Lightlife Foods, Gimme Lean Beef Style, 14 Ounce

I hate the smell of this but once cooked into whatever you are making from it, it is wonderful. I find you have to spice it a lot, and not just add the spices to the water when cooking it, as it does not pick up the taste very well. I mix this with lemon juice, dried mint, fresh crushed garlick and mix it with some raw rice, and make it into meatballs. I put the same spices into the water and you get a wonderful Greek style porcupine balls recipe. I also use the above mixture to stuff grape leaves and scooped zucchini squash. Great for meatballs in tomato sauce, shepherds pie and anything else you want to make of it. My kids love all the recipes I use this with.

It's not "amazing"...but it is a decent substitute to make a burger. Doesn't have the "beany" aftertaste that some veggie burgers have. Does not shrink much, so the size you make it is the size you get. (if you're using to using meat, this will throw you off the first few times you cook with it). It is filling, and it's a good way to replace a couple of meals a week with a lower calorie and lower fat alternative, if you're trying to either cut meat out of your diet or go with a healthier alternative.

Wonderful texture- this looks like raw ground beef- it is sticky (like raw ground sausage), and unlike many fake ground beef products, stays in whatever size morsels you break into, just like ground beef (I've had other products that just dissolve into either mush or granules). It LOOKS just like ground beef when cooked, too. Browns well. But, I can't stand the taste of soy, if I liked it this would be a winner. (Odd, because I like Lightlife's Smart Italian Sausage very much- it's also soy-based but the taste is very faint, perhaps masked by the spices.) I like ground beef with well-browned onions- tried masking the taste with onions but that didn't work. Anyway, if you don't mind the taste of soy I think you'll love this, for the texture, consistency and appearance.

I love this!!! I use the sausage all the time and my meat-eating kids prefer it over actual sausage. The “beef” one has been hard to find and I was beyond thrilled to see it. I make great “meat”balls and “meat”loaf and loads of other things with this. By far the best beef substitute for vegetarians.

not a fan of soy but good to replace the regulars that I use m when I am out of time

I have been using this product for years. The reason is that it tastes better then meat or beyond burger. It is way healthier and lower in calories and fat. I mix it with chopped onions, salt, turmeric, and curry. Yum

Kind of bland and mushy. I spiced it up with hot sauce, which helped.

It's OK. Wish it tasted better