Vegans, what do you put on your cooked veggies??

Question

http://www.olivioproducts.com/product_overview_buttery_spray.html
I have been using this product...I think it is a little questionable, but I don't know what else to flavor cooked veggies with - I really like the buttery flavor. Any good suggestions?

BTW, I'm a new vegan and this is the only product I'm using that I don't think is vegan.

Answer 1

Well, it definitely isn't vegan.
I am in love with Earth Balance - it's vegan and has no trans fats or hydrogenated oils. It's also not made from genetically modified ingredients and it's expeller-pressed (meaning they don't use heat to extract oils, thereby changing the nature of the oil). It tastes buttery and delicious.

They even have stick butter and shortening that's vegan and non-hydrogenated.

It has calories, but at least they're HEALTHY calories that do something good for your body (provide the "good fat" that you need to keep your cholesterol levels healthy).

Besides butter, I like to use tomato sauces on my veggies or I saute a little garlic with olive oil and other spices and toss the veggies in that. Olive oil also is a "good fat"!

P.S. Now that you're vegan, be prepared for lame coments like that BF Skinner kook to just make statements putting down your diet without any kind of backing it up whatsoever. It IS true that many vegans don't eat properly, so please be sure to get a book like BECOMING VEGAN ( I so highly recommend it) and make sure you're getting enough calories from a wide variety of food. If you eat the asame things all the time you might be missing some important nutrients. And make sure you are getting enough B12! Good luck!

Answer 2

I'm 13 and I became a vegetarian about 6 months ago, it was hard for me at first because i really liked meat, but after a while it was ok. Now I don't miss it at all. Being a vegan is a bit extreme for me as I'm still growing, but my mum buys products like free range eggs so we can be sure the animals don't suffer. My family weren't keen on me being a vegetarian either, because I won't get the right nutrients. Now I have QUORN, it's tastes like meat a bit, but it isn't. It's really nice and does contain the nutrients meat has, although it is safer to get the vitamins from other foods too. I know I made the right decision about becoming a vegetarian and I like to know that I am helping reduce the number of animals being killed for their meat. My advice is that if this is really what you want then go for it! It is hard to start with and your immune system is low (when I became a veggie I got the flu) so you will proberly become a bit ill, but your body will become used to the change and then you will be ok :) . Sorry my answer is long and I hope I help you. Good luck if you do decide to become a vegetarian or a vegan. :) Oh yeah, being a vegetarian/vegan is supposed to be a more healthy diet.

Answer 3

There is a great seasoning called G Washington Golden Broth. You will find it in the grocery in the same section with the bullion cubes and other broths. It's great on veggies, pasta, baked potato, etc. You can also make a great all purpose sauce by mixing one tablespoon oil, one tablespoon flour, and one packet Golden Broth. Stir this up well, then gradually add one cup water. Bring it to a boil while stirring, and it will get thick like a sauce. Take it off the heat, you can use it just like it is as a sauce for veggies or pasta, or add some chopped scallions, chopped fresh tomato, defrosted frozen green peas, and chopped almonds for a super pasta sauce. Enjoy!

Answer 4

I looked up the ingredients, and it does contain buttermilk, but it it is listed after salt. Since it only has 15 milligrams of sodium, it must not have very much buttermilk at all. (there are 1000 mg in a gram, and 28 grams in an ounce.)

I am not a vegan, but depending on which veggies, I might use a little lemon pepper, or toss with a tiny bit of italian dressing, but mostly I just mix and match various herbs and spices.

Answer 5

There are loads of sauces you can buy ready made like sharwood's black bean sauce. I just had a vegan cheese sauce. Go to an online healthfood shop like www.goodnessdirect.co.uk. You'll find loads of vegan sauces.

To make your own you can just get some vegetable stock and mix it with water to create like a soup to cook the veggies in. Or I like making a creamy sauce with alpro soy cream.

Answer 6

Not vegan anymore but I enjoy brewer's yeast for extra flavor with of course fresh herbs and salt & pepper.

Answer 7

Good flavourings that when used during the cooking of veggies are are garlic, cloves, cinnamon, coriander powder, mint leaves, turmeric powder, fenugreek seeds, mustard, cumin seeds (or powder), curry leaves (or powder), chillies, tamarind paste etc. These are be used in different combinations to give widely different flavours to the same set of veggies, only bound by your imagination.

For toppings crush and blend tomato with coriander leaves or mint leaves or parsley for different flavours.

Answer 8

In addition to cooking with olive or sesame seed oil you might try sprinkling RedStar or Cal Nutritional Yeast flakes
onto your vegetables from time to time. They give them a cheesy type flavor and they give you b vitamins.
http://www.affordablesolaray.com/kal_yeast.html

Answer 9

Try Sesame oil or flavored/infused oils, you can also use a wide variety of herbs and spices. Good Luck!

Answer 10

I sautee almost everything in olive oil such as asperagus, onions, mushrooms, ect. On carrots I put agave nectar (or honey) and Tarragon. In mashed potatos I use soy milk, green onions, and garlic, and with cabbage I used garlic.