Kind to Cows, Great for Dinner: Vegan Beef
Beef is one of the world’s most popular meats. But we all love cows and their calves, so try a plant-based version instead. Not just animal-friendly but cholesterol-free, so you can eat more! Also read about good vegan burgers.
This vegan beef dinner (A Virtual Vegan) is made with seitan.
Keep vegan beef away from pets due to salt, onion, garlic etc.
For recipes, unless you have a food waste bin (turned into biogas), just bin allium scraps (onion, leeks, garlic, shallot, chives), as acids could harm compost creatures.
Reasons to try vegan beef
Vegan roast beef (Carlo Cao)
- Better for animals. Cows are beautiful creatures and wonderful mothers, who deserve to live lives of happiness and peace, just like all creatures.
- Zero cholesterol. If you enjoy beef you can enjoy vegan versions more often, as they are still high in protein, but unlike meat have no cholesterol, and are packed with fibre, to aid good heart health and digestion.
- Environmental impact. Avoiding livestock saves massive amounts of water and methane gas, contributing to more fresh water supplies worldwide and helps to prevent climate change emissions.
Where to buy vegan beef
If you prefer to buy vegan steak, here are a few good brands. Recycle packaging at supermarket bag bins, if your kerbside doesn’t recycle.
- The Herbivorous Butcher (US) sells seitan Hawaiian vegan ribs and smoky house ribs. This brand was founded by a brother and sister. Also try their sliced roast beef. And profits help their own farm sanctuary!
- THIS Isn’t Beef Mince (UK) made with textured soya protein, along with natural flavours, vitamin B12, iron and beetroots for colour.
- Sons of Butchers (Ireland) was indeed set up by sons of meat butchers, who now make mince cheat, bluff burgers and cheatballs!
- Abbot’s (USA) offers vegan ‘ground beef’ mince, made with onion, thyme and porcini mushrooms. Ideal for Sloppy Joes or Shepherd’s Pie, and spaghetti bolognese.
