PLANT-BASED MEAT-A-PLENTY: All the U.S. fast-food chains and grocers serving plant-based meat in 2021
Whether you’re eating in our out of the home, here’s an updated list of all the grocers, online stores, and nationwide fast-food joints selling plant-based fast food.
DANE RIVERA: Over a six-year span, Beyond and Impossible Burgers have gone from mere eco-conscious curiosities speculated on endlessly but rarely tasted, to fast food menu staples. At the dawn of 2021, the two brands are continuing to fight for dominance of the American fast-food space. Numbers-wise, Beyond Meat holds a considerable edge over Impossible Foods — whether that comes from restaurants liking the product better or a difference in price is tough to say.
From a flavor standpoint, we’re actually a little more convinced of Impossible’s meat-mimicking power. But maybe we need to stop thinking about plant-based meat as something meant solely to imitate meat in the first place. After all, the burgers aren’t just for the meat-averse. People opt for plant-based options for an increasing number of reasons — from health to ecology to flat out flavor preference…
Many articles touting the health wonders of plant-based meats like to cite a popular study from 2016, which found that plant-based diets were linked to a healthier lifestyle by lowering the risk of heart disease and diabetes… When it comes to lowering your carbon footprint, you’ll be happy to hear that plant-based meats perform pretty well.
According to the United Nations Food And Agriculture Organization, livestock accounts for a whopping 14.5 percent of yearly greenhouse gas emissions with cattle alone producing 65 percent of those emissions. In order to have cattle graze worldwide, forests are cleared en masse. Couple that with the methane that cows produce and our fast food burger habit is absolutely exacerbating climate change…
Meanwhile, Our World In Data points out that tofu, beans, peas, and nuts — the protein sources most commonly used in plant-based meat products — all have lower carbon footprints than even the most environmentally responsible meat and dairy producers…
Whether you’re eating at home or testing the plant-based fast food waters, here’s an updated list of all the grocers, online stores, and nationwide fast-food joints selling both Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods. Let’s get out there and eat some plants. SOURCE…
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