James_Fortis@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL chicken sold in supermarkets are often "plumped" with a salt water solution to increase sell weight, making up as much as 30% of the total weight, and can contain up to 500mg of sodium per servingen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square138linkfedilinkarrow-up1586arrow-down16
arrow-up1580arrow-down1external-linkTIL chicken sold in supermarkets are often "plumped" with a salt water solution to increase sell weight, making up as much as 30% of the total weight, and can contain up to 500mg of sodium per servingen.wikipedia.orgJames_Fortis@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square138linkfedilink
minus-squareFoxyFerengi@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoI wish I could eat seitan, I always have allergic reactions to it. I’m stuck with beans lol
minus-squareSpongyAneurysm@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoIs TVP an option for you?
minus-squareFoxyFerengi@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoYes, though I consider soy to fall under beans haha
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThat’s more ground beef than chicken. And unfortunately it has only about the same protein content as animals does. But it’s great too
minus-square🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months ago always have Why would you continue to eat it once you figured that out?
minus-squareFoxyFerengi@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoSome of my allergies are seasonal. I can only eat cherries in late fall/winter, for example. I assume it’s linked to some pollens that are common in spring and summer. It’s not the case with seitan unfortunately
minus-squareHubertManne@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoI was going to respond to the person because if the alergy is not life threatening I certainly will try again very few years.
I wish I could eat seitan, I always have allergic reactions to it. I’m stuck with beans lol
Is TVP an option for you?
Yes, though I consider soy to fall under beans haha
That’s more ground beef than chicken. And unfortunately it has only about the same protein content as animals does.
But it’s great too
Why would you continue to eat it once you figured that out?
Some of my allergies are seasonal. I can only eat cherries in late fall/winter, for example. I assume it’s linked to some pollens that are common in spring and summer. It’s not the case with seitan unfortunately
I was going to respond to the person because if the alergy is not life threatening I certainly will try again very few years.