BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to vegan@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoI've had more conversations about this than I care to count.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square402linkfedilinkarrow-up11.33Karrow-down1177
arrow-up11.15Karrow-down1imageI've had more conversations about this than I care to count.lemmy.worldBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to vegan@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square402linkfedilink
minus-squareSkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 years agoAre the meat substitutes actually bad, though? Certainly can’t be worse than normal fast food.
minus-squareSer Salty@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoThe unhealthiest part about them is just gonna be that they’re salty, fried and greasy, just like other fast food. It’s just a lump of plant fibres (usually peas or wheat these days, I find) thrown in a frier.
minus-squareFloey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoYeah they are better than fast food, even the fast food is healthier if you sub the meat. But that is a terrible benchmark to use. Compare these meat substitutes to the humble bean and it’s no contest.
Are the meat substitutes actually bad, though? Certainly can’t be worse than normal fast food.
The unhealthiest part about them is just gonna be that they’re salty, fried and greasy, just like other fast food. It’s just a lump of plant fibres (usually peas or wheat these days, I find) thrown in a frier.
Yeah they are better than fast food, even the fast food is healthier if you sub the meat. But that is a terrible benchmark to use.
Compare these meat substitutes to the humble bean and it’s no contest.