Yesterday my iHerb.com order arrived.
And thank goodness the order arrived just 48 hours after I placed it (and I didn’t even pay for expedited shipping because anything over $40 ships for free with standard shipping) because I was out of nooch. Oh, the horrors!
Looking into the empty can was giving me panic attacks. What would I ever do without nooch? Pay retail WF’s prices? Oh, the horrors!
I order my stevia, probiotics, nooch, bulk spices like cinnamon and anything that’s a shelf-stable dry good or supplement from iHerb because their prices are so much cheaper than paying retail! Like 30-40% cheaper, I find. For those new to iHerb, use code AVE630 to save $5 off your first order.
And that was making me nervous because I love diving into a big bowl of popcorn with nooch, cocoa powder, stevia, cinnamon, coconut oil and chocolate chips as a snack most evenings.
Chocolate Cheezy Coconut Oil Popcorn
May look like an interesting combo but I promise, it’s so tasty. Don’t knock it til you try it.
And I love popcorn so much, I have popcorn recipes because I enjoy getting creative with my toppings. Everything from chocolate protein powder to ginger to maca.
If you’ve never tried nooch, are curious what it is, or needs ways to use your big container…
Check out this post with about 15 nooch recipes
such as Cheezy Veggie Bake
and Raw Vegan Peanut Butter Cups (nooch is optional but just gives the filling a slightly more authentic taste)
I don’t just live for nooch. Fresh veggies and salads also make me happy.
Top it with a little Sweet & Nutty Un-Chicky Salad Nut Pate and I’m set
No, actually I would not be set until I had some chocolate. Like Chocolate Covered Oreo Balls
Did you know that Oreos are vegan? I did not!
In order to veganize my recipe, simply use a vegan cream cheese, such as Tofutti, and you’re set!
From my last post on Refunds and Sunshine. I’m glad most of you have filed your taxes and aren’t working up to the deadline to get them in the mail. Whew! Also glad to see that you liked my strategy of a small refund even though it doesn’t sound as “good”, it’s better than letting the government hold onto your money all year, in my opinion anyway.
And spring weather and sunshine, hopefully everyone gets some of that soon! Maybe in time for the weekend.
Questions:
1. Have you ever tried nooch? If so, did the blogosphere happen to turn you onto it?
As I said when I posted about my Fox News interview, I have tried many products because of the ‘sphere, nooch included in that category. Right along with maca and chia seeds.
2. Did you know that Oreos are vegan? Do you care?
I didn’t and it hardly seems possible but hey, Peta probably has really studied all the products on this list that are ‘accidentally vegan‘.
Since I’ve started consuming small amounts of dairy, I am not really that hung up, but it’s good trivia, right? And good in a pinch in case you need to satisfy a vegan’s sweet tooth with some store-bought Oreos.
Other food trivia:
Mangoes are part of the latex family of foods
Keeping the pit in a sliced avocado will slow down the oxidation process and keep it from going brown as fast
Putting a piece of bread in with brown sugar will reduce sugar clumps
Botanically speaking, tomatoes are considered a fruit, not a vegetable
You need to grind flax seeds in order for the human gut to derive full benefit from flax. Need flax any flax recipes, check this post.
Alton Brown and all his food trivia makes me happy.
Do you have any food trivia or tips?
3. Weekend plans?
I am working, working out, taking care of Skylar, carrying on, business as usual, but I’d like to spend plenty of time outdoors enjoying what should be a really lovely day on Saturday (80F and sunny) and possibly the farmer’s market on Sunday morning. If I can wake up in time!
Enjoy your weekend!
I won some vanilla stevia in a giveaway from HEAB a while back and love it (in fact, I am drinking tea with it right now), but don’t know what I will do when it runs out! IHerb to the rescue! your picture made me think of them, and I bet it is a decent price. Thanks for the reminder!
yes!!! I love nutritional yeast!!! My kids and I use in kale salads and it is our fave meal…we just ate it today!!! I need to try it on popcorn for sure!!!!
I first learned about nooch in 2002 when I lived in Hawaii with a really smelly hippie. We called hippie dust. I hated it. :)
Squash, bell peppers, and anything with seeds are fruits also. And strawberries and pineapple are called “multiple fruits”. They are actually many many tiny fruits together. Oh, and avocado is a fruit too.
