Bypass or Buy? Lightlife Bacon

I recently noticed Lightlife brand products on a trip to Metro (in Ontario, Canada) and I was super excited. It's always great to see a new brand of vegetarian / vegan products hit the market, especially because they had so many different products available. 

After checking out their website, I was pleasantly surprised by how many products they had and their current longevity. Having been around since 1979, this is a group of people who are invested in the vegetarian / vegan movement. That's super commendable to me especially considering some other brands are owned by non-vegan corporations. 

But about the bacon. I don't know if you guys have ever tried Yves brand of deli meat but if you have, you'd recognize the appearance of this bacon. It looked a lot like vegan lunch meat cut into strips versus bacon and I guessed how it would taste before I enjoyed it. I must admit, it didn't really taste like bacon or fry up like I remember bacon frying up like, so there was that.

With that being said however, it was tasty enough. It worked on my BELT sandwich adding the perfect amount of salty goodness to the sammie. It also added a meatiness that I was looking for and felt was much needed. You can almost trick yourself if you use it properly because it offers a lot fo what bacon offered without really nailing the flavour.

Ultimately, I enjoyed it although the flavour didn't remind me of bacon. I loved that they were a wholly plant based group and I loved that this line is not overly expensive. After checking out their website, I am definitely excited to try the rest of their products. I'm especially excited to try the bowls because there were some seriously good looking dishes.

Check out their website for their history, where to buy, and a complete list of the products they offer!
lightlife.com/

HAPPY VEG