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Thoughts on Beyond Burger and other fake meat

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  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    edited February 2020
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    Why is less processed always better?

    It's the thread-reboot point . . . every four or five pages someone new will come in, read the first post, and proceed to blow our minds with the nutritional wisdom they assume was previously unstated.

    This makes perfect sense. Thanks!
  • lrober11
    lrober11 Posts: 4 Member
    I have no idea how to directly respond to people on here but to the comment above, I hardly exercised because I did not have the time between work full time and school. Cancelled my gym membership & just spent time outside walking a few times a week to get some cardio in.

    Before that I spent 2 years working out religiously while trying to "eat healthy" but ate way too much processed food. I saw noooo results until I changed my diet to mostly Whole Foods. I think it's an 80/20 concept here
  • lrober11
    lrober11 Posts: 4 Member
    I was using my MFP my calories were literally the same lol.
    Nony_Mouse wrote: »

    You saw results because you created a calorie deficit when you switched to more whole foods.

  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,133 Member
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    Why is less processed always better?

    It's the thread-reboot point . . . every four or five pages someone new will come in, read the first post, and proceed to blow our minds with the nutritional wisdom they assume was previously unstated.

    Does that mean this thread is becoming reprocessed, and thus absolutely must be becoming worse for health?

    100%
  • PAPYRUS3
    PAPYRUS3 Posts: 13,259 Member
    “If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don't. ”

    ― Michael Pollan
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    Do NOT come between me and my Greek yogurt!

    Me too although I am back to regular yogurt I make myself. Not because I think it is healthier (after all, I am using store bought milk) but I eat so much it is cheaper ($2.50 per gallon as opposed to $10 per gallon for yogurt). I use Greek for the starter since I love the taste, but I don't have the patience to strain it like Greek needs to be.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,284 Member
    earlnabby wrote: »
    Do NOT come between me and my Greek yogurt!

    Me too although I am back to regular yogurt I make myself. Not because I think it is healthier (after all, I am using store bought milk) but I eat so much it is cheaper ($2.50 per gallon as opposed to $10 per gallon for yogurt). I use Greek for the starter since I love the taste, but I don't have the patience to strain it like Greek needs to be.

    I might try that sometime. I do make my own sorbets and granitas, though.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    earlnabby wrote: »
    Do NOT come between me and my Greek yogurt!

    Me too although I am back to regular yogurt I make myself. Not because I think it is healthier (after all, I am using store bought milk) but I eat so much it is cheaper ($2.50 per gallon as opposed to $10 per gallon for yogurt). I use Greek for the starter since I love the taste, but I don't have the patience to strain it like Greek needs to be.

    I might try that sometime. I do make my own sorbets and granitas, though.

    It is super easy but you need a way to keep it at 110° for about 8-18 hours. I have a yogurt maker that makes 1/2 gallon at a time. Heat the milk to 180°, cool to 110°, add some yogurt with active cultures, let sit. Chill and eat. There are starters you can get that give different flavors and textures but I like using Greek yogurt, then use some of the last batch to re-culture the next one. I can keep a strain going for about 5 gallons (10 batches) before it needs refreshing.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    In the spirit of today, an article on the subject of whether or not faux meat products are appropriate if one is avoiding meat for Lent: https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-beyond-impossible-burger-fake-meat-lent-20200225-ldbyyq74lzadzgmiqhcdaqmuo4-story.html
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,284 Member
    In the spirit of today, an article on the subject of whether or not faux meat products are appropriate if one is avoiding meat for Lent: https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-beyond-impossible-burger-fake-meat-lent-20200225-ldbyyq74lzadzgmiqhcdaqmuo4-story.html

    Interesting. On the Jewish calendar, there is a nine-day period when many Orthodox Jews refrain from eating meat and poultry (but not fish and there are a couple of loopholes). As an ovo-lacto vegetarian, I asked if I should adopt a more stringent practice at that time like a vegan WOE. I was told that it wasn't necessary. Basically, the custom was to refrain from meat and poultry specifically during those days and whether I normally refrained from them the rest of the year wasn't relevant.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,887 Member
    In the spirit of today, an article on the subject of whether or not faux meat products are appropriate if one is avoiding meat for Lent: https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-beyond-impossible-burger-fake-meat-lent-20200225-ldbyyq74lzadzgmiqhcdaqmuo4-story.html

    Heh, I read the Trib and thought about linking that.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    In the spirit of today, an article on the subject of whether or not faux meat products are appropriate if one is avoiding meat for Lent: https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-beyond-impossible-burger-fake-meat-lent-20200225-ldbyyq74lzadzgmiqhcdaqmuo4-story.html

    Interesting. I think it really does depend on "why" you observe Lent or any other religious or spiritual fasting convention. Kind of a "letter of the law" vs "spirit of the law" sort of thing.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    kimny72 wrote: »
    In the spirit of today, an article on the subject of whether or not faux meat products are appropriate if one is avoiding meat for Lent: https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-beyond-impossible-burger-fake-meat-lent-20200225-ldbyyq74lzadzgmiqhcdaqmuo4-story.html

    Interesting. I think it really does depend on "why" you observe Lent or any other religious or spiritual fasting convention. Kind of a "letter of the law" vs "spirit of the law" sort of thing.

    Yeah, I can see if the point is to live mindfully through the practice of temporarily giving up something, then replacing it with something that is designed to be indistinguishable is kind of skirting the intention (not to degrade anyone's spiritual practice if they're doing this, there may be complexities I'm not getting).

    Obviously, there are fasting practices that have different purposes than Lent (as least Lent as I was raised to understand it) and faux meat may fit well into those.



  • SlayLikeAWarrior
    SlayLikeAWarrior Posts: 89 Member
    Real meat eater here for life. Although, I do believe in moderation when it comes to eating red meat. Hell NO to fake meat! :D
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Real meat eater here for life. Although, I do believe in moderation when it comes to eating red meat. Hell NO to fake meat! :D

    Why? What is inherently objectionable about faux meat?
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    edited February 2020
    Real meat eater here for life. Although, I do believe in moderation when it comes to eating red meat. Hell NO to fake meat! :D

    real meat eater here who also enjoys and appreciated beyond burgers etc (sister is a vegan and we try different restaurants when she visits)
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