Tonight was our first in the world of fake meat. Tonight we had Morningstar Chik’n Nuggets. These little nuggets made, primarily, of textured soy protein. Sounds tasty right?
ChickUN Nuggets with Broccoli Alfredo Pasta
I stressed all afternoon about eating these. In fact, I think I didn’t want to cook last night because I was afraid of making these and not liking them. More importantly: I was afraid Eric wouldn’t like them. I hate seeing him struggle with foods he doesn’t like. He gets this awful face when he eats something he doesn’t enjoy and I just hate seeing him unhappy.
But…I sucked it up and took the plunge tonight. I made Broccoli Alfredo Pasta as a side, just in case. I figured, worst case scenario we could just eat the pasta as a meal, rather than a side. It’d be like college all over!
Luckily, it didn’t come to that. With my first nugget generously dipped in my trusty Sweet Bay Ray’s barbeque sauce, I took my first bite. It tasted….like a chicken nugget. Imagine that! There really wasn’t a profound different. Come to think of it–chicken nuggets hardly taste like chicken, so this shouldn’t surprise me. The only difference was that the filling tasted a bit “heavier” or “fiber-y” (as Eric claimed) and the look of the inside was a bit different–darker in color, for one. Mostly though, I could hardly tell the difference except for the fact that they made me full much quicker than a normal nugget.
Cheers to Morningstar!
P.S. Today’s picture is courtesy of Eric, rather than me–my pictures didn’t come out very good today and Eric’s such a good photographer, he deserves some attention! You can click on the picture to visit his full photostream.
