{"id":189,"date":"2017-04-19T18:42:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T18:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/?p=189"},"modified":"2019-07-31T19:59:24","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T19:59:24","slug":"plant-based-alternative-product-cream-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/2017\/04\/19\/plant-based-alternative-product-cream-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-based Alternative Product: Cream Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bagels with cream cheese are a go-to breakfast for many college students.&nbsp;I&#8217;ve always loved bagels with cream cheese, and I even worked at a bagel shop for two years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, dairy products, like cream cheese, are not the most sustainable choice. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.care2.com\/causes\/10-reasons-why-the-meat-and-dairy-industry-is-unsustainable.html\">Click to learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, there are quite a few pre-made vegan cream cheese products available. A few students, and myself tested one made by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tofutti.com\/dairy-free-cheeses\/cream-cheese\/\">Tofutti<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-4-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-193\" src=\"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-4-1-985x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-4-1-985x1024.jpg 985w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-4-1-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-4-1-768x799.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Student Feedback<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anna-Zo\u00eb Herr 8.75\/10<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If Dining Services offered this I&#8217;d be really grateful and totally buy it! I&#8217;d eat this instead of real cream cheese because I don&#8217;t eat dairy products.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-1-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-190\" src=\"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-1-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-1-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-1-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kiersten Sheehan 9\/10<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;I&#8217;d eat this!&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-191\" src=\"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-2-1-933x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-2-1-933x1024.jpg 933w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-2-1-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-2-1-768x843.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stephen Stuart 8.5\/10<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;It&#8217;s pretty good! I&#8217;d go for it!&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-3-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-192\" src=\"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-3-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-3-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-3-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Afton Leslie 10\/10<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">&#8220;There&#8217;s no milky, fatty aftertaste! I love it! Since I&#8217;m vegan I&#8217;d definitely choose this over normal cream cheese.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-5-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-197\" src=\"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-5-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-5-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-5-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Natalie Storm 8\/10<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;It seems lighter than the dairy version. I&#8217;d go for it!&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/IMG_4453.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-198 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/IMG_4453-e1492650986129-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/IMG_4453-e1492650986129-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/files\/2017\/04\/IMG_4453-e1492650986129-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>The Verdict<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The taste testers and myself all liked this product. The texture is exactly like traditional cream cheese and the taste is similar. You can tell it&#8217;s different, but not in a bad way. A vegan cream cheese would be an excellent addition to Prin&#8217;s Bagel Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Although this alternative cream &#8220;cheese&#8221; is a step in the right direction, there&#8217;s one ingredient I have a problem with, and it&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/wwf.panda.org\/what_we_do\/footprint\/agriculture\/palm_oil\/\">palm oil<\/a>. I did some research the company claims it&#8217;s sustainably sourced. Personally,&nbsp;I like to avoid products that contain this oil if possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bagels with cream cheese are a go-to breakfast for many college students.&nbsp;I&#8217;ve always loved bagels with cream cheese, and I even worked at a bagel shop for two years.&nbsp; Sadly, dairy products, like cream cheese, are not the most sustainable choice. Click to learn more. Luckily, there are quite a few pre-made vegan cream cheese &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/2017\/04\/19\/plant-based-alternative-product-cream-cheese\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Plant-based Alternative Product: Cream Cheese<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plant-forward","category-principia-college"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/79"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":200,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189\/revisions\/200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/sustainablefood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}