Vegetarians & Thanksgiving
There are an estimated 5 million vegetarians in the United States, and vegetarians love Thanksgiving as much as everyone else. Whether you are looking for vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes for yourself or to provide a meatless vegetarian option for one of your Thanksgiving dinner guests: Nature’s Bin has what you are looking for. Although Thanksgiving is usually associated with turkey, there are many traditional Thanksgiving foods that are already vegetarian friendly, while there are also many vegetarian friendly alternatives available for vegetarian diet…and that includes turkey!
Already Vegetarian Friendly Thanksgiving Foods
Although there are some items at the Thanksgiving table that are not vegetarian friendly, there are also many foods already on your shopping list that are perfect for you or your vegetarian Thanksgiving guests! To start, the basic items such as vegetables and mashed potatoes are definitely vegetarian friendly. The gravy for the mashed potatoes however is usually made from a base of extracts that run off from the not vegetarian friendly turkey, so make sure not to serve this to your vegetarian guests. The perfect substitute to this is to pick up the “Giblet and Mushroom Gravy”. The gravy is made with unbleached flour, canola oil, natural flavors, herbs, spices and diced Tofurky cubes - known as giblets. Other items such as pumpkin pie, apple sauce, green bean casserole, and cranberries are already vegetarian friendly - so now all you need is the Tofurky!
Tofurky: Vegetarian Turkey
Tofurky is a Vegetarian option for Thanksgiving Turkey that has been one of the most popular vegetarian requests around thanksgiving since 1995. A company out of Oregon by the name of “Turtle Island Farms” makes this rightfully named product, “Tofurky”, which gets it’s name because it is made simply out of flavored tofu. In addition to Tofurky, Nature’s Bin carries a large variety of vegetarian-friendly foods in our deli and grocery departments. Around Thanksgiving Nature’s Bin is always prepared with a few cases of vegetarian friendly Tofurky, as well as many other vegetarian friendly items. Just in case, make sure to special order your Tofurky by calling 216-521-4600 as this is one of most popular items during the holiday seasons.
Vegetarian Thanksgiving Meal Guide
The typical Thanksgiving meal consists of 3 main items: turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes and fresh cranberries. A vegetarian thanksgiving meal consists of: Tofurky, mashed potatoes with mushroom and giblet gravy, sweet potatoes and fresh cranberries – not very different, right? To help either a newly decided vegetarian, as well as a host for Thanksgiving with vegetarian guests, here is a simple vegetarian Thanksgiving meal guide that will help you come up with the perfect vegetarian Thanksgiving meal:
Vegetarian Thanksgiving Recipes
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