of mango. No matter what form, frozen, fresh, or\ndried, mango is my favorite food to snack on. I would definitely recommend\ntrying out Trader Joe\u2019s dried mango products such as their Dried Chile Mangoes\nor Soft and Juicy Dried Mango. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond\nhaving more and more vegan foods I am vying to try, this project has made me\nrealize the vast number of diverse and delicious dishes that you can make when\neating vegan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more ideas, see: https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/teen\/#plans<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia did a virtual VRG internship from Mississippi this\nsummer.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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