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A lot of the time I feel like health food is really just a way for manufacturers to cheap out and then sell something at a premium. Margarine is vegan, but it

A lot of the time I feel like health food is really just a way for manufacturers to cheap out and then sell something at a premium. Margarine is vegan, but it was always just marketed as "cheap". Discerning or well-to-do consumers would just pass it up. Now, people will put up with things that are very cheap to make, taste horrible, and are very expensive to buy. That creates a problem: the food is becoming about the story and not the taste. That's not going to lead to good products; only good stories and packaging to tell the story. And bad products won't make for wide adoption. Asking your customers to sacrifice gets you a small band of loyal customers, like a cult. But good products stand on their own and don't ask for sacrifice... think Tesla.

RacfeelBudkind 6y ago
> A lot of the time I feel like health food is really just a way for manufacturers to cheap out and then sell something at a premium. Probably, but vegan cheese isn't marketed as health food. > Margarine is vegan I wish.
- danShumway 6y ago
  > Margarine is vegan Some of it is, it's just not safe to assume it always is unless you check the ingredients. But that's the case for a lot of foods that fall into the sometimes-but-not-always-vegan category.
- 7steps2much 6y ago
  > > Margarine is vegan > >I wish. While not all margarine is vegan quite a lot of them are. Though you have to look out and read the packaging to make sure you don't missgrab.
armchairhacker 6y ago
A lot of "health food" is a scam, and isn't even healthy. It's actually kind of absurd how if you look at even the junk food aisle, you'll see tons of advertisements for "all-natural", "organic", "30% less sugar", "with vitamin B". The vegan cheese isn't an exception: some of them are actually pretty good, but most are really processed with a lot of added oil. Although most vegans do seem to realize and accept this, because it still has the benefit of being vegan. If you want real "healthy" food, get whole foods: vegetables, meats (or good vegan meats, look for protein / calories ratio), fish, yogurt, beans. Fruits and even grains are ok, as are nuts and nut butters - just watch your portions. Even a bit of cheese or olive oil is good because they actually have nutrients. Ironically, all of these are usually packaged plain and don't mention "low-carb" or "good source of vitamin B12".

RacfeelBudkind 6y ago

> A lot of the time I feel like health food is really just a way for manufacturers to cheap out and then sell something at a premium. Probably, but vegan cheese isn't marketed as health food. > Margarine is vegan I wish.

danShumway 6y ago
> Margarine is vegan Some of it is, it's just not safe to assume it always is unless you check the ingredients. But that's the case for a lot of foods that fall into the sometimes-but-not-always-vegan category.
7steps2much 6y ago
> > Margarine is vegan > >I wish. While not all margarine is vegan quite a lot of them are. Though you have to look out and read the packaging to make sure you don't missgrab.

armchairhacker 6y ago

A lot of "health food" is a scam, and isn't even healthy. It's actually kind of absurd how if you look at even the junk food aisle, you'll see tons of advertisements for "all-natural", "organic", "30% less sugar", "with vitamin B". The vegan cheese isn't an exception: some of them are actually pretty good, but most are really processed with a lot of added oil. Although most vegans do seem to realize and accept this, because it still has the benefit of being vegan. If you want real "healthy" food, get whole foods: vegetables, meats (or good vegan meats, look for protein / calories ratio), fish, yogurt, beans. Fruits and even grains are ok, as are nuts and nut butters - just watch your portions. Even a bit of cheese or olive oil is good because they actually have nutrients. Ironically, all of these are usually packaged plain and don't mention "low-carb" or "good source of vitamin B12".