Vegetarian forms of protein
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Baked tofu can be great, depending on how they marinate it. I prefer to keep it simple, but American places seem to think you have to smother something in soy sauce to make it Asian. This site has a bunch of recipes: http://www.epicurious.com/archive/howtocook/dishes/soytofu
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HaileyMcComet:
Baked tofu can be great, depending on how they marinate it. I prefer to keep it simple, but American places seem to think you have to smother something in soy sauce to make it Asian. This site has a bunch of recipes: http://www.epicurious.com/archive/howtocook/dishes/soytofu
Very nice site, I will have to sign up to this one.
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I've read that soy veggie products are very good for you and I just bought soy veggie corn dogs, hot dogs, sausage and meatballs all made out of soy veggie protein to taste like the meat versions. Have done that before but not in several years. I want to get so I do that all the time.
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SusyLuvsPaul:
I've read that soy veggie products are very good for you and I just bought soy veggie corn dogs, hot dogs, sausage and meatballs all made out of soy veggie protein to taste like the meat versions. Have done that before but not in several years. I want to get so I do that all the time.
There are so many different kinds of veggie meals out there now but I find myself sticking to the same favorites. I don't love the hot dog l'd rather use the little breakfast sausages in a hot dog bun smothered in sautéed onions or the more healthy chic nuggets cause its baked, I get a bit too much olive oil in my diet probably since I add it to all the frying dishes. Oh well not perfect here either but doing pretty good on Morning Star and the dish I tried of Mary's from her cook book Food, the White Bean Stew is so good I keep making it over and over. I've never even tasted Linda's food, only saw it on a store shelf when traveling and not with a kitchen.
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Almost forgot, the Mediterranean sandwiches at the major airports in the US at least is very good. I have trouble being tempted while traveling, but l could live on these.
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Soy is a good thing, but you don't want to eat soy everything. There are other food groups for a reason.
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HaileyMcComet:
Soy is a good thing, but you don't want to eat soy everything. There are other food groups for a reason.
& to SuzyLuvsPaul Your right there, but just like any processed food you get sick of it all the time & really crave a home cooked meal, at least thats what happened to me being the laziest cook on the planet. But even I can cook when I need to. I like the veggie burgers served with several different side dishes (beans, salad, potatoes,etc) & often smothered in sauted onions &/or melted cheese or with ketchup. The only problem I had with this food was the way everything sticks like glue unless you spray with oil, being an American I cannot fry without oil so I add a little olive oil. I was overcooking everything until I got a meat thermometer, thats improved the taste dramatically. The bonus has been a more stable weight, & the loss of that extra 5 lbs finally. With tofu the label nutrition facts state a serving size is 3 ounces (90 cc). I assume 3 servings a day is the max. Mostly I get 2, because I usually eat eggs, avacado sandwiches, big salads, pancakes, or some other dish & would not add tofu. So I think it works out ok. Balance is the key, some people must eat a little meat, I'm not really trying to be 100% veggie nowadays, if I feel I need it I eat some fish or chicken.
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If you're lazy, make hummus. It only takes a few minutes, needs no cooking and a trained monkey could do it.
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HaileyMcComet:
If you're lazy, make hummus. It only takes a few minutes, needs no cooking and a trained monkey could do it.
Is it true you can use hummus in place of light mayo, on sandwiches? What else can you do with hummus? Does it have a lot of calories? What's it made of, chickpeas? Some soy? I mainly wanted to substitute soy products for various kinds of meat and poultry but I doubt I could just use soy for that all the time. Of course would love to go veggie all the way, but find that hard. Wonder if you have tips on making it easier. Man it can get so gross, working with meat and poultry, cooking it but first seeing the blood on it, ugh, and it feels slimey, that's enough to make you want to go all veggie, right there Course veggies sure can get imbued with slime, pretty quick, if not dealt with quickly enough, but there's no blood.
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Hummus is mostly chickpeas, tahini, garlic, olive oil and lemon. Those are the basic ingredients. You can add whatever spices you want. I usually add cumin. Sometimes I make it without garlic if I know Buddhists are going to eat some. It has all kinds of vitamins, protein, fiber, amino acids, iron and zinc. It's very low in fat and calories. I suppose you could use it instead of mayonnaise. I've never done that, mainly because mayonnaise is a condiment and hummus is basically a bean paste. Beans are far more filling than oil and vinegar. Hummus and some bread can be a meal. Put some mayo on a slice of bread and you probably won't be all that satisfied. If you're looking for meat substitutes, I'd suggest beans and things made of beans ? like hummus and falafel ? rice, pasta, potatoes, carrots, corn and a million other vegetables. Falafel doesn't have to be rolled into a ball. You can mold it into any shape you want. I usually press it flat in the pan because it cooks faster and more surface area makes it crispier. It also mixes very well with shredded or mashed potatoes. You can do anything with beans.
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HaileyMcComet:
Hummus is mostly chickpeas, tahini, garlic, olive oil and lemon. Those are the basic ingredients. You can add whatever spices you want. I usually add cumin. Sometimes I make it without garlic if I know Buddhists are going to eat some. It has all kinds of vitamins, protein, fiber, amino acids, iron and zinc. It's very low in fat and calories. I suppose you could use it instead of mayonnaise. I've never done that, mainly because mayonnaise is a condiment and hummus is basically a bean paste. Beans are far more filling than oil and vinegar. Hummus and some bread can be a meal. Put some mayo on a slice of bread and you probably won't be all that satisfied. If you're looking for meat substitutes, I'd suggest beans and things made of beans ? like hummus and falafel ? rice, pasta, potatoes, carrots, corn and a million other vegetables. Falafel doesn't have to be rolled into a ball. You can mold it into any shape you want. I usually press it flat in the pan because it cooks faster and more surface area makes it crispier. It also mixes very well with shredded or mashed potatoes. You can do anything with beans.
How about lentils, are they like really tiny beans--have read they're a great substitute for meat--and I did fix some once and liked them. Around here Morning Star farms brands are the main veggie substitute for meat in the frozen foods sections. I especially like their veggie hot dogs and yesterday bought "Buffalo Veggie Chicken patties" by them, to try. I was only gonna use them as substitutes for meat, I didn't mean I would only consume these, and nothing else. All kinds of veggies are good (and fruits) especially the greenest ones, and red and orange ones. I love onions. I just wish I could go all out vegetarian--having been raised in the South and still living here, it seems especially difficult as they all love their barbecue and chicken and beef, the lifestyle is engrained (pun) in you. ingrained. My sister's boyfriend kept bringing us tons of cooked barbecued beef and pork spareribs with a lot of glistening fat on them and finally we had to ask him to stop. Those especially aren't good for you. He brings us so much food, he's a foodie, as if he thinks we're 350 pound football players (American football). It's kind of him, though. He'd freak out to see all those veggie meat substitute products in my freezer. I plan to fry salmon cakes soon--that's another thing it would be hard to go without. Am trying to get into sardines. Oh I also bought veggie patties with red rice and quinoa in them. And eggplant parmiagana.
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I'd be surprised if the frozen vegetarian meals didn't have a lot of sugar and salt. It's always better to make something yourself than to defrost something made in a factory.