Ruining the Impossible Burger

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  • etherealanwar
    etherealanwar Posts: 465 Member
    Yeah like others have mentioned, there is no reason to believe your instructor or anyone else for that matter unless they can prove their standpoint scientifically.
  • AliNouveau
    AliNouveau Posts: 36,287 Member
    I didn't read all the replies but maybe the instructor meant what she said because many think if it's plant based it's low cal diet food. When it's not low cal at all

    Also she could have a sensitivity. I wouldn't eat it because if I have soy I will get a reaction. I get very itchy in some unfortunate places. But I wouldn't tell people to not eat it. I'd just say I will stay away. I might have a taste to see what all the hype is about but that's about it
  • BoxerBrawler
    BoxerBrawler Posts: 2,032 Member
    Remember - one persons trash is another persons treasure! Being vegan I love the Impossible products as well as Beyond and Gardein. I eat them sparingly because it's easy to get caught up in "replacement" products. Many of them are highly processed. In terms of soy consumption I would say that you'd have to eat an awful lot of it on a daily basis probably for years to reap any negative effects. Millions of people have been living on soy products for years in Asia. Maybe your instructor meant to say that traditional soy isn't good for the environment because of the way it's processed? Organic soy is non GMO. Eat and enjoy what you want. Everyone is taking their own ride and not everyone's in a Chevy! :smile:
  • BoxerBrawler
    BoxerBrawler Posts: 2,032 Member
    Shortgirlrunning wrote: »
    nytrifisoul wrote: »
    You are better off making a beef burger from scratch. Its healthier by a long shot. IMO, if you want to be a grass grazer, you shouldn't want to eat something that looks and tastes like beef in the first place.

    You know for many who are vegan/vegetarian it is also (or even primarily) an ethical choice not to eat meat. It’s not about not liking the taste. Why shouldn’t they want something that looks/tastes like meat without compromising their ethical values. Saying something like that just makes you sound incredibly ignorant.

    Thank you! I was thinking the same thing.
  • BoxerBrawler
    BoxerBrawler Posts: 2,032 Member
    It's also nice to have choices. If you don't eat meat and you're traveling or on the road or in a situation where there aren't any vegan options - this will do the trick!
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    BoxerBrawler wrote: »
    Remember - one persons trash is another persons treasure! Being vegan I love the Impossible products as well as Beyond and Gardein. I eat them sparingly because it's easy to get caught up in "replacement" products. Many of them are highly processed. In terms of soy consumption I would say that you'd have to eat an awful lot of it on a daily basis probably for years to reap any negative effects. Millions of people have been living on soy products for years in Asia. Maybe your instructor meant to say that traditional soy isn't good for the environment because of the way it's processed? Organic soy is non GMO. Eat and enjoy what you want. Everyone is taking their own ride and not everyone's in a Chevy! :smile:

    Someone said this in a thread a long time ago and it stuck with me... "Do not yuck another person's yum." I have not tried an IB yet. I will eventually. I eat meat but when do my meatless days I have not found faux meat products to be satisfying or worth the calories. A couple of them made me kind of nauseous because I kept burping up the flavor. I will keep an open mind about it.

    That has nothing to do with anyone else eating them or enjoying them. I have just not had a good experience yet.
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    The impossible burger is as healthy as a regular Whopper. The only benefit that has come from this burger is an option to avoid animal meat so it is purely from a humane aspect.
  • BoxerBrawler
    BoxerBrawler Posts: 2,032 Member
    NovusDies wrote: »
    BoxerBrawler wrote: »
    Remember - one persons trash is another persons treasure! Being vegan I love the Impossible products as well as Beyond and Gardein. I eat them sparingly because it's easy to get caught up in "replacement" products. Many of them are highly processed. In terms of soy consumption I would say that you'd have to eat an awful lot of it on a daily basis probably for years to reap any negative effects. Millions of people have been living on soy products for years in Asia. Maybe your instructor meant to say that traditional soy isn't good for the environment because of the way it's processed? Organic soy is non GMO. Eat and enjoy what you want. Everyone is taking their own ride and not everyone's in a Chevy! :smile:

    Someone said this in a thread a long time ago and it stuck with me... "Do not yuck another person's yum." I have not tried an IB yet. I will eventually. I eat meat but when do my meatless days I have not found faux meat products to be satisfying or worth the calories. A couple of them made me kind of nauseous because I kept burping up the flavor. I will keep an open mind about it.

    That has nothing to do with anyone else eating them or enjoying them. I have just not had a good experience yet.

    Exactly!
    Some of the meat replacements products are just bad. There are a few really good brands! It all comes down to personal taste.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,092 Member
    MikePTY wrote: »
    lynn_glenmont wrote: »
    corinasue1143 wrote: »
    I’ve never had any interest in one. Mike Colameco said the other day that it’s only bad for your wallet. He quoted a price, said the first ingredient listed was water, meaning you are paying a lot for water.

    The first component (by weight) in ground beef is also water.

    Click on your ground beef of choice, and you'll find more than 50 g of water in 100 g of ground beef.

    https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-search

    Food is only made up of the following components: water, carbohydrates, fat, protein, vitamins, and minerals. Given that vitamins and minerals are usually a small percentage of the total weight, the vast majority is made up by the other items. It can be further simplified by saying that food is predominately 2 things: water and calories. Which means the amount of water will directly correlate to the calorie content. More water = less calories, less water = more calories. I've never heard anyone call watermelon a waste of money because it's 92% water.

    I'm not sure why you're quoting me on this, since you're making the exact same point I was. I was responding to someone who said that because the first ingredient in a plant-based burger was water, one was paying a lot for water. Yet the same situation exists for beef, or really for almost all whole foods. I wasn't saying they were a waste of money. I was pointing out that arguing that a food is a waste of money because it's biggest component is water isn't a good argument, because most foods (other than pure fats or dehydrated foods) are mostly water.

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