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Old Sun, Jul-23-06, 08:57
fluffybear fluffybear is offline
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Plan: low carb/low fat
Stats: 255/236/155 Female 5 ft. 9 in.
BF:32%/?/20%
Progress: 19%
Location: USA
Default Non-meat protein sources

Non-Meat products I am trying out:

Morningstar soy "bacon: Yuk! Tastes like a piece of thin foam rubber with a picture of real bacon printed on it! I absolutely could not eat this stuff. However it was pretty good crumbled and sprinkled on top of a salad or in an omelet (mainly because it has bacon flavoring added to it), so it does have SOME redeeming quality. I think I will forego these however and just use BACO bacon bits.

Soy "nuts": These are great, but like other crunchy things I have to be careful not to eat too many. Surprised me that they are not totally fat-free.

Veggie dogs: Mmm, not bad at all. Tastes about as good as a beef or pork hot dog. However, much to my surprise they had wheat in them! I will post a report on different brands and their ingredients later.

So far these are all I have tried except for firm tofu which I like with stir-fried veggies and have eaten for years. I will report on the various types of tofu and brands in a later post.

ps: I have found the best places in my area to buy these products are:

Krogers (also has very good produce)
Giant Eagle (EXCELLANT produce section)
Whole Foods Market (most expensive & about 20 miles from where I live)
Wild Oats (also expensive and about 20 miles away)
Wal-Mart has practically zip except for some Morningstar products (although pretty good produce)
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Old Sun, Jul-23-06, 17:54
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Gaelen Gaelen is offline
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Soy "nuts": These are great, but like other crunchy things I have to be careful not to eat too many. Surprised me that they are not totally fat-free.


Soy nuts, like all nuts and seeds, have some level of fat content--that's where we get all those good-for-us monounsaturated oils like macadamia nut and walnut oil. If they're roasted soy nuts, they may also have oil added to them during the roasting process.
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Old Mon, Jul-24-06, 07:31
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Soy nuts, like all nuts and seeds, have some level of fat content--that's where we get all those good-for-us monounsaturated oils like macadamia nut and walnut oil. If they're roasted soy nuts, they may also have oil added to them during the roasting process.


But soy "nuts" are not really nuts. They are legumes. That is why it surprised me that they had so much fat in them and they are hight calorie too.
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Old Mon, Jul-24-06, 08:26
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Plan: Vegetarian Atkins
Stats: 165/145/125 Female 60 inches
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Try

Smart Deli:Ham or Turkey slices
Morning star Farms: Buffalo Wings and sausage patties
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Old Mon, Jul-24-06, 10:03
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But soy "nuts" are not really nuts. They are legumes.


True...as is the peanut. Both soybeans and peanuts are sources of commonly available cooking oils.
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Old Mon, Jul-24-06, 12:04
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Smart Deli:Ham or Turkey slices
Morning star Farms: Buffalo Wings and sausage patties


I think I like the SMART brand better than Morningstar. I tried the SMART sausage patties this morning and they were good. I haven 't tried the ham or turkey yet.

We went out for Chinese last night and I was able to stay on plan. I had braised tofu with peanuts and spicy eggplant. I didn't touch the rice or General Tsao's chicken which my husband wanted). Also had a bite of the fish in spicy black bean sauce. I haven't quite gone all-out vegetarian yet, but I'm trying.
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Old Mon, Aug-28-06, 14:27
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tempeh is really good, especially sauteed with tobasco sauce!
yum...
and there are so many brands of "meatless" things out there!
like, seitan...is great in egg drop soup!
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