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>> But are these plant burgers actually claiming or marketing themselves as healthy? > Yes. That's not how I read that at all, look at your own quote again.
by artimaeis 7y ago
>> But are these plant burgers actually claiming or marketing themselves as healthy?
> Yes.
That's not how I read that at all, look at your own quote again.
> "Imagine your favorite meaty dishes[...]while being better for you [...]"[1]"
Evaluate the context -- they're not claiming that a Beyond Burger is better for you than unprocessed vegetables. They're saying it's better for you than the other places you get "your favorite meaty dishes like burgers and tacos".
Healthy > Unhealthy:
Unprocessed vegetables > Processed vegetable burgers > Processed animal burgers
They are not marketing themselves as "healthy" (what does that even mean?) -- they're marketing them self as better than animal.
- ziddoap 7y ago>they're not claiming that a Beyond Burger is better for you than unprocessed vegetables I'm not claiming that they said that either? They claim they are better (read: healthier) than the products they are trying to replace (read: meat). >they're marketing them self as better than animal So... healthier than animals? I understand there's some semantic ambiguity, but come on.
- artimaeis 7y agoGiven GP's statement about "not as healthy as eating less processed plant based foods", your reply of "yes" to the question of whether their marketing copy is selling them on "healthy", there was some confusion on my part. If that wasn't your intention then that's my bad.
- ziddoap 7y agoI did answer the quoted part in isolation, so I understand the ambiguity and probably could have done more to make myself clear. For what its worth, I have nothing against Beyond Meat or their mission.