Plant Based Food

rms1954 · ‎06-06-2019

Don't get it. Why would you purchase vegetable plant-based food. Just buy real vegetables.

Cakers3 · ‎06-17-2015

@rms1954 Because everytime you eat a hamburger a polar bear dies, don't you know.

So you need plant based burgers, hot dogs, nuggets, and do read the ingredients in some plant based foods. Not all are as healthy as some believe.

I agree-eat your fresh veggies be well. (And do stay away from meat when possible.)

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Duckncover · ‎07-16-2021

KFC now is selling plant-based fake chicken....no thanks. Some of the problems with many of the plant-based foods now are using mostly soy-based products. Soy is not something I can eat. I think these foods are popular now because people still want to have fried chicken, burgers, etc...but don't want to actually eat fried chicken, hamburgers, etc.

Cakers3 · ‎06-17-2015

Soy is a big no-no and it is getting harder and harder to find anything that does not have soy in it. I won't touch it if at all possible.

"" Compassion is a verb."-Thich Nhat Hanh

Porcelain · ‎02-19-2014

It's not mysterious. Vegetarians buy that stuff in order to eat more protein. Eating enough protein can be a challenge with a vegetarian diet. If you aren't vegetarian or vegan and you don't have religious dietary restrictions, I wouldn't worry about it. Not really your problem or your business what vegetarians do. Live and let live, right?

I have tried KFC's impossible chicken nuggets and they weren't that amazing. Just okay. They were like okay chicken nuggets, not particularly juicy. They also only had one kind of sauce available and it wasn't very good. I might have liked them more with better sauce.

The impossible burgers, on the other hand, are not bad at all. I am not vegetarian, but I like to eat less meat for ethical reasons. (And if that offends anybody, respectfully, they can go talk to a wall.) I've liked the impossible burgers I've tried. Good quality hamburger tastes better, of course.

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Jacie · ‎01-09-2011

I have tried the Impossible Burger. It tasted just fine. Pleasantly surprised. The problem was later on, digesting all that pea protein was hard on my system, if you get my drift! LOL!

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RollTide2008 · ‎02-14-2017

Everything isn’t for everyone.

phoenixbrd · ‎03-27-2010

Yes, it is easy to wonder why someone would spend money on pills and processed foods when you can eat the delicious plant itself. Sometimes people are in transition to a healthier life-style and it bridges the gap, or it might be perceived to be convenient, or just a lack of awareness.

@rms1954 It is a great question. Cultural values/family conditioning often determine food choices. It sometimes takes a health crisis to determine if what we have always done is best for our well being as well as others. Will Tuttle (author of the World Peace Diet...also he travels internationally with his wife frequently giving lectures)...takes a deep dive into answering your question and the consequences of how we eat.

The whole fruit/veggie/nut/seed/grain/legume is delicious, rarely eat processed food. We eat very simply...considering timing and quality/quantity as well as ethics, health, and the environment. It makes us happy, healthy, and satisfied....just our way of life.

People are emotional/passionate about their food and the choices they make. There are many perspectives...each of us decides what is best.

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

To each his own.

What I don't get is, if you are a vegan or someone that doesn't eat meat, why do you want something that tastes and looks like meat?

If you are eating something that tastes like meat doesn't that mean that they had to come up with some artificial flavoring that was probably made from chemicals?

sandy53 · ‎03-12-2010

@CelticCrafter wrote:
To each his own.

What I don't get is, if you are a vegan or someone that doesn't eat meat, why do you want something that tastes and looks like meat?

If you are eating something that tastes like meat doesn't that mean that they had to come up with some artificial flavoring that was probably made from chemicals?

ITA! And just think of how much all that processing costs. I don't want to eat fake, make believe food. I don't want to buy fake leather, either. If you don't want to wear leather, wear fabric shoes and bags.