Reduced Fat Meat Loaf by Dr. Donald A. Miller

It is no secret that four legged meats, especially beef and

pork that were fattened in feedlots, comprise one of the

highest sources of fats in the American diet. If you want to

keep some of your recipes, but lower the fat by ten to fifty

percent, you can substitute some soy foods for part. This is

easiest to do with meals which can be made from ground beef.

I have yet to find an artificial meat cutlet, molded from

tofu and / or TSP/TVP = Textured Soy/Vegetable Protein, to

taste very good. But I have learned to like tofu and tempeh

for themselves. I have made "beef stew" with tempeh

replacing all the meat, and omelets with mashed tofu instead

of cheese, and served without sausage or bacon. I also like

angel hair pasta mixed with spices, soy sauce, and an equal

mixture of ground beef and tofu.

The scientific test for success was that I have eaten my

invented recipes more than once, and without any regrets.

So, what about meat loaf? It looks like a natural test case.

One should realize that fat in the starting meat will be

mostly trapped in the final dish, so start with lean ground

beef. Major groceries should have 5 to 10 percent fat ground

beef. If not, ask for some to be made from their leanest

cuts. If you extend the meat by folding in crushed crackers

or bread crumbs, realize that such will help trap fat.

Here is my experiment of a recent weekend.

First, start an oven heating to about 375 Fahrenheit, plus

or minus 25 degrees. It will be ready when the dish is.

I placed 12 ounces (a common standard package size) of extra

firm tofu (least water content) in a round ceramic baking

dish, then used a manual potato masher to reduce it to

paste. I then added 3 cups of lean ground beef, and blended

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Dr. Donald A. Miller is author of "Easy Health Diet" http://easyhealthdiet.com/diet.htm, "Easy Exercise All Ages" http://easyhealthdiet.com/eeaa.htm, and numerous free articles on health http://easyhealthdiet.com/articles/.
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