Meat Substitutes / was New poll for

[Guest guest]

Well good luck to you on your switch to veganism ;=) That's great. Falling of

the wagon is good practice for getting back on, I think, and little harm done if

it

means you feel braver about it all next time round!

 

But about the meat substitutes: I know many people use them - and many

people don't. I don't like them myself. I'm not morally opposed to them, I just

haven't found any I like. Me personally, that is ;=) (Exception: a great

restaurant about 25 mins from here that does wonderful meat substitutes that

aren't too authentic but can fool many a non-veggie into thinking it's the real

thing (cuz it's Thai cuisine and the spices do a lot of camouflage). If you like

meat substitutes, why not - it hurts no one, is kind to animals, and it is good

for

your health. They can be a bit pricey, but not everyone is on a budget and in

any case some people are careful shoppers.

 

Whatever it takes to keep you happy while on a veggie diet I figure is okay ;=)

But me, I don't use em at home. But of course I don't consider tofu and

tempeh, for example, to be substitutes for anything but foods in their own

right!

I used to eat them long before I was vegetarian - and that's going back awhile.

 

Some people, it must be said, are turned off by anything that looks like or

tastes like meat ;=) Gotta sympathize with the fact that there are fewer foods,

therefore, from which they can pick.

 

I understand that some of the burgers crumbled into lasagne, chillie, stews,

etc. are really really good and what the commercials might call 'man pleasers.'

 

Good luck with that!

 

Best,

 

Pat ;=)

 

> I am trying very hard to become a vegan, and have fallen off the wagon alot

>this year, and bashed myself abit. I don't like bashing others, and I admit

I've

>seen a couple almost close insults on here. I realize some people don't like

> " meat subsitutes " but they don't need to make the rest of us feel bad about it,

>especially since some of us are trying to urge their loved ones to change >

with them, and have to use meat subsitutes to do so.

[Guest guest]

I use meat substitutes, but my husband does not want them - they remind

him too much of meat. For some reason, he readily accepts veggie

burgers but not the other products.

 

I know that the fake meats are healthier than the real thing, and as

long as I know that no animal was killed to make them I can deal with

having them. I was a meat eater for the first 50 years of my life, so I

miss the texture and familiarity and if I can have substitutes that

reminds me of things I have always had, it is fine with me.

[Guest guest]

I agree!

I love Garden burgers, but my hubby prefers Morning Star products.

I make my own soy milk, and use the okara to make burgers, but.......I

still prefer the commercial products!!! sigh

 

Cyndi

>^. .^<

 

 

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 23:14:58 -0400 " Maida Genser " <maidawg

writes:

I use meat substitutes, but my husband does not want them - they remind

him too much of meat. For some reason, he readily accepts veggie

burgers but not the other products.

 

I know that the fake meats are healthier than the real thing, and as

long as I know that no animal was killed to make them I can deal with

having them. I was a meat eater for the first 50 years of my life, so I

miss the texture and familiarity and if I can have substitutes that

reminds me of things I have always had, it is fine with me.

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi, I'm Angel, new to the group, and have been a veggie for 8 years. I'm very

picky about the meat substitutes, but I love Morninstar's garden patties,

'suasage' patties, and veggie dogs. The boca veggie italian sausages (the big

ones) are GREAT for garbage sandwiches (cut the top of a hoagie bun, insert

cookked sausage, top with hot spaghetti sauce, suateed onion and green pepper

and lay a slice of provolone over the whole thing and heat to melt a

little---yummmm). Worthington turkey slices are very good too for 'lunchmeat'

sandwiches.

-

Cyndi Horstmanshof

Monday, September 20, 2004 6:43 AM

Re: Meat Substitutes / was New poll for

 

 

 

I agree!

I love Garden burgers, but my hubby prefers Morning Star products.

I make my own soy milk, and use the okara to make burgers, but.......I

still prefer the commercial products!!! sigh

 

Cyndi

>^. .^<

 

 

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 23:14:58 -0400 " Maida Genser " <maidawg

writes:

I use meat substitutes, but my husband does not want them - they remind

him too much of meat. For some reason, he readily accepts veggie

burgers but not the other products.

 

I know that the fake meats are healthier than the real thing, and as

long as I know that no animal was killed to make them I can deal with

having them. I was a meat eater for the first 50 years of my life, so I

miss the texture and familiarity and if I can have substitutes that

reminds me of things I have always had, it is fine with me.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Try Yves Veggie Cusine, it is fabulous! I love the chili dogs

topped with soy cheese. The Thai Chicken is also quite good (they

all are) when I first had it I swore there were hunks of meat in it,

but it was just the texture...lol!

 

Les

 

 

, " Angel Clark " <ALClark@p...>

wrote:

> Hi, I'm Angel, new to the group, and have been a veggie for 8

years. I'm very picky about the meat substitutes, but I love

Morninstar's garden patties, 'suasage' patties, and veggie dogs. The

boca veggie italian sausages (the big ones) are GREAT for garbage

sandwiches (cut the top of a hoagie bun, insert cookked sausage, top

with hot spaghetti sauce, suateed onion and green pepper and lay a

slice of provolone over the whole thing and heat to melt a little---

yummmm). Worthington turkey slices are very good too for 'lunchmeat'

sandwiches.

> -

> Cyndi Horstmanshof

>

> Monday, September 20, 2004 6:43 AM

> Re: Meat Substitutes / was New poll

for

>

>

> I agree!

> I love Garden burgers, but my hubby prefers Morning Star

products.

> I make my own soy milk, and use the okara to make burgers,

but.......I

> still prefer the commercial products!!! sigh

>

> Cyndi

> >^. .^<

>

>

> On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 23:14:58 -0400 " Maida Genser " <maidawg@c...>

> writes:

> I use meat substitutes, but my husband does not want them - they

remind

> him too much of meat. For some reason, he readily accepts veggie

> burgers but not the other products.

>

> I know that the fake meats are healthier than the real thing,

and as

> long as I know that no animal was killed to make them I can deal

with

> having them. I was a meat eater for the first 50 years of my

life, so I

> miss the texture and familiarity and if I can have substitutes

that

> reminds me of things I have always had, it is fine with me.

>

>

>

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