While this "bleeding plant burger" may not be suitable for everyone, it is certainly a step in the right direction! I can see it being a good alternative to those who wish to change their lifestyle and eat less meat.
Honestly the biggest problem I have with veggie burgers is they don't actually taste like meat (or good at all), so this seems like an interesting alternative. I also appreciate that the guy working on this is actually scientifically qualified to figure out how to do this, so I trust that he is going to run all the appropriate tests to make sure it is safe and sustainable.
If they were able to get these burgers down into a reasonable price range, this has the possibility of being enormously successful. Not only are there a large number of people who dislike how the food industry treat animals, there are a growing number of people who are considering the environmental ramifications of large scale food production. The graphic in the middle of the article does an excellent job summarizing the effect I am talking about. The concept of eating a burger which tastes real with non of the inhuman and irresponsible steps to create it could corner a large portion of the market and make us all sleep a little easier at night.
My sister is actually vegan for those environmental reasons so I know how terrible meat is for the environment. I think the main reason people eat mat is for the taste (sorry I don't like burgers so I can't personally vouch for this). I think if price came down like Ryan said, this could compete with beef. I feel like there are more and more people being educated about the cruelties of the meat industry and the environmental impact these industries are having. -Cara Schwab
While this "bleeding plant burger" may not be suitable for everyone, it is certainly a step in the right direction! I can see it being a good alternative to those who wish to change their lifestyle and eat less meat.
ReplyDeleteHonestly the biggest problem I have with veggie burgers is they don't actually taste like meat (or good at all), so this seems like an interesting alternative. I also appreciate that the guy working on this is actually scientifically qualified to figure out how to do this, so I trust that he is going to run all the appropriate tests to make sure it is safe and sustainable.
ReplyDeleteIf they were able to get these burgers down into a reasonable price range, this has the possibility of being enormously successful. Not only are there a large number of people who dislike how the food industry treat animals, there are a growing number of people who are considering the environmental ramifications of large scale food production. The graphic in the middle of the article does an excellent job summarizing the effect I am talking about. The concept of eating a burger which tastes real with non of the inhuman and irresponsible steps to create it could corner a large portion of the market and make us all sleep a little easier at night.
ReplyDeleteMy sister is actually vegan for those environmental reasons so I know how terrible meat is for the environment. I think the main reason people eat mat is for the taste (sorry I don't like burgers so I can't personally vouch for this). I think if price came down like Ryan said, this could compete with beef. I feel like there are more and more people being educated about the cruelties of the meat industry and the environmental impact these industries are having.
ReplyDelete-Cara Schwab