To Live and Eat in L.A.

This one is for Celine at havecakewilltravel.com who didn’t enjoy her go with the new Ricera yogurt, which is made from brown rice.

I on the other hand really enjoyed it. I tried the peach variety and paired it up with some strawberries and blueberries. It doesn’t really taste like yogurt, but it’s still got all the good active cultures that a yogurt should have. It’s got a much thicker texture, more like a custard or flan. The flavor was good and did not taste artificial (it’s made from real organic peaches), and was very mild… not overpowering with peachiness. I’ve since also tried the strawberry and I liked that too.

Apparently the company was initially using a non-vegan form of Vitamin D (D3), but after having this brought to their attention, they modified the product to use D2 from non-animal sources instead. From their website: “Ricera is a Vegan product, and contains no casein, dairy, or animal-derived ingredients.” However, the ingredients on their website still list D3, but my guess is they haven’t gotten around to updating their website yet.

1. Dairy-free deliciousness at Menchie’s Yogurt
2. All beef and no soy make Johnny a dull boy.
3. Animal Acres, a Farmed Animal Sanctuary

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