Texturized Vegitable Protien

[reno911]

Originally Posted by PedeBasher

I feel your pain reno. I am allergic to corn and milk, both huge staples in the American diet. I am forced to drink soy milk, which I dont think is a bad thing, because I know it is filled with protein and if you squeeze your nose hard enough, you dont taste a thing! I also have terrible issues with eating out. Basically everything gives me explosive dio. I can only really eat simple things like subs from sub shops. Anything else, Chinese, Mexican and even certain Italian kills my stomach.

I feel you on this one. I am retarded when it comes to food I find a new allergy every day. Than my wife has UC, so she is 90% lactose intolerant, that and spicy, greasy, etc. doesn't work for her. At this point I wish I could just grow my own freaking food, including meats.

We try to shop local produce, and buy a lot of veggies and whole meats i.e. whole chickens beef segments. We actually found a very reasonable butcher in town and have been purchasing beef from him lately. Nice to see the cow that your meat comes from. Mostly eat lean cuts and simple veggies. Still trying to find a healthy diet for the two of us that doesn't kill us. It is just so freaking hard to do all of this being an American.

Any international folk want to step in? How about you European folks, boy I would love to get my hands on some rabbit. Supposed to be ridiculously good. So as I here from a friend who studied in Germany.

[PBO]

Originally Posted by reno911

Any international folk want to step in?

My family eats as much fresh fruit & veg as possible. This for us is sourced from wholsale markets & is better quality & lasts longer than supermarket & to a lesser extent shop bought produce

Lean meats or cuts are the preference however the kids enjoy suasages although we buy the lean variety. Fresh seafood as well as processed (like smoked salmon or tinned tuna) seafood is common also. Kangaroo is nice & lean & is eaten blue

Most everything on my plate has chilli & garlic incorporated into it, same with my daughter, my wife likes vinegar & citrus, my son likes plain food

No food allergies in our house that we're aware of

[Finnster]

That sucks man. I don't have allergies, and I eat everything.

I do try to stay far away from corporate food as much as possible, where its more engineered than cooked and full of all the bad stuff.


There is good food in America, lots of it really, but can be harder to get in some places than others. Living in the middle of a desert doesn't lend itself well to fresh and abundant agriculture products, so its hard to recommend local farm markets, and sometimes the "natural" stores are more about pricey foof than quality food.

From what I've seen tho is that more and more people are turning away from "cheap" manufactured foods and demanding quality fresh foods. More this happens, the easier it will be to find.

[reno911]

The only good thing I have is the fact that California is next door. Lots of goodies from there make it over in decent shape. We grow lots of cattle in Nevada, surprisingly, however it is still hard to get your hands on quality beef. Most of it is shipped from the slaughter house to, you guessed it, manufacturers.

Interesting to hear that in a continent surrounded by water Australia has many processed seafood. Good to hear you eat lots of Roo. I have tried it and it was very good. Same goes for ostrich. Good hearty meats.

[TexasSP]

Never had kangaroo but it's on my must try list. I have heard wallaby is good as well. I first got an interest in it from the movie "The Man from Snowy River" and all the talk of wallaby stew. Of course I will try almost anything once. You never know what you are going to miss. One of my personal favorites most turn their noses at is beef tongue. Good stuff for sure.

[reno911]

I freaking love Quail. Can't get enough. I love gamey meats. So very good. Kind of wish you could get a license to trap hunt Quail in urban settings, we have so many of these freaking birds around where I live. All I see is free food there, free meal there, oh and a little appetizer there.

Wish I could eat fish though, because I love to fish, and the Truckee is pretty consistent when it comes to trout. One can easily walk away from a few hours of fishing on the Truckee with at least a meal for 2 or 3. I mostly catch and release, unless I feel like bringing one home for the wife to munch on. Sucks doing that too, she doesn't like gutting them, and I have to wear gloves just to touch the damn thing. Kind of silly that I like to fish and can't eat or touch the little bastards.

[TexasSP]

Nothing like fresh caught and grilled rainbow trout with a little lemon pepper and butter, cooked skin on until the sides are slightly crispy............sucks you can't enjoy it.

[PBO]

Kangaroo is very lean & quick to cook as is crocodile & emu. If we eat out & the restaurant is good, I will always choose one of these

At home we get crocodile, boar, kangaroo, venison & regular beef, lamb, pork & chicken sausages. Croc is a bit of a treat because they're expensive ($15 p/500g) but they do them with lime & coriander & they are something else!

I know a couple of fish mongers & the seafood is always caught the same day - a benefit of living close to the coast. In fact some of my customers (fishermen) part pay with fish on occasions. Blue eye & snapper are my favourite, although tuna steaks are nice also

Tasmanian smoked salmon is amazing...usually have a side of this around Christmas & a few kg's of prawns

[reno911]

Originally Posted by PBO

Kangaroo is very lean & quick to cook as is crocodile & emu. If we eat out & the restaurant is good, I will always choose one of these

At home we get crocodile, boar, kangaroo, venison & regular beef, lamb, pork & chicken sausages. Croc is a bit of a treat because they're expensive ($15 p/500g) but they do them with lime & coriander & they are something else!

I know a couple of fish mongers & the seafood is always caught the same day - a benefit of living close to the coast. In fact some of my customers (fishermen) part pay with fish on occasions. Blue eye & snapper are my favourite, although tuna steaks are nice also

Tasmanian smoked salmon is amazing...usually have a side of this around Christmas & a few kg's of prawns

Besides the fish I hate you. J/K, more like envious. I know that other nations have better healthier foods. Land of the free doesn't always mean that the high rollers, aka government/corporations, can not limit your choices by arranging everything to their likings.

I have never tried croc. I have eaten rattle snake, lots of them in Nevada, so I figure it must taste like that. Reptile is some interesting meat.

Food fact for the day, Jack in the Box's tacos are full of TVP!

[scarletboa]

Originally Posted by PBO

Mmmm...venison

that's the exact same thing that popped in my mind when i read that post. elk is good too.

[josh9mille]

Originally Posted by reno911

Food fact for the day, Jack in the Box's tacos are full of TVP!

Nothing is more disgusting than JITB tacos!