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Id rather see someone become the Beyond Bread/Pasta with zero carbohydrates, that i believe would be a much bigger market.
Cauliflower bread. Not quite there, but its a great start to a healthier alternative.
I love good bread, grew up with proper bread. I have tried most substitutions they just don't do it.
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Hi, how does it compare to the nutritional value? I saw that that the 'The Impossible Burger' contains near equal nutritional value of real meat; does the veg fish fillets and crab cakes you speak of contain Vitamin D3 and other essential vitamins seen mostly only in sea food?
Humans mostly synthesise Vitamin D. Plus foods like eggs contain them and milk in a lot of countries is fortified with vitamin d. Seafood is not the only source of that essential vitamin.
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I had some chickpea pasta from Whole Foods that at least to me, tasted as good if not better than real pasta.
Thanks, I'll check it out.
Tangential question for HN vegetarians: Would you eat lab-grown meat if it was affordable?
I'm mostly vegetarian - rare chicken consumption only. Last week my company cafeteria had beyond meat burgers as the vegetation option. From what I've read on HN they're reasonably close to the taste of meat, and similar in terms of texture. I don't think I've missed out on anything by restricting myself to a vegetarian diet.
I kid!
To me, seeing YuppieVCFoodStartup brand names in a restaurant is akin to the restaurant advertising they’re selling me Lays(tm) chips as the side to my burger. While I have no urge to eat food for its ability to imitate meat (so I’m not the target audience anyway), I think these products belong in a grocery or convenience store, not a dining establishment. It feels to me like paying a premium to eat frozen store-boug…
Great, you have no urge to be a part of saving our planet, good for you, I'm sure you're old and wealthy enough to think this way. But there's already a gazillion ways to do as you do, let's support the small efforts being made to offer alternatives.
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What about ordering Mary’s free range chicken? Lots of restaurants advertise that on the menu. Sounds better than a normal chicken sandwich. Or Coca Cola braised short ribs from your favorite food truck? Sounds better than cola braised short ribs. Some people wouldn’t even consider a veggie burger on the menu, but an impossible burger? Sure. It’s about _branding_. The first time I tried impossible meat I was eating d…
> I eat plenty of meat but have started buying beyond meat patties at the store every now and then. Pretty off-topic, but a question: after seeing so many mentions on HN, I was pretty interested to give it a try after seeing Beyond Burgers appear in my Dutch grocery store recently. One thing that struck me, though, was that they were twice as expensive as the A brand plant-based burgers we already had, and over three…
To me, seeing YuppieVCFoodStartup brand names in a restaurant is akin to the restaurant advertising they’re selling me Lays(tm) chips as the side to my burger. While I have no urge to eat food for its ability to imitate meat (so I’m not the target audience anyway), I think these products belong in a grocery or convenience store, not a dining establishment. It feels to me like paying a premium to eat frozen store-boug…
> I think these products belong in a grocery or convenience store, not a dining establishment I heard somewhere that the fake burger companies sold to restaurants first because the parameters for cooking it well are much narrower than a regular burger (for now). They didn't want to ruin their products' reputation because of mistakes people made cooking the burgers at home, whereas restaurants will probably do a bette…
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Great, you have no urge to be a part of saving our planet, good for you, I'm sure you're old and wealthy enough to think this way. But there's already a gazillion ways to do as you do, let's support the small efforts being made to offer alternatives.
Not wanting to order pre-packaged frozen meals when I go out to eat is different from not eating vegetarian at all, for what it's worth. Why would me paying extra for an Impossible brand name in a restaurant save the planet more than ordering a vegetarian meal prepared locally from local seasonal ingredients? Are you saying I should go out of my way to find a Burger King that serves Impossible burgers in order to max…
I'd say the main reasons for being vegetarian include not wanting to contribute to raising animals just to slaughter them, or eating other "living" beings and objecting to the conditions in which they are raised before they are slaughtered.
Paying extra for the Impossible brand name is mainly for those wanting to switch from meat yet still yearning for the texture/taste of meat. A brand like Impossible foods ensuring consistency across restaurants would contribute to people choosing to switch from meat knowing they are getting a product they have had (and enjoyed?) before.
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Not wanting to order pre-packaged frozen meals when I go out to eat is different from not eating vegetarian at all, for what it's worth. Why would me paying extra for an Impossible brand name in a restaurant save the planet more than ordering a vegetarian meal prepared locally from local seasonal ingredients? Are you saying I should go out of my way to find a Burger King that serves Impossible burgers in order to max…
Eating vegetarian isn't entirely based on saving the planet/environmental issues. Think of it this way, if we could make it so eating meat had 0 environmental impact and eating vegetarian/vegan had 0 environmental impact would there still be major reasons to be vegetarian/vegan? I'd say the main reasons for being vegetarian include not wanting to contribute to raising animals just to slaughter them, or eating other "…
I agree with this and the rest of your comment. You said it better than I did at the top level. There's something about food imitating food that puts me off, as is there with seeing branding on items at restaurants; but, I don't have problem going an entire week without eating meat in the first place. These products have a target audience and a good mission, but they're not for me (well, I'd get them in the grocery store when available because I like having a frozen veggie burger option at home for when I'm too lazy to cook).
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It’s pretty hard to gain weight eating boiled potatoes but you’ll pack on pounds eating fries. Probably has as much to do with taste as anything. Plain boiled potatoes are so bland that people would only eat them if they had no other choice.
Thats because you haven't had proper potatoes in their season then. In Denmark it's a national delicacy to have same day potatoes cooked or in salads. They are silky smooth, super easy to peel (you simply just rub the skin off) and are amazing with dill, creme fraîse and any meat you can think off.
Having said that, have you tried your potatoes completely plain (no fat or salt)?