Reddit reviews Anthony's Vital Wheat Gluten, 4 lb, High in Protein, Vegan, Non GMO, Keto Friendly, Low Carb

Not sure if you guys have Amazon there, but you can also search for 'wheat gluten'. That's the powder form of seitan (pre-seitan if you will). It's much cheaper but you have to use it to make the seitan yourself.

Here is some cheap wheat gluten and here is a good recipe for making seitan.

Recipe- vital wheat gluten, flour, water.
https://www.connoisseurusveg.com/how-to-make-seitan/

I get this one wheat gluten amazon:
Vital Wheat Gluten by Anthony's (4 Pounds), High in Protein (4lb) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PB8U7Y0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_r4oiDbH8YJS7C

Poor undergrad student here. To be kind to my wallet I buy a lot of beans rice and potatoes. Black beans are really good for protein. If I need extra protein I take vital wheat gluten and make seitan. There are tons of different ways to prepare this for different tastes and textures (one of my favorite recipes) and It will last a long time for what you spend on it. Also some nutritional yeast will get you that B12 without having to take any supplements as well as give you a ton of other vitamins and nutrients and it too will last a long time for what you are spending. Other than that try to buy fruits and veggies without breaking your budget and try to keep it varied. Good luck!

See if you can order this from amazon, it’s the one I get and make some great Seitan with it.

Vital wheat gluten

Going vegetarian can be an excellent choice, it considerably improves the sustainability of your lifestyle and doesn’t mean food can’t be delicious or cheap. Also, meat is often high in fat and salt content as well as being very calorie dense if you’re trying to cut back.

If you want to go the meat substitute route homemade seitan is inexpensive (wheat gluten is [~$15/4 pounds](Vital Wheat Gluten by Anthony's (4 Pounds), High in Protein (4lb) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PB8U7Y0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_gDvdBbNC4M863), or ~$.50-$1 per serving) and has the nutrition profile of a workout supplement with the caveat of not being a complete amino acid source on it’s own. I like to follow this recipe which is easy to make and all the spices including nutritional yeast can be changed as pleased. I have a batch in the slow cooker right now made with onion and coriander seeds.

Other options are things like burrito bowls, they can be made using black beans and optionally seitan along with peppers, onions, corn and other veggies sautéed and seasoned with chipotle powder.

Lots of Asian inspired food can be made using tofu, 1 block of tofu is ~$1-1.30 and makes two heafty meals. It can be sautéed with veggies and stir fry sauce and served over brown rice or noodles.

Another option for cooking is frozen shelled edamame, I like to sautée it with frozen butternut squash, spinach, and a spoonful better than bullion vegetable stock and then mix it with noodles like farfalle. (Note this meal is on the cheap side but not so much the healthy side if you eat a lot of noodles like I do)

A great option for on-the-go or cold meals is homemade hummus this is another one where you can change it to your mood that day, with things like removing the garlic or adding roasted red pepper or kalametra olives. It can be eaten with chips or crackers, or I like to spread it on two pieces of whole wheat bread, make a sandwich with spinach in the middle and throw it on the panini press. (Note this meal is a little less cheap)

Beyond that there is many other choices, this week I’m making stuffed peppers (with seitan) and penne á la vodka, I’ve also been eating walnut, pecan spinach salad with dog and walnut balsamic dressing. If you’re interested in more I’m sure I could write out some of those recipes or provide other tips or suggestions.

As mentioned in another comment, partial vegetarian is often called flexetarian, but the less you eat a food the less you desire long-term it so don’t be afraid to jump in and try going all the way.

Last year I moved from a vegan-friendly city to the sticks, so I've been experimenting with alternatives to vegan prepackaged protein. I've been playing around with lots of seitan recipes and ended up combining the best ingredients from several. A friend, who is a meat-and-potatoes kind of guy minus the potatoes, said it was "all right", which is huge. Also, the cost is less than half compared to frozen chicken.

