Debbie
1274 posts
Dec 10, 2006
6:10 PM
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I tried 2 Morningstar products that were recommended by readers of Vegnews magazine. They are Morningstar Meal Starter Steak Strips and Morningstar Meal Starter Chick'n Strips. Both are delicious. I like the texture and the taste. I made Teriyaki steak strips and was great.
http://www.morningstarfarms.com/cgi-bin/brandpages/product.pl?product=4971&company=23
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http://www.morningstarfarms.com/cgi-bin/brandpages/product.pl?product=4970&company=23
They are made from Gardein, a product from Canada. Whole Foods in my area started to sell this product in their deli case and they are very expensive.
I have never heard of it until recently although it has been out for a while. This is of course in America only.
Just a FYI. I have been ill lately and didn't have energy to make my own seitan.
This is about Gardein: http://www.gardenprotein.com/
Bryanna, it is close to you.
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Debbie
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne
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Bryanna
Owner/Moderator
1911 posts
Dec 11, 2006
10:28 AM
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Sounds fabulous, Debbie! I've written to the company to see if we can get it here. ironically, Morningstar farms products are only available through 7th Day Adventist stores here!
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Debbie
1275 posts
Dec 11, 2006
11:09 AM
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Bryanna,
That's too bad and ironic if they won't sell it retail to you. You will have to come to Richmond, BC and knock on their door to sell you some. :-)
Being ill has it's own blessing since I didn't cook elaborately and tried vegan frozen food and ate out. I made a discovery that the Gardein product (the chick'n style) is also used in the new restaurant near me http://www.veggiegrill.com/ It was funny that I had their dish with chick'n and it tasted the same as Morningstar Chick'n. It's like I am tasting the same product all weekend. I am just speculating this but I believe it was the same chick'n product from Gardein. I just trust my taste judgement on this one. The Gardein chick'n tastes just like a real chicken, unbelievable!
I still like soy curls though but for grilling, I think, Gardein chick'n is better.
We also tried Starlite Vegan Taquitos. http://www.starlitecuisine.com/home.html They are great too!
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Debbie
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne
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jtnippon1985
50 posts
Dec 11, 2006
12:08 PM
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Just to comment on the Morningstar farms...they make a ground seasoned "pork" crumble product which is also vegan. It's awesome in vegan omelets and anything else you'd use loose (doesn't need to stick together) ground vegan pork sausage in.
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Debbie
1278 posts
Dec 11, 2006
3:30 PM
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Thanks for telling me about the Morningstar Farms sausage. I got to try that.
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Debbie
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne
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laureen
50 posts
Dec 11, 2006
6:10 PM
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I just ate the "steak" strips tonight as Mongolian "Beef". I always keep a bag of crumbles, "chicken" and "steak" in the freezer for those meals I need to make on the fly. I tried the crumbles in my meatloaf recipe...actually worked out ok. I oiled the top a tiny bit and it came out crispy like regular meatloaf.
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SusieQ
49 posts
Jan 08, 2007
3:10 PM
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Bryanna,
In Houston the Seventh Day Adventist store always allowed the public to buy from them. Do they not in Canada - or have you tried? I used to send my students there. It can be a good resource.
Shirley
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Bryanna
Owner/Moderator
1940 posts
Jan 08, 2007
6:44 PM
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Susie Q, we can buy from the 7th Day Adventist store, but it's on the lower mainland near Vancouver and I live up island. I do order Soycurls from them because they are dry. They do have abus that goes around a couple of times a year and sells things-- I'll have to check their schedule.
I did find out that the Gardein cutlets are marketed under the name "It's All Good" in Canada, and I'm still trying to locate a store that carries it!
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Debbie
1283 posts
Jan 10, 2007
9:03 AM
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Native Foods, the vegan restaurant near me, also use Gardein product for their 'Save the Chicken' on their menu now. They use to use the 'Brest' from the on-line healthy-lifestyle.com but they switched recently.
Mother's Market in Costa Mesa, near me, also use this product for their Teriyaki 'Chicken'. Boy, it is so good. I used to love teriyaki chicken when I eat meat. Now it can be done exactly with this product.
