Like-for-like junk food replacements aren’t necessarily better for you just because they’re vegan. Switching from a sausage roll to vegetarian sausage roll isn’t necessarily a healthier choice, and nor does it mean you’ll lose weight.

What are the best vegetarian sausages?

• Moving Mountains Plant Based Sausages.
• Beyond Meat Plant Based Sausage.
• Naked Glory Sausages.
• Future Farm Plant Based Sausage.
• Waitrose Vegan Mushroom & Leek Bangers.
• Quorn Best Of British Sausages.
• The Vegetarian Butcher Vegetarian Little Willies.
• Quorn Vegetarian Cocktail Sausages.

The truth is, probably not. Plant-based sausages sold in supermarkets are likely to have just as much salt as their meat counterparts, so they’re unlikely to make it onto a list of health-foods.

The Best Vegan Sausage Brands to Buy

• Beyond Sausage Brat Original.
• Field Roast Smoked Apple & Sage Plant-Based Sausages.
• No Evil Foods The Stallion.
• Meatless Farm Plant-Based Breakfast Sausage.
• Lightlife Plant-Based Italian Sausage.
• MorningStar Farms Original Veggie Sausage Patties.
• Pure Farmland Plant-Based Breakfast Patties.

Vegetarian Sausages Can Have Just as Much Unhealthy Salt as Meat Sausages. No one is going to argue that sausages are a health food. However, plenty of people would probably be willing to argue the vegetarian sausages are at least a healthier option. Additionally, meat-free sausages tend to be lower in saturated fat.

Turkey. This poultry-based sausage will save you calories and fat without sacrificing protein.

The Best Vegan Sausage Brands Ranked by Nutritional Profile

• Whether in bangers and mash, bratwurst, chorizo, or simple breakfast links, sausage is popular all over the globe.
• LightlifePlant-Based Italian Sausage.
• The Tofurky Beer Brats.
• HighProtein & Low Fat.
• Field RoastSmoked Apple Sausage.

The best vegetarian substitutes are firm tofu, chickpeas, or a veggie combination including mushrooms. Tofu is always a great option to substitute for any meat or vegetarian meat as it is fairly flavorless, so you can cook whatever flavor you want into it.

Brands like Thin ‘n Trim make low-fat sausage (70 calories per link, 2.5 grams of total fat, 0.5 grams of saturated fat, and between 210 to 250 mg of sodium or 8% to 10% of the daily value) from healthy ingredients like skinless chicken meat, red bell peppers, and fennel.

And people who don’t eat meat — vegetarians — generally eat fewer calories and less fat, weigh less, and have a lower risk of heart disease than nonvegetarians do. Even reducing meat intake has a protective effect.

The Skinny Vegan Diet outlines a weight-loss plan with “no animal products, no fast food, no processed food, plenty of high-fiber natural foods, fruits and vegetables, and soy products,” says registered dietitian Keri Gans, RD, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association.

9 Foods to Help You Lose Weight

• Beans. Inexpensive, filling, and versatile, beans are a great source of protein.
• Soup. Start a meal with a cup of soup, and you may end up eating less.
• Dark Chocolate. Want to enjoy chocolate between meals?
• Pureed Vegetables.
• Eggs and Sausage.
• Nuts.
• Apples.
• Yogurt.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Brown sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat. In a separate large bowl, combine the sausage, bread and 12 ounces of the cheese. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes, uncover, and bake until casserole is golden brown and bubbly.

If you think the flavors will go with sausage (or chicken), use any vegetables you have on hand. I used broccoli (my favorite), yellow potatoes, bell pepper and zucchini. You can use red or sweet potatoes, green beans, cauliflower, red onion, squash, Brussels sprouts, even artichoke hearts.

How to make Sausage and Egg Breakfast Casserole recipe: Preheat oven to 375 F degrees. Spray 13 x 9 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. In a pan, brown and crumble sausage. Drain any excess grease. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk and 1 cup of shredded cheese. In a baking dish, spread thawed hash browns into bottom of dish.

Directions In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. In a large bowl, combine the soup, milk, onion, salt and pepper. In an ungreased 11×7-in. baking dish, layer half the potatoes, soup mixture and sausage; repeat layers. Cover and bake at 350° for 1-1/2 hours or until potatoes are tender.