Neat, Whole Food Plant-Based Vegan Mexican Mix, 5.5 oz

I am a vegan/vegetarian. [9 days out of 10 vegan, 1 day out of 10 I'll eat a dairy product].I loved it. It holds great once cooked [I made "neatballs"]. To me the flavor was less "mexican food" and more "falafel". Which is great because I love falafel, and these were pretty tasty in that same vein.However - if you are a meat-eater and hoping to incorporate more plants into your diet, you will be profoundly disappointed with this. It is not MEANT to curb the cravings for meat, but to supplement the texture and protein of meat in an already plant based diet.If you want to try it, go in expecting "Falafel". If you expect "falafel", this will not disappoint. Again, pretty tasty!It's just a little funny how some folks will transition to meat alternatives and then rate these food items really low because it "tastes or chews nothing like meat". These options aren't supposed to. [There are brands.. or rather, A BRAND of gluten free meat alternative that DOES ACTUALLY taste and chew like real meat, but i won't name it here]. It's for established plant based folks to have more food options, it's not designed to and cannot curb a meat craving and shouldn't replace meat in your diet if you don't...... want to replace meat.

Excellent substitutes for real eggs. It tastes like the real thing. I would suggest lowering the price so it can be more affordable.

Okay, so this stuff made an edible veggie burger - and an easy one that didn't fall apart or was too mushy, which is always a plus. But, still, not the tastiest as is and probably better if you can find a way to season it to your own taste. But my reason for continuing to subscribe to it is that it comes in really handy for making a quick vegan meatloaf. I just take a can of Loma Linda's Rediburger and mix it up with a package of this stuff, along with some breadcrumbs, ketchup, whatever seasonings I'm in the mood for, and the amount of water indicated on the NEAT package (1/2 cup), slap it into a loaf pan and bake it till browned and firm. Voila! I'm not saying it's the best or the healthiest, but it is the easiest vegan meatloaf I've ever made - and it's certainly good enough to eat hot with mashed potatoes and gravy or on a sandwich with ketchup. ;)

Neat Egg replacer works in cookie recipes and there's a good amount in package. Sometimes I could taste the chia and did not like the taste - I may have needed to use a whisk or electric beater in those cases - not sure. I would buy a chia-free version if it were made available.

I'm a fan of vegan foods and substitutes but this egg substitute is just embarrassing. I gagged when I first opened the package - it smells like dirt and the consistency is so weird and viscous. Despite the smell, I tried using it to make an almond cake and not even the almond extract or almond flour could mask it. It's inedible. From what I can tell, this isn't something that can replace egg in *any* recipe.

I do not make the egg separately before adding to the recipe - because then it doesn't mix as well.I add the powder directly to the recipe, and then increase the water or other liquid content.First step: I add all of the dry ingredients of a recipe together, I combine all of those and the powder of the neat egg as well.Second step: I combine the wet ingredients, I combine those together before adding to the dry ingredients - and simply increase the water or other liquid (i.e. nondairy milk) according to how many "eggs" it has requested in the recipe. In other words, if I need one egg, I increase the liquid content of the recipe by 2 tablespoons.Not only is this lots easier and quicker, it also makes the result in the recipe much better as well. - it allows the powder of the egg to more thoroughly mix with the other ingredients of the recipe - and that enhances the binding ability.

I'm not much of a baker, but I'm always eager to try out any new vegan egg, meat or cheese substitute I come across. I bought this hoping to use it as a stand-alone egg substitute for scrambled egg type dishes - I did read beforehand that it isn't intended/won't work for that purpose, but I was hopeful hat I could find a way by mixing it with the right ingredients. Those initial experiments failed, and the package sat in the cupboard for a few weeks. Then late one night when I had an attack of the munchies, I dipped a hamburger bun in olive oil, coated it with the Neat Egg and pan fried it, and eureka! I'd stumbled on to a winner. Had to have my new favorite snack every day after that and the package went fast. I'm about to order more, and I felt compelled to come back and leave a rave review. I'm sure it probably works well for everyday baking too, but I'm more interested in playing around with it and seeing what else it can do. Planning to try fried rice next!

I got this to try with an allergy free and gluten free cake mix. First thing I noticed was this was a greenish grey powder and when you add the 2 tbsp of water it smells like plant mash. I found it off putting and realized this was purely a baking ingredient only and that I may not finish it. Since I love making eggs to top my instant noodles and this won't be able to replace that.The cake turned out below expectations being moist and greasy with a more non-spiced spice cake flavor. The egg substitute scent filled my kitchen when baking and was quite off putting. Since I am not allergic to eggs I will definitely stick to eggs. But structurally speaking the Neat egg substitute did its job and would work for those with that dietary restriction or are vegan. It is worth trying if you can't have eggs, but there is not substituting the flavor eggs give and this offers a structural replacement in baked goods only as far as I can tell. So for my dietary needs and personal tastes, I did not like this egg replacement.