Comments on: Western Energy Capitol–Making the Most of What We’ve Got

By: Lynne

Lynne — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:46:01 +0000

Gosh OMR how many should die because the are to dumb to do research on the food they are eating? Well these people are getting no education in schools. Probably not enough time and may cut into sex education calles about “fisting”. Funny Europe has no problem with local food or food purity laws. The Beers, wines and cheeses are subline and aren’t pasteurized. But that’s okay OMR, by the way how are those eggs?

By: Oldmanriver

Oldmanriver — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:42:21 +0000

LOL yeah those are classics. Ill never forget “soylent greeen iss made offf peeeple!”

By: Kurt

Kurt — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:55:46 +0000

“Textured Vegetable Protein…lol it just sounds like soylent green”

Yea, and tastes almost as good :p

I gotta go find that movie again, and Silent Running. Decent old movies that nobody ever hears about anymore lol.

By: Oldmanriver

Oldmanriver — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:38:02 +0000

I had always thought about packaging extruded soybean meal as a snack for humans. Seriously its so good. Its greasy, kinda has a peanut buttery taste. Crunchy. perfect snack food. There are PTO driven extruders a person can buy..small units.

Textured Vegetable Protein…lol it just sounds like soylent green

By: Kurt

Kurt — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:31:41 +0000

Kewl, learn something new everyday. Specially if ya hang out in here lol. This is sold mostly as an animal feed then? It might be available in this area as there are a sizable population of mooers around, and at least one feed store that I have found.

Close, TVP means textured vegetable protein. It is used for many things, including as a meat substitute. It’s real big around here because there are a lot of 7th Day Adventists in the area and they are mostly vegetarians. But you can get it about anywhere, and it is supposed to be healthy for you. I’m just not real big on the taste is all.

By: Oldmanriver

Oldmanriver — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:06:52 +0000

Extruded soybeans are just soybeans that are forced through a very small hole. This is an animal feed product. Im not sure that many places sell it anymore. An extruder is basically an auger where the casing becomes smaller and smaller. The discharge side of it is a small hole that can be changed in size depending on what you want to come out. The beans are forced into a smaller and smaller space and forced out through the small opening. It grinds them up and heats them up enough so that the amino acids become avaiable. Not all the amino acids in raw soybeans are avaiable to animals that eat them so soybeans have to be processed some how to make this happen. This is why asian nations eat tofu which is basically decomposing soybean curd. Soybean meal is the most commonly used protein feedstock in the USA. When balancing feed rations for livestock 48% soybean meal is the standard.

Im not realy sure what TVP is, I assume its total vegitable protein? I used to work in a place that made something like that from wheat gluten. They had all different kinds of shapes and sizes that it could be made in and it had no taste. so whatever sauce you put on it would have to contain all the taste. Not really my cup of tea either.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:07:42 +0000

Land of fruits and nuts? I thought that was California lol. I’m stuck farther north than that, not too far from Lynne I think. This is more like liberal zombie central. And if I could leave, I would have been gone a long time ago. But I have a couple daughters in this area who need me. I keep arguing with the Lord, and the answer seems to always be “what would happen to them?”

Extruded soybeans? I’ve never heard of it either. I have tried TVP, including some of the fake jerkys, but it has never been something I really like. I’d eat it in a pinch, but the taste is…… not the best lol. I’ve tried roasted soy nuts as well. Broke a couple teeth on them, but they were not too bad. This something that is sold over the net, or does it have to be produced locally, or…..?

By: Oldmanriver

Oldmanriver — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:42:12 +0000

Linda,

Lol honest extruded soybeans are the best! They kinda taste like corn nuts. Its basically raw soybeans run through a press (extruder) it only gets out about 50% of the oil but it makes them nice and hot. When they would get shipped to the farm they would be steaming. I would eat it by the handfull while I was grinding feed lol

By: Linda Brady Traynham

Linda Brady Traynham — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:51:47 +0000

You tell it, Kurt! Whatcha still doin’ in the land of the fruits an’ th’ nuts when you could be living in Idaho, Utah, Arizona, or Texas?

By: Linda Brady Traynham

Linda Brady Traynham — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:49:24 +0000

Extruded soy beans? I’m probably glad I know, unless that’s TVP, which I don’t eat.