While I do know for 100% sure that the best diet is one that only includes whole foods, with no manufactured sugars or factories involved (usually) - I still sometimes explore the options for commercially produced vegan food products, partially out of curiosity for my own pleasure and partially to see if I can find great products to direct people to who are transitioning from a non-vegan to vegan lifestyle. Today I finally found Ben & Jerry's Vegan Ice Cream in a Supermarket and took some home to test them!
As you can see, I picked up vegan friendly 'Chunky Monkey' and 'Chocolate Fudge Brownie' - the former being a mix of banana, walnut, chocolate bits, almond milk and some other things and that latter being pretty much as it sounds!
I can honestly say that in general, dairy free ice cream tastes better to me than dairy based ice cream and having not eaten any dairy based ice-cream for a long time, I have no regrets at all about becoming vegan in that regard. I previously reviewed Booja Booja Vegan Ice cream and this Ben & Jerry's is close to the quality of Booja's offerings - except Booja Booja use organic ingredients and it shows. It's not really possible to match the quality that's possible from organic products without actually using organic ingredients, so from that perspective Booja Booja wins.
That being said, Ben & Jerry's products are cheaper than Booja Booja and they are still way better than the vast majority of ice cream products available today in supermarkets around the world.
The Chunky Monkey mix was softer than the Chocolate Brownie mix and they are both nicely balanced - I cannot imagine anyone having any complaints about them in comparison to the dairy versions. :)
Let me know if you've tried any of the other flavours - I am allegedly meant to be increasing my fitness and cutting down on sugary foods, so I probably won't be buying the others any time soon!
Wishing you well,
Ura Soul
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