In the course of the last 10 days, I've tried 4 kinds of frozen non-dairy desert, 4 kinds of non-dairy cheese, and 5 kinds of non-dairy "milk." Here they are rated on a scale of 1-10, with comments. Of course these are my opinions only -- your mileage may vary.
Frozen Deserts:
Rice Dream - 6. I didn't like the texture.
Purely Decadent Soy Delicious - 7. Better than rice dream, but still more like "low-cal" dairy ice cream.
Tofutti - 8. I liked it, it had the best texture while in your mouth. But it had a sort of weird aftertaste.
Celestial Seasonings - 9. The rice dream people should try to replicate whatever it is that their partners the celestial seasonings people are doing differently. The texture was equal to grocery store ice cream (although not premium ice cream), and the flavor was interesting and rich.
"Cheeze"
Veggie Slices, American-Style - 3
Veggie Slices, Provalone-Style - 3
Veggie Slices, Cheddar-Style - 4
Veggie Shreds, Parm/Mozz/Romano Blend - 2. Repulsive. Nearly inedible. The only reason they aren't a 1 is that they didn't taste as bad as they smelled.
It all seemed more like plastic than food. Bland and unappetizing.
"Milk"
Silk Chocolate - 7. I'm not wild about the texture, but it isn't bad.
Silk Chocolate Light - 8. I like the light version better. Which is unusual for me -- the only other food I've noticed that with is triskets. Oh, and neufchatel cheese over regular cream cheese. And nice chocolate flavor.
Edensoy Light Vanilla - 7. Pretty good as a coffee "creamer."
Rice Dream Vanilla - 5. I don't like the texture, or the flavor of the vanilla. It tastes too fake, like an over-syruped flavored latte.
Edensoy Regular - 8. I like it as a coffee creamer and as a liquid for cooking hot cereal.
I have some almond milk and another rice milk to try. But I suspect that I won't be buying any more rice-based "milk" products.
Fruit & Veg Update From Yesterday: I also had half an avocado yesterday, which I forgot to list previously.
