Kev's Snack Reviews

I've tried quite a lot of dairy free chocolate bars and other products now, but cheese is one thing that has eluded me. I did try Violife briefly but haven't bought it regularly as it apparently contains wheat starch in the ingredients - boo! So I was pretty excited when I found this new Dairy Free Cheddar Alternative made by Koko in Waitrose the other day. It's on an introductory offer, I forget the exact price now but it was around £1.79 or so. There's a Koko Dairy Free Cream Cheese alternative too, which I didn't buy. Described as "mature but mellow", this is a coconut based alternative to cheddar with added calcium and vitamins D2 and B12. It has cococnut oil, coconut cream and potato starch as the main bulk of the ingredients, and is "Vegetarian Society Vegan Approved", which made me chuckle...couldn't they get it approved by the actual Vegan Society? I guess second best is better than nothing at all! It comes in a block that look...

For a while now I've been experimenting with gluten and dairy-free products. I feel much better using them, and usually go for gluten or dairy free options if they're available in cafes. One product I've been buying regularly is Koko (formerly Kara) Dairy Free, so I thought it about time I give it the review treatment! Koko is a dairy free alternative to milk, and I've found that it goes well with cereal in particular, but it's also good for drinking by itself or making smoothies with. It's good in tea and coffee although it can be a bit watery, so you need to use more of it to get the same effect as regular milk. It doesn't curdle though, unlike some milk substitutes. I much prefer Koko over soya or rice milk, as the taste is "cleaner" and it actually tastes refreshing to drink. For anyone who's been put off coconut drinks by trying the likes of Vita Coco, Koko is very different as it doesn't have that weird sour taste that cocon...