Breakfast Meats Are My Crack

My boyfriend and I make breakfast together most Saturday and Sunday mornings. Usually my choice of food is an egg white omelet with an crapload of mushrooms and spinach. One thing that I have had a problem with, while attempting to eat less animal products, is getting rid of that "breakfast meat." Mind you, we would either eat turkey bacon, turkey sausages, or roast beef hash (eep!).

Last weekend, it just so happened that my local Waldbaum's had Morningstar breakfast "meats" on sale - 2 for $5! What better time to try them than that?!

I bought the Morningstar Bacon Strips AND the Original Veggie Sausage Patties. I could not explain to you how excited I was to try them. I rushed home, took out my omlet pan and actually cooked one individual sausage patty. After it looked done enough, I quickly cut off a piece and...fell in love (while burning my tongue)! Yes, they were that good! As a testament to these Sausage Patties, I can tell you that my vegetable-hating boyfriend, and THE PICKIEST eater I have ever met, loved them!! If I didn't know any better, you could convince me they were the real deal!

The bacon strips were a little less exciting. Although a little off-putting in color, they satisfy that smoky, bacon craving with a little bit of crunch. My boyfriend did not hate these, either, and actually ate half the package with me during our usual weekend breakfast pig out! :)

So although not vegan (and the sausages are made of TVP, which a lot of y'all be hatin' on), I think both are a perfect, meatless substitute! If nothing else, they are a lot less unhealthy than the real thing, and I don't think they sacrifice much of the taste.

This fake meat experience was A LOT better than the time when I tried veggie dogs. ::vomits::