Sprouted Burgers? Yes Please!

The Delivery: Heart Healthy Pizza by Mark Sutton, a galley of The Easy Vegan by Janet Hudson, Sprout Burgers from Health Is Wealth, and Spa Ritual's spring/summer 2012 nail polish collection
Staff Pick: The burgers!

The DL: The next time we head to a barbecue—which, if this beautiful weather is any indication, may be sooner than expected—we'll definitely arrive with these sprouted burgers from Health Is Wealth in tow. With flavors such as Chipotle Bean and Mushroom and Onion, we're betting these grain-based grillers would be great topped with thin slices of the new Daiya cheese wedges, then slathered in chipotle, barbecue, and horseradish Vegenaise (no such thing as too many condiments!). Speaking of Daiya and Vegenaise, tomorrow we're heading to Natural Products Expo West, a trade show featuring the nation's best and brightest natural product companies. This Just In will be on hiatus until we get back on Tuesday, but you can follow our dispatches from Expo West on Facebook, Twitter, or our brand new Instagram account. See you soon, Anaheim!

Expo West Vegan Haul

The Date: Tuesday, March 15

The Delivery: Boxes and boxes (and more boxes!) of new vegan products from this weekend's Natural Products Expo West 2011

Staff Pick: With so many awesome new products, it's impossible to choose!

The DL: Annnnnd we're back from Expo West! With a lot of stuff! The sheer volume of new products we brought back with us (from Daiya pepperjack cheese to Earth Balance coconut spread to a Bamboo Bottle) is enough to make our heads spin, not to mention trying to remember all the new foods, drinks, beauty products, and supplements we tried. Honestly, it's all a haze. Good thing we brought cameras! Check out our Facebook and Twitter pages for photos, the scoop on new vegan bites that are sure to be staples in your refrigerator, and our 6th annual Best of Show winners. (Did someone say vegan calamari?!) The stomachaches eventually fade, but the memories last a lifetime.

Holy Sweet Home

The Date: Tuesday, March 15

The Delivery: Mounds of loot (read: new products) from Natural Products Expo West!

Staff Pick: Being back at the VNHQ after four days on the road

The DL: After a long weekend spent scouring new products and meeting old and new friends at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Calif., the VN staff is reunited in our cozy offices. And yes, it feels so good! As much fun as it was to indulge in poolside dinners catered by The Veggie Grill and announce our 2010 Best of Show winners, we're definitely glad to be back in San Francisco. We might be home, but something about boxes and boxes of vegan goodies tells us that Expo West will live on in our hearts—and on our supply shelves—for many months to come.

A Toast with Cheese

The Date: Wednesday, March 10

The Delivery: Raw, cashew-nut cheeses, and Spike Your Juice

Staff Pick: The garlic paprika vegan cheese from Mooi Food

The DL: It's taken all of our willpower to keep these samples intact all day for this post. We sure do love our garlic, so this garlic paprika flavor is right up our alley. By the time you read this post, the cheese will probably be eaten.

Tomorrow, the VN staff is off to the Natural Products Expo West, where we will be showered with new products galore. Stay tuned for a special edition of This Just In!

This Just Out

The Date: Monday, March 8

The Delivery: Nothing today

Staff Pick: We guess this empty box will have to suffice

The DL: So the new product arrivals are greatly lacking today—we blame the bad weather. Fortunately, there is hope! VN Publisher Joseph Connelly is on his way down to LA as we speak for the Natural Products Expo West, which will be featuring roughly 8 million new products. The rest of the VN staff will be joining him later this week—stay tuned as we report live from this huge event!