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products, ranging from cricket protein powder,
seasoned snacks and whole roasted mealworms, to
cricket biscuits for your pets.
8 . M I L K A LT E R N AT I V E S
You don’t have to be lactose intolerant to take
advantage of the many milk alternatives available
today. From soy milk to oat milk, we are now
seeing these options used in all forms of cooking
and consumption. In fact, some of the best “ice
cream” is vegan and made from coconut milk.
Innocent Ice Cream in Vancouver offers up not
only milk-based desserts, but an array of dairy-
free, gluten-free, and vegan options as well. For
those who also want to enjoy their specialty
coffees dairy-free, milk alternatives are readily
available at many local coffee shops and popular
chains as well.
9 . G U T H E A LT H
We’ve all seen the many yogurt products
promoting probiotics to help with digestion,
but there is more than just yogurt available in
the marketplace today. Kefir is a fermented milk
beverage that has become popular in the last few
years which also boasts probiotics. Also available
are products with prebiotics to help feed the good
bacteria found in our guts to help with nutrient
absorption. These products include chicory root,
Jerusalem artichoke, dandelion greens, and garlic.
Innocent Ice Cream in Vancouver offers an array of dairy-free,
gluten-free, and vegan options, as well as milk-based desserts.
1 0 . P H AT FAT S
Consuming unsaturated fat high in omega-3 is
certainly popular, especially with the prevalence
of paleolithic and ketogenic diets. Surprisingly,
some saturated fats (particularly animal fats) are
regaining popularity in deep frying and cooking
since they do not degrade with high heat, unlike
vegetable oils. Some chefs are employing animal
fats in their cooking for delicious results as well,
one example being the duck fat potatoes at the
newly opened OEB Breakfast Co. in Yaletown.
OEB Breakfast Co.’s Soul in a Bowl dish includes duck fat fried potatoes,
showcasing the returning popularity of using animal fats in cooking.
SHERMAN CHAN
A l w a y s i n s e a r c h o f t h e b e s t e a t s i n Va n c o u v e r a n d b e y o n d , S h e r m a n C h a n h a s b e e n
t h e f e r o c i o u s a p p e t i t e b e h i n d t h e p o p u l a r f o o d b l o g , S h e r m a n’ s Fo o d Ad v e nt u r e s .
From fine dining to dives, he will eat almost anything head to tail.
His food
adventures have spanned a decade, with many more experiences to come.
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