ot vegan

[crashbang]

someone explain please.
saw adds today for meat free BACON.

meat balls . but to take the piss . fish free fish fingers. wtf?

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

someone explain please.
saw adds today for meat free BACON.

meat balls . but to take the piss . fish free fish fingers. wtf?

Each to their own I suppose

Interesting food chemistry though as manufacturers fight to find additives and “ ingredients” to mimic the texture and taste of meat.

[sawmiller]

Many diets have more than enough highly processed foods in them

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Many diets have more than enough highly processed foods in them

True, but most don’t claim to be healthy

[frogmiller]

How do you know when someone's a vegan?

[harpo88]

It’s basically a shorthand for their approximate flavour and way of cooking em...what’s a bit dodgy though is the nutrition often isn’t the same. For example if someone buys a mushroom based sausage, it’s not gona have the same amount of protein as a meat sausage, so it needs people to read a label when they first get started.

For what it’s worth I made some seitan for Mum and Dad who have veggie food iften enough but don’t like the idea of meat replacement stuff. Seitan’s made from gluten and ends up with a nice bite to it, and when you slice it and fry it in a salty smokey glaze, well I wouldn’t want to claim it’s exactly the same as bacon but you can use it in the same way, it’s lots of protein and most importantly my folks liked it!

[frogmiller]

Harpo,
Do you feel healthier for it?

I know that I eat too much red meat and it's mainly pork but we eat lots of chicken meals and more fish than ever.

I've tried some of the substitutes but I'd prefer a salad.

[gm_gm]

I cooked a Quorn chili at a NY party and everyone thought it was good, when i told them it Quorn some didn't believe me (they asked for links to websites etc..)

[sawmiller]

True, but most don’t claim to be healthy

anyone with half a functioning brain would always seek out supporting and contradictory evidence to any 'claim' - whether that's about food or any other thing in life

[South Coast Miller]

How do you know when someone's a vegan?

Don't worry, they'll tell you. I take it that is the answer you were looking for.