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I thought this article went hand in hand with the last post about USDA and environmentalism.

Beyond Meat is a brand new meat substitute projected to be available to consumers nation wide in the next year or 2. This brand of meat is unlike any other before. It’s said to be so realistic that even a die hard meat eater wouldn’t know the difference. It comes in chicken and steak and the steak is even being designed to have the proper “bleed” to it (using beet juice of course).

Unlike most faux-meat companies, Beyond Meat plans to sell their product alongside chicken breasts and filets in the supermarket. Their goal is not only to entice vegans and vegetarians, but to cut down on meat consumption all together. They’re taking on the meat industry itself.

Like mentioned before in my last article, meat and dairy production is extremely harmful to the environment. The goal of the researchers from Beyond Meat is to cut down on non-sustainable environmental effects from the meat industry. They are targeting regular omnivorous people to try to cut down meat consumption as a nation. If they were successful, this would benefit our national health, the environment, and of course, animals confined in slaughter houses.

I’m interested to see how well this product is received.

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Substitutes for Meat Substitutes
A lot of people have the impression that eating vegan means that you have to spend an arm and a leg on Tofurky and Trader Joe’s special vegan whatever. This isn’t true, there are plenty of cheap and easy ways to make meat substitutes with cheap, whole food ingredients.
Seitan, Tempeh, and Tofu - These are 3 meat substitutes that are very popular in vegan cooking. Seitan is the best for meat lovers gone veg. Tofu is good for making weird textures like scrambled eggs or ricotta cheese.
Nuts and Seeds - Healthy and very common in raw food recipes, also really good for staying full while eating vegan.
Beans and Legumes - Filling and full of fiber, beans and legumes are a great source of protein and are delicious. 
Portobello Mushroom (photo above) - Which produces helps your body produce its own antioxidants and helps with blood flow. Marinated mushrooms can be a great way to add some meaty flavor and a savory texture to your shroom.
Combos - Adding the foods mentioned above with grains like barley, bulgur what, or quinoa are a great way to make food like veggie burgers or “meat”loaf 

Substitutes for Meat Substitutes

A lot of people have the impression that eating vegan means that you have to spend an arm and a leg on Tofurky and Trader Joe’s special vegan whatever. This isn’t true, there are plenty of cheap and easy ways to make meat substitutes with cheap, whole food ingredients.

  1. Seitan, Tempeh, and Tofu - These are 3 meat substitutes that are very popular in vegan cooking. Seitan is the best for meat lovers gone veg. Tofu is good for making weird textures like scrambled eggs or ricotta cheese.
  2. Nuts and Seeds - Healthy and very common in raw food recipes, also really good for staying full while eating vegan.
  3. Beans and Legumes - Filling and full of fiber, beans and legumes are a great source of protein and are delicious. 
  4. Portobello Mushroom (photo above) - Which produces helps your body produce its own antioxidants and helps with blood flow. Marinated mushrooms can be a great way to add some meaty flavor and a savory texture to your shroom.
  5. Combos - Adding the foods mentioned above with grains like barley, bulgur what, or quinoa are a great way to make food like veggie burgers or “meat”loaf