I've heard of Boca before. Maybe because of this forum... lol I don't THINK! I've seen it around, but then again I haven't really looked either. If I ever go to the store again :|, I'll need to look for at least Morningstar or Boca. The meat substitute may be in my health food store. If not I know there's a greater possibility of it being in the town where I'm moving to.

I have used the Boca burger and they are not to bad, at least my hubby doesn't ask me what it is when I feed him one. Unfortunately I have not seen their sasuage, we are all big sasuage fans and the kids and I love bacon but the fake bacon I get seems to satisfy that need.
Otherwise I'm fine with the t.v.p. I use it in chilie, tamales, spagetti sauces, have not tried making "meatloafs" or burgers from it but will I think. That gives my hubby enough variety he's happy most of the time.
While I like the taste of meat I can live quite happily on beans and rice with an occassional salad tossed in.

as for vegan faux meats... i LOVE everything from gardein! boca has a few vegan things, their "ground meat" & chi*kin nuggets are vegan. i think i have seen Yevs soyrizo/chorizo at walmart. they have pretty good hot dogs too! they are called "good dogs" :) amys frozen burgers & meals are good too! kinda pricy though. tofurky sandwich slices are the bomb too!!!!

careful with morning star farms because most of it is not vegan... & honestly to me it tasted fake when i did try it years back... before going vegan.

good luck!

& you can do a lot with extra firm tofu in way of "faux meats" ... just make sure to press it really well first so it soaks up whatever you marinade it in ;) press it, slice it thin, put some soy sauce in a dish & marinade it for 10 mins & bake it in the oven on 400 for 30 mins, flip them half way thru & you have can use it as faux chicken in things like chicken salad...it also makes a nice sandwich :)

That sounds really good..... I"m going to definitely try that at college :))))) Thanks!!

If 6you are a vegan for health raso9n thgen you should only buyt organic produce., Make sure it says that on the labvel. GMO produce are what most grocery stores have and it causes all kinds of helth problems. Microwaving is not healthy either. It zaps mo9st of the nurtotiuon out of what is heated in it.

I try to limit meat substitutes because many of them can be high in carbohydrates. The best are seitan and tempeh, IMO. Make sure they are organic and non-GMO.

Well I've been at school for awhile now and have tried tempay and actually really like it. I don't really have any money to spare to go out and buy any ingredients to make any food myself really so I just eat what's in the cafeteria. Alot of it is either orgnanic, or comes off the farm we have on campus.

i used ground up eggplant in a "taco" recipe instead of meat and it tasted great! i eat vegan and only shop at walmart (there is a big grocery type one near me) and the local Giant Eagle (grocery store). i never go to a Whole Foods or anyplace like that. Too expensive! i am sugar and wheat-free too - so i worry about some of those processed meat substitutes...