Considering vegetarianism. Is it bad to eat too much Quorn?

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I use Q sausages and mince anyways.

But have recently been snacking on their cocktail sausages, faux scotch eggs and chicken dipper type things.

I really need to keep my protein up but have really gone off meat.

Would it be unhealthy to eat, say 50g worth of quorn protein a day?

I couldn't scroll past this without calling out what a load of nonsense it is. I am a vegetarian, do bodybuilding and get plenty of protein. I will happily place a bet that I am healthier than a meat-eating equivalent of me.

I've got into quorn recently. I eat meat but I'm trying to be healthier and I'm on a diet. I've cooked with quorn most days last week. But I am worried about eating it most days. I can't work out if it's super healthy or awful. I know it's highly processed... but can somebody please explain to me why this is actually a problem?

I avoid quorn. It was made with battery eggs back in the day so I avoided it from the start and have continued to do so. IMO Tofu is tasteless and boring. Smoked tofu version is preferable if you have to use it.
I much prefer to use nut luncheon (used to be called nutolene) from grano vita for a quick protein hit. It’s made from peanuts so high in protein. Also the usual chickpeas, beans, pulses, nuts, seeds etc are easy to thrown in to most vegetarian dishes. Lots of alternatives to quorn out there, second the previous poster who recommended Rose Elliot for vegetarian cookery books.

There are a lot of posts on here and confusion about what Quorn is made from and whether it is healthy or not. If you want to learn everything worth knowing about this meat free alternative, watch The Quorn Identity, free streaming from this link.

It's not soya, it's not mushroom either. Technically it's made from a sub division of the fungus family. If you want to know the truth about how it's made, how safe it is to eat and a whole lot more, stream The Quorn Identity for free at:

It's always best to eat as wide a range of food as possible.

Rather than just make up the difference with Quorn, make sure you include lentils, quinoa, nuts and seeds. Eggs are also an obvious source too, as are dairy products.

Hamsters The amount of protein you advocate is far, far too much. (If we suppose that the average adult woman weights (say) 10 stone, that's 140 pounds. By your reckoning she should eat 140 g protein per day, that's well over twice the OP's medically recommended protein intake of 60g a day. )

By coincidence, I've just posted this on another thread:

"To those posters who say 'we need to eat a lot of protein' - we really don't. Have a look at this:
onlinedoctor.lloydspharmacy.com/uk/lifestyle-advice/macronutrients-micronutrients-explained

NHS (and recomments around 50 g protein per day for an adult.
Just this list (for example) is more than the recommended amount:

one egg (7g)
one chicken breast (30g)
some milk (100ml) (3.5g)
bread (wholemeal, 2 slices) (8g)
cheese (25 -30g) (8 g)

Other sources of protein, examples, all approx:
lean mince (5%) 100g (20 g)
lentils (cooked, 100g) (9g)
kidney beans (125g) (10g)

Too much protein can be really bad for health (increases risk of kidney stones, colon cancer etc):
www.health.harvard.edu/nutrition/when-it-comes-to-protein-how-much-is-too-much

DH is veggie and we tend to eat veggie food at home. DH and teen DS are both very sporty and have high protein requirements. We get through a lot of milk/eggs/nuts/beans.
Things we eat as 'meat substitutes' (which are actually nicer than most meat) are:
Burgers - Linda McCartney Mozzarella burgers
Mince for chilli/bolognese - Quorn mince
Instead of chicken - low fat halloumi (for fajitas, Thai curries, Chinese dishes - pan fry in olive oil then add to the vegetables in the wok )
For Indian curries - paneer cheese (pan-fried first).
We also use tofu (the twists that look like pasta rather than the white cubes) in sweet Chinese dishes.