BYPASS or BUY?BUY! - Look, the gravy was less than stellar and the stuffing was visually about as processed as can be but overall, the flavour and texture were absolute perfection. Avoid a sodium disaster by pairing it wisely with a lower sodium, fresh component to minimize the possibility of sodium overload. Each bag comes with two pieces along with a pouch of gravy for both and for the price, it's well worth it if you get two meals out of one bag. Have you tried them? What were your thoughts? Visit the GARDEIN website for a collection of their products, recipes, and other goodies. www.gardein.com HAPPY VEG
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Breakfast sausages are probably one of the only meat products I truly miss. Plump, juicy, salty, and so satisfying, but obviously made with animals so that's a never-againer in my books. Lucky for us all, there are some pretty amazing plant-based options available to us in the market. Which one gives you the most nutritional bang for the buck you say? We want protein, nutrients, and flavour of course. We don't want lots of ingredients, lots of sodium, or sneaky sugars. Let's take a look at the 4 plant-based links fighting for the title of healthiest breakfast link!
RoUnD 1CALORIES LIGHTLIFE - 3 Links / 85 g = 220 Calories YVES - 3 Links / 75 g = 105 Calories MEATLESS - 3 Links / 71 g = 170 Calories BEYOND - 3 Links / 88 g = 195 Calories WINNER - YVES! Kind of a landslide win here y'all in terms of coming in at the lowest amount of calories. The Yves variety gives you 105 calories for a serving of 3 links, keeping it nice and low if you're pairing it with some other reputably caloric breakfast items. The other 3 options were all comparatively close in terms of calories, indicating you'd be making a good choice regardless of which of these options you picked up. RoUnD 2FAT LIGHTLIFE - 15 g of Fat / 20% DV YVES - 2.25 g of Fat / 3.5% DV MEATLESS - 11 g of Fat / 15% DV BEYOND - 13.5 g of Fat / 17% DV WINNER - YVES! The Yves links are an incredibly healthy choice in terms of fats because breakfast often comes paired with fattier options like eggs, cheese, potatoes, pancakes, or waffles. Keeping things low with the sausages allows for more leeway for the other options on the plate. All of the other competitors were relatively close again but when you start creeping up to 15% or more of your day's worth of fat in one portion of one of your meals in the day, you're risking climbing over your daily allowance. The Yves links are the smartest choice. RoUnD 3FIBER LIGHTLIFE - 3 g / 12% YVES - 1.5 g / 6% MEATLESS - 1 g / 4% BEYOND - 3 g / 12% WINNER - It's a Tie! LIGHTLIFE & BEYOND We all know how important fiber is in our diets and making smart choices will help us achieve our daily intake of fiber required. Both the Lightlife & Beyond links provided 12% of your daily intake of fiber per serving which when compared to the fat and calories, is a reasonable balance. Unfortunately, the Meatless Farms & Yves links just didn't provide enough fiber to compete. RoUnD 4SODIUM LIGHTLIFE - 410 mg / 18% YVES - 675 mg / 28% MEATLESS - 360 mg / 16% BEYOND - 360 mg / 16% WINNER - It's a Tie! MEATLESS FARMS & BEYOND Too much sodium leads to a slew of health issues which is why we have to watch how much we're taking in, especially in one sitting. Both the Meatless Farms & Beyond links came in the lowest at 360 mg of sodium per serving which equates to about 16% of your daily allowance. Unfortunately, I would steer clear of the Yves links if I was watching my sodium because 3 little links provides over a quarter of your sodium for the day in one go. That's kind of a nightmare. RoUnD 5PROTEIN LIGHTLIFE - 16 g YVES - 15 g MEATLESS - 20 g BEYOND - 12 g WINNER - MEATLESS FARMS There is no denying that the Meatless Farms links provided the most protein per serving out of all of the other links. The Beyond links were the lowest on the totem pole with only 12g of protein per serving. The Meatless Farms links are certainly shattering that myth that plant-based folks lack protein, that's for sure. WINNER.......... ......... ........ ....... ...... ..... .... ... .. . It's a TieWe've got a 3 way tie as none of the plant based links etched ahead. Meatless Farms, Yves, and Beyond Meat all took 3 wins in the competition while the Lightlife variety only took 1. What does this tell us? It tells us that each of these products can offer us what we need in varying degrees, but that we must be smart with what else we are pairing them with to keep our plate as nutritionally balanced as possible. Look for the products that provide the most fiber / protein as opposed to those lowest in fat or calories to really get the most nutritional value out of your plate. HAPPY VEG Information and product photos taken respectively from;
lightlife.com yvesveggie.ca meatlessfarms.com beyondmeat.com |
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