OMG - Beanfeast - HOW much salt!!??

KittyKate

Just bought some beanfeast to try, as I don't like the gristle in mince, and I assumed (silly me) that it would be pretty healthy (and cheap!)

Planned to eke it out a bit and make some lovely OS lasagne, chilli etc.

Well, I started to cook up a pan of chilli beanfeast for OH and I, I noticed it smelt salty, and when we tried it it was ridiculously salty (we probably can taste it more as we don't add salt to cooking unless vital, as OH has high blood pressure). 'This must be a packaging mistake' we thought.

Not so! When checking the packet there is over 3 grammes per half pack - this is the entire daily allowance for an adult! My oh could easily polish off a bag (if it tasted like food and not road grit!) - 6 grammes!

Checked the bolognaise style and it's 4 grammes per half pack!

Beanfeast might taste nice to some but it's NOT healthy. Threw the lot away and had a poached egg with our HM oven chips!

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there Kittykate

I used to love bean feast when i was veggie...but recently tried one, and like you i found it inedible.. im like you -i use very little salt..

Have you tried the frozen relate veggie mince? thats great and if you have a farmfoods near by its quite often really cheap there...

alwaysonthego_2

I think it is GM aswell

larmy16

Releat veggie mince is fantastic. Nicer than Quorn and fifty times nicer than meat.

aimme13

wow thanks for that, im a veggie dont use the beanfeast that often but if we are going on hoilday or I need a cheap fix i will buy a packet. Gonna avoid it now for good
thanks

Gingham_Ribbon

It's worth not giving up altogether on TVP type products. You can buy plain stuff and cook it like mince, adding your own gravy/stock/tomato/ herbs etc. Or you can use lentils for the same dishes. Green or brown ones are best in place of mince.

Mikki

I've just bought a packet of Beanfeast chilli for going away to the caravan next week - I'm going to be paranoid about the salty flavour now! It does seem an awful lot of salt doesn't it?

When I 1st turned veggie I used to eat Beanfeast all the time - now I only get it if going camping or whatever as it's easy to take with us.

re Realeat VegeMince - my local Asda and Tesco stock it. It is by far the best veggie mince I think. I use it all the time for making chilli or lasagne, and my dp (commited carnivore!) can't tell the difference!

[Deleted User]

I used to use TVP and beanfeast quite a lot when we were veggies but we stopped when we realised about GM and the gender bending effects of soya. Imo it is best to use a little top quality mince and bulk it out with onions, mushrooms, beans and veg

we got sucked in by the soya industry hype