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Calling all vegetarians
I'm looking to reduce the fat in my diet and have noticed that quorn products are considerably lower in all sorts of things.
What would you recommend as a tasty alternative to meat? My past experience of meat free alternatives was years ago and fairly blerrrrrgh
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I'm not a veggie but a few years ago I was also looking to reduce the fat in my diet. As a result when making things like chili etc, I now use turkey mince which is low in fat (and cholesterol).
I've never tried quorn, I'm not quite sure what it's made from so that kind of puts me off! ![]() I think there have been some threads where some of the meat-free options have been recommended, it might be worth doing a search.
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Thankyou
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Just had a little look and here's one thread where some vegetarian food is discussed:
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showt...n+alternatives |
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The vegetarian food market has greatly improved in the last ten years. There's lots of choice if you live in the right areas (as supermarkets vary what's available by the local population's wants). Best bet is try it all once and see what you like. Lots is still awful, much is now nice. Even with any brand e.g. quorn, linda mccartney, tesco meat-free etc there's still things I like and things I hate so just give everything a go once and ignore what things look like at least the first time.
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The vegetarian food market has greatly improved in the last ten years. There's lots of choice if you live in the right areas (as supermarkets vary what's available by the local population's wants). Best bet is try it all once and see what you like. Lots is still awful, much is now nice. Even with any brand e.g. quorn, linda mccartney, tesco meat-free etc there's still things I like and things I hate so just give everything a go once and ignore what things look like at least the first time.
I'm only interested in genuinely low fat foods. |
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Genuinely low fat? Tofu, beans, lentils, chick peas. Add a can of one of these to a wok of stir fried vegetables, can of tomatoes and some herbs or a sauce of some kind, serve with brown rice and bob's your uncle!
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Why would you think that vegetarians are experts in low fat foods ?
BTW, the human body needs fat. |
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Why would you think that vegetarians are experts in low fat foods ?
BTW, the human body needs fat. |
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I wondered that too!
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OP was asking about meat free alternatives that are lower in fat e.g. quorn, hence asking vegetarians about them.
I know non veggies eat such things too but if I was asking that question, I'd automatically assume that mainly veggies eat them. |
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OP was asking about meat free alternatives that are lower in fat e.g. quorn, hence asking vegetarians about them.
I know non veggies eat such things too but if I was asking that question, I'd automatically assume that mainly veggies eat them. I would think quorn products contain more additives (ie salt, just for starters) than a chicken filet. Like another poster said, tofu and pulses are alternatives for meat and don't contain any fat or additives. |
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My understandng of the OP was that it was all about low fat and not so much about 'meat free'.
I would think quorn products contain more additives (ie salt, just for starters) than a chicken filet. Like another poster said, tofu and pulses are alternatives for meat and don't contain any fat or additives. |
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Mushrooms! They remind me of steak. Delicious and very good for you!
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Oh, the OP's question "what would you recommend as a tasty alternative to meat?" suggested it was, hence the suggestions.
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Mushrooms! They remind me of steak. Delicious and very good for you!
Properly tasty and filling... well, if you have 3 like me!
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Why would you think that vegetarians are experts in low fat foods ?
BTW, the human body needs fat.
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And I am aware that the body needs fat .. hence the term LOW fat not NON fat
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Yum. I had portobello mushroms stuffed with spinach, garlic, walnut and philly extra light the other evening and they were delish.
Properly tasty and filling... well, if you have 3 like me! ![]()
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I never said vegetarians are expert in low fat foods, I know that tofu and quorn are low in fat ergo vegetarians would probably be the people to ask about the palatable options in that range.
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And I am aware that the body needs fat .. hence the term LOW fat not NON fat
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Why would you think that vegetarians are experts in low fat foods ?
BTW, the human body needs fat. "May be" we could argue that somebody that has chosen to look at their diet "could" have informed themselves a little more than somebody that hasn't. But maybe not. Incidentally, your "human body needs fat" comment is misleading. You should at least distinguish between the types of fat the body needs, and the types of fat it doesn't.
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And I am aware that the body needs fat .. hence the term LOW fat not NON fat
![]() In general though, get out of this 'low fat' mindset. No diets work at all, none of them. They may help you lose weight but the moment you stop the diet you'll go back to the diet that led you to be overweight to begin with. You need a lifestyle change for it to be permanent. Best of luck.
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Quorn products personal likes/ hates
its easier to mention hates sausages, mince, chicken breasts, burgers likes the breaded escalopes, chicken nuigget Meat free supermarket own brand likes burgers, mushroom burgers, bean burgers, chicken kuiev, cauliflower burgers cauldron sausages - like |
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You can still safely eat "high fat" foods and not worry about weight gain providing it's 'good' fat. I'll leave you to find the difference between "good" and "bad" fat as there are great resources all over the internet better than anybody can tell you on a forum.
In general though, get out of this 'low fat' mindset. No diets work at all, none of them. They may help you lose weight but the moment you stop the diet you'll go back to the diet that led you to be overweight to begin with. You need a lifestyle change for it to be permanent. Best of luck. ![]() |
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You can still safely eat "high fat" foods and not worry about weight gain providing it's 'good' fat. I'll leave you to find the difference between "good" and "bad" fat as there are great resources all over the internet better than anybody can tell you on a forum.
In general though, get out of this 'low fat' mindset. No diets work at all, none of them. They may help you lose weight but the moment you stop the diet you'll go back to the diet that led you to be overweight to begin with. You need a lifestyle change for it to be permanent. Best of luck. ![]() I think the following post shows that vegetarian doesn't necessarily equate 'low fat, pure and un-processed' And low fat doesn't equate healthy. I also noticed on Wiki (in Dutch) that quorn products contain 13 % fat (couldn't find it on the English version) I am certain it isn't animal fat, but more likely than not hydrogenated vegetable fats. Quote:
Quorn products personal likes/ hates
its easier to mention hates sausages, mince, chicken breasts, burgers likes the breaded escalopes, chicken nuigget Meat free supermarket own brand likes burgers, mushroom burgers, bean burgers, chicken kuiev, cauliflower burgers cauldron sausages - like BTW I eat quorn products once in a blue moon. |
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