Guest guest Posted January 16, 2002 Report Share Posted January 16, 2002 Hi, Regarding " chicken " , The most " chicken-like " I've found yet is Lightlife Smart Menu Chick-n-strips. Very chicken-like texture, cut in little stir-fry stips. Slightly smoky, but not too overwhelming. Good that way for stir-fry, pretty good in a casserole. Yes all that fake meat stuff is salty. The trick in using it is to use it more as an " additive " or a " garnish " , and not make it the centerpiece of the meal. Eventually you will probably wean yourself away from it. Good luck to you in your quest for good health. I've been vegetarian for a year and a half now and I must say it has helped me immensely. cheryll , barbramcfa@a... wrote: > Hi, I have been planning on writing but have been so very busy in addition to > suffering from ongoing neck, back and feet pain. > My daughter and I have just eliminated pork and beef from our diets as of > 1/1/02. I hope to be meat free by the end of the year. I just don't think > it will work if I try to go cold turkey. > It will be quite a challenge for me because I have hypertension, a heart > condition and an allergy to msg. Trying to eliminate or greatly reduce > sodium, fat, and msg from my diet leaves a lot of work to be done. When I > visit the health food aisles, I find that a lot of the vegetarian items are > high in sodium. I guess this is to enhance the flavor. I will probably have > to make everything from scratch, which I do a lot of anyway. > > I love trying new recipes. I have some vegetarian cookbooks, but the recipes > call for " so many " ingredients that one could go broke LOL. > I will probably be asking for a lot of assistance from the group until I get > the swing of this. Just the idea of no " Chicken " which I love, is oh, > nevermind. > > Is there anyway to do this and not loose the flavor. I can handle > eliminating fish, beef and pork, but the chicken is the problem. It has such > variety, fried, baked, barbecued, casseroles. I have never cared to eat > fruit and salads, it's not that I don't like them, it's the preparation, > availability, and cost. I am open to suggestions. > > Barbra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2002 Report Share Posted January 16, 2002 i also like boca burger's chic filets. not quite taste like chicken but with plenty of marinara sauce & mozerella, they make great chicken parmesans. megan - naturalist_44240 Wednesday, January 16, 2002 3:42 AM Re: Newbie - "chicken" Hi,Regarding "chicken", The most "chicken-like" I've found yet is Lightlife Smart Menu Chick-n-strips. Very chicken-like texture, cut in little stir-fry stips. Slightly smoky, but not too overwhelming. Good that way for stir-fry, pretty good in a casserole.Yes all that fake meat stuff is salty. The trick in using it is to use it more as an "additive" or a "garnish", and not make it the centerpiece of the meal.Eventually you will probably wean yourself away from it.Good luck to you in your quest for good health. I've been vegetarian for a year and a half now and I must say it has helped me immensely.cheryll, barbramcfa@a... wrote:> Hi, I have been planning on writing but have been so very busy in addition to > suffering from ongoing neck, back and feet pain. > My daughter and I have just eliminated pork and beef from our diets as of > 1/1/02. I hope to be meat free by the end of the year. I just don't think > it will work if I try to go cold turkey. > It will be quite a challenge for me because I have hypertension, a heart > condition and an allergy to msg. Trying to eliminate or greatly reduce > sodium, fat, and msg from my diet leaves a lot of work to be done. When I > visit the health food aisles, I find that a lot of the vegetarian items are > high in sodium. I guess this is to enhance the flavor. I will probably have > to make everything from scratch, which I do a lot of anyway.> > I love trying new recipes. I have some vegetarian cookbooks, but the recipes > call for "so many" ingredients that one could go broke LOL. > I will probably be asking for a lot of assistance from the group until I get > the swing of this. Just the idea of no "Chicken" which I love, is oh, > nevermind. > > Is there anyway to do this and not loose the flavor. I can handle > eliminating fish, beef and pork, but the chicken is the problem. It has such > variety, fried, baked, barbecued, casseroles. I have never cared to eat > fruit and salads, it's not that I don't like them, it's the preparation, > availability, and cost. I am open to suggestions.> > Barbracontact owner: -owner Mail list: Delivered-mailing list List-Un: - no flaming arguing or denigration of others allowedcontact owner with complaints regarding posting/list or anything else. Thank you.please share/comment/inform and mostly enjoy this list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2002 Report Share Posted January 16, 2002 Hi, I have bad problem with aarthritis.I have had 4 surgeries in a year. Both knees a foot, and my spine. I found if I cut all animal products out of my diet, I don't hurt as bad, and the joints aren't hot and inflamed. I am still struggling with giving up cheese, even though I make some decent vegan cheeses. Good luck to all as they strive for better health. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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