Review: Vegetarian Ground Beef

Here's a fun product from Lightlife called Smart Ground (Taco / Burrito). I used it in soft tacos and burritos. Typically with some cheese, salsa, and Fat free sour cream. This is a pretty good product with a nice texture and a very good attempt at taco meat flavor. The major drawbacks are that it is pricey, it comes shrink wrapped in a pretty unappetizing bubble of plastic and it is very salty. The saltiness is the biggest downside of this product and many other faux meats.

If you need something fast than you can be satisfied with this. My personal preference is for my own faux ground beef made from TVP, honey, soy sauce, chili powder, (vegetarian) worcestershire sauce, black pepper, onions and garlic. Muy excellente.

Back to the product:

• Overall Rating: 2
• Similarity to meat (but in a good way): 3
• Similarity to actual food described: 3
• "Worth it?" Rating: 2
• "Would I get them again?": 2

Nutrition Facts
Per Single Serving
Serving Size 2 oz. 57g

Calories 50 Fat 0g Saturated Fat 0g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 330mg Carbohydrate 4g Fiber 2g Sugar 1g Protein 8g Soy Protein 7g

Ingredients
Made from water, soy protein concentrate, tapioca starch, soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt), soy protein isolate, wheat gluten, malt extract, evaporated cane juice, beet powder, spices, natural flavors (from vegetable sources), vegetable gum. No nitrites. No MSG.