Panera Bread
Posted by lisaanddini on May 23, 2008 · Member since May 2007 · 2179 posts
Panera Bread has new really yummy salad that seems vegan (except maybe refined sugar in the dressing) It's called strawberry poppyseed. Does anyone know which if any of their breads are vegan? I like the multigrain one.
Ah, I haven't been to Panera in so long! I know they have ingredient lists on their website.
That salad sounds great.
I had never heard of it...of course until I just read what you wrote..
The website gives nutrition info, but not ingredients. I did just notice the multi grain bread is honey sweetened. I suppose I should stick to the French bagette from now on. http://www.panerabread.com/menu/ Other things I've eaten there are the black bean soup, garden vegetable soup, & the classic salad.
Heres the discription of the new salad: Crisp romaine lettuce, fresh strawberries, blueberries, pineapple tidbits, Mandarin oranges, pecans and our fat-free Poppyseed dressing. ;)b
I KNOW I've looked up the ingredients before. One time I was going out to eat there and I purposefully looked things up online ahead of time. Let me investigate a little.
Success! Go to:
Menu and nutrition
> our bakery menu
> look at the categories at the top of the page and pick the one you want, i.e. "Freshly Baked Breads"
> click on the name of a particular item
> you get the nutrition facts and ingredients!
coolness! Thanks Kate!
I hate searching for the ingredients on restaurant websites. It's like they make it as difficult as possible.
I went there and looked, just because you were so excited about it...and I think I'll list all vegan things..b/c...I want to (I'll try not to miss anything!):
VEGAN (double check if you want to be double sure)
1. pastries and sweets: nothing
2. freshly baked breads: country artisan, stone milled rye artisan, plain focaccia has some questionable ingredients, artisan French, artisan sesame semolina (all of them-miche and loaf), artisan three seed demi, artisan ciabatta has questionable ingredients, specialty sourdough, and
DON'T GET the specialty French breads (including baguette)-egg whites!
3. bagels and spreads: blueberry bagel is questionable, everything bagel is questionable, plain bagel questionable, sesame bagel questionable (all of these have glycerides and L-cysteine)
4. breakfast sandwiches and souffles (duh): nothing
5. hand tossed salads: fresh fruit cup, strawberry poppyseed salad without chicken (I don't know what some of the preservatives are, but looks ok)
the classic cafe salad's balsamic vinaigrette has egg yolks! ??? see edit
6. sandwiches: nothing
the Mediterranean veggie sandwich bread has honey and the sandwich has feta crumbles
7. drinks: lemonade (except for the sugar thing), green tea
8. soups: vegetarian garden vegetable soup, vegetarian black bean-natural flavorings
9. kids: nothing
eta (4/09)-
10. Granola parfaits-none
I don't see the strawberry poppyseed salad anymore, and I don't see egg yolks in the classic salad balsamic vinaigrette
the classic cafe salad's balsamic vinaigrette has egg yolks!
I never would have guessed or noticed this! WHY!!??!?!?!?
the classic cafe salad's balsamic vinaigrette has egg yolks!
I never would have guessed or noticed this! WHY!!??!?!?!?
I guess b/c they wanted it to be "creamier?" I dunno! It doesn't seem very vegan friendly!
I hate to say it, but I've almost given up on eating out because it's annoying to look up ingredients for every single thing or ask a million and one questions. I think I get enough label reading in at the grocery store! I don't live in a vegan friendly place, and so many people here don't even know what the word means! I do have Panera, so maybe I'll give that strawberry salad a try...
I hate to say it, but I've almost given up on eating out because it's annoying to look up ingredients for every single thing or ask a million and one questions. I think I get enough label reading in at the grocery store! I don't live in a vegan friendly place, and so many people here don't even know what the word means!
I agree (+ I love to cook, anyway). We don't really eat out. Although Missoula isn't very vegan friendly...I do think people are a lot more conscious about related issues here...and would probably understand the word, vegan.
Also..it wasn't very appetizing to me....looking at all those ingredients/preservatives/chemicals/additives...on the ingredient lists (my opinion, though).
the classic cafe salad's balsamic vinaigrette has egg yolks!
I never would have guessed or noticed this! WHY!!??!?!?!?
I guess b/c they wanted it to be "creamier?" I dunno! It doesn't seem very vegan friendly!
It isn't. I enjoyed panera quite a lot as a vegetarian, but it's in no way vegan friendly. They just have delicious bread and bagels and a nice atmosphere. Great coffee as well. But like, I wouldn't go there just for the heck of it, probably, unless I was accompanying a friend.
the classic cafe salad's balsamic vinaigrette has egg yolks!
I never would have guessed or noticed this! WHY!!??!?!?!?
I guess b/c they wanted it to be "creamier?" I dunno! It doesn't seem very vegan friendly!
egg is used as an emulsification tool in dressings, particularly vinaigrettes, to prevent the other ingredients from separating (hence it in mayonnaise)....although for vinaigrettes, you can also use mustard....though it doesn't work quite as well/long to keep the water/oil/vinegar happily together!!
It just so happens that my omni hubby wanted to eat at a Panera for lunch yesterday. I asked the cashier if they had any bread that was vegan, and she was like, "maybe one or two things". She pulled out a huge binder and started looking through it checking ingredients. While I commend the effort, I stuck with my trail mix, banana, and soy latte!!
It just so happens that my omni hubby wanted to eat at a Panera for lunch yesterday. I asked the cashier if they had any bread that was vegan, and she was like, "maybe one or two things". She pulled out a huge binder and started looking through it checking ingredients. While I commend the effort, I stuck with my trail mix, banana, and soy latte!!
I listed them all out for you! Utilize!
eta: I realized you might have gone there before you saw the thread. I forgive you! ;)
It just so happens that my omni hubby wanted to eat at a Panera for lunch yesterday. I asked the cashier if they had any bread that was vegan, and she was like, "maybe one or two things". She pulled out a huge binder and started looking through it checking ingredients. While I commend the effort, I stuck with my trail mix, banana, and soy latte!!
I listed them all out for you! Utilize!
eta: I realized you might have gone there before you saw the thread. I forgive you! ;)
Hehe, look - I'm using it this time!! I have to go this weekend with some friends and perhaps I'll get some bread...although the preservatives might scare me off! I'm trying to show them that I can eat at "normal" places, so I'll probably tough it out :)
You can view the nutritional info online, but watch out, because a few of their dressings have MSG in them
the classic cafe salad's balsamic vinaigrette has egg yolks!
I never would have guessed or noticed this! WHY!!??!?!?!?
I guess b/c they wanted it to be "creamier?" I dunno! It doesn't seem very vegan friendly!
egg is used as an emulsification tool in dressings, particularly vinaigrettes, to prevent the other ingredients from separating (hence it in mayonnaise)....although for vinaigrettes, you can also use mustard....though it doesn't work quite as well/long to keep the water/oil/vinegar happily together!!
Like, it makes sense from a cooking stand point as far as keeping everything together, but are they raw egg whites? It seems like if they were cooked that they would be all white and chunky (like the outside of a fried egg). And raw egg in salad dressing=total yuck :P Olive Garden also uses eggs in their dressing. Gross.
Damn it, I've been enjoying the Mediterranean Veggie Sandwich without feta a couple times while I work at Panera. Then I checked the nutrition info just now and realized it has honey in the bread. I made this mistake after looking at the Vegan Eating Out site and seeing the bread on there without any special notation for honey (it takes a few minutes on my computer for the honey symbols to load, and I must have just looked quick). Dang. Sorry, bees. :(
It's a good sandwich too. I wonder if they could make it on a different bread for me. I'll ask next time.
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