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'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!
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.
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?
Plant based meat could be definitely a must try item in future. Good concepts
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!
Plant based meats is an excellent example of biomimicry and how that can have a positive impact on the environment.
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!
I'd never heard of the term flexitarian before, but after looking it up, this is definitely how I would describe myself
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.
Very neat -- plant-based meat is truly a game-changer!
I aggree that plant base product can be a good product.
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.
Interesting how plant-based meat including "beyond meat" burgers are becoming more and more popular - even with people who are not vegetarians at all!
Where do you think the future innovations may lie with something like this?
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'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!
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.
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.
Going vegan definitely has a great impact on the environment.
This makes me hungry!! No more animal meat... let's go green
Plants are what food eats
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?