Apparently, Gardein has shipped a lot of their product into vegetarian restaurants in my area. I found it everywhere. The ones in the restaurants are shaped like 'chicken breasts'. Unfortunately, they don't do retail for these ones.
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Debbie
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne
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Bryanna
Owner/Moderator
1942 posts
Jan 10, 2007
11:54 AM
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Debbie-- I meant to ask-- are you feeling better now? I hope so! we've missed you!
The It's All Good brand seems to have "breasts"--
http://www.itsallgoodfoods.com/
You can see a picture at the above url.
But one is in a "Tuscan Tomato marinade", and one is in a "herb dijon marinade". I wonder if the sauces could be washed off to use in our own recipes?
Gardein told me that they also make the Yves "chicken" and "beef" strips.
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Debbie
1286 posts
Jan 13, 2007
5:50 PM
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Hi Bryanna,
Yes, I am feeling well physically. Mentally, I feel down lately. I don't know, maybe Winter blues. I just don't feel to blog, cook, nor post in the forum lately. I also have stress because of work. Considering what you have been through with power outage etc. I should not feel this way. I should be thankful of what I have (nice weather etc.) but lately I just want to feel sorry for myself and be lazy. I have no excuse right?
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Debbie
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne
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Bryanna
Owner/Moderator
1952 posts
Jan 13, 2007
7:58 PM
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You don't need an excuse! It happens to lots of people. And, knowing you, you work very hard and deserve a rest! Sometimes we just need to let everything go for a while and take care of ourselves!
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SusieQ
50 posts
Jan 16, 2007
12:11 PM
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Debbie,
You mentioned winter blues. My daughter was depressed every fall and winter until I read that people may get the winter blues if don't get enough vitamin D (the sunshine vitamin) so she started taking 400 I.U. daily of VegLife Vegan D and this year she has done MUCH better. It was like magic. Also I read from an alternative doctor that a deficiency of vitamin D in winter may contribute to colds and flu at that time of year.
Just wanted to share that with you. Hope you are feeling better soon.
Shirley
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Debbie
1288 posts
Jan 16, 2007
4:58 PM
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Shirley,
Thanks for the suggestion. I will try it. I look myself in the mirror lately and seems that I look tired all the time. Maybe that's what I need, food supplements. My energy is also low lately. I walk 1/2 hour a day and maybe needs to increase it more but on the other hand I feel tired to walk more so maybe I just need a boost.
Thanks for the suggestion. I am sure I can find that VegLife Vegan in the health food store.
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Debbie
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne
Last Edited on 16-Jan-2007 4:58 PM
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SusieQ
51 posts
Jan 21, 2007
3:12 PM
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Debbie,
Good luck. Please let me know if it helps you to take supplements. My daughter and I both, have been vegetarian since 1961 and vegan since 1984. We both take VegLife MultiVeg Energy Everyday Multiple Vitamins and Minerals, which contains 400 IU of vitamin D - plus 400 IU VegLife Vegan D for a total of 800 IU of Vitamin D. I like this vegan line of supplements. Some people believe in taking vitamin supplements while some don't, but it sounds as though it would be worth a try for you. It would be interesting to know how many on this forum take vitamins. To me, taking vitamins is like health insurance. I will be 70 years old this year and am super healthy - don't do doctors or pharmaceutical drugs.
Shirley
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Debbie
1289 posts
Jan 21, 2007
6:15 PM
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Hi Susie,
Thank you for recommending the VegLife vitamins. I bought a bottle from HFS. I like this brand. I am impressed with the packaging and that it is for vegans.
It's too early to tell yet about the result. I am not a vitamin taker so I forget to take it sometimes. But I am beginning to feel that I need to start taking it and learn the habit. Looks like getting older (I will be 47 this year) slows my energy a lot lately. I was walking a lot yesterday at California Adventure amusement park (like about 6-7 hours). This morning I just feel 'dead tired' when I woke up, if you know what I mean. I am not used to be like this. I am going to follow your example with vitamins and supplements. I am not eating must sugary food so I should not be feeling low energy.
Yes, I wonder how many vegans in this forum takes supplements. If you are still energized in that age, vitamins must do something good for you.
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Debbie
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne
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