Guest guest Posted August 13, 2001 Report Share Posted August 13, 2001 I like Gimme Lean the best of all the fake meats & pre-cooked patties. I just did it by weight, I don't know if that's the way to do it. It tasted allright to me. "Brandel D. Falk" wrote: Does anyone know how to translate in non-vegetarian recipes between ground beef and Gimme Lean? Can you substitute equally by weight, or do I have to find a chart that gives the volume equivalent of a pound of meat? They've just started carrying Gimme Lean here, and I have some recipes I want to try... Brandel in Jerusalem contact owner: -owner Mail list: Delivered-mailing list List-Un: - no flaming arguing or denigration of others allowed contact owner with complaints regarding posting/list or anything else. Thank you. please share/comment/inform and mostly enjoy this list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2002 Report Share Posted June 29, 2002 If you freeze it for a little bit it's easy to unwrap. Becky wrote: Can you share your recipe for gravy? How do you use the Gimme Lean as a base? Only thing I don't like about those tubes is getting the stuff out of them. It's kind of messy but it does work good for adding the "meat texture" to some dishes. Becky - willustillneedme Saturday, June 29, 2002 1:06 AM Re: hot dogs;-( Hi Shara, I like the "gimme lean" burger in tubes for a gravy base. There has been controversy over eating too much soy products... I raised three veggie kids to adults (oldest nearly 25) and tryed to balance things a bit... too much of a good thing may not be. Some are made with wheat gluten instead. Dick Van Dyke did adds saying "Read the label, set a better table" and I heed this... I like the Yves pepperoni with balonie. I sometimes use quick oats, nutritional yeast,oil, water and flavors to blend with left over rice for yummy grain burgers (baked). Neither my sons or I have ever craved animal flesh but like the flavors of new products. Its getting easier to have a healthier diet. :-) David Star contact owner: -owner Mail list: Delivered-mailing list List-Un: - no flaming arguing or denigration of others allowed contact owner with complaints regarding posting/list or anything else. Thank you. please share/comment/inform and mostly enjoy this list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 I'm looking for Gimme Lean too! I'm going to check at Whole Foods, my small local HFS, and my local supermarket (which does tend to carry lots of healthy alternative foods). And someone said it was cheaper than ground beef, which has GOT to be a plus for my non-veg dh! Marilyn Mom of eight VERY interesting kids, and proud grandma-to-be of TWINS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Hey All, " Gimme Lean " is a meat substitute from LiteLife that comes in beef and/or sausage flavor. It says it is " meatless, fat free, and cholesterol free " . The ingredients look vegetarian, with the sometimes problematic " natural flavors " being listed as " from vegetable sources " . It is basically non-GMO soy. We can buy it at our local big-chain mainstream grocery store. It is offered in the refrigerated produce section, with the Galaxy Foods cheeses and tofu and such. We didn't care for the beef flavor, but use the sausage for pizza topping, after a bit of browning. HTH, Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 I haven't priced ground beef lately, but when I bought my tube of Gimme Lean at the local veggie food co-op, it was $3.99, which seemed all right to me as far as meat substitutes go, especially since it make a LOT! I forget what brand makes it -- I'm sure Janet knows -- but it was one I'd seen in the veggie/health sections of the local grocery stores. sandi sahmomof8 wrote: I'm looking for Gimme Lean too! I'm going to check at Whole Foods, my small local HFS, and my local supermarket (which does tend to carry lots of healthy alternative foods). And someone said it was cheaper than ground beef, which has GOT to be a plus for my non-veg dh! Marilyn Mom of eight VERY interesting kids, and proud grandma-to-be of TWINS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 <<<I bought my tube of Gimme Lean at the local veggie food co-op, it was $3.99>>>>>> WOW! I pay around $2 for a pound here in NC at my mainstream grocery store.... it's kept in the refrigerator in the produce section, with the tofu and " veggie shreds " cheese substitute. Sometimes it's even reduced when it's going out of date, then I buy a few and freeze it. Janet in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 I've purchased it at Safeway and at the Walmart Super Store. . . HTH, LaDonna >>>Where can I putchase " Gimme Lean " ? I would love a product that I can use to make meatballs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 My Whole Foods carries it in both the sausage and hamburger type. They have it near the tofu and yogurts. Judy sahmomof8 [sahmomof8] Sunday, February 08, 2004 10:52 AM Re: Gimme Lean I'm looking for Gimme Lean too! I'm going to check at Whole Foods, my small local HFS, and my local supermarket (which does tend to carry lots of healthy alternative foods). And someone said it was cheaper than ground beef, which has GOT to be a plus for my non-veg dh! Marilyn Mom of eight VERY interesting kids, and proud grandma-to-be of TWINS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 > Our Trader Joe¹s carry it also (I think they¹re only West coast). Jenna > > > My Whole Foods carries it in both the sausage and hamburger type. They have > it near the tofu and yogurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 <<< Our Trader Joe¹s carry it also (I think they¹re only West coast). Jenna>>> Nope-they're on the east coast too. I go to one in Florham Park NJ. BTW, I must say I like the Morning Star crumbles better than the Gimme lean...although if you want to make a patty, Gimme lean is what you need. Jan Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 Hey, Jan, I've been trying to get to that Trader Joe's for over a year and haven't made it yet! Maybe we can meet there sometime! Might be an incentive to make an effort to get there! Or do you ever get to the Whole Foods in Millburn? Marilyn Mom of eight VERY interesting kids, and proud grandma-to-be of