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Originally Posted by mommylove

If you look at the cans in the store, they contain lard. Vegetarian contains canola oil. Fat free is neither.

Mexican restaurants use lard. If you order the vegetarian entree, you won't be served regular refried beans. Instead, you'll get chunky pinto beans in sauce/cooking liquid.

I don't use fat in mine. I see no point.

i always eat vegetarian refried beans b/c i don't eat pork. i have never gotten chunky pintos in sauce. i always get regular refried beans. some mexican places don't offer vegetarian refried beans, like Rosa's.

i don't know if oil is added to the vegetarian beans at restaurants or not. i know the ones i buy in the store don't have oil in them.

i cooked the pintos yesterday and haven't made refried beans yet. i might try for lunch today. i'm not thinking that i could get really smooth ones by just mashing them up in the pan. i'm tempted to just throw them in the blender.