Sweet & Sara on the Food Network's "Unwrapped"

Sweet & Sara's Smores featured on the Food Network's "Unwrapped" in January 2010

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News & Politics

Tags:

• smores
• marshmallows
• vegan

[piratepumpkin]

Why wasn't it mentioned that they were vegan? : (

[danakscully64]

They are a smaller company, I'm sure the price tag makes sense after you add up the cost of running the business. It took Sara YEARS to come up with the vegetarian marshmallow, it's not a big company like Jet Puffed, which is owned by Kraft. They use cheap ingredients, everything is done by a machine, and they get discounts on large quantities of ingredients. These aren't an everyday thing, they're a rare occasion treat. Vegan marshmallows aren't cheap to make.

[CME528]

Love Sweet and Sara products!

[piratepumpkin]

@BrainRazer And the problem with milking cows "the correct way" is that it isn't done. The VAST majority of our nation's milk comes from factory farms. The female cows are kept constantly pregnant so that they are always lactating - their babies are taken away within days after birth and locked into crates to be sold as veal.

[piratepumpkin]

@BrainRazer And, also. You "meat-eaters" have all the joys of the things you love being advertised on national television.. Constantly, in fact. It is very rare for a vegan item to be showcased on such a well-watched TV show. So, yes. It is disappointing when a vegan product is shown without even mentioning that it's vegan - especially when that was it's main goal.

You "meat-eaters" aren't any better than us vegans.

[piratepumpkin]

@BrainRazer Are you serious? You got all that from me asking why it wasn't mentioned the video that these marshmallows are vegan? When did I ever say anything about being better than anyone?

The reason it needed to be mentioned that these are vegan marshmallows is because that is their main niche in the market. That's what makes these marshmallows different from all the others, and it seemed odd that that information wasn't included.

You're obviously a little insecure in your eating habits...

[Lovelessinhell]

@BrainRazer I never said anything was wrong with it....I never even mentioned milking cows...? I was making the point that she said they were dark chocolate, which is vegan because is has no dairy, and that she mentioned no dairy. Where did I say anything about cows? And personally I'm more of a meat-eater myself, but I think it's nice that Vegans are getting more options as far as food goes.

[BrainRazer]

@Lovelessinhell I know they don't, but my question was, what is wrong with it?

[Lovelessinhell]

@BrainRazer Vegan don't eat or drink anything that comes from animals. Think honey, eggs, and milk. Vegetarian do, as long as it isn't the animal itself. That's more of the actual difference. So there is nothing wrong with milking cows, really. Vegans just feel that we shouldn't take from animals, or at least my friend thinks so, whom is an extremely strict vegan.

[BrainRazer]

@Lovelessinhell What's wrong with milking cows in the correct way?

[BrainRazer]

@piratepumpkin Why wasn't it mentioned that they *weren't* vegan? You're not better because you're vegan. You're just more sensitive and soft, not "better" than us meat-eaters.