{"id":3282,"date":"2009-06-23T14:00:30","date_gmt":"2009-06-23T19:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=3282"},"modified":"2009-06-23T14:00:30","modified_gmt":"2009-06-23T19:00:30","slug":"vegetarian-fake-meat-substitutes-i-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/vegetarian-fake-meat-substitutes-i-like\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegetarian low fat fake meat and substitutes I like"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday June 23, 2009. I just posted some of my delicious, low fat vegetarian fake meats and substitutes I like <\/a>at the Goddess Grub website. Here’s what I wrote:<\/p>\n

GODDESS GRUB TIP:<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span> <\/span> <\/span> While I mostly eat and prefer natural, unprocessed foods, there are times I crave a\u00a0burger or meatballs or a hot dog.\u00a0 Many of them are made from TVP, or texturized vegetable protein.\u00a0 MMM, sounds yummy, huh?\u00a0 The flavoring comes from the spices and other ingredients.\u00a0 The TVP supplies protein, nutrients and the meaty texture we Westerners (Americans) have all grown up on. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I don’t care for all vegetarian products.\u00a0 But some I like enough to use even though they are processed.\u00a0\u00a0I cook them all in a saute pan, I do not microwave anything, since that destroys the nutrients.\u00a0 If my food is my medicine, I need all I can get from each bite.\u00a0 Here are the low fat, non-meat alternatives I like the best. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

60 grams of fat a day is ideal for health and energy.<\/p>\n

NON-MEAT BURGERS. <\/span>
\nI like the Boca brand<\/a> of vegetarian products and especially the burgers.\u00a0 My favorites are the\u00a0Flame Grilled, the Garden Vegetable and Cheeseburger.\u00a0 At only 80 to 120 calories – and 2 to 5 grams of fat – per burger.\u00a0 I can still have my version of some old favorites.<\/span><\/p>\n

I also like the Morningstar Farms<\/a> Mushroom Lovers Burger and the Original Grillers, classic burger flavor, veggie-style. <\/span><\/p>\n

VEGGIE HOT DOGS. <\/span>
\nMorningstar Farms<\/a> makes several hot dogs but I like the Italian Sausage, just 120 calories and 6 grams of fat.<\/span><\/p>\n

My favorite is the Boca brand Italian Sausage<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

FAKE CHICKEN PATTIES. <\/span>
\nI really like the Boca brand Chik’n Patties Original<\/a>.\u00a0 No, they don’t taste like real chicken, but close enough.\u00a0 They have a good flavor and I like the crispy breaded coating.\u00a0 160 calories, 6 grams of fat. <\/span><\/p>\n

FAKE RIBLETS. <\/span>
\nIn 2009 I\u00a0discovered the Morningstar Farms Hickory BBQ Riblets<\/a> and was surprised how much I liked them.\u00a0 They had a smoky, BBQ flavor and a meaty texture, like a flavorful firm meatloaf.\u00a0 Two\u00a0servings per box, 220 calories and 3.5 grams of fat each. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

I like these served with a baked potato (I’ve learned to love potatoes “neat” without butter or sour cream, with just salt and pepper) and a big salad. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

FAKE MEATBALLS. <\/span>
\nI\u00a0discovered and like the\u00a0Dominex frozen eggplant products<\/a>, including eggplant\u00a0cutlets, \u00a0burgers,\u00a0Parm Bites and Meatballs.\u00a0 The meatballs are my favorite.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Boca brand<\/a> has a lot of products available, as does Morningstar Farms<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0More and more I am finding\u00a0these products at Publix, although of course your local health food store may have them as well.\u00a0 They may\u00a0also be found at any of the Whole Foods, Wild Oats<\/a>, Nutrition S’Mart<\/a> and Mother Earth Markets<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let me know what your own favorites are. <\/span><\/p>\n

And for relativity, here are some comparisons between the meat products and the vegetarian substitute:<\/span><\/p>\n

Boca Burgers 80-120 calories per patty 2-5 fat grams per patty
\nMorningstar Farms Burgers 80-120 per patty 3-6 grams of fat
\nReal meat burgers 400-780 calories and 20-48 grams of fat<\/span><\/p>\n

Morningstar Farms veggie hot dogs 50 calories 1 gram of fat
\nReal hot dogs made with meat 200-600 calories 15 grams fat<\/span><\/p>\n

YOU DECIDE<\/p>\n

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