I know we often post about what is or isn't vegan, but thought it would be interesting to post about the last non-vegan thing we accidentally ate/almost ate.
My SO bought some oreos home for me. I pulled out one of the strawberry ones. Was about to eat it, but I checked the box and Bam! Cochineal. I've been noticing it a lot more in some "fancier" soft drinks as well.
It sucks when these things happen but it's good for keeping us on our toes about checking ingredients
My last mishap was last week, I bought a big bag of smiths sweet chili crisps, when i nearly finished the packet i looked at the back just to double check the ingredients as they were always fine, but cochineal had been added to the ingredients.....you know.. because labeling things "natural ingredients" makes people think it's better for you.
that will teach me for being a glutton. and not checking every time
Haha. I had a little panic attack yesterday when the girl who made my soy latte heated the milk so well I thought it was dairy milk. But the soy-y colour and smell calmed me back down.
o.O I have a sneaking suspicion I'd be violently sick if I drank dairy milk anyway.
-Continental tomato soup.
Finished a cup then realised it was no longer vegan... they changed the recipe and snuck milk in! Grrrr......
-Lowie Rocky Road
Egg/dairy/nut free and no mention of gelatine so ate it. The next day I emailed them to confirm it was vegan and they said it contains gelatine. Sometimes reading labels isn't enough! Grrr.....
-Continental tomato soup.
Finished a cup then realised it was no longer vegan... they changed the recipe and snuck milk in! Grrrr......
-Lowie Rocky Road
Egg/dairy/nut free and no mention of gelatine so ate it. The next day I emailed them to confirm it was vegan and they said it contains gelatine. Sometimes reading labels isn't enough! Grrr.....
Oh no! I thought those rocky roads were vegan too. How can they not know that gelatine is beef fat though?
The cook at work ( I work in Child care ) made a spinach and ricotta pie for the kids, We have a few kids who are allergic to dairy so she uses soy cheese for those kids. The cook offered me some and said it's ok to eat because it's soy cheese, so I looked at the ingredients and it has milk in it!!!
-Continental tomato soup.
Finished a cup then realised it was no longer vegan... they changed the recipe and snuck milk in! Grrrr......
-Lowie Rocky Road
Egg/dairy/nut free and no mention of gelatine so ate it. The next day I emailed them to confirm it was vegan and they said it contains gelatine. Sometimes reading labels isn't enough! Grrr.....
Oh no! I thought those rocky roads were vegan too. How can they not know that gelatine is beef fat though?
If they don't list any gelling agent for something like rocky road then you have to ask the company, it should be labeled though.
-Continental tomato soup.
Finished a cup then realised it was no longer vegan... they changed the recipe and snuck milk in! Grrrr......
-Lowie Rocky Road
Egg/dairy/nut free and no mention of gelatine so ate it. The next day I emailed them to confirm it was vegan and they said it contains gelatine. Sometimes reading labels isn't enough! Grrr.....
Oh no! I thought those rocky roads were vegan too. How can they not know that gelatine is beef fat though?
I emailed them the end of last year and they said they were in the process of using agar to make it vegan. Not sure where they're up to though, if you want to contact them?
I made another oops today, but on purpose, I went and donated blood, they gave us all an easter chocolate which i was going to give to my mum instead. After you donate you're supposed to wait around, eat something etc but they didn't have anything vegan except juice so i ate the chocolate in the car so i wouldn't blackout and hit people on my way home.
The cook at work ( I work in Child care ) made a spinach and ricotta pie for the kids, We have a few kids who are allergic to dairy so she uses soy cheese for those kids. The cook offered me some and said it's ok to eat because it's soy cheese, so I looked at the ingredients and it has milk in it!!!
Well that's just stupid on the cooks part. If these kids are allergic to milk..... *sigh*
But the soy-y colour and smell calmed me back down.
