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Okay, now I am mad. My family had bought some "Rapunzel" vegan bouillon cubes. As it turns out, by reading the side of the box (darnit), there are 1.5-2 g of fat per serving and there are 16 servings in 1 bouillon cube!!!! *L*
One of my recipes uses two cubes in addition to the veggie broth I add, rrrr.

--Li

PS the fat sources is Palm Oil

Li,

That really does stink! I have not found cubes without fat (only salt), so I've used the prepackaged organic veggie bullion (32 ounce containers) or I use that "Chick'n Bullion" powdered recipe at fatfreevegan. I keep it on hand in a container.

Sure hate when that happens! I recently bought frozen hotdog buns that were sprouted grains and found out it has soy lecithen in there. Man, it's everywhere! Boy, that sure is a ton of fat for one teeny weeny cube though.

Libellule, I'm confused.

How large are the veggie bullion cubes? l6 servings / cube (does that mean one cube makes 16 cups of broth)?

I have been making my own veggie broth mix from a recipe on Dr. Pinckney's Healing Heart Foundation site. I have a hard time finding veggie buillon that is not salty.

http://heart.kumu.org/

Doris,

Wow, 1 cube IS supposed to make 16 cups. (sometimes I just don't read the whole thing, eh?) Yes, it is quite salty too. Although, if I had to pick between salt and fat, I'd pick the salt.
But, I am not too hip on what the salt does for my calcium leaching! *L*

Okay, back to square one on the soups....rrrr. I will take a look at the link. I think I went to that link, before. The recipe uses nutritional yeast, right? I don't think my family was too crazy about it. But, I might give it a try for myslef with the soups that they won't eat anyway.
Thanks,
--Li

I've been reading about palm oil...evil stuff.

Yes, in India they put it in a lot of the products. It is super bad for you.

--li

Palm oil is really bad for the planet too. In Indonesia they are removing large tracts of rainforest to plant oil palms. They then burn off the forest and this causes a smoky haze to hang over neighbouring Malaysia.

Rainforest loss is also depriving orang utangs of their natural habitat and their numbers are diminishing in this area.

Malaysia has replaced their rubber tree plantations with palm oil ones and flying over this area, I saw just how widespread these plantings were.

SQ

Hello, I was thinking of dumping the broth of the soup I had made (I made such a large pot and have been eating it for the last two days). Ever since, I realized how much fat was in the bouillon. Would you all just dump the stock (drain it) and recycle the veggies into another soup???
It kills me to waste the veggies. They came out so tender and I tried so many new ones that I liked (the family didn't like the parsnips, by the way. *L*)

--Li

Dump the stock, put the veggies in a colander and rinse in HOT water.

<sing to self> "Gonna wash that fat right outta my food..."

~from the musical South Pacific, sort of.~

I keep several boxes of "Pacific Natural Foods" brand organic, low sodium, vegetable broth in the pantry for a quick broth when I don't have time to brew up what I need. I also add it to soups, cook rice in it, etc.

The information on the box claims the product is fat free, gluten free, low sodium (compared to other broths, I suppose?), all natural, and organic. It is also "yeast free" which is a main consideration for me.

Ingredients: Filtered water, organic carrots, organic tomatoes, organic celery, organic onions, organic garlic, organic leeks, sea salt, organic bay leaves, organic parsley, organic thyme.

Per 1 cup serving size
Total fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg.
Sodium: 140mg
Total carbs: 3g
Protein: 0g

% Daily Values
Calcium: 2%
Iron: 2%

I buy mine at a Health Food store in another town, over 35 miles away. The last time I bought it, it was $3.32 for one qt., so I don't use it on a daily basis! --but it's great to have on hand for "time" emergencies, or for a little added flavor. My experience with broth cubes, etc. through the years was kinda' like in my meat-eating early years--it was the fat and the salt that was the "taste". This broth is more bland than most, but my taste buds are more sensitive to the subtle flavors.

This is the same "Pacific" brand that offers "milks" in boxes: almond, hazelnut, oat, rice, and soy.

The co. has a website for more information, if interested:
www.pacificfoods.com

Thank you to you both!! I actually, was so impatient, I drained the veggies, put water back in, boiled it and drained it again. Now, it is cooking! *L*
I will use the Pacific Natural Food brand for now on. I just like the flavor of already marinated broth. It makes my soups slightly pricier, but at least the family will then eat it! *L*
I have to do whatever it takes and try to save money in the process, but not at the expense of health. I actually was able to get my son to eat his kale this weekend w/ that soup. *L* Now, I will try the defatted version and just pop in some olive oil ( 1/4 tsp) into my son's bowl.

Thank you, thank you. Sometimes, it can get discouraging and just knowing that there are others out there doing the same thing, makes one feel better.

-Li

I use the Pacific Natural Food's brand veggie broth and I've gotten it on sale at Kroger for about $2. They have both an organic and not organic version. I think it's really tasty. As a matter of fact, if I have any left over from a recipe I freeze it in ice cube trays. Then I use a couple of cubes to saute onions and garlic when needed. I think it adds a richer taste to the food.

Thanks for the tip about the ice cubed vegi broth! It's a great idea.

-Li

PS I bought some of the Pacific Brand last night.