Hoosier Hill Farm Textured Vegetable Protein, 2LB (Pack of 1)

This makes a TON of food. A cup of the crumble expands when you rehydrate it. A bag this big will last a long time, and it's great that it's shelf-stable. It's not seasoned and has a mild flavor. That makes it versatile since you can season it to suit whatever dish you're making. Prep is an extremely simple 1:1 ratio of hot water to product. Just mix, let sit, and drain if needed. I prep it in a glass storage container, eliminating cleanup. I saw another review complaining about the serving size being a tablespoon, whereas comparable products do serving sizes of a cup or so. There are 16 tbsp in a cup, so do the math and figure out a comparable serving size shortcut if you'd like. This is way more protein-rich per serving than the alternatives I've eaten the past.

I Love having products like this on hand! The packaging reseals well to keep the product fresh. It is packaged in a facility that deals with peanuts dairy soy & wheat...& this is on the labeling. It doesn't have the "V" for vegan but I still use it as it due to the ingredient's Being Vegan.

This stuff is a miracle food. Very low in calories, satiating, high in protein, and convenient. It's always ready to go, just boil water and add it to a scoop of TVP and season, five minutes later it's ready. I've been eating this to cut calories and it's incredibly helpful. I typically add a packet of beef or bullion powder plus whatever spices fit the recipe, otherwise it is very bland. It has no flavor of it's own, so make sure to spice it heavily! Great in pasta sauce, chili, Mexican, sloppy joes...

A handy meat substitute. Endless cooking possibilities, and the flavor can be enhanced with broths, sauces, etc. Okay to sprinkle on yogurt, salads, etc. for protein and crunch. Just keep in mind that the basic flavor and texture is pretty much like a grapenutty cereal.

Love this product for so many reasons. It's economical, and absorbs whatever flavor you use, and stores well.

I gave this product a 5 star rating based on price, quality, and quantity. I bought in an attempt to adhere to a vegetarian diet, however, I just can't get past the texture. Not my thing.

Taste is good but I didn’t expect it to have caramel coloring. My fault for not reading the ingredients. I guess if you want it to look more like meat that’s what it does, but I personally like to avoid caramel coloring. Other than that it’s a perfectly fine product.

This texture vegetable protein is the perfect addition to vegetarian chili. One Love ❤️

I have just made the BEST chili ever..for a family of carnivors! I used to buy a product in bulk similar to this, havent been able to find it for 15 years..and then I saw this!! It is EXACTLY as described, and I made a 15 serving pot of chili with red and white beans, 2 cans of tomatoes, and spices, and still have over half the bag left! Note: 3 cups of this protein will make a huge chili pot!! SO HAPPY!

Nice product. Used it as an ingredient to make cased veggie sausages, worked great.

I love the quality, taste and texture of this product. As a vegan, it's such an easy source of protein – and great value for money.

Hoosier Hill Farm TVP is an excellent source of protein with a texture much like cooked ground meat, and a neutral flavour so it takes on the flavour of what it is cooked in. I use it to replace cooked ground meat in spaghetti sauce, chili, casseroles and other things. Because the flavout is neutral, I use it in place of any ground meat (beef, chicken, pork, turkey). It is best in a recipe that has other flavourful ingredients like chili, but can be used in a recipe in which the meat is the main flavour (e.g. tortiere) if the TVP is mixed with enough real meat. This TVP is good. TVP is formed into small pieces like cooked ground beef that has been dried. The little pieces get damaged from handling (shaking in the package) so some of it breaks into powder. The amount of powder is reasonable and I just add the powder directly to what I am cooking where it rehyrdates quickly and adds nutrition, though not texture. Meat eaters trying to save money or reduce meat consumption: Try replace half the cooked ground meat in a recipe with 1/2 c. of dry TVP. e.g. instead of using 2 pound of ground beef, try use one pound of ground beef plus 1/2 cup of TVP. If making something saucy like spaghetti sauce or chili, fry the ground meat and make the recipe as usual. Add the TVP directly to the sauce/chili when you start to simmer it. If making a casserole it might be better to soak the TVP in boiling water for 5 minutes then mix it with the cooked ground meat. I just weighed 1/2 cup of this TVP at 40 grams. At the current TVP price of $22 for 907 gram, that's replacing ground beef with TVP costing about $1/pound, so TVP can reduce grocery bills. I chose Hoosier Hill TVP because it was low cost per kg, available in a reasonable sized package, a brand that I recognized, and it was in the form similar to cooked ground beef.

Giving it a four because being only the second time I've bought this stuff (I'm hooked) I noticed the protein content has dropped 1 gram per tablespoon from 4 to 3.