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Quorn a cheaper Meat alternative

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  • whodathunkit
    whodathunkit Posts: 1,130 Forumite
    You must be pretty unimaginative then, vegetarians are not vegetarians because they like killing vegetables but because they don't like killing animals.

    Many vegetarians I know not only don't want to kill animals but are also disgusted by the thought of eating dead flesh.That's why I can't see the point of turning soy, for example, into a meat substitute rather than eating it naturally as beans.

    When you start having vegetarian bacon and meat flavoured vegetarian products it just seems illogical to me.
  • stephen77
    stephen77 Posts: 10,342 Forumite
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    2g per 100g in sweet potatoes.

    When you add up all the stuff you eat there cant be many people who do not at least meet the 56g per day on average needed for an adult male (Not a high end athlete obviously).

    (and that's probably pretty high as it's based mostly on discredited research from over a century ago).

    On the other hand kidney stones are hours of fun for everyone.



    2g per 100g is hardly a good source, unless your eating a 1kg of the stuff.
    Yes it all adds up. But to recommend it as a good source of protein is not ideal, compared to nuts which are a good source.


    While it says 1g per 100g, this will vary a bit and may be dropping down to less than 1g per 100g.
    If I was a vegan I would be looking for other source of protein like nuts, soya milk etc not sweet potato for providing the bulk of my protein.
  • whiteslice
    whiteslice Posts: 64 Forumite
    whiteslice wrote: »
    how personally people take what other people eat

    Now how long did it take?
  • adouglasmhor
    adouglasmhor Posts: 15,554 Forumite
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    stephen77 wrote: »
    2g per 100g is hardly a good source, unless your eating a 1kg of the stuff.
    Yes it all adds up. But to recommend it as a good source of protein is not ideal, compared to nuts which are a good source.


    While it says 1g per 100g, this will vary a bit and may be dropping down to less than 1g per 100g.
    If I was a vegan I would be looking for other source of protein like nuts, soya milk etc not sweet potato for providing the bulk of my protein.

    Where did I say it was the bulk of my protein, I said there was protein in it.
    The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head. Terry Pratchett


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  • adouglasmhor
    adouglasmhor Posts: 15,554 Forumite
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    Yawn. I imagine you made your own hummus then and there's no sugars in your marmalade. Get off your soapbox and get real, most people don't want to proselytize about food, they want to enjoy it. :p

    As quorn was originally marketed and still is as a healthy product not a vegetarian one I think it's fair to point out it's not that fantastic tbh. I found a lot of their stuff pretty bland, but I enjoy the Linda Mccartney deep country pies and some of the Fry's stuff, I don't totally avoid processed stuff just keep it to a minimum and not base my diet on it.

    Tonights main was brown rice pasta and white asparagus and mushrooms with a cheesey sauce. Pud was a bit of HM chocolate gateaux, GF was trying a new recipe. I enjoy all my food. The hummus came from aldi and was lemon and coriander. I do make my own raw sprouted hummus and my own sauerkraut though.
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  • adouglasmhor
    adouglasmhor Posts: 15,554 Forumite
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    Many vegetarians I know not only don't want to kill animals but are also disgusted by the thought of eating dead flesh.That's why I can't see the point of turning soy, for example, into a meat substitute rather than eating it naturally as beans.

    When you start having vegetarian bacon and meat flavoured vegetarian products it just seems illogical to me.

    I get disgusted by the suffering involved, not the idea of the food itself. If they could grow it in a vat I would eat it now and again.
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  • geordie_joe
    geordie_joe Posts: 9,112 Forumite
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    When you start having vegetarian bacon and meat flavoured vegetarian products it just seems illogical to me.

    People can like meat but not like the thought of an animal being killed for it.

    Just the same with fake fur, some people want all the benefits of wearing fur but don't want an animal killed, so they buy fake fur.

    Some people don't want animals killed so prefer to eat "fake" meat.
  • stephen77
    stephen77 Posts: 10,342 Forumite
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    Where did I say it was the bulk of my protein, I said there was protein in it.



    You did not.


    However you have claimed its a good source of protein. Which is not unless eating massive quantities of it.
    A good source will mean its providing a bulk of your requirement otherwise its not a good source.
  • geordie_joe
    geordie_joe Posts: 9,112 Forumite
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    That's why I can't see the point of turning soy, for example, into a meat substitute rather than eating it naturally as beans.

    You can eat it both ways you know. I bet many people eat soy as a meat substitute sometimes and eat it as natural beans at other times.
  • adouglasmhor
    adouglasmhor Posts: 15,554 Forumite
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    stephen77 wrote: »
    You did not.


    However you have claimed its a good source of protein. Which is not unless eating massive quantities of it.
    A good source will mean its providing a bulk of your requirement otherwise its not a good source.

    You are mistaken, show me where I said it was a good source? I said it contained protein. Like I pointed out it all adds up.
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