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we really like Beyond Burgers and Impossible Burgers.

for sausage patties, they're all pretty good since most of the taste of sausage comes from the spices rather than the meat. They can be a bit dry, though - but then you won't notice that if you're just crumbling them up and putting them in something like chili or spaghetti or an omelet.

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I'm a big fan of impossible burgers. I love the impossible whopper at burger king. I cut it in half and eat half...in two one quarter sandwich sittings.

I love mycoprotien. I eat a lot of of Quorn brand chicken nuggets and chicken cutlets. Mycoprotien is from mushrooms, not soy. It's my favorite fake chicken.

I do eat tofu a couple times a week. Love it firm, cubed, in salads and chili.

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I used to be a fan of garden burgers and some of the other soy burgers....but ever since impossible burger.....the rest are ruined for me. The plant based heme is just amazing. Sometimes I like a black bean chickpea "burger", but I don't think of it as meat replacement somehow.

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The first couple months after surgery I ate a lot of plant based “meats.” They were much easier in my healing tummy than real meat Proteins. My favorites at the time were marinated and baked tofu, Boca burgers, and Morning Star Farms sausage links. I have never tried Impossible Burgers. The main thing for me early post-op was texture. Smooth texture foods seemed to cause me less tummy aches. I haven’t been eating this stuff for a few months now, as I got kind of burned out and the tummy got better at handling meat Protein. It is about time to bake some tofu though. 😊

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Reading all of these posts, I may have to give it a try. I am very leery about eating plant based meats for some reason. Is it more Protein than regular meat? Why do you eat it? Are you vegan, vegetarian, etc.?

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33 minutes ago, HealthyLifeStyle said:

Reading all of these posts, I may have to give it a try. I am very leery about eating plant based meats for some reason. Is it more Protein than regular meat? Why do you eat it? Are you vegan, vegetarian, etc.?

I eat meat in general, but I haven't knowingly eaten ground beef since the Mad Cow scare started up c. 20 years ago. Mad Cow disease hasn't been a problem in the US for several years, or not that I know of, but there seems to be an E. coli breakout every year or two from tainted ground beef, so I avoid it. I don't miss it overall (I use sausage in things like lasagna, spaghetti, and chili now - which I actually like better than ground beef), but I do miss good burgers. So now I can have them - with Beyond Burger and Impossible Burger. they're great!

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I just like it better. meat has never been my thing. I do eat meat, but have always eaten a lot of vegan and vegetarian dishes simply because I enjoy them. I'd a lot rather get my protien from oats, whole grains, Beans, chickpeas, peas, potatoes, mushrooms, soy. I do eat dairy and eggs quite a bit, greek yogurt and cottage cheese go into a lot of recipes. I do like fish, shellfish, mollusks. I do like roast turkey and chicken...but I avoid deli meats and prefer the real deal. Red meats are a very rare thing in my diet. Ground meat is a total turn off...don't eat it.

In the end, it's all personal preference. No one size fits all. Eat what you enjoy:)

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I like the boca burgers, or Morningstar grilled patties. I’ll heat up one for dinner with a fried egg on top. I can’t generally finish it but it’s good! I’m a huge fan of Morningstar sausage links.

I’m not a full vegetarian, I’ll eat poultry or fish on occasion, but I won’t eat any mammal so that rules out pretty much everything else.

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22 hours ago, catwoman7 said:

I eat meat in general, but I haven't knowingly eaten ground beef since the Mad Cow scare started up c. 20 years ago. Mad Cow disease hasn't been a problem in the US for several years, or not that I know of, but there seems to be an E. coli breakout every year or two from tainted ground beef, so I avoid it. I don't miss it overall (I use sausage in things like lasagna, spaghetti, and chili now - which I actually like better than ground beef), but I do miss good burgers. So now I can have them - with Beyond Burger and Impossible Burger. they're great!

I will have to try them.

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20 hours ago, summerset said:

Depends on the substitute. The gluten based ones usually have insane amounts of Protein.

Looks like I will do some research to see which ones have the better Protein count.

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16 hours ago, Creekimp13 said:

I just like it better. meat has never been my thing. I do eat meat, but have always eaten a lot of vegan and vegetarian dishes simply because I enjoy them. I'd a lot rather get my protien from oats, whole grains, Beans, chickpeas, peas, potatoes, mushrooms, soy. I do eat dairy and eggs quite a bit, greek yogurt and cottage cheese go into a lot of recipes. I do like fish, shellfish, mollusks. I do like roast turkey and chicken...but I avoid deli meats and prefer the real deal. Red meats are a very rare thing in my diet. Ground meat is a total turn off...don't eat it.

In the end, it's all personal preference. No one size fits all. Eat what you enjoy:)

I also avoid deli meats because of the chemicals in them. I only eat red meat, hamburger, maybe 2 x's a month, if that. I can not process steak, still, after 7 months PO. It just sits in my belly, and it hurts going down.

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16 hours ago, OAGBPal said:

Can't say that I do. Tons of them are soy-based, and I'm not comfortable with the estrogen effect soy (soy's phytoestrogen) has on men.

While some are trying to 'debunk' that, they at the same time find 'moderately positive effects on women'. Oh ok, cool, so it super duper doesn't do aaaaanything to men at all, it does have a hormonal effect on women?

Hard. pass.

I have read some stuff about this in the past. It is def something to be aware of. I will do more research to see if this is something I will eat. If I do, it would only be once in a while for a substitute.

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My other reason...livestock are just incredibly hard on the environment. Getting the same protien with a better carbon footprint makes me feel good. I don't judge anyone who eats meat....crap, I do, sometimes. But cutting back a little is good for cholestrol levels and good for the planet.

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