Supermarkets and health food shops are awash with milk alternatives, from oat and soya to rice and coconut. But which ones are best for your health, for cooking with and for the environment? Sue Quinn investigates.
Advertisement More of us are eating vegan meals than ever before, but making them is a different matter. For the uninitiated, vegan cooking is littered with proverbial banana skins. Take breakfast for instance. A fruit salad sounds like an easy solution, but no. “Don’t get up in the morning and just have a fruit salad because by nine o’clock you will be hungry again,” says chef Day Radley. “Fruit will give you that energy boost, but you need to add in nuts or oats for sustained energy, to keep you fuller for longer.”
If you’re eager to know more, you’ll be delighted to know Radley is sharing her expertise to know Radley is sharing her expertise through the Vegan Chef School. As well as teaching aspiring pro chefs, Radley has launched an online course for home cooks, with the next group starting on 1st April.