A Vegan Obsession

Jerky! A Tasty Low Fat Snack. VEGAN! Review AND GIVEAWAY

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I’ve been sampling some soy jerky for you, from Morels The Vegan Butcher.   They were a great jaw work-out.  I think you’ll love them!   

Read on and find out how you can get some in your hot little hands for FREE!

Made with non-GMO soy beans. Vegan. Gluten Free.
They are great for a virtually guilt-free snack.  They are low fat, low calorie, low carb and high protein.  
Serving size: 28g  Servings 2.5
Amount per serving: Calories 50.  Fat 2g.  Sat Fat. 0g.  Total Carb. 4g.  Fiber 2g. Protein 5g.

Currently, they have two flavours: Ned’s Spicy Chipotle & Judas’ Original.  The zip up bag, encourages you to have several little snackette and reseal.  Tremendously chewy and flavour rammed.  Judas’ has a BBQ-black pepper flavouring and Ned’s strips taste smokey and have a nice kick from chipotle and ancho chillies.  
They would be a great snack for people transitioning to a plant-based diet, or those supporting Meatless Monday   If your doctor is telling you to cut or quit the meat, it can be a little scary.  These would be great for you!



The other night I made a black bean chill and cut up the strips into smaller pieces and threw them on top, adding a great texture and heat to my chili feast.  I have also popped them into a taco, along with some juicy toms and cashew cream, and poured over lashings of my thick mole sauce.  Next up, I am going to try Judas’ Jerky strips in a brown rice wrap with stir-fried greens in garlic, several large dollops of vegan horseradish or wasabi mayo.

I wanted to know more about Stanley, the founder and genius behind Morels The Vegan Butcher.  I contacted him and asked a few questions to placate my curiosity.  He was happy to oblige.

Morels the Vegan Butcher is quite the newbie to the food game.  They launched in 2011, funding by the aid of pledgers on Kickstarter.com.  They hit the streets of Louisville Kentucky with a big shiny food truck.  At the same time they began to sell retail sandwiches in local grocery stores and coffee shops.  The demand grew really quickly in the stores and eventually they were forced to give up the food truck to keep up with demand from their retail customers.  It seems vegan food was what the people (vegans, non-vegans and veg-curious alike) of Louisville wanted in their stores.   If you live in Louisville, you are lucky and get to buy their in Rainbow Blossoms & Heine Brothers Coffee shops all over Louisville!.  For those of use who don’t.  You can get the flavour of Morels The Vegan Butcher in a foil zip-lock bag, online and at these locations.  They ship internationally.  



Meet Stanley…..


Morel TVB: quote “Ever since meat was taken out of my diet, I’ve thought often about jerky.  Texture, taste and a sore jaw have been a dream of mine for years.  Finally, here we are.  A real jerky that you can pull out at a party and make real, lasting friends.  So pop open a bag.  Tap a stranger on the shoulder and say, “jerky?’.  No one will ask any questions”.


So Stanley, what came first?  The Jerky or your wraps?  (the wraps so amazing!  Wish I could try them!) 


We started the wraps about 2 years ago.  The jerky came out almost exactly a year ago.  After only 6 months Jerky was flying off the ‘shelves’.

How long did it take you to perfect the Jerky recipes?

Couple of months to get to the flavors and texture we wanted, but once we hit these flavors, we just ran with it.  The thing that took the longest was getting packaging, package design, nutritional info, and getting into a cycle of making as much as we can a week.  Some of the flavors and seasoning are getting an upgrade this summer.
I’ve recently Jerky chopped into a black bean chili (wow!).  Do you have any creative ways of eating it?

I just recently had some people telling me they’re using the jerky in dishes they’re making.  I honestly never thought of doing that, but it totally makes sense.  May have to try it in like a beef and broccoli dish or on a pizza.

Do you have any new products/flavours in the pipeline?

Sriracha Maple this July

Is Louisville a vegan-friendly town?

Yeah it is.  There’s a lot of restaurants that will accommodate vegans, and they’re are a lot that already have plenty of options on their menus.  Several places even sell stuff like seitan wings.  Food in Louisville is pretty intense, there’s a lot of neat places to eat.

You had a campaign to get Jerky in all the US States by April 8th with Adoptaturkey.com, was your target reached? 

No :( But we’re still going and still sending money to save our turkey friends for each new state we get in.  There are some big changes coming up this summer that will hopefully get us in a bunch of new places, as well as some new flavours.
Do you follow a vegan diet?

I’ve been vegan off and on over the last 7 years or so, but vegetarian for the whole time.  There’s not really any thing that I can’t live without, I just haven’t drawn the line that I’m vegan.  I don’t really talk much about it with anyone though as I think people are all at their own spots in life.  Be it food, spirituality or whatever, even if you feel you’ve connected all the dots, we all see the world in our own special ways.  That being said, I really like vegan cheeses and products like vegenaise and earth balance are always in my fridge.  I really love dr. Cows cashew cheese [AVO: ‘ooh, want to try that now’!]
Thanks Stanley!


I am loving the fact the old concept of ‘business’ is turning, and more and more AWESOME people like our friend Stanley are changing the face of entrepreneurism. Ethical businesses rock!

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Comments

  1. I love vegan food because my body loves it! I will admit, I’m one of those people who said I’d NEVER be vegan. But after my research on processing practices of livestock and listening to my body, I’d decided I’d had enough. I only wish I had done this sooner!

  2. I love vegan food because my body loves it! I will admit, I’m one of those people who said I’d NEVER be vegan. But after my research on processing practices of livestock and listening to my body, I’d decided I’d had enough. I only wish I had done this sooner!

  3. These look so good! I love eating vegan because my blood pressure has reduced, as has my overall weight. It’s the best choice, health-wise!

  4. I have been a vegetarian for almost 6 years and recently tried both of these types of jerky. They are amazing! They are the closest thing to beef jerky that I have found and in my opinion they are much better and I love that they are animal free! I love vegan food because I know not a single animal was hurt or harmed or exploited just for me to eat.

  5. Why wouldn’t I love vegan food? I feel more clean, I feel healthier, I know my carbon footprint is barely a fraction of my peers, I’m causing no harm with my diet, it’s completely transformed my yoga practice as well as the way that I feel about myself, and vegan cooking forces me to be much more creative. Being vegan feels like I’m being myself.

  7. I love eating vegan because I like to know where my food comes from. Knowing that what I’m eating is humane and earth friendly makes me happy :)

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