Guest guest Posted June 2, 2003 Report Share Posted June 2, 2003 I'm a newish vegetarian wanna-be-vegan, and I'm confused about TSP/TVP. I've tried the pre-packaged " crumbles " that resemble ground beef, and they went over well in my usual spaghetti sauce, but at that price, are not going to be a staple of our diet. How does one go about buying this in more economical units? I saw some " TSP " in the bulk bins at the healthfood store, which said " reconstitute in water " . Could that provide the same type of product as the " crumbles " or is it all in the seasoning? On another note, I noticed that many of my on-line communities were a bit more contentious than usual lately. (Some got downright flamey, but I was proud to see the vegetarians rose above that) I do my part for peace by never posting responses to touchy subjects, especially when I feel the strongest urge to do so, but I wondered if it had something to do with the recent eclipse/lunar activity or something. & #174onda in Oregon Free online calendar with sync to Outlook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 Very good possibility Ronda... I would not be surprised if that was the case. Sara in Toronto ID: fitgirl1979 " Vegetarian: Indian Word For Lousy Hunter " " God bless those Pagans. " - Homer (The Simpson's) I'm a newish vegetarian wanna-be-vegan, and I'm confused about TSP/TVP. I've tried the pre-packaged " crumbles " that resemble ground beef, and they went over well in my usual spaghetti sauce, but at that price, are not going to be a staple of our diet. How does one go about buying this in more economical units? I saw some " TSP " in the bulk bins at the healthfood store, which said " reconstitute in water " . Could that provide the same type of product as the " crumbles " or is it all in the seasoning? On another note, I noticed that many of my on-line communities were a bit more contentious than usual lately. (Some got downright flamey, but I was proud to see the vegetarians rose above that) I do my part for peace by never posting responses to touchy subjects, especially when I feel the strongest urge to do so, but I wondered if it had something to do with the recent eclipse/lunar activity or something. & #174onda in Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 Hi Ronda. I'm in Oregon, too. I know some folks use the bulk TVP in recipes with great success. It is certainly much more economical than buying it the way I currently have to. I have not been able to find it in the bulk section of any of my stores. I need to bug some of the store managers again. *lol* As far as your question about how they taste compared to the packaged brands, I have no clue. I would imagine they might require some more seasoning than the name brands that are already seasoned some. Hopefully others on the list that use the bulk TVP will give you more info on them. ~ feral ~ Oh, we have a home. We just need a house to put it in. ~ anonymous homeless child ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~~~~~> , Ronda <treebelly> wrote: > I'm a newish vegetarian wanna-be-vegan, and I'm confused about TSP/ TVP. I've tried the pre-packaged " crumbles " that resemble ground beef, and they went over well in my usual spaghetti sauce, but at that price, are not going to be a staple of our diet. How does one go about buying this in more economical units? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 I had never heard of " TSP " , so I did a little digging. Yes, they are the same thing - it stands for Textured Soy Protein. 'Made from soy protein, the generic name of this food is actually textured soy protein or TSP. TVP is actually a brand name, but it is the product you will most likely see in your natural foods store and grocery store. If packages are labeled TSP, it's the same thing.' Lady Sappho http://www.llu.edu/llu/vegetarian/vnhl_1.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 Thanks for the info. and the great link Lady Sappho. That link led me to a business here in town (close to Houston anyway) which sell tvp as well as other cool foods.... http://www.dixiediner.com/ Haha now gotta go back to the browsing. Cheers, Shawn ----Original Message Follows---- " Lady Sappho " <ladysappho I had never heard of " TSP " , so I did a little digging. Yes, they are the same thing - it stands for Textured Soy Protein. 'Made from soy protein, the generic name of this food is actually textured soy protein or TSP. TVP is actually a brand name, but it is the product you will most likely see in your natural foods store and grocery store. If packages are labeled TSP, it's the same thing.' Lady Sappho http://www.llu.edu/llu/vegetarian/vnhl_1.htm _______________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 Cool, I am glad it was useful! You know, for a moment I couldn't think why you were calling me Lady Sappho when I sign my posts here as Lee-Gwen (my " real " name ...) Clearly, I have been foruming too much today *laugh* since I slipped and used Lady Sappho. Lee-Gwen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 Lee-Gwen, lol, I've been through that before. Finally just settled with my name....I am bad with other peoples names so why would I be any better with my own different handles, lol. Anywho, have a good one. Shawn ----Original Message Follows---- " Lady Sappho " <ladysappho Cool, I am glad it was useful! You know, for a moment I couldn't think why you were calling me Lady Sappho when I sign my posts here as Lee-Gwen (my " real " name ...) Clearly, I have been foruming too much today *laugh* since I slipped and used Lady Sappho. Lee-Gwen _______________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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