I can’t say that I’ve tried any oat milk, almond milk, or anything that replaces actual milk…from a cow.

In fact, when I ordered this squeeze Cheeze from Credo (Home - Credo Foods) on the Thrive Market website, there was a little cow on the bottle that said “No Dairy”.

No dairy? In cheese? I wasn’t really quite sure what to expect from this product.

I ordered the Smoky Cheddar flavored Oat Milk Cheeze. I’m going to be brutally honest with you–I’ve never been a fan of cheese that comes out of a squeeze can… but I’m going to muscle up and try it.

When the founder, Adam A. Solomon introduced his family on an all plant-based diet in July of 2007, they tried getting their daughter to eat more plants, and well, it wasn’t easy.

Their family had a history of heart disease so not only did they decide to improve their health, but they also set out to be kinder to the planet and the animals that inhabit it.

When I do product reviews, I pick a variety of interesting products to trial, and once they are delivered to my home, I decide the order of which I’m going to try them.

I’m not going to lie–this product was THE LAST PICK from the shopping order. I mean… I kept looking at it and shaking my head. This can’t be good.

I have a cheese code and this product goes completely against it.

And then there’s the whole can of cheese thing…is it really cheese?

There are so many additives in this type of “cheese” and here’s proof.

Cheese Whiz ingredients: Milk, Whey, Canola oil, Maltodextrin, Milk protein concentrate, Sodium phosphate, Modified food starch, Salt, Lactic acid, and Mustard flour?

Why the heck would anyone eat this??

This can of Credo sat in front of me as I typed the start of this blog. It begged me to give it a try, but the decision to move forward was not easy.

Finally, I took a deep breath.

Okay… let’s do it.

I squeezed a bit onto a spoon to try the “Smoky Cheddar” style cheese without crackers.

I’m not sure if ya’ll knew this, but my favorite all time snack is crackers with cheese, so the rest of my taste testing will be done with a cracker of my choosing (out of my pantry).

I would like to admit, I did not buy crackers that were gluten or dairy free. I should also say that they’re sea salt and olive oil flatbread crackers, so I’m hoping they won’t clash with this smokey cheddar style squeeze cheese.

I don’t have a lot of squeeze cheese experience, so hopefully I don’t end up squeezing too much cheese out, but it says on the can that 2 tablespoons is equal to one serving.

Holy…crap. This cheese has 470 mg of sodium per 2 tablespoons. THAT’S A LOT!

Didn’t Adam realize that too much sodium in a diet can cause heart problems? The very REASON he created this cheese?

Oh well, I guess I will try it anyway.

Yes…I was just procrastinating trying this cheese again.

I just REALLY couldn’t get myself to try it.

The fact that it’s oat milk (for one), vegan (for two), missing the dairy (for three)...but I guess it is free of the top 9 allergens, doesn’t use seed oils, doesn’t include soy products annnnd no GMOs,

so I guess I’m going to have to try it for my friends who are allergic to certain allergens in food and see if this is something they may like. (I’m like that… very thoughtful, even in a time of pure agony.)

But I digress, again…

So like I said, I squeezed a little into the spoon and of course, I smelled it first. I’m a baby when trying things that sound unappealing to me.

The scent was more smoky than cheese-like…ugh. *Shiver* (Being over-dramatic), this smells terrible to me.

I really don’t wanna try it now.

ARGH! OKAY! Here it goes.

…there is no way you will EVER get me to eat any more of that.

I’m not a fan of the texture of this cheese…it is a creamy-style cheese that has a liquid consistency as it pours out of the can.

The smoky flavor was just awful– too overpowering.

The taste was as imagined… smoky, with a bit of cheese flavor in the deep, dark background–and the cheese flavor tasted like it had been in the fridge a bit long…

but maybe that is what “Oat Milk” cheese tastes like? If so…yuck!

Sorry, not sorry, Credo! It’s a DEFINITE IMBHO-no over here!