|
Tilted Cat Head
Administrator
Location: Manhattan, NY
|
Quote:
Originally posted by Tirian
I was raised in a vegetarian family, and only started eating a bit of meat after I moved out. Now I call myself 90% vege, which means I occasionally have a dish with beef or chicken in it.
I have had lots and lots of the fake meats in my lifetime (in fact my dad used to work in one of the original manufactures plants), and being acclimatized, I found meat kinda strange and weird at first.
My opinion on using them currently is YES IT's GOOD STUFF.
1: It can be used in recepies calling for meat, for folks who want to eat vegetarian, this can simplify cooking, and allow them to eat foods normally seen in recipes.
2: It can be used to help adjust from a meat diet to a vegetarian diet, without as much of an abrupt change.
3: It is MUCH lower in fat etc. and can be eaten by folks who are working on a reduced calorie diet. For instance a product that is available near me (called "Griller") can be used instead of a beef burger, and you get way less calories/fat.
4: Easier to use. I'm no expert here, but possibly less prep work involved in some of these products over their meat equivelent.
5: Taste - some of these products taste great. The BACON replacement I buy is really good, and even some of the guys at work like it. They call it guilt free BLT time.!!!
|
marketing and simplification of cooking.. that I can agree with. I go to a vegetarian chinese joint in NYC everyonce in a while.. and I kinda still think it strange that they say they have fake chicken and fake beef. I guess it's better than calling it imitation. But doesn't "fake" also mean that same connotation that most veggies are trying to stay away from which is processed?
The griller isn't that much different in caloric content. Yes the fat content is different, but as far as total calories... you aren't saving a whole lot.
__________________
I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not.
|