Huffington Post: Being vegan is celebration of life blogs Laura Beck

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Laura Beck of Vegansaurus blogs about Field Roast Sausages at

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura-beck/more-meatless-evenings-at_b_474159.html

 

Excerpt:

" For me, being vegan is a celebration of all life. Like most Americans, I grew

up eating hamburgers and scrambled eggs. I loved them, too, because hamburgers

and scrambled eggs are delicious. It wasn't the taste of meat that drove me to

avoid it; it was learning about the atrocities of factory farms.

.. . .one of my favorite vegan products: Field Roast Sausages. These animal-free

sausages are low in fat, high in protein, and last about ten minutes in my

house. . . .I hear a lot of complaints about how unnatural and processed a lot

of veggie meats are, so I asked Field Roast founder and Head Chef David Lee how

it's made.

It turns out the process is surprisingly similar to the production of meat

sausage, just without the billions of dead animals. In fact, Lee says that they

see themselves as a meat company, using the same Butcher Boy Grinder and a

sausage linker that are industry standards. The difference is that their meat is

created from vital wheat flour. Using the flour, they mix in other natural

ingredients, including fresh fruits and vegetables. After that, it's linked in

casing and steamed in an oven.

The whole process is very open; they even give tours to kids and teach them how

to make it! Lee believes that people are sometimes turned off fake meats because

they don't understand where it comes from, so it's important to show them. "