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I Paid: $5.99 for 10 sausages (prices may vary by region)
The word "sausage" and the expression "health food" are so rarely associated with one another that they're practically opposites. And while Applegate Farms' frozen, fully cooked breakfast sausages don't make an explicit boast of healthiness, they're free of antibiotics, nitrates, nitrites, and gluten. They're made from chicken (generally speaking, a healthier meat than pork) and those chickens are "raised on sustainable family farms in a stress-free environment."
Two of the company's sausage links (either Chicken and Sage or Chicken and Maple) have 100 calories with 60 percent of the calories coming from fat, as compared to 113 calories and 76 percent fat for two links of Jimmy Dean's Maple Sausage Links.
All of this feel-goodery, of course, means nothing without flavor. Luckily, it's there. The Chicken and Maple variety has just a touch of natural-tasting maple flavor, and while there's a hint of sweetness, it's not overpowering. Chicken and Sage has a wonderful and distinct hit of natural sage flavor that complements the chicken. Both varieties had a tender texture that was pleasant, although some might regret the lack of snap—the sausages are formed meat logs, as opposed to forcemeat packed into casing. Still, overall, these things are tasty, relatively healthy, and easy to prepare. The catch, of course, is the price: $6 for 10 small links may be prohibitive for plenty of budgets. But then, you get what you pay for.
I bought 3 packages of the pork version. While they taste good, the smell really reminds me of a lit joint. It's rather off-putting.
I recommend Trader Joe's chicken apple sausage. $3.99 for 5 (about 1.5 oz each.) They are great!
I would buy these as a treat for my boyfriend and I, since he doesn't eat pork, and they sound like a really good change for a Sunday breakfast.
I love these! Everything in moderation(chicken, pork sausage, etc), usually I have oatmeal for breakfast but these are a nice treat.
Because, because... so much of our information comes in the form of buzzwords,prejudices, and marketing ploys. Because most Americans have become incredibly lazy in the kitchen (those who venture there at all) and simply cook their meat the way the retailer presented it- most fat is removable from pork. Because we have been sold by the meat industry into thinking meat has no flavor without the...+READ
Because, because... so much of our information comes in the form of buzzwords,prejudices, and marketing ploys. Because most Americans have become incredibly lazy in the kitchen (those who venture there at all) and simply cook their meat the way the retailer presented it- most fat is removable from pork. Because we have been sold by the meat industry into thinking meat has no flavor without the fat- a falsehood sold us by the peopkle who have fat to sell. Because the chicken industry has the cachet of "newness"- who ever heard of chicken sausage 20 years ago?- to go with a huge advertising budget. Because most of our nutrition information comes from rumors and commercials...-COLLAPSE
Hence the "generally speaking" in parentheses. Most parts of a chicken are less fatty and most parts of a pig. There are always some exceptions.
"They're made from chicken (generally speaking, a healthier meat than pork)"
Why do people keep propagating such obsolete and simply untrue fact? Pork is not "unhealthy" than chicken. And I"m not saying this because some part of pork can be less fatty than some part of chicken. (i.e. pork tenderloin can be virtually fat free while chicken wing can be full of fat.) I'm saying this because
1)...+READ
"They're made from chicken (generally speaking, a healthier meat than pork)"
Why do people keep propagating such obsolete and simply untrue fact? Pork is not "unhealthy" than chicken. And I"m not saying this because some part of pork can be less fatty than some part of chicken. (i.e. pork tenderloin can be virtually fat free while chicken wing can be full of fat.) I'm saying this because
1) Contrary to the popular belief, fat (even saturated) does not automatically equal evil. It all depends on your diet. If you eat low-carb diet, fatty meat is actually healthy. Fat is essential.
2) If pork is so bad for you, how come all those countries where pork meat consumption overwhelm other meat consumption (i.e. China, Korea, Japan (especially Okinawan), Germany, etc.) are generally healthier than the Americans? The obesity rate in these countries usually stayed fairly low until the American fast food came in.
So, don't go spreading around some unfound fact such as Pork-COLLAPSE