Product Review: Smart BBQ
LightLife Smart BBQ
Last week, we tried this new product, found in the refrigerated vegetarian section (near produce) of many supermarkets. It is part of a new product line from LightLife that includes Smart Chili and Smart Tex-Mex. I served it on Mrs.Baird's 100% whole grain sugar-free hamburger buns, which are rather small. I noticed the other day in the grocery store that another company has a larger size 100% whole wheat hamburger bun - so look for those.
Pros:
- Authentic shredded "meat" consistency
- Good flavor
- Nutritious (no fat, reasonable sodium for ready-to-eat food, protein)
- Easy to heat in microwave
- Package claims to be 3 servings, but barely made two small sandwiches
- Too much sauce (too "wet")
posted by Annie at
6:08 AM
5 comment(s):
I've noticed that their servings are quite small, too...thanks for this site...it's quite useful for a new vegetarian!
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Mona, at
4:10 PM
It's good..but expensive. To make similar sandwiches, use veggie crumbles and sloppy joe sauce OR chop up some of the Morningstar farms steak style strips and heat thoroughly with BBQ sauce.
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Anonymous, at
8:49 AM
One thing I like about this product - beside the fact that it is vegan and tasty - is that it is fairly low in sodium, which is rare for ready-to eat veggie meat products.
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Gary, at
7:49 PM
I JUST found this product literally about 15 minutes ago in my corner store. I'm not a vegetarian, but I
1- love bbq pork and
2- can't eat it any more on account of...well...eating too much of it. (high cholesterol, etc. Undertaking a 'dietary lifestyle change.'
This stuff is GREAT! I actually came across your blog looking for the product website so I could sing it's praises in mine.
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Anonymous, at
5:28 PM
It's in my heavy rotation, despite the expense, because the entire package packs a huge protein wallop (18 grams) and is a nice hot lunch alternative for the workplace- you can cook it right in the package. Plus it smells great after you heat it up and makes everyone ask what you're eating! I like the short ingredient list, no filler or garbage or chemical nastiness in there. The color comes from beet powder!
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Anonymous, at
3:49 PM
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