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Hi! Looking for fellow vegetarian sleevers to exchange MFP info with. I'm trying to reduce animal Proteins two point five months out and would love to talk tofurkey! I'm ovo-lacto and moving mostly vegan.

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I found gluten flour to be high in protein! It's 22 grams for 1/4 a cup. I think it was 100 something calories? :) ONly 3 active carbs, too.

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I'm definitely interested in this, too. I have gone vegetarian and vegan a few times in my life. Each time I did, I felt a ton better and the brain fog lifted. Unfortunately, my self-control is lacking. I'm hoping to use the sleeve as a tool to go back to vegetarianism, and eventually veganism.

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My Fitness pal ID is DMDykeman. Anybody interested please friend me. Thanks for the tip.

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I found gluten flour to be high in protein! It's 22 grams for 1/4 a cup. I think it was 100 something calories? :) ONly 3 active carbs' date=' too.[/quote']

Eek! I just looked up the gluten free flour and got only 3 grams of Protein and 19 effective carbs! Which one are you using?

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I was using this one at the local store. I can try to find it here.

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Eek! I just looked up the gluten free flour and got only 3 grams of Protein and 19 effective carbs! Which one are you using?

Make sure you look up "Gluten Flour" not "Gluten Free Flour." They're two distinct things.

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OK. Found it and holy wow. 22 grams per 1/4 cup. 6 carbs. Now what do you do with it?

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I think he's talking about seitan, which is made from gluten. It's nicknamed "wheat meat" and really delicious when prepared right. There are a ton of good recipes online. You can buy it already made but I think it's better when you make it at home. Allrecipes is a great resource, too. Other than seitan, you can add it to home-made bread to make it lighter. But you won't get as much Protein that way since you only need a little.

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I looked up recipes and figured it out. Despite being a vegetarian for 9 years I have not yet ventured into seitan yet. It does not appear appetizing.

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Try it, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. The trick to tasty homemade seitan is using good veggie broth instead of Water. I like Better Than Bouillon's organic broth. One time I made buffalo wings using Frank's hot sauce, light smart balance and seitan. They were a big hit with my carnivorous children!

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So you suggest making my own?

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This is a really basic recipe. I don't bother with the lemon zest, and add about 1/2 a cup more of the vital wheat gluten than the recipe calls for. I've also played with herbs until I found a combo I really like instead of just salt-free seasoning blend (although that works, too). I like sage, salt, pepper, and a little ground up rosemary. Instead of Water and soy sauce, I use broth to boil it (no oil). Don't be afraid to play with this recipe! Once it's prepped you can use it to substitute meat in a lot of recipes. If you like fajitas, you can just sauté it with fajita seasoning like meat. I am pre-op so I don't know how this will be tolerated post-op. I imagine if you are at the point where you can eat regular foods this could be treated like any other meat by chewing it really well.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Best-Homemade-Seitan/Detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=seitan&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page

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Wow! Thanks! I will give it a shot!

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