Replies to post #25411 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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Plant based meat has a little discussed issure and that is carbs. Me, I got on a keto diet to lower my diabetes medication. In 2 months I went from 15 MG's of glipizide to 5MG's. A fun thing was that I lost 20 pounds as well, and I WAS NOT TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT. I was nearing needing insulin and blood sugar was my main concern.

Plant potein burgers have more carbs than hanburger, from the link below>>>

" Carbs: The Impossible burger has 9 grams of carbs, of which 3 are fibre. The Beyond burger, 3 total carbs with 2 of them fibre. Beef, 0 carbs."

That is really not a lot of carbs, but they do add up. My burger problem is more in the bun anyway.

Calories compare to the Carbs in both, more in the plant based
"Calories: Impossible burger, 240. Beyond burger, 250. Beef burger, 192. (Before cooking, the beef burger contained 283 calories, so the exact calorie count depends on how much fat you allowed to melt off.)"

Fat, to me surprisingly more fat in the Impossible and BYND burgers.
"Fat: Impossible burger, 14 grams. Beyond burger, 18 grams. Beef burger, 12 grams after cooking, down from 17 in the raw beef. Again, this may vary with your cooking style."

Sodium more in plant based but seasoning is the issue >>
"Sodium: The fake burgers have more sodium (370 and 390 milligrams versus 55) but that’s because the fake ones have been seasoned, while the numbers for beef do not include seasoning."


I really don't eat much beef anymore. I eat a lot of salads and add chicken chunks or tuna, although I did see recently dementia and tuna.......

If I do eat a burger out, I will stick with the beef until the government bans it and makes me drive an EV through the drive thru. Or I'll switch if the price of plant based becomes much less than beef.

https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2020/02/is-the-impossible-burger-better-for-you-than-meat/

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United States to Ban Real Meat

We'll see this pig this flies>>>

Evidence that The Great Reset is rapidly approaching can be seen in the recent decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban real meat, and if history is any indication, the same decision may be taken by other countries as well. The U.S. ban is slated to take effect April 1, 2024

The decision comes on the heels of repeated public appeals to the Western world by Bill Gates to stop eating real meat as a climate control effort

According to the FDA, natural beef production is a primary culprit of climate change. University of California researchers have measured the amount of methane emitted by the average cow, concluding cattle “are the No. 1 agricultural source of greenhouse gases worldwide”

Each year, a single cow produces about 220 pounds of methane, and methane from cattle is 28 times more potent in warming the atmosphere than carbon dioxide
Livestock raised in massive industrial farming arrangements, aptly called “confined animal feeding operations” (CAFOs), have also been identified as a source of foodborne illness, and is yet another reason why the FDA has decided to ban real meat in favor of synthetic beef

https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2022/04/01/raw-meat-sales.aspx?ui=cb65499db52abec6a9a590992872244905bf545afdb5f24bd660a43f2e592f19&sd=20150424&cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1HL&cid=20220401Z1&mid=DM1137138&rid=1449562461