• Zier@fedia.io
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    4 months ago

    The most healthy plant based meat alternatives have always been, Beans & Legumes. You’re welcome!

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      4 months ago

      I’m not vegan, but I’ve been trying to limit my groceries to have 1 meat based dinner each week. I have really enjoyed using chickpeas as my protein for lots of different things. My favorite right now is a chickpea shawarma.

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      4 months ago

      And they’re easy! Like I enjoy fake meat as a treat, but as my wife can’t eat soy my primary meat replacement is black beans. Sometimes butter beans. It’s great, it’s easy, and I feel good.

      That said the real best is lentils. Nothing is healthy like lentils are. They’re just difficult to cook right

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          4 months ago

          i fear eating them, since i had 2 days long migraines often, i think cooking them like this is really nesscessary, to get rid of toxins from the outher shell. but i am far to hungry for this method.

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            4 months ago

            Just an FYI, that was a joke. Lentils cook faster than any other bean and you do not need to soak them. They are super healthy for you.

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              4 months ago

              there are species of lentils you have to soak in water for days, and then cook really long, i didnt made that up.

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                4 months ago

                Interesting. I usually do the French Lentils because they cook the fastest. And regular brown. Red are quick but I usually use those to thicken pasta sauce since they disintegrate but add thickness and protein.

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                  4 months ago

                  there are like 100dreds of different ones ;-)

                  usually, you have to cook them this long because the outer shell has some form of toxin against plant eating animals.

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        4 months ago

        I tried a Beyond Burger once and all I could taste was beans. I’m not a huge fan of beans, but having a bean flavor with a non-bean consistency is a no-go from my palate.

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        4 months ago

        They are partially made from soy, peas, etc. However what they do is remove parts of the protein from the bean/legume. All the good parts get removed except some protein and a few trace elements. Then you add all kinds of filler chemicals, modifiers, gelling agents that have also been super processed as well. These foods are okay for a once-in-a-while dinner but are not a healthy food. A peanut butter sandwich is way healthier, if you are using pure ground peanuts, no fillers.