Plant-based mince is now 29% cheaper than beef, lamb, and pork mince at Tesco, according to a price comparison conducted by nonprofit think tank GFI Europe
Yeah, I’ve never been a fan of overly processed foods, but based on most diets, no doubt there’s a sizable market. If people like it, by all means, but let’s not fool ourselves into thinking it’s particularly healthy.
I’m not vegetarian, but I do go long periods without buying meat. Beans, lentils, tempeh, mushrooms, and an array of spices and fermented foods easily provide enough umami. Toss some mixture of that atop a rainbow of veggies and bangarang.
Highly processed foods are actually quite bad for human nutrition, the more processed they are the worst.
That’s not specifically a problem for meat substitutes.
I expect that when you’re trying to make plants taste and feel like meat there’s a lot of processing involved as well as a lot of funnily named additives which might or not fall (or latter been discovered as falling) into to the “possibly carcinogenic” category.
Maybe that’s were the previous poster is coming from: best just eat good vegetarian food that’s enjoyable on its own merits than go for highly processed food loaded with additives to try and emulate meat’s flavor profile and texture.
i understand all those generalizations, and i dont take issue with any of them. Im not like super upset at them or anything, just replying to the energy i was picking up. No hate, just wish people would chill about telling other vegans/vegetarians how to eat.
I will agree that aiming for a meat substitute is meh, but I will argue that it is a good stepping stone and also texture variety is nice. not that most plant based meat have good texture tho lol
Food imitation is a brand new field of science developed only within the last 15 years or so. It is incredible that its as close as it is already. And frankly, the share of the population to go vegetarian has never budged before the introduction of these products. Them getting better and cheaper is pretty much the only thing that could move the needle at this point.
Ew, plant based meat
If you want to go vegan/vegetarian just do yourself a favor and learn how to cook vegetables
South asia and southeast asia have a lot of really good vegetarian recipes
Certainly better than these “meat” at least
Yeah, I’ve never been a fan of overly processed foods, but based on most diets, no doubt there’s a sizable market. If people like it, by all means, but let’s not fool ourselves into thinking it’s particularly healthy.
I’m not vegetarian, but I do go long periods without buying meat. Beans, lentils, tempeh, mushrooms, and an array of spices and fermented foods easily provide enough umami. Toss some mixture of that atop a rainbow of veggies and bangarang.
ew? its just plants prepared in familiar form factors and flavor profiles. let people enjoy plants the way they want.
Highly processed foods are actually quite bad for human nutrition, the more processed they are the worst.
That’s not specifically a problem for meat substitutes.
I expect that when you’re trying to make plants taste and feel like meat there’s a lot of processing involved as well as a lot of funnily named additives which might or not fall (or latter been discovered as falling) into to the “possibly carcinogenic” category.
Maybe that’s were the previous poster is coming from: best just eat good vegetarian food that’s enjoyable on its own merits than go for highly processed food loaded with additives to try and emulate meat’s flavor profile and texture.
i understand all those generalizations, and i dont take issue with any of them. Im not like super upset at them or anything, just replying to the energy i was picking up. No hate, just wish people would chill about telling other vegans/vegetarians how to eat.
I will agree that aiming for a meat substitute is meh, but I will argue that it is a good stepping stone and also texture variety is nice. not that most plant based meat have good texture tho lol
Food imitation is a brand new field of science developed only within the last 15 years or so. It is incredible that its as close as it is already. And frankly, the share of the population to go vegetarian has never budged before the introduction of these products. Them getting better and cheaper is pretty much the only thing that could move the needle at this point.
I agree with you, for the most part. Fresh veggie stir fry beats beyond burger any day