This is really cool! Alternatives to meat are vital from a sustainability perspective as the population continues to grow and demand continues to increase. Thanks for sharing!
Interesting! can be a resolution to sustainability issues related to animal products. Last article I read was related to companies moving towards plant based protein and challenges faced by them. Personally as an animal lover want an end to animal abuse.well done!
Even though I'm not a vegetarian, after watching this video, I'm thinking very seriously about increasing the amount of plant-based meat in my diet. It's even more tempting knowing that it's better for the environment.
Excellent points. I frequently aim to eat less meat for a variety of reasons so the term flexitarian is likely what I should be describing myself as. I would agree there are a lot of benefits to the individual and society to adopt such a lifetstyle.
There are some really cool things being done to mimic real meat by analyzing the compounds in real meat such as hemoglobin and looking for ways to recreate that in plant based meat. Do you foresee plant based meat to ever be able to compete and displace real meat? What are the current costs and roadblocks that are preventing widespread adoption of plant based meat? Did you also look at lab grown meat in your research? This is where real meat is cultured and grown in a lab environment to produce real meat without the need for raising and slaughtering animals. I wonder which technology will win in the end.
I found the video interesting because the past 2 weeks I've eliminated meat for my lunches. I am curious about the health advantages of plant based meat vs. real meat.
I'm on the fence with this one from a sustainability perspective as monoculture crops to produce plant-based meat can contribute to worse deforestation than raising cattle. I guess it comes down to the sustainable techniques that the farmer uses from either side. All for it for creating ethical alternatives for the consumer though!
My wife had been vegetarian for years, and only recently started eating meat once in awhile again. She doesn’t want beef ever again though she says, because impossible burgers are so comparable to real burgers she doesn’t have any desire to eat beef again.
There are almost no drawbacks whatsoever to a plant-based diet across all of society, barring certain cultural traditions. I think the turning point will be when vegan options are LESS expensive than animal-based options. Currently, it can be very difficult to live a vegan lifestyle, which is counterintuitive and makes one wonder about the politics of the food industry. Are lobbying efforts by dairy, pork, beef (etc.) industries partially to blame for the high prices of vegan alternatives?
