Guest guest Posted March 13, 2002 Report Share Posted March 13, 2002 Hello, I'm in the UK and we've had Quorn hear for years - I didn't realsie you couldn't get it in the US. Basically it is liek a meat substutute - we use it in the ready-made sauces etc you can get as a meat substitute. It looks like pork chunks, and I wouldn't say it tastes like chicken personally, but to someone who has been a vegetarian for a long time perhaps it would....it's more the texture that is 'meat-like'. We use it in stir-frys and curries/pasta (esp. those 'sizzle and stir' type sauces - and I find it's good to give non-vegetarians when they come around as they don't feel like they are being fed 'just vegetables' (which seems to be a complaint of most non-veggies) and they are getting a 'proper meal'. Ha ha ha - little do they know until afterwards! Also - you can get 'chicken-less' fillets etc over here - which are like lemon quorn in breadcrumbs dressed up to look like a chicken fillet - this can be a dit dry so I'd suggest some nice veggie gravy or sauce to go with it if you have time. The 'southern-style chicken-less burgers' are also really nice and I think they are made from quorn. Definitely good in sauces and stuff, but a bit tasteless on it's own without a marinade etc. Liek I said though - brilliant if you want a quick dinner without all the hassle of chopping veg etc - and very good for new vegetarians who are used to cooking with meat as you can just adapt most old 'meat' dishes you do. fillerbunny > >Message: 1 > Tue, 12 Mar 2002 15:05:37 -0500 > cdipietro >Quorn > >Hey folks. Just thought it might be of interest to everyone that there was >a big article in the Washington Post today about Quorn and it is available >in the U.S. now. I know this came up on several veggie lists awhile back >and those of us in the U.S. were bummed that we couldn't get it. I haven't >tried it yet, but now I have a mission to find it. >For those of you wondering what the heck Quorn is, it's a meat substitute >made from fungi that are close to mushrooms. Unfortunately for vegans it >does have egg whites in it. It's been available in Europe for many years, >but has just made here to the U.S. It's supposed to be very tasty. >If anyone's tried it, I'd be interested to know what you thought. >Crystal D. _______________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2003 Report Share Posted April 27, 2003 Hey all, In the wild, dogs and cats are hunters and scavengers. They tend to eat what they can find, and when they do have meat, it includes this animal's stomach and digestive organs, thus giving them a higher amount of roughage and vegetable matter (assuming the prey was a herbivore or omnivore). Thus, even meat eaters are basically omnivores, in one sense of the word. Anyway, I digress. In captivity, the pet is going to eat what it is given, and what it can find. I choose to feed my dogs a mixed diet, with high quality (meat and cereal based) dry food, with added veggies and meat. I do, however, make an effort to give them meat which would be otherwise discarded, such as sheep's hearts, and raw chicken carcasses - both of which are very good for them. My Jack Russell is overweight (due to a prolonged stay with my stepfather), but I don't think that giving her a diet of veggies will help her loose the weight in a sustainable, not dietary balanced manner. She gets her complete dry food, and sometimes a little meat, and whatever veggies I have, or some tofu etc. My German Shepherd is in a different category. She is about to undergo testing for all sorts of things, because despite the amount of food I give her, she will not put on any weight, and is very slim. Meat seems to be the only food which helps her condition, l although I am trialing her on a rice based dry food, as it is meant to be more highly digestible than cereals. She is a funny dog, and will happily steal anything she can from your plate when you aren't looking. I remember the great tofu tote-off, the broccoli break out, the zucchini snatch and the great potato mystery among others! My rats on the other hand are virtually vegan, and love it! I say virtually, as they sometimes get snacks of dry dog food, and are currently getting a supplement called livamol. I didn't complain when Ben gave two of them fish yesterday either, as they asked for it. Missy is also on a supplement for her arthritis, which is seafood based. She cannot have the regular drugs, tested and made from animals, but this seems to help. So this seems 6 to one, half dozen to the other. Sorry this is so long, I know no one was attacking, but this is what I