Strong Roots (vegan ready meals from Ireland)
Strong Roots is known more for its healthier frozen chips, but also makes a small line of ready meals. Find them in the frozen section of your local supermarket. Choose from:
- Thai green veg curry
- Vegan mac and cheese
- Veggie masala
Before cooking, read up on food safety for people & pets (many foods are unsafe near animal friends). Recycle packaging at kerbside or supermarket bag bins.
Before choosing a vegan ready meal, do a quick scan of the label to ensure it has ingredients you recognise (beans, lentils, rice, vegetables, herbs, and spices). Ensure it has plenty of fibre and not too much salt, and a good protein source (pulses, tofu, tempeh, seitan or sustainable soya).
Avoid sneaky ingredients (often labelled vegan) like honey. And beware of fish sauce, anchovies or shellfish in Asian meals. Some meals are made in factories where there are milks or eggs, so avoid for severe allergies. And remember that some brands may be ‘accidentally vegan’ (say a vegetable chilli) without a label.
About Strong Roots
Strong Roots is an Irish food brand that prints its carbon footprint on the packs of all its frozen meals. It specialises in frozen chips, with natural ingredients and all styles (skinny, thick-cut and crinkled). Plus chips made from sweet potatoes, hash browns and other goodies!
Although it’s good to make your own food, if you’re going to stash the freezer with back-ups, this is the brand to go to. You can recycle all their packaging at supermarket bag bins.
It also sells some frozen vegetable sides. So again these are a good back-up to get some quick veggies into a meal, if you don’t have fresh to hand. Or to ‘hide’ veggies in meals when certain people refuse to eat them! It’s a good everyday brand that you can find in all supermarkest too, at affordable prices.
