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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 532959" data-source="post: 2401152"><p>The easiest thing to do with tofu is scramble it. Buy a block that is in water. Squeeze as much water out of it as you can. Then crumble it into chunks into the frying-pan. Add veggies (Within your chosen carb tolerance), spices, curry...whatever. Nutritional yeast is a nice option, if you don't want to add cheese. And if you want that egg-like sulphur smell/taste, add some black salt at the end (Can't confirm if this is any good, as I have no interest in adding sulphur taste and smell <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> )</p><p></p><p>The easiest thing to do with TVP is soak it in warm water. Then drain and squeeze out the liquid. Add spices and lightly fry. Add to any dishes. Alternatively, you can rehydrate the chunks/pieces into the sauce of a particular dish.</p><p></p><p>Don't forget hummus, falafel etc., although there are better ways to git a larger protein hit. And don't rule out adding protein powder to various dishes.</p><p></p><p>Here are some more specific ideas:</p><p></p><p>Didn't really sift through these, but they are from some of my favourite vegan 'foodie' Youtubers (Where else to go for tofu recipes?). I've linked to channel searches, so you can pick according to your own interest. You might find having to substitute ingredients for the sweet sauces and substituting low-carb flours etc.. These are just for ideas. I've included 'sauce Stache' just to show how deep down the rabbit-hole one can go:</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Tofu</u></strong>:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/CheapLazyVegan/search?query=tofu" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/CheapLazyVegan/search?query=tofu</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/EdgyVeg/search?query=tofu" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/EdgyVeg/search?query=tofu</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/SauceStache/search?query=tofu" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/SauceStache/search?query=tofu</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/PickUpLimes/search?query=tofu" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/PickUpLimes/search?query=tofu</a></p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]KO06a_g7yhQ[/MEDIA]</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrHz_hVBOnU" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrHz_hVBOnU</a></p><p></p><p><strong><u>TVP:</u></strong></p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]ii7ZUo8PZUM[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/SauceStache/search?query=tvp" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/SauceStache/search?query=tvp</a></p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]kdRh73YR5LY[/MEDIA]</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]Uq2lH6IdhN8[/MEDIA]</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]LG5ZsAIBQhw[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'd say a lot of these foods are more occasional. At his point, I'm quite happy to air-fry plain tofu and eat it very simply. And with tvp, I can also eat that plain also. What I'd recommend is to try and get acquainted with beans legumes etc. Things like lentils, chick peas (Both can be sprouted, also), along with edamame, white beans, broad beans etc. Even green peas can contribute to your daily protein needs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 532959, post: 2401152"] The easiest thing to do with tofu is scramble it. Buy a block that is in water. Squeeze as much water out of it as you can. Then crumble it into chunks into the frying-pan. Add veggies (Within your chosen carb tolerance), spices, curry...whatever. Nutritional yeast is a nice option, if you don't want to add cheese. And if you want that egg-like sulphur smell/taste, add some black salt at the end (Can't confirm if this is any good, as I have no interest in adding sulphur taste and smell ;) ) The easiest thing to do with TVP is soak it in warm water. Then drain and squeeze out the liquid. Add spices and lightly fry. Add to any dishes. Alternatively, you can rehydrate the chunks/pieces into the sauce of a particular dish. Don't forget hummus, falafel etc., although there are better ways to git a larger protein hit. And don't rule out adding protein powder to various dishes. Here are some more specific ideas: Didn't really sift through these, but they are from some of my favourite vegan 'foodie' Youtubers (Where else to go for tofu recipes?). I've linked to channel searches, so you can pick according to your own interest. You might find having to substitute ingredients for the sweet sauces and substituting low-carb flours etc.. These are just for ideas. I've included 'sauce Stache' just to show how deep down the rabbit-hole one can go: [B][U]Tofu[/U][/B]: [URL]https://www.youtube.com/c/CheapLazyVegan/search?query=tofu[/URL] [URL]https://www.youtube.com/c/EdgyVeg/search?query=tofu[/URL] [URL]https://www.youtube.com/c/SauceStache/search?query=tofu[/URL] [URL]https://www.youtube.com/c/PickUpLimes/search?query=tofu[/URL] [MEDIA=youtube]KO06a_g7yhQ[/MEDIA] [URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrHz_hVBOnU[/URL] [B][U]TVP:[/U][/B] [MEDIA=youtube]ii7ZUo8PZUM[/MEDIA] [URL]https://www.youtube.com/c/SauceStache/search?query=tvp[/URL] [MEDIA=youtube]kdRh73YR5LY[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=youtube]Uq2lH6IdhN8[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=youtube]LG5ZsAIBQhw[/MEDIA] I'd say a lot of these foods are more occasional. At his point, I'm quite happy to air-fry plain tofu and eat it very simply. And with tvp, I can also eat that plain also. What I'd recommend is to try and get acquainted with beans legumes etc. Things like lentils, chick peas (Both can be sprouted, also), along with edamame, white beans, broad beans etc. Even green peas can contribute to your daily protein needs. [/QUOTE]
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