TWINS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 There is a store locator on their website. The supermarket finder part listed some stores in my area. If I can't find it, at least I might have luck requesting them to stock the product. Here's the link: http://www.lightlife.com/storelocator.asp There are also recipes on the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against some cheese, and I am lacto-ovo vegetarian that is not seeking to change etc. But I think convenience products like veggieburgers and veggie meat replacements would be better made the vegan way. They would be accessible to a broader demographic of consumers, and us lacto-ovos could always toss a slice of cheese or mix in eggs if we wanted to. I just don't see a need to make a set of products for lacto-ovos and another set of products for vegans, so if I were the CEO of a veggie food manufacturing corporation, I would make sure the product was healthy, organic and able to be enjoyed by vegans with high standards~ even though speaking for myself, I am not vegan. As far as packaged meals go... well that's another story. *lol* I still would like to see more of those in vegan form. ~ PT ~ Nothing is too much trouble for love. ~ Desmond Tutu ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~~> , " Scott Turner " <sturner@t...> wrote: > ..... but for some reason they use cheese in most products. > > ---> yeah, isn't that messed up? makes me sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 I think that manufacturers should, at the very least, be trying to find a way to make vegan faux-cheese. Almost all fake cheeses have casein in them, derived from milk. It sort of avoids the point. However, I think the thing to remember is that most manufacturers are in it for dollars, not for philosophical gratification. They aren't thinking 'we'll make one food for l-o vegetarians and one for vegans'; they are thinking ' we will make one really good-tasting product that will sell like hotcakes.' Although I care about organic foods, not all vegetarians do. Using organic ingredients does increase prices, which interferes with the 'sell like hotcakes' part of the equation. Unfortunate but true. ~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote: Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against some cheese, and I am lacto-ovo vegetarian that is not seeking to change etc. But I think convenience products like veggieburgers and veggie meat replacements would be better made the vegan way. They would be accessible to a broader demographic of consumers, and us lacto-ovos could always toss a slice of cheese or mix in eggs if we wanted to. I just don't see a need to make a set of products for lacto-ovos and another set of products for vegans, so if I were the CEO of a veggie food manufacturing corporation, I would make sure the product was healthy, organic and able to be enjoyed by vegans with high standards~ even though speaking for myself, I am not vegan. Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 LOL! Isn't it scary when that fake meat looks too real? There have been times when I've been to an actual vegetarian restaurant and the food looks so much like real meat that I'm afraid to eat it! I mean, I do, but I poke and prod it for a minute, thinking, " They make this look TOO real! " lol! , " sweetcatkins " <sweetcatkins> wrote: > > I just wanted to thank everyone who contributed to my meatloaf > dilemma. Using Gimme Lean, the recipe was a total success! > There was just a moment of horror, when my BF thought the package said > " Jimmy Dean " (I have to admit, the packaging is eerily similar) > > Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 i havent ever posted on this, mostly because i didnt have anything to say, but all of the talk about meat loaf reminded me of this. here is a recipie for a bean and lentil loaf that is super delicious. i make it all the time in the winter:) i saw that there was a lentil loaf in the files, but this is a little different (not much tho). 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 2 celery ribs, finely chopped 14-ounce can red kidney beans 14-ounce can lentils 1 egg (or sub) 1 carrot, coarsely grated 1/2 cup finely grated aged cheddar cheese 1 cup fresh whole-wheat bread crumbs 1 tablespook tomato paste 1tablespoon ketchup 1 teaspoon each: ground cumin, ground coriander, and hot chili powder salt and pepper (i dont use salt tho. the first time i made it i used only a little bit, but it was still way too salty for me.) 1-preheat oven to 350F. lightly grease a 9x5x3inch (8cup) loaf pan. 2-heat the oil in a saucepan, add the onin, garlic, and celery and cook gently for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. remove the pan from the heat and cool slightly. 3-rinse and drain the beans and lentils. place in a blender or food processor with the onion mixture and egg and process until smooth. 4-transfer the mixture to a bowl, add all the remaining ingredients and mix well. season with salt and pepper. 5-spoon the mixture into the perpared pan and level the surface. bake for about 1 hour. remove from the pan and serve hot or cold in slices. , " sweetcatkins " <sweetcatkins> wrote: > > I just wanted to thank everyone who contributed to my meatloaf > dilemma. Using Gimme Lean, the recipe was a total success! > There was just a moment of horror, when my BF thought the package said > " Jimmy Dean " (I have to admit, the packaging is eerily similar) > > Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 I bought some Gimme Lean last night and I plan to make meatloaf for dinner tonight. I couldn't believe how much it looked like Jimmy Dean's packaging. Linda > , " sweetcatkins " > <sweetcatkins> wrote: > > > > I just wanted to thank everyone who contributed to my meatloaf > > dilemma. Using Gimme Lean, the recipe was a total success! > > There was just a moment of horror, when my BF thought the package said > > " Jimmy Dean " (I have to admit, the packaging is eerily similar) > > > > Cat > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 It was vegan - i haven't read the label in a couple years though. You know how things can change. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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