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[–] GnastyGnuts@hexbear.net 35 points 3 months ago (4 children)

For what it's worth, vegan chicken nuggets are at a point now where they're basically just better than real nuggets. They've got the taste down pretty close to real chicken, and the texture is better since there's no gristle or nasty shit. Strong recommendation for MorningStar Farms as a baseline.

[–] Blursty@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Last ones I saw were mostly comprised of sodium.

[–] BobDole@hexbear.net 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just like the non-vegan ones!

[–] Blursty@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 months ago

Oof, my kidneys 😭

[–] Saeculum@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Blursty@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I can't imagine the levels of inorganic chemistry required to make pretend chicken. Read the labels on this shit.

[–] Saeculum@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago

It'll taste even better knowing that it's a triumph of knowledge over nature.

[–] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

This is why I don't eat Beyond Meat and Impossible burgers.. they're likely even worse for you than what they're purporting to be the healthy alternative to

[–] Saeculum@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Can you give any reason why you believe they are likely worse for you outside of nature=good manmade=bad?

[–] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 months ago

The massive amounts of sodium they add, along with all the other additives to try to make it taste and feel like eating meat

[–] Blursty@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Is that not a good enough reason?

[–] porcupine@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

only if you accept the same reasoning for medicine

[–] ikilledtheradiostar@hexbear.net 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Medicine isn't good for you its just usually better than the alternative.

Natural isn't better than man made but you have evolved along with shit that's in nature to consume I think that's why the more refined a thing is the more dangerous it is to consume

[–] Blursty@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Medicine is scientifically proven to improve health. Fake food is designed to improve profits.

[–] porcupine@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

unfalsifiable nonsense. I refuse to argue over “things I like are good, things I dislike are bad” semantic bullshit. if you think medicine of all things isn’t made for profit, I have a series of landmarks to sell you

[–] Blursty@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 3 months ago

if you think medicine of all things isn’t made for profit

Medicine has existed outside of a profit motive for millennia. Even animals self medicate.

[–] Saeculum@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago

It's a ridiculous reason, and one founded on romanticist views of an idealised nature that does not exist.

[–] hungrybread@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago

I'm sure some marketing suggests these things are healthier, but they're really just an animal-cruelty free alternative.

This is like when coworkers ask if a vegan is vegan for health reasons. I'm sure as hell not, I eat like shit lmao. Just no animal products.

[–] Barx@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago

Rebellyous are my rec!

[–] Aru@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 months ago

I'm going to add vegan bones to your vegan boneless wings

[–] Binette@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

I was juste thinking about if vegans had their chicken nuggent equivalent. That's cool to know!