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Earth Island Vegan Cheese?
      #282507 - 09/16/06 06:39 AM
feelinggood

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Hello,

Has anyone tried the Earth Island Vegan Cheese - I have and it is very good - melts very well and totally casein free. Now I need help looking at the fat content. It is 4.5 g per 30 gr of cheese. Is this considered safe? It melts absolutely great over pasta. You just shred it and add a bit of soymilk in the post with the pasta and stir away until melted. It is really nice on pizza also - the mozzerlla kind. I am new so if this a high fat content, please excuse my suggestion of using it. Debbie

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Re: Earth Island Vegan Cheese? new
      #282509 - 09/16/06 06:54 AM
Miso

Reged: 04/20/06
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just use sparingly and it should be fine, but somone else may give you the proper breakdown, i am bad with numbers. the thing with cheese alternatives is that they are basically made from oil so they will be high fat, but just use a little and you should be ok.

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Re: Earth Island Vegan Cheese? new
      #282542 - 09/16/06 10:52 AM
Abigail

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Loc: Orlando,FL

Is eating a couple of slices of rice cheese daily safe for IBS-C? Can it make C worst? What's the best cheese to eat soy free?

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Re: Earth Island Vegan Cheese? new
      #282552 - 09/16/06 01:02 PM
Miso

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i loved the rice cheese, till i figured out that it had casein and butterfat in it, but it didn't seem to bug me, it is fairly low fat ish and if you mean the pre wrapped slices i would have 1 a day, if you mean the blocks then 3-4 little slices should be good, it tastes so yummy, i find all soy cheese has a nasty aftertaste.

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Re: Earth Island Vegan Cheese? new
      #282557 - 09/16/06 01:22 PM
Abigail

Reged: 03/12/05
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Loc: Orlando,FL

Thank you Miso! What cheese do you recomend for IBS-C soy free and casein free?

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Re: Earth Island Vegan Cheese? new
      #282560 - 09/16/06 01:50 PM
Lisa Marie

Reged: 07/17/06
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I LOVE the taste of rice cheese, but most of them contain dairy (casein). Therefore, it gave me really bad gas and bloating. I guess it depends on how sensitive to dairy you are. I'm quite sensitive.

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Re: Earth Island Vegan Cheese? new
      #282584 - 09/16/06 03:59 PM
Miso

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Loc: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

vegan rella is th eonly one, it is completely vegan so no caseina nd it is made with rice and oat milk, it is a bit bland, but thats what we get for being special right. Most people either love it or hate it. It doesn't melt like the earth island one but more turns to goo, it is best used in recipes rather than eaten straight from the block, so in a lasagna or tortilla wrap for example. The brand is widely available, same company as tofurella, but that one has casein and is soy. its comes in cheddar and mozza.

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Re: Earth Island Vegan Cheese? new
      #282592 - 09/16/06 05:34 PM
feelinggood

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Hi, I believe that Galaxy just came out with a vegan casein free rice cheese - slices are the ones that I saw. Debbie, Ontario, Canada

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Re: Earth Island Vegan Cheese? new
      #282593 - 09/16/06 05:35 PM
feelinggood

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Earth Island has no casein as it is vegan. Also Galaxy has a rice cheese that has no casein - I saw the slices today. Debbie

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Re: Earth Island Vegan Cheese? new
      #282595 - 09/16/06 05:52 PM
Miso

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Loc: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

to my knowledge the galaxy one, which tastes amazing is soy free and lactose free, but not casein free and it also contains butterfat, which is a shame because the butterfat is a fairly recent addition and because the stuff tastes amazing.

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