If you aren't vegan, do you consider plant based options healthier?

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Anonymous wrote:This is why fake meat will go the way of the dodo - it's hyper processed, which is not healthy or sustainable.

Eat whole foods, whether vegan or something else.

All of the long term vegetarians that I know hate it. My daughter hasn't eaten meat in so long that she has no memories of meat; beyond burgers are repulsive to her. Maybe they're good for someone who misses meat?

I am the PP vegetarian and also thoroughly grossed out by fake beef. But I LOVE fake chicken and can't get enough of it. Haven't eaten the real thing in 30-something years but I will order and enjoy some vegan chicken every time.

Disagree that it's going to go the way of the dodo. Not because of my experience but because I think regular meat will get more expensive and more socially unacceptable - and these plant-based meats offer a good alternative. Especially something like ground beef fast food tacos - you don't need real meat for that. The vegan meat will taste as good, be cheaper, and have less of an environmental impact. There's going to be a bigger and bigger market, I think.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am vegetarian, not vegan - and some plant-based foods are healthier, some not. If it's processed turkey sausage or processed soy sausage, !

We actually make both sausages from scratch. One from seitan, and one from turkey.

I am pp - and wow! What is your seitan recipe?

I didn’t make them, I used the term “we” loosely, and he probably played around with the seasoning because he does that, but here is the recipe.

https://itdoesnttastelikechicken.com/vegan-italian-seitan-sausages/

I am not sure it would be an acceptable sub if I grilled them, we haven’t tried, but in something with lots of flavors and textures it’s absolutely fine.

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No, I'm an omnivore, but I found that the more meat I eat the better I feel. My diet is basically meat, vegetables, eggs and some dairy.

I don't eat much processed food anymore. My body and skin are thanking me.

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I would be mindful of substituting a protein component of the meal. Yogurt in a smoothie is typically used as a protein source, but coconut yogurt contains none. Tofu in a pasta dish has the same amount of protein as a cheese, so the meal would have the same level of satiety. If the substitute isn’t meant to be used as a protein component, like an egg in a baked good, you don’t have to pay attention at all.

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I do not consider all plant-based options to be inherently healthier.

Vegetarian family member lived with us during COVID. Family member ate a lot of plant-based meat substitutes that were highly salted, white flour pasta and sweets. That is not healthier than a diet based on lean meats, like chicken, and vegetables. It seems like a lot of the plant-based products have a lot of sugar or salt added to enhance the flavoring. I have a tub of almond milk yogurt that I bought recently after dental surgery that is unopened because the other container of it was unpleasantly sweet.

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I consider fake meats to be nonsense, and I’m a lifelong vegetarian. Real foods of any kind are fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why fake meat will go the way of the dodo - it's hyper processed, which is not healthy or sustainable.

Eat whole foods, whether vegan or something else.

All of the long term vegetarians that I know hate it. My daughter hasn't eaten meat in so long that she has no memories of meat; beyond burgers are repulsive to her. Maybe they're good for someone who misses meat?

I am the PP vegetarian and also thoroughly grossed out by fake beef. But I LOVE fake chicken and can't get enough of it. Haven't eaten the real thing in 30-something years but I will order and enjoy some vegan chicken every time.

Disagree that it's going to go the way of the dodo. Not because of my experience but because I think regular meat will get more expensive and more socially unacceptable - and these plant-based meats offer a good alternative. Especially something like ground beef fast food tacos - you don't need real meat for that. The vegan meat will taste as good, be cheaper, and have less of an environmental impact. There's going to be a bigger and bigger market, I think.

My kids will eat the fake meats but I will not. It really grosses me out as this poster says. The smell is horrible and I have zero interest in a fake substitute. My concern with some vegan food is that it is highly processed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why fake meat will go the way of the dodo - it's hyper processed, which is not healthy or sustainable.

Eat whole foods, whether vegan or something else.

OP delineated a whole bunch of foods that aren’t fake meat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:About a year ago I switched from cow’s milk in my coffee to oat milk. I like the taste much better. But even though the calories and sugar are roughly similar, I cannot get past how overly processed the oat milk is, and how many added ingredients there are. So in this case, the animal version is a better choice for me, and I am switching back.

You can get oat milk with 2 ingredients, oats and water, at Trader Joes

[Anonymous]

My cholesterol went from 200 to 140 when I switched to plant based. So I would say it is much healthier. I don’t eat fake meat or fake cheese though. I use walnut milk in coffee (just walnuts and water) and will occasionally have chicken, fish, eggs and cheese- but not on a daily basis, maybe weekly