Meatless Crumbles - Replace Ground Meat

Meatless Crumbles are a fantastic plant-based alternative for those seeking soy-free, non-GMO, and vegan options. Their texture mimics ground meat beautifully, making them perfect for a variety of dishes like tacos, pasta, and chili. Packed with flavor and protein, they offer a satisfying and nutritious addition to meals. Easy to prepare and versatile, these crumbles are a must-try for anyone looking to enjoy delicious, meat-free meals without compromising on taste or health.

I don't have a problem with soy or gluten, so I am not opposed to products with either, but having another form of vegan protein provides additional flexibility in my diet. These crumbles are fantastic, quick and easy to prepare (requiring only hot or warm water to reconstitute), with an enviable nutrition profile. Yes, the sodium levels appear high, however, the amount is for one cup dry crumbles, which is nearly doubled when rehydrated, and only about 20% of the DV for a low-sodium diet with a 1500mg upper limit...if you can eat the entire serving in one sitting. Perhaps the best thing about them is their ability to retain structural integrity (the crumbles don't form mush or turn to paste) when prepared according to package directions, and their ability to take on the flavour profile of whatever seasonings you use. For those looking to reduce consumption of animal products, this can help in a number of dishes, creating a nearly imperceptible stand-in for ground poultry or pork, and even beef when powdered mushrooms are mixed with the crumbles. For those already abiding by a vegetarian, vegan, or plant-based lifestyle, or those for whom the goal is not to mimic meat, you'll appreciate the versatility this product adds to your repertoire and the ease of preparation. For athletes, especially, you'll benefit from a protein source that adds protein and bulk to your meals without unnecessary cholesterol impacting your overall health.

This product is soy free, gluten free, which is hard to find in meat substitutes. They are not seasoned so they are easily flavored with whatever seasonings you want to use, and easily reconstituted. I have used this product in chili and taco dishes so far and have no complaints. If you’re new to meat substitutes, it could take a bit to get used to as it’s a bit more firm than burger, but I don’t mind if at all—especially knowing it is much healthier than ground meat.

Love this meat substitute but sodium is too much. Taste absolutely incredible. Soaked it and drain the salt., but still concerned amount salt level.

I love this stuff! High in protein and so easy to use. I rehydrate an entire bag at a time and use it throughout the week for my lunches. Taco salads, spaghetti, chili. It doesn't taste like anything until you season it. The texture is great. Highly recommend.

I'm having a lot of trouble with taste and smell for a little bit now. I literally cannot tolerate the taste of poultry, most red meat, fish, or eggs. I ran across this product while looking for alternative protein sources and although I wouldn't say this tastes like the ground beef I used to know and love, this was perfectly tolerable and did not have any bizarre strong taste (not even that grassy bean or pea taste a lot of gluten free bean flours have). The texture was really good - this really does resemble the texture of medium-coarse ground beef. IMPORTANT: I do not believe this product is mostly intended to be consumed 'as-is'. I let it soak in a makeshift homemade Chinese food brown sauce (soy sauce, water, rice vinegar, sesame seed oil, tiny pinch of brown sugar, cayenne, mustard powder, ginger, paprika, black pepper, all-spice, salt) and thought this was pretty good and did sort of remind me of the taste of beef between these flavors. I haven't tried it in spagetti sauce yet, but expect my best results will be to flavor the meat as described above, deain it, then add to my sauce right before eating my portion. (Sorry, I know this sounds crazy - it has been a LONG year with taste issues, lol)

Too plain.

I will be using this product all the time from now on as my Meat base for everything that I would typically use hamburger for. It is that good and you can season it however you want it didn’t lose its texture. It didn’t get mushy. I’m very impressed.