It seems like I'm always coming across some article or post where a vegan or vegetarian is attempting to approximate some kind of meat, mostly beef, and my question is, why? If you don't want to eat meat, why make stuff like meat? It makes absolutely no sense. Do they miss the taste and texture or something but principle gets in the way, so fake meat it is?
It's like me trying to fake I'm from Texas. :) Actually, I might get away with that better than the vegans/vegetarians get away with their disdain for meat when they're attempting to do everything in their power to recreate the taste. Go ahead and eat healthy. Eat the vegetables, but if you've got a hankerin' for brisket, don't try to reinvent it.
ha! howdy sir Glen it's so good to see you here..yes I don't understand it all, I'm sure my friend delishtreats doesn't go looking for veggies that taste like meat but apparently some vegans or vegetarians do.
But Rainbow Man there says they found a great replacement for burgers and I've heard that there are types of replacements that taste like it so you don't have to give up that taste so I like that idea but a brisket?
that's a little different to me at least. Brisket is an excellent meat, very healthy unless you have some kind of medical condition that calls for no red meat. We sold a special taco and quesadilla with finely chopped, lean, no fat brisket and those things were to live for, I mean they were the best tasting Mexican food items I've ever had. sold a ton of em too.
I think delishtreats is awesome and I wouldn't try to knock what they're doing at all.
For others, though, if there's something in your brain that's saying, hey, we should eat meat, than maybe the brain should be listened to.
Ground beef is one of those things that probably could and should be replaced, but still, this has its limits.
That brisket taco sounds pretty good. All of the leaner meats (keto notwithstanding) would be healthy eaten in moderation. You don't have to have meat every meal, or even every day, but it exists for man's use. Nothing is here by accident, including us. We may have not been here first, however which way you come at it, so, anyway. I'm really not getting riled up about this. I'm just saying, if you want to go all vegetarian/vegan, great. Do it. But if the brain keeps saying, I want meat, we need meat, there's probably a natural reason for it.
howdy again sir Glen..I so agree. People vary so much on what they need individually that I don't care what kind of diet anyone has as long as they don't care what kind I have!
Hahaha, you know that I would enjoy the first thing better @janton! BUT I don't miss the taste of meat so I'm not looking for substitutes. I try to eat plant based as much as possible and avoid gluten too.
This brings me to @glenalbrethsen - Hey Glen :) I think that this kind of substitutes are mainly used by people transitioning to vegan diet. They want to eat 'cruelty free - no meat' BUT they like the taste so they look for replacements.
I think everybody has a choice and I'm not a preaching vegan :) I had my reasons why I went vegan and I'm open to discuss them when somebody asks me BUT I would by no means try to convince anybody about my truth.
And Mr. @janton mentioned me in his post JUST because he wants me to read his blogs, lol!
haha! it's true, it's the only way I can get her to read my second-rate posts so she might be a regular on them from now on! lol.
No, no, you know why I don't read your posts... because I don't trust your content anymore, LOL!!!
what the??? that's saying that you don't trust me. and you know I'll warn you if you it's something that is too violent or bloody. talk about excuses! you just hate my posts, hate the Western themes, hate the United States, hate Texas, hate BBQ, hate our culture, hate cowboys, probably hate baseball and apple pie too!
Hey, @delishtreats.
I'm sure there's plenty of transitioning vegans in the mix, and I guess that makes sense to a degree (guess I'm being more of a purist when it comes to this even though it really doesn't matter that much too me—why? who knows. :) I've also read about it with folks who were a few years into it, also, unless it takes a long time to transition.
To be honest I also don't understand the transitioning vegans very much but well, this is what it is :) You are right too as also some vegans simply like the taste of meat or junk food so they look for substitutes..I think this is also ok as everybody has a choice to do whatever they want to. And as long as it doesn't limit myself, I'm fine with whatever people do :)
well, live and let live (as long no one is being hurt in the process) is better than everyone trying to rule over one another. What anyone eats is pretty low on my list of priorities unless I end up paying for it somehow. Then, I'm not to happy about it.
I get liking the taste of meat. I don't get finding substitutes, but other than stating it, what am I going to do about it? Zilch, zero, nada. I'm just going to keep on eating what I like and others will eat what they like and hopefully everyone can keep happy and healthy. :)
Good point! Do you ever wonder if vegans can eat animal crackers? LOL
Hey, @hippie-witha-gun.
That's pretty funny. :) I really don't mind the not eating meat part. It's the eating the not meat part I wonder about. :) We could probably all stand to eat less red meat at least, and eat more vegetables. In doing so, I'm not going to look for a meat substitute for kale.
ahhaha! a meat substitute for kale! lol. that's hilarious.
It's hilarious because you wouldn't even try it. :) You might look for better tasting varieties of kale, or some other so called super food that tastes better than kale, but you wouldn't go looking for a meat that not only tastes like kale, but has all the nutrients of kale without the meat side effects.
I could be wrong, but unless there's some maggot or beetle that eats kale and thus tastes like it, and is able to transmit all its nutrients through its meat, such a thing does not exist and you wouldn't waste your time trying to find it.
Y'all need to see the movie "Earthlings" by Joaquin Phoenix. That movie will make you vegan REAL quick.
what is that movie?
yes sir, very good points.