I love fun trivia. I’m a nerd.
hippie dust. omg. i bet there are TONS of stories. I would love to have been there!
30-40% cheaper than retail? Why have I never shopped at iHerb?! I love bulk items! :)
And yes, I did know Oreo’s are vegan; I read PETA’s list of vegan snacks once and it’s on it, lol.
I did discover nooch from a blog, though, I have no idea which one now! I LOVE IT! It’s so good in so many things. I’ve never had it on popcorn, but you know it actually SMELLS like popcorn to me, LOL.
I actually knew everything on Alton’s list, LOL. Golly gee, am I a nerd or what? :D
they were actually my factoids, I just name dropped Alton b/c he’s the king of food trivia :)
OUT OF NOOCH! haha i would die and probably order “same day delivery” haha obvi i’m kidding! i miss my nunaturals! i feel like its been forever since i’ve had the liquid drops even though i still have like 10 tons of baking blend in my garage
I’m absolutely loving those vegan PB cups!!! WOW!!!
Are you sure about the Oreos?
I don’t know how I’ve never seen your cheesy veggie bake before! looks delish!
This weekend just relaxing with my boys (husband and pup) and hopefully enjoying some nice weather! Have a good one :)
Tomatoes are considered a fruit because they have seeds… So, botanically speaking, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, peas, beans, corn, eggplant, and sweet peppers are also fruits!
Ha! I forgot your noochy popcorn, glad they had a comeback :-). This must be the third time this week I see Alton Brown mentioned! I trust your judgment, so I’m checking this guy out right now :-)
You are killing me with these oreo balls…..what the heck?! They look divine!!!
I am a huge nooch lover and sprinkle it everywhere ;)
xxoo
Thank you for recommending iHerb! I just went on an online shopping spree on their site, let’s say I have spent waaay more than $40… :)
Have a great weekend!
I have no problem spending wayyyyy more than $40 either :)
Glad you found the site and some good deals, I’m sure!
Kudos to you! I hadn’t thuoght of that!
I absolutely LOVE nutritional yeast! I use GOBS of it every single day and usually by pouring it over my salad. I can’t get enough of it. I have been eating it for years, before I entered the blog world.
I did know that Oreos are vegan and yes, I DO care. We fast on Wed/Fri from dairy/meat products every week because we are Orthodox and my boys LOVE that oreos are fair game…hahaha!
Weekend plans…hang with my family and do some downtime stuff. Looking forward to a relaxing weekend. Hope you have a great weekend, Averie! :-)
Did not know you are Orthodox and that is quite a fast….Wed, Thurs, Friday! Glad the boys have their “fair game” food.
Actually, just Wed and Fri; not Thursday. However, all of the other fasts during the year: Lent, Nativity fast, Apostles fast, etc. make up for that Thursday where we don’t fast. :-)
I’m ipresmsed! You’ve managed the almost impossible.
Soft Batch Cookies and Papa John’s pizza crust and garlic dip are vegan, too….or…at least they were when I was vegan in college.. Cause that’s what it meant back then.
It’s actually not surpsising that many packaged foods don’t contain animal products when you think about it..cause most of the ingredients aren’t real! LOL.
Love your nooch posts, as always.
cause most of the ingredients aren’t real = so true.
IMHO you’ve got the right asnewr!
i had never even HEARD of nooch til i started reading blogs (then it took me a bit to realize that nutritional yeast = “nooch!”). and i do believe i can credit your blog and gabriela’s for that first introduction!
also got the avacado pit tip from blog-reading!
you know, i’ve never ever really liked oreos, even as a kid! give me a chips ahoy any day instead! so oreos, vegan or not, doesn’t matter to me…
your popcorn ideas are awesome!!!
this weekend: working working tons of working. and a meetup with an old friend.
hope work goes well and that you can get to the market!
have fun with your friend!
I started using nooch a few years before I discovered the blogosphere. I discovered it via my first vegan cookbook, VCON.
I don’t care that Oreos are vegan. They are just chemical food–I prefer real food, whether it’s vegan or not.
This weekend we’re going to a surprise bday party for a friend. I hope the rest of the weekend will be able to be spent outside! :-)
Walking in the prseence of giants here. Cool thinking all around!