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Taco Bell is slashing potatoes from the menu, and vegan and vegetarian customers are furious
Taco Bell is slashing potatoes from the menu, to the horror of some vegetarian and vegan customers. On Friday, the fast-food chain announced that in mid-August it would cut potato options, including the Spicy Potato Soft Taco, Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes, and Cheesy Potato Loaded Grillers, from the menu.
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This Startup is Using 3D Printing Technology to Create Plant-Based Steaks
An Israel-based startup is shaking up the plant-based protein industry. Redefine Meat has unveiled a new plant-based alternative to steak- the Alt-Steak. The company utilizes 3D printing technology to mimic the texture, flavor, and appearance of beef steak.
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KFC will sell Beyond Fried Chicken at 50+ California restaurants after wildly successful test launches in Atlanta, Nashville, and Charlotte
KFC will sell Beyond Fried Chicken at over 50 restaurants in Southern California, the chain announced on Thursday in a press release emailed to Business Insider. The plant-based chicken will be sold in greater Los Angeles and San Diego, as well as Orange County, starting July 20. It will be available in six-piece or 12-piece packs or as part of a combo meal, while supplies last.
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Replacing meat and dairy with vegan alternatives cuts risk of heart disease by third, study finds
Replacing meat and dairy with vegan alternatives can cut your risk of heart disease down by one third, a new study has found. It’s good news for vegans, as researchers have found that even those who occasionally dabble with a plant-based diet will see the benefits of it. By subbing out red meat and replacing it with nuts and seeds each day, people are 30% less likely to die of a coronary heart disease.
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World’s Biggest Meat Company Launches Vegan Food Range
JBS — the world’s biggest meat manufacturer — has launched a new selection of plant-based meat alternatives. The new vegan food range is called OZO and will be released by Planterra Foods, a subsidiary of JBS. The selection will include plant-based ground beef, burgers and meatballs.
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Good Food Institute Awards $4M to Scientists Forging the Future of Alt-Meat
The Good Food Institute (GFI), a nonprofit trying to promote the evolution of alternative protein, announced today that it had awarded $4 million to 21 research projects to advance the study of plant-based and cultured meat. The money came from GFI’s donor-supported Competitive Research Grant Program, which thus far has donated over $7 million since it was founded last year.
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Vegan seafood: The next plant-based meat trend?
Seaweed-wrapped deep-fried tofu, served in newspaper. Marinated aubergine slices pressed over rice. Chunks of legume protein coated in oil and herbs. These products are intended to mimic various fish dishes – fish and chips, unagi, canned tuna – and they’re all available now.
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Mike Tyson, Vegan for 10 Years, Says "I'm In the Best Shape Ever"
Turning vegan helped me eliminate all those problems in my life,” and recently notes, I'm in the best shape ever. Eating plant-based and exercising proves that Tyson feels better now compared to when he was in his prime years of boxing, it's truly incredible.
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Plant-Based Butter Is Taking Over The Dairy Aisle
Dairy-based butter has long been a staple of the American diet – but appetites are rapidly changing.
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Burger King 'plant-based' Whopper ads banned
Burger King has been banned from showing adverts suggesting its Rebel Whopper, which is cooked alongside meat and contains egg, is vegan-friendly. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the chain's claim that the burger is "100% Whopper, no beef" could be understood to mean it did not contain animal products. Burger King said it had been "clear and transparent" in its marketing. The Vegan Society said it was a "missed opportunity".
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The Number Of Vegans In The U.S. Has Jumped By 3000% In 15 Years
A new study finds a 3000% spike since 2004 in the number of people going vegan. 9.7 million Americans are now plant-based. vegan News | Vegnum
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Replace red meat with plant protein or dairy to live longer, two new studies suggests
According to the results of two preliminary studies, eating more protein from plant sources or dairy while reducing how much red meat you consume could help you live longer.
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The people scarfing down Impossible Burgers aren't the ones you'd think
Impossible Burger made waves at CES last year, and Impossible Pork and Sausage were the buzz of CES 2020 last week. But Impossible Foods is just one in a wave of plant-based "meat" producers, including Beyond Meat and Incogmeato from Kellogg's Morningstar Farms, that feed a consumer frenzy for animal-free alternatives. Some eaters are scarfing down these new fake meats for the possible health benefits of a plant-based diet. For others, it's a desire to cut back their personal contribution to our environmental doom.
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Why Are There So Few Vegetarians?
Psychological barriers to plant-based eating.
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Senator slams 'fake food fad,' introduces bill to crack down on fake meat labeling
As plant-based protein makes it way on to more and more store shelves and restaurant menus, one Republican senator says she wants to end “deceptive” labeling, which she worries could be fooling consumers.
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Daring Foods will offer healthy, tasty plant-based chicken – TechCrunch
Anyone who wants to eat a meatless burger has plenty of options — but what if you want to be a little healthier? Daring Foods will soon be offering an alternative, in the form of plant-based chicken made from five non-genetically modified ingredients — water, soy, sunflower oil, salt and natural fl…
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The Vegetarian’s Dilemma: Do Fish Qualify as Meat?
John Cleese, a co-founder of the British comedy sketch group Monty Python, once quipped “If God did not intend for us to eat animals, why did he make them out of meat?” But are all animals made of meat? According to the 19th-century anthropologist Peter Lund Simmonds. the answer is yes.
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Almost 90 percent of the people eating non-meat burgers are not vegetarian or vegan
Sales of plant-based versions of wings, burgers, and meatballs have risen by double digits over the past year — and sales of plant-based Italian sausage have skyrocketed by 416 percent.
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China perfected fake meat centuries before the Impossible Burger
Long before Impossible Burgers, China had been making delicious "fake meat" dishes out of mushrooms, nuts and vegetables. Find out what the Chinese knew before the rest of us caught ontainted.
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Healthy diet means a healthy planet, study shows
Eating healthy food is almost always also best for the environment, according to the most sophisticated analysis to date. The researchers said poor diets threaten society by seriously harming people and the planet, but the latest research can inform better choices.
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