The thing I have come to grips with is that I don’t go out trying to find something plant based that tastes like something animal based. Make sense? I know, no matter how fancy a plant based product is, it is not going to taste like whatever it is supposed to be replacing. If I want sausage biscuits and gravy, I will make SAUSAGE-from-a-pig gravy and not tell the sawbones. There is a small mom and pop vegan restaurant near my home that has something that is supposed to be what you would order if you wanted sweet and sour chicken. They utilize this soy based stuff he sorta kinda developed, it’s seasoned well, panko breaded and fried slightly and it is quite good when swished around with the veggies and pineapple in the sweet and sour sauce he makes…but it ain’t sweet and sour chicken. If you order that expecting it to taste like chicken you will be disappointed, but it is really quite tasty.
My cancer doc @ MD Anderson in Houston has sent me enough current science/studies that show quite impressively that men my age with my exact stage of prostate cancer have benefited greatly from switching to a plant based/whole food life style. I’ll get another data point on my graph July 1st (provided my appoints don’t get shoved out again on account of the covid) to see if my new life style is holding this effing cancer in check. I reckon changing a way of eating, after being well persuaded by science, is certainly better than surgery of chemo right now. Bob R Sent from Mail for Windows 10 t From: OK Don via Mercedes Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 2:20 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: OK Don Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Blower resistor replacement From what I've read, it is better tasting and more realistic texture, but it's not any better for you than the real thing. Too much chemistry, modified stuff, etc. OK - so I looked it up: *Are plant-based meats healthier?* So what does the research say? According to O'Connor, Impossible and Beyond burgers are made with somewhat similar combinations of plant products, such as pea protein, coconut and canola oils, potato starch and rice protein, or proteins from soy and potato. And overall, when compared with a beef burger, the plant-based burgers are similar in protein and calories but contain less saturated fat and no cholesterol—although they do have about four times the amount of sodium of a beef burger. However, there's been little research on the subject to date. While research suggests that eating less red meat and more nuts, legumes, and other plant-based foods has health benefits, such as lower chronic disease risk and mortality, a recent *JAMA* report did not find conclusive benefits. Frank Hu, chair of the nutrition department at the *Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health* who worked on the report, said the researchers were unable to determine whether processed burgers that rely on soy and pea protein offer the same benefits as eating more legumes and less red meat. Hu said that studies are currently underway on whether plant-based burgers are a healthier alternative to regular meat burgers independent of any sides. For now, Hu said he considers plant-based meats as "transitional foods" for people trying to adopt a healthier diet. But, he noted, that depends on how you eat it. For example, Hu explained that eating a plant-based hamburger offers no dietary benefits if you pair it with a traditional burger's typical sides: French fries and a soda. https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2019/12/06/plant-meat YMMV On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 4:00 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I've been working on real biscuits. Its getting there. Mostly I use my > homemade biscuits for topping chicken pot pie. Works out good in a > casserole dish. > For B&G I use a good fatty sausage then add a few scoops of flour and pour > the milk all right into the pan, deglazes the pan while you're at it. > I don't think I've ever had plant based sausage but Mark Rober's positive > review of Impossible and the other fake meat I can't think of the name of, > make me think I should try. Clearly its not the fake meat of yesteryear. > -Curt > > On Monday, May 4, 2020, 4:54:26 PM EDT, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > You need to learn to make real biscuits! > > RB > > > On 04/05/2020 3:46 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: > > Your blog reminded me of the fact my kids have thrust me into the lofty > realm of being an internet rock star at some point over the last couple of > weeks. > > Since my cancer diagnosis I have been sticking to the whole food, plant > based eating that my doctor has prescribed as part of the “active > surveillance “ course of management. I have been trying many new recipes > and I try to retrofit old, familiar recipes to suit my new life. My oldest > daughter wanted me to send her a video on how to make biscuits and gravy, > but plant based. So I made one. She thought it would be a good idea to put > it on my YouTube channel (which I forgot I had): > > https://www.youtube.com/user/siav651 > > I hope my new life as a YouTube star doesn’t alter me too much. > > > > Bob R > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
