I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
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Plant-based burgers.
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These are at Kroger now. Mrs. 500 won’t get them because they are 8 WW points which is more than lean burgers we usually get. So my question is does the extra fat and calories these have offset the ill effects of eating red meat?
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"the ill effects of eating red meat" ?Kirkland, TN2 LBGE, 1 MM
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I’ve had one and they actually aren’t bad.
That said,look at the list of ingredients and that will tell you all you need to know. The ones I have seen are just processed crap selling themselves as a healthy alternative to eating whole food. Any time your “plant based” food has 20 ingredients, run.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX -
The Beyond Burger: pea protein isolate, expeller-pressed canola oil, refined coconut oil, water, yeast extract, maltodextrin, natural flavors, gum arabic, sunflower oil, salt, succinic acid, acetic acid, non-GMO modified food starch, cellulose from bamboo, methylcellulose, potato starch, beet juice extract (for color), ascorbic acid (to maintain color), annatto extract (for color), citrus fruit extract (to maintain quality), vegetable glycerin.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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The Cen-Tex Smoker said:The Beyond Burger: pea protein isolate, expeller-pressed canola oil, refined coconut oil, water, yeast extract, maltodextrin, natural flavors, gum arabic, sunflower oil, salt, succinic acid, acetic acid, non-GMO modified food starch, cellulose from bamboo, methylcellulose, potato starch, beet juice extract (for color), ascorbic acid (to maintain color), annatto extract (for color), citrus fruit extract (to maintain quality), vegetable glycerin.
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Just let go of the cart and walk out.
You will I’ll not be judged."Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."
South of Nashville, TN
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So it’s no different than any other generically modified food that we eat.I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
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The Cen-Tex Smoker said:I’ve had one and they actually aren’t bad.
That said,look at the list of ingredients and that will tell you all you need to know. The ones I have seen are just processed crap selling themselves as a healthy alternative to eating whole food. Any time your “plant based” food has 20 ingredients, run.
https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/03/the-best-black-bean-burger-recipe.html
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Pikesville, MD
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That is what food eats.
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Gulfcoastguy said:That is what food eats.I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
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And so these aren’t healthy per-se but it give vegans a chance to eat “meat” again. As I understand it, when cooked, it gets juicy like beef.I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
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500 said:And so these aren’t healthy per-se but it give vegans a chance to eat “meat” again. As I understand it, when cooked, it gets juicy like beef.
"Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."
South of Nashville, TN
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The “Impossible” Burger. Michael Symon now serves these in his B Spot Burger restaurants.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2014-11-06/the-impossible-burger-made-entirely-from-plants
I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
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@Acn those black bean patties do look pretty tasty. @500 that may be a good solution for ya if you’ve gone to the dark side.
My wife used to buy a similar kind of processed store bought ones as a healthy quick lunch. Every time she heated them up I told her the house smelled like chemicals and cumin."Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."
South of Nashville, TN
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Just grill a large portabella mushroom cap, better than most beef burgers.
And, "when cooked, it gets juicy like beef."!
_____________"Tung Oil is derived from the Tung tree, but not from its tongue, but rather its nuts." - Stumpy Nubs
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I love plant based burgers. They contain just one ingredient.
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The Cen-Tex Smoker said:The Beyond Burger: pea protein isolate, expeller-pressed canola oil, refined coconut oil, water, yeast extract, maltodextrin, natural flavors, gum arabic, sunflower oil, salt, succinic acid, acetic acid, non-GMO modified food starch, cellulose from bamboo, methylcellulose, potato starch, beet juice extract (for color), ascorbic acid (to maintain color), annatto extract (for color), citrus fruit extract (to maintain quality), vegetable glycerin.It's always a little "scary" when you breakdown the ingredients in a foodstuff.“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk
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500 said:So it’s no different than any other generically modified food that we eat.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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HeavyG said:The Cen-Tex Smoker said:The Beyond Burger: pea protein isolate, expeller-pressed canola oil, refined coconut oil, water, yeast extract, maltodextrin, natural flavors, gum arabic, sunflower oil, salt, succinic acid, acetic acid, non-GMO modified food starch, cellulose from bamboo, methylcellulose, potato starch, beet juice extract (for color), ascorbic acid (to maintain color), annatto extract (for color), citrus fruit extract (to maintain quality), vegetable glycerin.It's always a little "scary" when you breakdown the ingredients in a foodstuff.
Not scary at all but I’ll take the nutritional value of a whole egg or pasture raised meat over a factory processed veggie patty any day of the week.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX -
cookingdude555 said:I love plant based burgers. They contain just one ingredient.
that really hit hime
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My take on it is that there is likely an insignificant health difference between the "beyond burger" and standard low fat beef. I've read differing takes on the goodness or badness of coconut oil. Just now, it seems to be a fad food.
I don't know the specifics behind the WW ratings. For the plant patties, I suspect it is because the 2nd ingredient is oil. Current information indicates that fats/oils are in themselves not much of a problem, because most of it is simply excreted, not digested. Both plant and animal.
Looking at the ingredient list, lots of effort was made to put something together that has a good texture. Don't know what the cost is, but one could probably make a fine patty w. a bit of work for a whole lot less. 40 years ago, I had a very good black bean burger from a lady who was a dedicated vegetarian. My elder daughter, also a vegetarian, is getting a reputation for making burgers out of plants. She's doing it on a shoe string. What I've had from the market pre-made have tasted OK, but really, $.75 for a 3 oz slab that is basically adzuki beans is a huge mark up for convenience. Never mind the nutritional fetish.
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I think we need to work on getting along. Can’t we just have a beef patty AND a plant patty together on one bun? Double cheese of course. We’re not idiots here.
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There’s always room for all of God’s creatures...right next to the mashed potatoes.Eastern Shore Virginia
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Since cows eat plants wouldnt beef burgers fall into the plant based category?
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500 said:The “Impossible” Burger. Michael Symon now serves these in his B Spot Burger restaurants.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2014-11-06/the-impossible-burger-made-entirely-from-plants
As others have pointed out, it's not particularly healthier than beef. It still has a significant amount of saturated fat. -
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What will they come up with next....?
.Soy hotdogs and Tofu bacon.
Yep.
My son is anti-meat and most by-products, took us out to lunch at a vegan restaurant in Orlando. The only thing I had that tasted decent, IMO , was the pan fried potatoes.
And I won’t get started on the attitudes some of the patrons of this establishment, save that for another thread. -
I remember years ago the first Mrs. Flintstone bought a popular brand of frozen meatless burgers for supper. After thawing them out, I put them on a hot grill. No sizzle. Silence. I cooked them and took a bite. I guess no sizzle means no flavor. Garbage.Flint, Michigan
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The Cen-Tex Smoker said:The Beyond Burger: pea protein isolate, expeller-pressed canola oil, refined coconut oil, water, yeast extract, maltodextrin, natural flavors, gum arabic, sunflower oil, salt, succinic acid, acetic acid, non-GMO modified food starch, cellulose from bamboo, methylcellulose, potato starch, beet juice extract (for color), ascorbic acid (to maintain color), annatto extract (for color), citrus fruit extract (to maintain quality), vegetable glycerin.
If it tastes good, couldn't be much worse healthwise than a bag of Doritos or a real fatty burger. Just like red meat or anything, really, don't eat it every day.______________________________________________I love lamp.. -
Last night we had Costco's chipotle black been burgers. It was ok with enough other condiments.
Funny, today I smoked two chuckies and a meatloaf - for no reason. I suspect I was feeling guilty for the veggie burgers. The world feels right again.
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