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Plant-based alternatives to meat, diary, eggs (with Geneva tips)


To replace eggs,

In cakes, you may use smashed bananas or 1 tbsp of ground flax seeds mixed with 3 tbsp water

To make scrambled eggs, use scrambled tofu with nutritional yeast

For every dairy product, there is a cruelty-free alternative. In addition to being more humane than cow’s milk, soy-, rice-, and nut-based milks and cheeses are generally lower in fat and calories and contain no cholesterol.  

Milk: Soy, rice, or nut milk can replace cow’s milk in any recipe. Coop’s almond flavoured rice milk is just amazing! In health stores you can find chocolate or vanilla flavoured soy milk too.
• For desserts, try using almond, rice, oat, or coconut milk.
• Migros has a soy based whipped cream (Soja line brand)
• For buttermilk, combine one cup soy milk and one tablespoon vinegar.

Cheese: You can make vegan cheese using nuts. (Google for recipe) There are also plenty of convenient alternatives to cheese, such as the following, available at the grocery store or online:

• Cheezly (Mozzarella, Edam, Parmezan, Cheddar, etc. style. Available at healthstores, for example at Alna at Coutance, opposite Manor). Cheezly Edam or Cheddar is excellent grated on pizzas. You can also take it to your favourite pizzeria: the waiters will be very understanding if you ask them to use that cheese instead of the dairy-based one. Restaurant Molinos at Molard is particularly vegan friendly.
• The Swiss brand, Vegusto makes fantastic plant-based cheeses, sausages and meat alternatives. Order online at http://www.vegusto.com/
• Soyana brand makes a wide variety of soy cheeses, including nondairy cream cheese, as well as vegan sour cream and ice cream. Available in health stores
• Replace cottage or ricotta cheese with crumbled, seasoned tofu.
• For Parmesan cheese, try nutritional yeast flakes (available in health stores).

Yogurt: Delicious soy based yogurts and desserts are available in Coop, Migros and in health stores.

Ice Cream: There is a wide variety of vegan ice cream available. Migros has several soy based ones, and even soy based vanilla cones. Coop has fantastic dairy free sorbets. Health stores sell Booja-booja and other dairy free brands.

Meat replacers: legumes (lentils, beans), tofu, tempeh, seitan are high in protein without the negative side effects of meat. Coop has some great ready-made vegan labeled foods, such as schnitzels and fake meats to grill. Migros and the health stores too.

On the go: When traveling, check out http://www.happycow.net/ for local vegan friendly restaurants and health stores. 

Anything else: If you have not found the plant-based version of your favourite food in this list, just google its name with the word vegan, and you will find a recipe for it!

 

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Climate change and your lunch – Is there a connection?

This leaflet will be distributed in the Palais and Environment House (Châtelaine) cafeterias on Wednesday, 5th December, 2012. (Click on the image to view the text)

Climate change and your lunch