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VZ 136: Meat Alternatives – The “Big Three” (Tofu, Tempeh, and Seitan)

January 24, 2016

 
We’ve talked a lot about tofu, tempeh, and seitan in past episodes, but we’ve never put them all together side by side in a single sitting. In this episode of the Vegetarian Zen podcast, we talk about all three of these popular meat alternatives: what they are, what health benefits they may have, and how to use them.
 
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Here’s what we mention in this episode:
Vegetarian Zen Podcast Episodes
VZ 124 - Help! I’m a Vegetarian Craving Meat!
VZ 121 - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Tempeh
VZ 053 - The Soy Controversy
VZ 008 – All About Tofu
Vegetarian Zen Video: How to Press and Marinate Tofu
Sweet Earth Foods
Phoney Baloney Coconut Bacon
Bob's Red Mill Vital Wheat Gluten
Resources Used for this Episode
Nutrition Facts: Tempeh
Nutrition Facts: Vital wheat gluten
Mimicking Meat: Tofu, Tempeh, & Seitan
Seitan (Wheat Gluten): Recipes and Tips
24 Kick-Ass Ways To Cook Homemade Seitan
21 Meat Alternatives You Should Be Cooking With
Nutrition Facts: Tofu, extra firm, prepared with nigari
Meat Alternatives Explained: Tofu, Tempeh, and Seitan
Recipe of the Week
Homemade Seitan
Quotes of the Week
Vegetarianism preserves life, health, peace, the ecology, creates a more equitable distribution of resources, helps to feed the hungry, encourages nonviolence for the animal and human members of the planet, and is a powerful aid for the spiritual transformation of the body, emotions, mind, and spirit.
-- Gabriel Cousens, Conscious Eating
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Peace and Veggies,
Vickie and Larissa
 
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