If you're having problems finding vital wheat gluten, it can be found here on Amazon for really cheap:
https://www.amazon.com/Vital-Gluten-Anthonys-Pounds-Protein/dp/B00PB8U7Y0/ref=sr_1_4_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1526228474&sr=1-4&keywords=vital+wheat+gluten&dpID=41mzSF8WRxL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch








Okay, so here is the recipe:

Preheat Oven to 400 F

In a large mixing bowl. (If you have a stand mixer with a dough attachment, use it, it'll save you lots of work!)



Ingredients



1 Cup Vital Wheat Gluten


2/3 Cup Vegan Veggie Broth (Better than Bouillon works great)


1/8 Cup Tahini


1/2 Tbsp Smoked Paprika


1 Tbsp Vegan Teriyaki Sauce (I used Wegman's brand)


1 Tbsp Vegan Kansis Style BBQ Sauce (Wegman's brand)


1/2 tsp Black Pepper


2 Cloves Pressed Garlic




Knead for three minutes, rest for 5, then knead for 10. Form into 1 inch thick logs, cover the logs in more BBQ Sauce. Wrap the logs tightly in aluminum foil. Place on a baking sheet into the heated oven for one hour. Flip logs occasionally to make a nice crispy crust.

With the ingredients I'm finding (Bob's Redmill Soy Flour & Anthony's Vital Wheat Gluten) I'm calculating ~8.25g net carbs per serving (4 servings), using the 120g and 80g of flour / gluten, not including the small amount of carbs in the egg. Are the nutrition labels on the products you used significantly different from those? Or is this just significantly less low carb than it appears to be?

Don't get me wrong, ~8g carbs per serving is still low enough to probably incorporate occasional pasta into a ketogenic diet, but it's more than twice as much as the recipe states!

There's also vital wheat gluten (1300g protein for 15 bucks) but it does take a considerable amount of time to prepare. You gotta boil or steam it for a while. Whenever I make it I always make a ton and freeze it.

It sounds like your looking for seitan. It has up to 20g of protein per 100 Cal. The theoretical maximum for any food is 25g per 100 Cal. You can just substitute seitan any time you would eat chicken. It even has a similar texture. [It's incredibly easy to make][seitan], and you can make it in bulk. It doesn't have all of the essential amino acids, but as long as you eat some other sources of protein, you'll get enough of all the essential amino acids. [Wheat gluten is incredibly inexpensive][gluten].

Another inexpensive source of protein you might be interested in is TVP, which is good in chili, pasta, and "meatloaf", among other dishes. You can also get larger chunks which are good in soup or stir fry. TVP has about 14g of protein per 100 Cal, all the essential amino acids, and is also incredibly inexpensive.

You can find TVP and Wheat gluten at many grocery stores, but they'll be a little less expensive if you buy them in bulk online.

[seitan]: http://vegweb.com/recipes/baked-seitan-best-meaty-texture-ever
[gluten]: https://www.amazon.com/Vital-Gluten-Anthonys-Pounds-Protein/dp/B00PB8U7Y0

My standard is to pressure cook it, like in this recipe (just the seitan part, not the finishing portion to make them into wings).

A lot of people like baking their seitan. I like this recipe for baked seitan (I only make the stuffing for fancy holiday roasts, but I've made it without the stuffing for a quick seitan fix).

Another common method is simmering the seitan, but I suck at making seitan this way, so no good suggestions here.

I like to buy my vital wheat gluten from Amazon, since it's cheaper than what I can find in the store. [This one is my go-to brand.] (https://smile.amazon.com/Vital-Gluten-Anthonys-Pounds-Protein/dp/B00PB8U7Y0/ref=sr_1_4_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1491449731&sr=1-4&keywords=vital+wheat+gluten)

Late comment but, is this the one you're talking about?

https://www.amazon.com/Vital-Gluten-Anthonys-Pounds-Protein/dp/B00PB8U7Y0/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1537900250&sr=8-1&keywords=anthony%27s+vital+wheat+gluten

If you can't find it locally, I used to get this off Amazon. It's a pretty good price and bag's resealable

edit: It looks like you can buy it directly from Anthony's as well if you're not a fan of Amazon

Here ya go!!