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When what is essentially an ultra processed high saturated fat vegetable mix is worst tasting and ~50% more expensive than the thing its trying to replace, I do
by aydyn 3y ago
When what is essentially an ultra processed high saturated fat vegetable mix is worst tasting and ~50% more expensive than the thing its trying to replace, I dont think the market will respond in the long run. Everyone I know treats these products like a novelty, nothing more.
- qudat 3y agoBeyond meat and impossible burgers taste just as good if not better than ground beef burgers. Further, taste and preferences change given enough exposure. You can call it ultra processed but so is livestock production.
- x86x87 3y agoThere is a difference between steak and ground meat. Also: not sure what burgers you're eating but apart from the novelty factor it's not even close in favor of real meat
- qudat 3y ago> Also: not sure what burgers you're eating but apart from the novelty factor it's not even close in favor of real meat My point is that some people actually prefer veggie or “fake” burgers and if tomorrow beef didn’t exist people would be more than happy with what currently exists today. It’s not like there is a huge gap there. Most people like the burger for the additions anyway.
- x86x87 3y agoI think there is a flaw in this way if thinking. Some people != all people You are also assuming that most people like the burger for the addition (which may be true, but it's hard to know this for sure) If tomorrow beef didn't exist the burgers would disappear as a regularly consummed food.
- aydyn 3y agoSure that's true livestock are processed as well, but one of the benefits of going vegan is healthier eating. You can't even call impossible burgers healthier. As far as taste, I'll admit that meat burgers are much more variable whereas impossible's are just one product. So it's more consistent compared to all the bad options you have for meat burgers. But compared to a fresh unfrozen well-grilled burger there's absolutely no comparison. You are simply not making a serious argument to say impossible's taste better than that, to the point that I think you could be trolling. At best you can say they aren't terrible, but again they're more expensive. As far as beyond's go, they're even worse than the worst frozen burgers I can find.
- satvikpendem 3y ago> but one of the benefits of going vegan is healthier eating Veganism is about not using animal products. It says nothing about the health of the diet. That some people incidentally eat healthier through becoming vegan says nothing about veganism as a whole. > But compared to a fresh unfrozen well-grilled burger there's absolutely no comparison. You are simply not making a serious argument to say impossible's taste better than that, to the point that I think you could be trolling. I agree, which is why I mention that lab grown meat (that tastes identical to naturally raised meat because, well, it's all the same cells in the end) is the answer over trying to get everyone to change their behavior.
- aydyn 3y ago> Veganism is about not using animal products. It says nothing about the health of the diet. When I google "why be vegan" all the top 5 results are "because of health". So objectively, you are wrong. It sounds like you have an idealistic view of what it means to be vegan that flies in the face of reality.
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