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Showing posts with label fast-food breakfasts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fast-food breakfasts. Show all posts

April 30, 2009

The Secret is More than the Sauce


Morningstar Farms, introduced by Worthington Foods in the 1970s, has been around long enough to be very, very good at what they do. Now a division of Kellogg’s, Morningstar is currently the largest vegetarian food producer in the U.S.
They have just introduced three noteworthy additions to the menu: BBQ Riblets, Italian Sausages and Maple sausage patties. While all are delicious, the star is unquestionably the BBQ Riblettes.

There is nothing like the mouth-watering taste and texture of BBQ ribs dripping with Hickory sauce and so tender they just about melt in your mouth. BBQ ribs, however, no matter how much you may try to fool yourself—are not so good for you. And what if – for any number of reasons—you don’t eat meat or would rather not consume so much of it? Nothing like BBQ ribs? Until Now.

The Secret is not so much in the Sauce, although the sauce is mouth-wateringly good. The Secret is that there is no meat in these come-hither ribs. Packed two to a box—2 servings—they are best wrapped in aluminum foil and heated up in the oven (or perhaps the grill?) . In a pinch they can be microwaved in their package-pouches after making a few steam release openings. For the best texture and flavor though, use the oven. You will not believe you are eating vegetarian ribs. A ground-breaking vegetarian product.

The Maple Veggie Sausages also hit the mark—they taste like the real thing. The maple infusion adds an extra bite to the flavor and gives them a "country breakfast" vibe. Even a person who absolutely hated "veggie/soy" products, would like these sausages! Make your own healthy fast-food type breakfast sandwich at home with these patties. Save money and cholesterol!

The Italian Sausages are very tasty and versatile. Use them in sauces and pasta dishes or cook them on the grill. They can stand up to any recipe. Again—a healthy “trompe les tasebuds” alternative to artery-clogging, detrimental entrĂ©es.
Morningstar Farms products are available in the frozen food section of most grocery outlets. Try them for yourself. At the very least you will be very pleasantly surprised.

January 22, 2009

Fast-Food Breakfasts --at Home

It’s about time. Time for those of us who want a fast-food type breakfast at home but want healthy choices—without sacrificing any of that great go-tether (bacon and egg, egg and cheese, muffin or biscuit) taste. Smart Ones from Weight Watchers has somehow pulled it off. Scrambled Egg whites and cheese or turkey bacon on an English muffin, Breakfast Wraps and other varieties can be heated in the microwave in minutes and, while they have that guilty, take-out taste, they really are a healthier alternative. Available in the frozen foods section of the supermarket, the Smart Ones Breakfast meals are a continuation of the other Smart Ones offerings.

The taste and the nutrition are there but you’ll keep buying them for the taste.