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Textured vegetable protein?
I do eat meat. I really love ground beef and turkey...if I could find a veggie alternative I would gladly make a dent in my meat consumption. ESP since meat is getting so dang expensive! Plus of course it is better for ME and better for the animals.
Can anyone offer up some good advice about TVP? Brands/bargains, storing, and working with it? I would most likely use it as a substitute for ground turkey or hamburger in things like tacos or pasta dishes where it is scrambled up.
Does TVP come in different forms? What I am seeing online is mostly dried, it looks kind of like cereal. I have priced the frozen veggie burger and crumbles in the store...they are overpriced IMO.
Is it truly a bargain compared to meat? Hamburger (the healthiest kinds) is upward of 4 dollars a pound, and ground turkey isn't much cheaper...and lately I'm hearing the 2 dollar a pound ground turkey isn't much better than mystery meat. I thought it was better.
Any help would be appreciated.
3 Answers
- YoginiLv 69 years ago
The hard part about meat substitutes is that they are a bit pricey. I can tell you that I've used mostly tofurkey products and they do make excellent substitutes for many things. I don't use them a lot myself but if I'm making something for people who eat meat I will use them and people are always surprised at how much they like them. Start opening your protein horizons to include more than just meat. Beans are very versatile when used for dishes as are lentils and legumes. Seitan has a good texture and is very versatile. Mushrooms can be very 'meaty' when used in a good recipe. Good for you for looking to alternatives.
- Robert OLv 79 years ago
I am answeing respectfully. Back in the late 90s, I found a can of "Hot Chili with Beans" made with TVP. The label on the can is as generic looking as can be. Being a food professional I found it to be funny in a campy kind of way and I bought a can and it has been a decorative item that has sat on top of my refridgerator to this day. (I bought it at Big Lots!) For the TVP part of the ingredients its soy flour, caramel color, 2% or less of tomato paste, salt, spices, cornmeal, wheat flour, malted barley flour, food starch modified, hydrolyzed soy protein, sugar, paprika, and citric acid.
I will remain on the ground beef side of this equation.
