cooking with TVP (textured vegetable protein)

I have never bothered with this stuff. I'm no vegetarian! But our
babysitter uses it in spaghetti that my daughter seems to love, so I picked
up a bag of it. It is low in calories, high in protein and has a good
amount of fiber. It seems to take on the taste of whatever you are cooking
with it, so it just sort of blends right in. Today I cooked it in with my
oatmeal and it was almost undetectable. It added quite a protein punch to
my usual breakfast and boosted the fiber too.

I was just wondering if anyone else had recipes or ways they slip it into
their family meals?

"determined" wrote in message
. ..
I have never bothered with this stuff. I'm no vegetarian! But our
babysitter uses it in spaghetti that my daughter seems to love, so I picked
up a bag of it. It is low in calories, high in protein and has a good
amount of fiber. It seems to take on the taste of whatever you are cooking
with it, so it just sort of blends right in. Today I cooked it in with my
oatmeal and it was almost undetectable. It added quite a protein punch to
my usual breakfast and boosted the fiber too.

I was just wondering if anyone else had recipes or ways they slip it into
their family meals?

I've made this "meat"loaf using TVP granules:
http://fatfreevegan.com/Meat_subs/loaf.shtml

I added some extra veggies into the mix, which I think really improves it
(grated carrot, onion etc). One time I made the BBQ topping and did not
like it, so I won't do that again. You can pretty much use any traditional
meatloaf recipe and just sub the TVP.

It also makes excellent taco filling, chili and Sloppy Joes.

I really like your idea of adding it to oatmeal. I'm going to try that!


--
Liz
HW:268 CW: 167 GW: 148-153

long beans, thai basil leaves, soy sauce and some hot chillies
saute
On Sep 27, 9:23 am, "determined" wrote:
I have never bothered with this stuff. I'm no vegetarian! But our
babysitter uses it in spaghetti that my daughter seems to love, so I picked
up a bag of it. It is low in calories, high in protein and has a good
amount of fiber. It seems to take on the taste of whatever you are cooking
with it, so it just sort of blends right in. Today I cooked it in with my
oatmeal and it was almost undetectable. It added quite a protein punch to
my usual breakfast and boosted the fiber too.

I was just wondering if anyone else had recipes or ways they slip it into
their family meals?

determined wrote:
I have never bothered with this stuff. I'm no vegetarian! But our
babysitter uses it in spaghetti that my daughter seems to love, so I picked
up a bag of it. It is low in calories, high in protein and has a good
amount of fiber. It seems to take on the taste of whatever you are cooking
with it, so it just sort of blends right in. Today I cooked it in with my
oatmeal and it was almost undetectable. It added quite a protein punch to
my usual breakfast and boosted the fiber too.

I was just wondering if anyone else had recipes or ways they slip it into
their family meals?



I use it in chili and I have a sloppy joe recipe
(http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/9724?section=) that uses it as
well -- the frozen boca/morningstar farms kind.

--
jmk in NC

I've used it for tacos before.

On Sep 26, 7:31 pm, "Elizabeth Blake"
wrote:
"determined" wrote in message

. ..

I have never bothered with this stuff. I'm no vegetarian! But our
babysitter uses it in spaghetti that my daughter seems to love, so I picked
up a bag of it. It is low in calories, high in protein and has a good
amount of fiber. It seems to take on the taste of whatever you are cooking
with it, so it just sort of blends right in. Today I cooked it in with my
oatmeal and it was almost undetectable. It added quite a protein punch to
my usual breakfast and boosted the fiber too.

I was just wondering if anyone else had recipes or ways they slip it into
their family meals?

I've made this "meat"loaf using TVP granules:http://fatfreevegan.com/Meat_subs/loaf.shtml

I added some extra veggies into the mix, which I think really improves it
(grated carrot, onion etc). One time I made the BBQ topping and did not
like it, so I won't do that again. You can pretty much use any traditional
meatloaf recipe and just sub the TVP.

It also makes excellent taco filling, chili and Sloppy Joes.

I really like your idea of adding it to oatmeal. I'm going to try that!

--
Liz
HW:268 CW: 167 GW: 148-153

The only tvp my supermarkets sell is the meat free vegetarian stuff in
the refrigerated section, but it is all made to taste like
something....hamburger or sausage, etc, and so it has other stuff in
it. It might work for in spaghetti or other meat substitutes, but not
in oatmeal. I wonder where I could buy the plain tvp without the added
flavoring, etc...dry and not refrigerated? I would like to try it in
oatmeal too, or better yet some lower protein foods. dkw

wrote:
On Sep 26, 7:31 pm, "Elizabeth Blake"
wrote:
"determined" wrote in message

. ..

I have never bothered with this stuff. I'm no vegetarian! But our
babysitter uses it in spaghetti that my daughter seems to love, so I picked
up a bag of it. It is low in calories, high in protein and has a good
amount of fiber. It seems to take on the taste of whatever you are cooking
with it, so it just sort of blends right in. Today I cooked it in with my
oatmeal and it was almost undetectable. It added quite a protein punch to
my usual breakfast and boosted the fiber too.
I was just wondering if anyone else had recipes or ways they slip it into
their family meals?
I've made this "meat"loaf using TVP granules:http://fatfreevegan.com/Meat_subs/loaf.shtml

I added some extra veggies into the mix, which I think really improves it
(grated carrot, onion etc). One time I made the BBQ topping and did not
like it, so I won't do that again. You can pretty much use any traditional
meatloaf recipe and just sub the TVP.

It also makes excellent taco filling, chili and Sloppy Joes.

I really like your idea of adding it to oatmeal. I'm going to try that!

--
Liz
HW:268 CW: 167 GW: 148-153

The only tvp my supermarkets sell is the meat free vegetarian stuff in
the refrigerated section, but it is all made to taste like
something....hamburger or sausage, etc, and so it has other stuff in
it. It might work for in spaghetti or other meat substitutes, but not
in oatmeal. I wonder where I could buy the plain tvp without the added
flavoring, etc...dry and not refrigerated? I would like to try it in
oatmeal too, or better yet some lower protein foods. dkw


You can sometimes get it from a bulk foods section or in the flour
section.

Here's an example:
http://www.bobsredmill.com/catalog/i...product_ID=396

--
jmk in NC

On Sep 27, 6:00 pm, " wrote:
I wonder where I could buy the plain tvp without the added
flavoring, etc...dry and not refrigerated? I would like to try it in
oatmeal too, or better yet some lower protein foods.


You can buy it here.
www.healthy-eating.com