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Sugar Apple Natural Foods Cooks Up Bountiful Sandwiches That Are as Kind to Animals as They Are to Your Taste Buds
For Immediate Release:October 25, 2012
Contact:Shakira Croce 202-483-7382
Key West, Fla. -- More and more people concerned with the cruel treatment of animals on factory farms and in slaughterhouses—as well as artery-clogging cholesterol and saturated fats found in animal products—are trying out delicious vegan versions of their favorite foods. That includes the ever-popular BLT. There's been a revolution in mock meats: Many are now so good that they beat the animal-based versions at their own game. Nowhere is that more evident than at Key West's Sugar Apple Natural Foods, which PETA has just named one of the top 10 vegan BLTs in the U.S.
Located at 917 Simonton St. in Key West, Sugar Apple offers an "FLT " that's more of a culinary triumph than a sandwich: Fakin ' Bacon (made from soy), lettuce, and tomato piled high between two slices of whole grain bread. Add soy mayonnaise, and you'll forget about meat-based bacon the second that you take your first bite.
"Sugar Apple Natural Foods proves every day that a delicious BLT doesn't have to cost a pig 'an arm and a leg,'" says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "All our picks are winners because they're leading the charge to satisfy America's growing hunger for humane, healthy, and Earth-friendly foods."
First place goes to DC Vegetarian in Portland, Ore., second place goes to Darbster in West Palm Beach, Fla., and the Spiral Diner & Bakery, with locations in both Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, has grabbed third place. Rounding out the top 10 are Yorgo's Bageldashery in PETA's hometown of Norfolk, Va.; Seattle's Highline; San Diego's Loving Hut Mira Mesa; the Green Owl Café in Madison, Wis.; Seva in Detroit and Ann Arbor, Mich.; and Sticky Fingers in Washington. Garnering honorable mention is the Bouldin Creek Cafe in Austin, Texas.
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