Vegan Reviews

3 September 2020

Female First reviews...allplants

When it comes to frozen meals, my expectations are low. Having had my fair share of disappointing meals straight from the freezer, my preference is to cook with fresh ingredients. ...
21 July 2020

Female First Exclusive Recipe: Grilled Aubergines

Courtesy of Under the Olive Tree, memories and flavours of Puglia by Anna Maggio  3 medium-sized aubergines 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped ...

3 February 2020

Review: Vegan Afternoon Tea at Dobbies Garden Centre, Altrincham

Although afternoon teas are popping up in many eateries across the country to celebrate Veganuary and as a permanent feature on the menu, it’s not often you hear of garden ...
22 January 2018

Review: Vegan Menu At ASK, Warrington

Many restaurants have listened to their customers and included vegan options on their menus- but it’s not often you walk into an eatery where there is an entirely vegan menu ...
9 January 2018

Review: Daughter Of The Soil Marula Hand Wash

Daughter of the Soil is a new brand that boasts natural ingredients and no parabens, fragrance, alcohol, dye, petroleum, mineral oil, lanolin, hydroquinone, genotoxin, propylene or petrochemicals. The hand wash ...
8 December 2017

Review: Zizzi’s Vegan Christmas Menu, Trafford Centre

Most restaurants have got on the Christmas menu bandwagon this year- but not many eateries can boast an exclusive Vegan Christmas menu. Zizzi on the other hand can- and not ...
30 November 2017

Review: Booja Booja Hazelnut Chocolate Truffles

‘Vegan’ and ‘truffles’ is not something I would expect to see together. I thought vegans were resigned to bars of dark chocolate for the rest of their days but alas- ...
30 November 2017

Review: Deliciously Dark Thins By Paxton Chocolates

You know you’re not opening just any box of chocolates when you receive a Paxton Chocolates silver tin in the post. Without sounding too Marks and Spencers- it’s obvious this ...
14 September 2017

Review: Linda McCartney's Vegetarian Chorizo Cocktail Sausages

As Christmas approaches, the need for nibbles is growing, which is why I was so pleased to hear the Linda McCartney have released new Vegetarian Chorizo Cocktail Sausages ready for ...
18 August 2017

Review: Alpro Soya Drinks

The chocolate and strawberry flavour shakes are 100% plant based, low in saturated fat, a source of good quality protein and free from any artificial colours or preservatives. *Breathe* Plus ...
18 August 2017

Review: Linda McCartney’s Vegetarian Beef, Mushroom And Spinach Wellington Bites

After reviewing the Mini Pork and Apple Sausage Rolls earlier this year, I was really excited to hear that the Linda McCartney brand has brought out another flavour and right ...
18 August 2017

Review: Alpro Yoghurts

The Alpro yoghurt range are all 100% plant based, naturally low in saturated fat, lactose and gluten free. They are also a source of calcium, vitamins B12, B2 and D2. ...
17 August 2017

Review: Alpro Vanilla Ice Cream

Sometimes you just have to go plain and simple- right? Alpro’s new Vanilla ice cream is just that- no frills or fancies- just a good quality vanilla dessert. But when ...
2 August 2017

Review: Alpro Coconut Ice Cream

If there’s one thing that I am a total sucker for- it’s coconut ice cream. That is my go to dessert in restaurants where they often serve it in a ...
31 July 2017

Review: Alpro Soya Single Cream Alternative

I love this cream alternative as it’s so versatile- I have popped it on pies, drizzled it over crumbles, thrown it in soups and poured it in curries. It has ...
28 July 2017

Review: Shea Moisture Superfruits Complex Shampoo And Conditioner

I was under the impression that when you bought a product that was vegan it was automatically cruelty free and that a cruelty free product was instantly vegan too, ...
4 July 2017

Review: Alpro Desserts

My first piece of advice with these is- put them in the fridge! You can eat them at room temperature, but they are so much better chilled, so give them ...
4 July 2017

Review: Alpro Dessert Moments

When I found out that Alpro had released some more dessert pots- I just had to try them as I’m already a huge fan of their UHT desserts. Dessert Moments ...
23 June 2017

Review: Booja Booja Hazelnut Chocolate Truffle

The Booja Booja Hazelnut Chocolate Truffle ice cream contains just five ingredients- water, agave syrup, cashew, nuts and cocoa powder. The best way to describe this ice cream is like ...
22 June 2017

Review: Booja Booja Chocolate Salted Caramel Ice Cream

Each tub of Booja Booja Chocolate Salted Caramel boasts just five ingredients- water, coconut syrup, cashew nuts, cocoa powder and sea salt. That’s all folks. And with such few ingredients, ...
21 June 2017

Review: Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Nutri + Calcium

I am a huge fan of almond milk and no longer drink any other kind of milk. Especially the unsweetened varieties as they are low in carbs, contain no sugars ...
14 June 2017

Review: Booja Booja Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream

This flavour of ice cream is not only dairy free, organic, gluten and soya free but it is also made without any refined sugars. So, what’s in it? You might ...
14 June 2017

Review: Nakd Cocoa Coconut

I am a huge fan of the Nakd bars so every time there is a new flavour, I live in hope that it’s going to be a good one! It ...
12 June 2017

Review: Booja Booja Caramel Pecan Praline

Booja Booja ice creams are dairy free, organic, gluten and soya free and made without refined sugar. The company has just released some new flavours and I was asked to ...