Good cheap vegetarian protein source?

[samintx]

TOFU

In a blender, skim milk, some OJ, small sq of Tofu, yogurt and vanilla Sprutein(sp?) drink mix from GN.

[Grateful11]

Seacrest Wrote:
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> I have not eaten meat since I saw the lamb or goat
> with six legs on TV. That'd be a couple of days,
> now.
> I ain't no vegematarian, that's for sure, but
> between Chernobylized livestock and the threat of
> bird flu, I just can't stomach it for a while.
>
>

and before Chernobyl we had this:

http://www.kued.org/avoidingarmageddon/miller-map.html

[comaplate]

Don't overlook the Morningstar Farms soy stuff- veggie meatballs, veggie chicken, pseudo-ground beef crumbles, veggie sausage.

My fiancée is a vegetarian, so by default a lot of my meat consumption has been cut back.

The veggie chicken patties/nuggets are pretty good.

The veggie corn dog nuggets are frickin' amazing, and are my snack food of choice while watching baseball games.

I also prefer the veggie sausage to the regular brown n' serve grease bombs.

The crumbles are pretty good if you use them in hamburger helper, or perhaps with taco meat seasoning. The meatballs are decent in some marinara over pasta.

I totally can not do veggie hamburgers, which at best are sad sad approximations. However, check out some of the veggie patties. Trader Joes has their own line, and the Dr. Praeger burgers are good too.

Oh yeah, and when you get the jonesies for a good hot dog, do not EVER try and substitute a tofu dog. Those things are abominations and will never touch the pinnacle that is either the Fenway Frank or the Chicago Hot Dog (minus the tomatoes...)

[SteveO]

Lots of good stuff above!

Second the portabello...get a giant one fresh from your local market, throw some wine vinegar (or just wine!) and basil on it, and grill or fry up whole. Properly prepared, these things are as thick and juicy and darn near as tasty as a big, fat burger. Throw on some swiss and grilled onions and wow.

Also, the morningstar farms stuff/veggie meat substitute stuff mentioned above is pretty good...kind of hit and miss on some of it, you just have to see what you like.

As for the soy being bad for men, bah! If that's ALL you eat, yeah, like anything else, probably bad for you. My guess (and probably provable with data) is that you do more harm to your body eating conventional meat with all its antibiotics, hormones, etc.

The tofudibeest can be tasty...buy in cubes or cartons or as directed above.

My gf is completely vegetarian (except for eggs), so I have largely become that way out of respect for her. Not a real big deal, except yeah, when I smell those steaks cooking across the street, I breathe deep, buddy! I do enjoy the salmon steaks on the grill about once a month during grilling season. (Once a month = mercury concerns.)

I also get regular protein via yogurt, cashews and peanuts. PB&J is and always has been a staple of my diet. Refried bean burritos and dip are also prominent. And plenty of cheese, I haven't seen much cheese mentioned here, Grommit, and that is sad! Cheese and crackers = complete protein.

Good luck, and enjoy eating healthy...

[SteveJobs]

fake meat (morningstar)

would vegetarians eat meat grown in the lab or taken from some non-sentient form of animal? Eventually, the morningstar fake stuff will probably give way to actual synthetic, or 'grown' tissues, I'd say. Where do veggies draw the line? (and I know it varies from one person to another)

[Ted King]

I've been an ovo-lacto vegetarian for over 30 years. Ovo refers to eating of eggs and egg products and lacto refers to eating dairy products. It's pretty easy to get all the protein (amino acids) you need if you eat egg and especially dairy products - just don't get too carried away with cheese and/or ice cream. :-)

http://www.ivu.org/faq/definitions.html