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[hsapiens]

1. Fake Chicken Breakthrough? -- I'm not necessarily a fan of fake meats but I own that they're very handy for a vegetarian who is trying to feed veggie-phobic omnivores. Though how anyone can not love brussels sprouts and eggplant and squash? I don't know because they are all super-delicious.

I tend to stick with crumbles or veggie sausage because they do a good job of approximating ground meats but I'm all for any product that reduces the number of animals killed in our farming industry. Even if it's highly processed. A word of caution, there's some verbiage in the article towards the bottom of the first page that might be upsetting if you're squeamish about meat coming from organic bodies.

2. Ancient cemetery in York could be Roman gladiators -- Sweet! And potentially a treasure trove of information. I hope I'll get to see some articles about this find.

3. Worst kept secret: Apple has a new generation of the iPhone. I stopped listening when they brought up the guy to announce that Farmville will now be an App. *rolls eyes* Steve Jobs is looking mighty thin. I hope he's continuing to do well; pancreatic cancer is a wicked nasty cancer.

4. Look for sign-ups for sg1_lims to open up tomorrow evening!!!!!!

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[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

The funny thing is that if one views them as products in their own right rather than "meat replacements," I like quite a few of them. Becoming a vegetarian changed my view of what makes up a meal. I don't eat meals where there's a sort of hole where the meat would be and so I have a knee-jerk Do Not Want reaction to meat "replacements." I use them, though, if I'm feeding omnivores who aren't interested in eating vegetables because it's just easier. I do like getting a different texture and flavor from things like "mushroom balls" but I like them for what they are, not because I can squint and think they're meat balls. Just like I like carob because it's carob and not because it could be chocolate-ish.

I like some of the Gardein products. They're convenience foods and that's my favorite part of them. I think the line is uneven; I like some of them and don't much like others. I think it depends on the herbs and sauces. The underlying product seems too close to chicken for my preference because I'm not really interested in replacing meat.