You can get Morning Star Farms brand products at almost any grocery store... although they're really not much healthier than eating meat (if health is the reason you're vegetarian/vegan).

I was eatting morning star until i found out they contain gmo. amy's has a good veggie burger that is non gmo. I usually buy it at the health food store but i have ran across it at Target also. (Its a shame about morning star....there products are really good).

I make a pretty good home made bean based burger that's really easy to prepare and cook. I usually make a big batch of them and then freeze them. They are good just warmed up in the microwave and even better if you put them on the grill for a couple of minutes on each side.

Of course, the easiest and healthiest veggie burger is a grilled portobello mushroom cap. They're even better if you marinate them in soy sauce and balsamic vinegar fr a few hours prior to grilling.

I actually have a recipe for both, but convincing my mom to take the bean burger would be a different story since she gets extremely gassy...haha I would really like to try it though

I used to get gas from beans, but since I went vegan and started eating them pretty much every day I don't get gas from them anymore. My body must've just gotten used to them.

I need to start eating more beans and nuts. I've been slacking. For some reason I've been on a pasta binge lately. How do you freeze them? Do you just put them in a zip block back or do you air tight seal them?

I just put them in a ziplock bag. They'll stay good for a few months I'm sure.

Good enough for me :)

With the exception of the Tofurky turkey most of the meat substitute stuff I've tried have tasted like crap, I don't know how people can eat them and think they are nearly as good as the real thing.
I LIKE the taste of meat, I don't eat meat because of the cruelty to animals issue, along with health concerns but if I'm going to make a fake meat it had better taste good.
Most of the time I end up buying TVP and then seasoning it like I would hamburger for taco's or spagetti sauces...along with a few other things Ive tried. First few times I made the taco stuff no one in my family even knew it wasn't meat, then my daughter had to ask because she knew I'd planned on going vegan. Hubby still hasn't got a clue it's not beef

I use tvp (textured vegetable protein) and find it to be just like the real thing. I use it for ground beef to use in chilis, as a substitute for hamburgers and taco meat.

The only place I have found is in the health food store or online.

I don't use meat substitutes.
I just eat fruits, veggies, nuts, beans, breads, etc.
I'm not criticizing those who choose to use meat substitutes.
I'm just giving the perspective that they are not required.

I know that they are not. I would just like to try them out to see what they taste like and even if I end up not liking them then I know what to get for my family when I'M cooking :) lol

Georgia --

Have you tried Boca products? In my experience they are much closer to tasting like meat than the Morningstar brand. In fact I was eating some Boca breakfast links and had to run back to the freezer and check the box to make sure I hadn't bought real sausage by mistake!

lolol I'll have to see if I can find some Boca. I've been dreaming of meat again for the second time -.-

rainbow --

Boca is another supermarket brand of "faux" meat, I usually see it stored right next to the Morningstar stuff. I don't imagine you'll have a hard time finding it.

The burgers are ok, they remind me of fast food Burger King-type burgers but they make several styles. I like their fake chicken patties too, but the sausage links are uncanny.

TVP is a good material to simulate meat, but I think it's a more suitable substitute for chicken than other meats.

I have also had some yummy fake meatloaf, kielbasa etc. from places like Whole Foods. They use good quality ingredients, they're just not cheap!