Cooking with Quorn?

Anne_Marie_2

Glad that it was a success Misty. Well if a 4 yr old will eat it....well done!:T

Try any kind of marinade you like. As pawpurrs said, the tikka method is good, although not sure if my OH would not know if it's chicken or not.

I sometimes marinade with lots of chilli, pepper, oregano and just a bit of lemon juice for serving with wraps, lettuce, guacamole, HM tomato sauce, yoghourt and grated cheese. Either bake the quorn in oven, or do in George Foreman or grill - slice thinly. Bung into tinfoil to keep warm.
Not something that would go down well possibly with your 4 yr old but a different milder marinade, and you can add grated carrot, tomatoes, lettuce, celery - any combination of raw veggies that he will eat in the wrap.

tankgirl1

hi there :wave:

i was just looking for a wee bit of advice about quorn.

i dont eat much meat, and hate fish, so have just started buying quorn to try and make sure that DS (12mths) gets more of a balanced diet.

i've found it to be great- tasty, simple to prepare, and DS loves it :T

but i was just wondering if it's good for you? and is it ok to use it instead of meat in a balanced diet?

thanks in advance

tg x

jellycat40

Can't see why not. It is protein and you can guarantee no gristly bits!!!

Louise

tankgirl1

jellycat40 wrote:

Can't see why not. It is protein and you can guarantee no gristly bits!!!

Louise

lol- thats exactly why i dont eat proper meat very often! :rotfl:

janeawej

i am not sue if it is a high biological value protien ie, contains all the essential amino acids as it is a veg protien, so it would be advisable to ensure u also give other sources of protien presumably you eat dairy products and eggs, if you do i dont think there would be any problem,

Mermaid

tankgirl1 wrote:

i was just wondering if it's good for you? and is it ok to use it instead of meat in a balanced diet?

Be careful if you use it for every meal, as it's very low in iron (at least it was last year when I mailed the company to check). This isn't mentioned on the packaging. I don't understand why they don't fortify it, especially as it's being marketed partly as a food for people who want to loose weight. A fair few of these people have probably become overweight because they don't understand enough about food in the first place, and aren't going to consider that it might be deficient in iron.

Personally I use a mix of quorn and soya based products. Soya is a bean, so contains iron. I especially like dried soya mince as it's so easy to store and is low in fat, and it's cheaper than quorn: I bought a large pack of non-GMO soya mince from small independent retailer in town last week for a pound. You can also buy a soya based frozen chicken piece alternative from Adsa, which I like as it has a more chewy texture than quorn chicken style pieces.

Whenever you eat a non-meat source of iron, it's a good idea to have a glass or fruit juice, as the vitamin C helps the uptake of iron.

The vegetarian society also provides some usefuul information of getting enough iron as part of a vegetarian diet at http://www.vegsoc.org/info/iron.html. I also take a Seven Seas Vegetarian and Vegan vitamin and mineral supplement.

There are some good recipes on the quorn website: http://www.quorn.co.uk/cmpage.aspx?section=Recipes

Mermaid

lightisfading

but i was just wondering if it's good for you? and is it ok to use it instead of meat in a balanced diet?

ask any vegetarian that
of course it is, just educate yourself on getting protein and iron without red meat (it's easy, really :P) .. although most people reaaaally dont need as much protein as they think they need.

tankgirl1

thanks for your replys :beer:

i'll have a look at soya type products next time i go shopping

savingforoz

janeawej wrote:

i am not sue if it is a high biological value protien ie, contains all the essential amino acids as it is a veg protien, so it would be advisable to ensure u also give other sources of protien presumably you eat dairy products and eggs, if you do i dont think there would be any problem,

Protein is protein - the idea of "first" and "second" class protein where meat is superior to vegetable protein, is now very outdated. It was based on incorrect research done in the 1920s and the 1970s. There is no need to consciously combine foods to obtain protein. So long as people eat enough varied foodstuffs to maintain a normal weight, they will get enough protein. As Lightisfading says, people grossly overestimate the amount of protein they need. Quorn is fine as a protein source. The fact that it's low in iron doesn't matter as there are lots of other dietary sources of iron.
By the way, I'm a qualified nutritionist.

TNG

Try and get quorn on the quob, if you can.

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