believe. Nor will I give up pets! BTW - Missy was a pup from an accidental litter, Griff was a backyard breeder, sold to the petshop when they couldn't place her, got too big there, and was sent home with us for a good life. I bought two of my rats, a third was not weaned when separated from Mum for a snake expo, and came home with me instead, the fourth was dumped by an irresponsible pair of parents at the vets, and the other four (I lost Diesel last week, though) where ex breeders from the pet shop who needed a home. I believe that I give our animals a better, thou different, life than they would have in the wild. The rats are the wrong colours, and would quickly be eaten. Missy would be crippled, preyed upon, or just starve to death because of imobility, and Griff would probably not find enough food to survive, and would not get vet care to right the problem 'Chelle, et al - Happily! __ IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 Fri, 04 Jun 2004 09:51:53 -0000 " jetpostman " <jetpostman grass Hello everyone. Just got to share this information. My left hand was very dry and the skin was pelling off in patches. This has been going on for probally 3 or 4 years now. (Guess you know now how bad a shape I am in) Well anyway, 2 days ago I took some grass from my yard and rubbed my hand with it. About a minute later a was able to rub off layers and layers of dead skin off of my hand. I keep looking at my hand in amazement. I have tried Olive oil, raw honey, and a few other things which helped some but nothing even comes close to how soft my hand feels now just rubbing the grass on my hand for a minute. I'm amazed. Nicholas Costanza Sounds to me like SEVERE chronic dehydration too! After reading Dr. Batmanghelidj's books (3 of them so far) during my 2-1/2 weeks vacation (just got home late Sunday) (www.watercure.com) Your Body's Many Cries for Water You Are NOT sick - You're Thirsty! Water Cures - Drugs Kill I would recommend that EVERYONE increase their intake of WATER to 2 to 4 QUARTS of pure, clean WATER (preferably alkaline) a day with 1/4 teaspoon sea salt in EACH quart of water! www.celtic-seasalt.com -- from The Grain and Salt Society. Salt is antihistamine and will even STOP an asthma attack before it becomes life threatening! No more toxic asthma inhaler DRUGS with steroids are needed... or you can cut down dramatically until just the salt and water complete their clean-up job... MOST serious and chronic diseases develop in our bodies because of chronic dehydration! Especially arthritis and cancer... The testimonies I read in all Dr. Batman's books convinced me enough to try it for myself this past month and I've noticed some BIG changes in me!! Hair and skin less dry. No constant fatigue... everyone asks if I ATE the Energizer Bunny!! My eyes and personality " sparkle " and my health is improving dramatically! Water and calcium and magnesium are the " battery " for our bodies... so it stands to reason that increasing intake of all 3 will greatly improve our health. I know from taking Hawaiian Noni that it contains sea minerals... absorbed thru volcanic soil and ocean water purified by the coral and soil... and would be useful in addition to the water in chronic and severe cases of illness or " disease " . Considering that I had fibromyalgia about 5 years ago all these changes are VERY welcome to my life. Now, at nearly 61, I FEEL and ACT more energetically and enthusiastically about life than I did when I was 35!! My daughter (39) can't even keep up with me... Of course, I've also had 17 amalgams and 2 nickel crowns and 2 root canal teeth removed within the past 2 years and swtiched to a mostly RAW diet. I still eat chicken and fish occasionally but gave up red meat (beef and pork) over 25 years ago. I ate a little beef while on vacation... and immediately regretted it! My body odor returned with a vengeance, along with consipation and VERY smelly bowel movements. NO MORE RED MEAT FOR ME --- and I grew up on a ranch (with 4 huge feedlots) in ND! Of course the BRAIN will be helped even MORE by an increase in WATER. Our brains are 85 percent water, so chronic, severe dehydration is one of the MAJOR causes of brain cancers. Simply not enough water there to function properly. Water carried nutrients and toxins in and out of our cells and is the substance between cells as well. Read Dr. Batman's books and check his website for a more thorough understanding of the CRITICAL intake of MORE WATER!! www.watercure.com Jan Jenson The Detox News (coming soon!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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