Can Fake Chicken Satisfy a Carnivore? Gardein Teriyaki Chick’n Strips Review
Cost
$3.99 for a 10.5 oz bag @ Sprouts in San Francisco, CA
Difficulty of Preparation — Simple & Easy
To prep these strips, all you have to do is stir-fry the already frozen strips for 5–7 minutes with whatever you’d like (it works well with bell peppers, onions, and garlic). The sauce packet comes in at the last minute on top of your stir fry.
Flavor 3/5
Gardein Teriyaki Chick’n Strips do a good job of having a lot of flavor for a meat substitute. This is mostly due to the teriyaki sauce packet. The “meat” itself however, is like other meat substitutes, with little flavor in the meat itself.
In the end, 4/5 for the sauce and 2/5 for the strips themselves
Texture 3/5
The strips themselves stay together even after rough stir-frying, which is great compared to other meat substitutes. The “bite” of the strips are in between chicken and firm tofu. The bite itself is decently satisfying.
Does it satisfy? 3.5/5
Did this fill me up and make me feel satisfied at dinner? Definitely. Did it keep me full like meat? Nope. I was hungry a few hours later.
Overall 3.5/5
These strips were definitely solid as a meatier substitute. The teriyaki flavoring makes it full of flavor and the texture is tough enough to give you a good bite. I would eat it again.
Nutrition Facts
Ingredients
gardein™: water, soy protein isolate*, vital wheat gluten*, expeller pressed canola oil*, methylcellulose, organic ancient grain flour (KAMUT® khorasan wheat, amaranth, millet, quinoa), yeast extract, natural flavors (from plant sources), sea salt, potato starch, organic cane sugar, white distilled vinegar, organic soy sauce, color added, gum arabic, onion powder, garlic powder, pea protein, carrot fiber, beetroot fiber, paprika and turmeric extract. sauce: organic cane sugar, less sodium soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt, alcohol**, vinegar), salted sake (water, rice, salt), water, ginger puree, white distilled vinegar, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, garlic powder, spices, xanthan gum, salt. *Non genetically engineered soybeans, wheat and canola.
