#beyond chicken

[thatsillyfucknvegan]

This shit gets on my nerves.

[latinathlete]

Being vegan is so hard!

[fastveganfood]

I tried those KFC Beyond Fried Chicken Nuggets y'all!!! 👏😁 They're so good! Also, by the by, when did KFC get french fries?? Because those were bomb as well! 😍 It's been like a decade since I've been to one so maybe that's why I was unaware of it! Anyway, go get these vegan nuggets y'all!

[nickgerlich]

Finding Your Wings

Unless you have been living in a cave the last two years, you have to have noticed that plant-based foods are everywhere. Heck, I’m pretty sure you could get a cell signal at least partway into some caves, so you would need to be completely unplugged and disengaged not to notice the trend.

The two biggest players in the movement have been Beyond Meat and Impossible Burger, both of whom make not just meat-replacement burgers, but also faux sausages and veggie crumbles. Both products are vegan, meaning no dairy or eggs were used in their manufacture. Other companies, from Nestle to Kellogg, are hurrying to introduce their own products as well.

Fast-food outlets from Burger King to Carls’ Jr., Hardee’s, Dunkin, and Del Taco have joined the fray by offering meatless varieties of their flagship products. Yesterday, KFC just announced it is expanding its market test of Beyond Fried Chicken to two major metro areas.

And all the real chickens rejoiced.

So why all the rush to go plant-based? In the US, it is driven primarily by health, and to a lesser extent ethical eating and living. Even though only 5% of the population claims to be either vegetarian or vegan, many times that number of people is trying to cut back on meat, dairy, and egg products. And given the clamor I see on social media and industry advertising, I’d say that smell you’re detecting right now is the smell of fear.

And that would be the collective fear of the meat, dairy, and egg industries. It’s getting real now.

Naturally, critics are tripping all over themselves to try to discredit the plant-based products. Yes, they are processed, but then again, aside from fresh veggies and fruits, meat, milk, and eggs, pretty much everything else we eat is processed as well. That’s not to justify anything, but to show the shallowness of the argument. Processed foods are convenient, and you would have to adopt a WFPB (whole-food, plant-based) diet or one similar to completely do away with those items.

Yes, the faux meat products contain some fancy ingredients that sound like dastardly chemicals. Truth be known, those same chemicals are found in pretty much every processed food we eat, along with pet foods and even non-food items. They are things like whiteners and emulsifiers. In other words, they are as normal as dihydrogen monoxide.

I’ll wait.

Some of the plant-based meats also contain as many calories as their real meat counterparts. But the incentive for those eating the product is not always calories, but things like cholesterol, ethicality, and sustainability. It’s a fair criticism, but is probably barking up the wrong tree.

Finally, some folks point out that they deem it somewhat odd that a person trying to avoid meat would want to eat remarkably similar replacement products. In other words, if you want a burger, why not just eat a real one? I understand the criticism, but I also doubt those critics understand the differences between those who have been vegan or vegetarian (and you really do need to know the differences between these two), and those who are either new to the fold or just taking the fake meats out for a test drive. The latter people are those who are taking baby steps, and since it is comfort foods being replaced, these are good substitutes.

Long-time hard-core adherents may eat these substitutes as well, but they are not their mainstay. They have figured out how to cook a much better array of food.

It’s not just faux meats, of course, as there are analogous products replicating eggs and cheese. Some are good, while some are nasty. Still, all are cholesterol-free, as well as cruelty-free, for those keeping score.

Now for the record, please know that I have been vegetarian since 1993, and just recently decided to observe Veganuary. That said, I have no horse (or any other animal) in this race, and do not care what you eat. I will happily buy and prepare meat for my family. It’s their choice, and you show your love for them by not being a militant fool. After all, it’s too easy to lose friends and family members over things like this, just like with religion and politics.

Which is why my flag bears the words “Love All, Serve All.” Tolerance is a two-way street, and one on which we must all travel.

And for any of my students who might be offended at the mere thought of discussing a threat to our region’s primary industry, I make no apology for your offense. Rather, I say that, whether you like it or not, this is a market force with which we must all respond. When two of the largest dairies file for bankruptcy within two months of one another, you know there is serious change afoot. You can’t just ignore this stuff. While I doubt that people will ever stop eating meat, our farmers and ranchers all need to stay aware of the changes around them, because their jobs depend on it.

In other words, forget that lemons-and-lemonade metaphor. If you’re selling less cow’s milk, then plant almonds. Just don’t be in a hurry to double down on chickens or cows just yet, unless you can figure out a way to steer (pun intended) folks in the other direction. And get out of the cave.

Dr “What’s For Dinner?“ Gerlich

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KFC GOING BEYOND AGAIN

KFC GOING BEYOND AGAIN

Beyond Chicken is back on the KFC menu Kentucky Fried Chicken and Beyond Meat have partnered to create Beyond Fried Chicken nuggets, a plant-based alternative to the original KFC fried chicken. KFC offers nuggets in six or 12 pieces or in the fast-food giant’s first ever plant-based combo meal. KFC originally launched a test run of Beyond Chicken in Atlanta in 2019, when the entire product sold…

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[patchun]

@crystalelemental o sorry didnt reply, its vegan chicken. I saw apparently that one dude who reviews mcdonalds said it was bad so i wasnt expecting much but esp with some honey mustard its really good