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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

mitch96

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11. "the fat content is very high". The industrial food complex has the formula..

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Sat Feb 27, 2021, 06:51 PM

Feb 2021

Fat, Salt and Sugar.. Throw them together and the world will beat a path to your door. You want low fat? add more salt and sugar. Low sugar? add more fat and salt.. etc.
No wonder we have a epidemic of sick fat people... YMMV
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Plant-based burgers aren't a health food. That's a good thing. [View all] yewberry Feb 2021 OP

(LOOSE CORN ON A HOT DOG BUN, PEOPLE) CrispyQ Feb 2021 #1

We like Gardein too Ritabert Feb 2021 #4

Yes, the Gardein meatballs are a hit around here, too. yewberry Feb 2021 #6

As for me Jilly_in_VA Feb 2021 #2

Everyone has to do what works for them. yewberry Feb 2021 #7

I hear ya Jilly_in_VA Feb 2021 #10

Um ... you mean seitan (made from gluten)? Tempeh is more soy, so both are out. eppur_se_muova Feb 2021 #12

Mushrooms are cool Jilly_in_VA Feb 2021 #14

;-{) Goonch Feb 2021 #3

Unpossible! yewberry Feb 2021 #8

THe Reason Those Burgers Taste So Good Me. Feb 2021 #5

It is very high for vegan food, yes. yewberry Feb 2021 #9

"the fat content is very high". The industrial food complex has the formula.. mitch96 Feb 2021 #11

That's almost the title of a book ... eppur_se_muova Feb 2021 #13

14 grams of fat per serving iemanja Aug 2021 #15

Vegetarians are not the market for Impossible & Beyond Meat products. CrispyQ Aug 2021 #16

Plant-based is a term applied to people who adopt a vegan diet iemanja Aug 2021 #17