Diet Food Reviews
MorningStar Farms Chik'n Nuggets
By: | Mar 13, 2008
MorningStar Farms Chik'n Nuggets are meatless nuggets made from textured soy protein. I popped them in the oven instead of microwaving them and flipped halfway through so both sides got crispy then took them out to nosh. I don't know about you, but unless it's left overs and I'm in a hurry, I find that oven baked nuggets taste much better than the microwaved kind.
These faux-meat chik'n nuggets were so much better than even the Purdue real chicken ones. The texture on the inside is smooth and not stringy or uneven like real chicken can be. The outside gets nice and crunchy and tastes of a slight hint of spices. They go great with a chilled side of ketchup (I'm a condiment person). I made them for my friends the next night (and baked sliced and salted sweet potatoes for healthy 'nuggets & fries'). They're usually the first to call me a crazy health-nut but they absolutely loved them!
One serving of MorningStar Farms Chik'n Nuggets is 4 nuggets and has 190 calories, 7 grams of total fat (11% of the recommended daily amount), but only 1 gram of saturated fat (5% of the RDA), 20% of the RDA for sodium, 12 grams of protein and 18 grams of total carbohydrates which includes 1 gram of sugars and 2 grams of fiber.
A box with about 3.5 servings (14 nuggets ) cost $4.99, which is a bit on the expensive side. Although I liked the taste of these nuggets a lot, the ingredients list is quite long and convoluted. I wouldn't buy these on a regular basis because I fear I would eat more than just a few in one sitting. But they are great for when you have people over.
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These were my guilty pleasure as a vegetarian.
I like their buffalo chik nuggets even better. They have a great kick to them. I would love to see them reviewed here.
i love their sausage patties, but jesus, they have raised their prices so much , i can no longer afford to buy them. at a buc a pop, thats as much as fast food,,$5.85 for a box of 6 is a rip off.
i love their sausage patties, but jesus, they have raised their prices so much , i can no longer afford to buy them. at a buc a pop, thats as much as fast food,,$5.85 for a box of 6 is a rip off.
Unlike a vegetarian, I would rather have meat than ever let one of these "chicken Nuggets" go into my mouth. I guess I just have a mindset where all of the meatless products are nasty...most of them look that way. BUT These do look like real chicken nugs.
these are soo yummy over pasta w/ red sauce! their hot spicy chik'n patties are great too!
if prices are too much, check Wal-mart (yech)...i have heard that they have them on the cheap.
*go veg!*
Similiar to what Kevin said above, I just cannot stomach the soy nuggets. I tried eating Korn (basically similiar to tofu nuggets but made from a type of mushroom fungus!) awhile back and got so ill because I just couldn't down something so incomprehensibly nasty to actually be called food!
These are my 7 y/o daugters favorite Chik'n nuggets. They are cheaper at our Walmart Super center and Super Target at $2.99.