When transitioning into the vegan lifestyle, there may be some occasions when you will have cravings for shrimp, crab cakes, a beef burger or chicken wings. To be honest, even once you’re accustomed to the lifestyle there may be times when you’ll have meat and seafood cravings and here are some popular brands with alternatives to satisfy them. Most of these items can be found at Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Sprouts, HEB, Walmart, or Kroger.
Gardein
Gardein carries a large selection of vegan meat and seafood alternatives. Their product line includes: Mandarin Orange Crispy Chick’n, Seven Grain Crispy Tenders, Lightly Seasoned Chick’n Scallopini, Teriyaki Chick’n Strips, Zesty Marinara Crispy Chick’n Filets, Crispy Chick’n Patties, Chipotle Lime Crispy Fingers, Crispy Chick’n Sliders, Sweet and Tangy Barbeque Wings, Sweet and Sour Porkless Bites, Chipotle Black Bean Sliders, Garden Veggie Burger, Chipotle Black Bean Burger, The Ultimate Beefless Ground, The Ultimate Beefless Sliders, Classic Meatless Meatballs, Good Start Breakfast Patties, Home Style Beefless Tips, Sizzling Szechuan Beefless Strips, The Ultimate Beefless Burger, Home Style Meatless Meatloaf, Mini Crispy Crabless Cakes, Garden Fishless Filets, Garden Veggie Burger, Savory Stuffed Turk’y, Holiday Roast, and Lightly Breaded Turk’y Cutlets.
Sophie’s Kitchen
Sophie’s Kitchen is known for their vegan seafood options! Their product line can mostly be found in Whole Foods and it includes Vegan Crab Cakes, Vegan Scallops, Breaded Vegan Fish Fillets, Vegan Shrimp, Vegan Calamari, Vegan Lobster Mac and Cheese, Vegan Seafood Jambalaya, VeganToona, and Vegan Smoked Salmon.
Field Roast Grain Roast Company
Field Roast Grain Roast Company perfected the art of vegan meat. Their product line features Apple Maple Breakfast Sausage, Vegan Cheese, Celebration Roast, Field Roast, Hand-Formed Burger, Sausage Links, Deli Slices, Frankfurters, Quarter Loaf, Meatloaf, Smokey Forager’s Roast, Hazelnut Cranberry Roast, and more!
Beyond Meat
Beyond meat is literally just that…beyond meat! This company took the same things you used to enjoy and turned them into a delicious and non-GMO vegan delight! Their product line includes Plant-Based Burger Patties, Beast Burger, Beastly Sliders, Grilled Chicken Strips, Lightly Seasoned Chicken Strips, Vegetarian Roasted Sweet Potato Chili with Beyond Beef, Vegetarian Indian Curry with Beyond Chicken, Vegetarian Vietnamese Lemongrass with Beyond Chicken, and Vegetarian Korean BBQ with Beyond Chicken.
Lightlife
This is one of my favorite brands! The entire line is full of vegan products and is composed of Plant-Based Burger, Plant-Based Ground, Hot Dogs, Tempeh, Ground Crumbles, Lean Veggie Beef, Lean Sausage, Bacon, Italian Sausage, Chorizo Sausage, Bologna, Ham, Pepperoni, Turkey, Chickpea & Red pepper Veggie Deli Slices, White Bean & Kale Veggie Deli Slices, and Chick’n Tenders.
Boca
Boca was one of the original alternative meat brands and their products are still amazing! All of their products are not vegan, so only buy from the following list. Boca’s Vegan Products are Chik’n Nuggets, Chik’n Patties, Spicy Chik’n Patties, Ground Crumbles, Turk’y Burgers, Veggie Burgers,
Tofurkey
Tofurkey is a product line of vegan options made derived from tofu. Their product line includes Slow Roasted Chick’n, Deli Slices, Veggie Burger, Hot Dogs, Breakfast Links, Artisan Sausage, Ground Tofurky, Treehouse Tempeh Bacon, Holiday Vegetarian Feast, and more!