It’s DAY FOUR of Celiac Disease Awareness Month and our month-long jamboree of giveaways with our favorite brands. Today is brought to you by Daiya Foods!
You may be familiar with Daiya as we talk about their vegan gluten-free pizzas all the time. Ever since I went 99% dairy-free, I’ve been using Daiya a lot as a substitute for items like pizzas, on top of spaghetti, etc. I’ve also used their slices as DFGF grilled cheese sandwiches. They also have cream cheese, slices, wedges (now called blocks), and shreds.
Mozzarella Style Shreds from Daiya
Daiya cheese are free of three of the most common allergens:
- Dairy (casein, whey and lactose)
- Soy
- Gluten
Daiya Foods also have:
- 0 mg of cholesterol per serving
- Trans fat-free
- Free of artificial ingredients and preservatives
- Certified vegan – free of all animal products
- Free of hormones and antibiotics
I love their pizzas – because they are vegan (DFEF) and gluten-free. Although I’m not vegan I do try to avoid eggs and definitely avoid dairy – so I can add proscuitto and pepperoni and all sorts of dead animal on top of my pizzas if I so choose. On top of their plain cheese they also offer other flavors: Margherita, Fire-Roasted Veggies, Mushroom & Roasted Garlic. I’m pretty sure I’ve tried all of them, especially during the off chances that my Whole Foods is having a sale on them. My Whole Foods retails them for around $10 for a whole pizza. In our family, that’s enough for two people, but I can totally take down a whole pizza by myself.
Daiya Cheese Lovers Pizza
So what about gluten-free and Daiya? Daiya Foods requires gluten-free ingredients practices from their suppliers and commit to a gluten-free environment in their manufacturing practices. The shreds, blocks, slices, and cream cheese style spreads are certified by the Gluten Free Certification program, which is endorsed by the Canadian Celiac Association, and their pizzas are endorsed by the Celiac Sprue Association.
They just launched a new product – their SMOKED GOUDA block (formerly called a wedge). This is supposed to melt just like real gouda! YUMMERS! Daiya put on a huge show at Expo West 2014 and even captured some vegan awards for their new flavor.
Daiya Foods at Expo West
Daiya Foods at Expo West
Their blog – http://us.daiyafoods.com/blog – has great tips about gluten-free/dairy-free living (as well as vegan living). Check out all of what you can make with Daiya cheese!
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Thank you to Daiya for provoding CATB with some samples and giving away some awesome coupons for YOU to try!
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Hi…I have yet to try any of the Daiya products. What an adventure to try the cheeses.
YUM! Can’t wait to see them today at the expo!
I think I’ve had Daiya just once, on a pizza (but I’m not totally sure it was Daiya—some meltable vegan cheese), so I would love the chance to get better “acquainted” with it. 🙂 I’m most curious about the blocks, though of course vegan shreds that actually melt are pretty exciting, too.
Daiya cheese lovers pizza please 🙂
Definitely want to try the pizza. Always looking for the next best GF pizza.
Yum the pizza looks delicious!
Shreds!
I didn’t realize until now that their pizzas were gluten free. I just assumed that they weren’t. I love Daiya. Awesome!
I would be very interested in trying their pizza!
We’ve only had the mozzarella shreds, I’d love to be able to find the pizza!
I would LOVE to try the pizza – I’m GFDF, and it’s great to find a product that fits my needs (and tastes good!)
Blocks, most definitely. One can slice the HUGEST chunks then for quesadillas…
Hmm, well I’ve already tried their mozzarella and cheddar shreds. Not sure if there are other varieties of the shredded cheese? Probably the block cheese!
Heard that this is THE BEST vegan cheese!
We love eating gluten-free pizza, so I think that’s what I’d like to try.
Love Daiya!
I can’t wait to try the shredded cheese!
I need to try all their pizzas! They look so good!
Love their GF vegan pizzas!!
would love to try the pizza!
This sounds sooooo goood!
Shredded cheese!
I want to try more of their pizzas! I’ve tried the veggie one but would love to try more!
I want to try the pizza!! We have not been able to find a GF pizza that we really enjoy yet. Maybe this is the one!! Thanks!
Love Daiya! I eat their pizza when I have an especially hard week as a treat for myself. I went vegan at the beginning of the new year and was thrilled to learn all about Daiya’s wonderful (and delicious!) products that were vegan!
so excited for the new daiya!!!
I would LOVE to try Daiya’s margherita pizza. I’ve tried all the others, but NO ONE around here sells the margherita!
I’ve never tried their pizza but it always looks so good in the store – Daiya mozzarella is really good!
My fiancee is celiac and really tries to cut out dairy. Some of the best gluten free pizzas on the market, including both dairy and dairyfree!
LOVE their pizzas! Mmm!
I want to try the new gouda flavor.
love daiya!
I would love to try the pizza! It looks really good! 😀
i have been a vegan for over 20 years. when i started there weren’t many good quality, great (or even good) tasting substitutes. daiya is definitely a break through in the cheese substitute market. it’s good stuff, been using it for probably as long as it’s been around. the cheddar is great for grilled cheese sandwiches. our dairy eating friends don’t even know the difference.
Love that they are both vegan and gluten free! Haven’t had a chance to try the pizzas yet, but looking forward to it!
I love Daiya!!
I am most excited about the shreds!
I’s luv to try any & all of their products, yum !
I love Daiya cheese! The cheddar shreds are the best vegan cheese ever 🙂
I love Daiya. I’m dying to find their soy free cream cheese
Shredded cheese!
Realy excited to try Daiya pizza sometime soon 🙂
I don’t have celiac disease, but I do have rheumatoid arthritis and I’ve noticed that a vegan & gluten free diet really helps! So far, I’ve only tried Daiya cheeses and I love them!
@Julie it’s soooo good. I’ve never had their pizzas tho!
I want to try the mushroom and roasted garlic pizza!
The smoked gouda sounds like it would become a must have for my fridge!
Daiya is my go-to cheese alternative as a vegan! LOVE the mozz shreds for pizza and the cheddar wedge for veggie burgers!
I’m not vegetarian but not above trying a good product! I hear great things about Daiya foods from Sandra and Karalyn 🙂
I love the cheddar shreds and the cheddar block… soooo good! I make homemade pizza with Daiya and it absolutely rocks 🙂
Their products are amazing! I get to indulge without the consequences of allergies!
I want to try the cream cheese-ish spread. I could never find it so that’s my goal this summer!
I’d like to try the pizza.
Pizza, always pizza for me 🙂
Yum! I so want some of that pizza!
The smoked gouda block
I would love to try the pizza (with some added dead animal 😉
Wonderful products! What a thrill it would be to try the pizza!!! 🙂
I would be most excited to try the blocks of “cheese” and pizza!
pizza shreds would complete me
The pizza. I tasted it at the expo and it was fantastic!
I really want to try the pizza shreds.
The pizza sounds delish!
THE PIZZA! I remember my last run-in with pizza….oh how I wish I would’ve savored it….
I’ve had multiple Amy’s products with Daiya and thought the taste was a little different than cheese, but quite a good sub!
I MUST rekindle my relationship with pizza! I used to eat a whole 12 inch myself every Friday….
smoked block