Faux meat

 When I was in junior high and high school, I often had to prepare dinner while my parents were at work. For a family of seven, meat was a significant expense, so I would add textured vegetable protein to the hamburger. In a mix, it wasn't really noticeable. When I was a cook at the Pizza Inn, textured vegetable protein was also in the sausage we spread on pizzas.

Recently, we've been experimenting with faux hamburger, and the household consensus is that the Impossible Burger makes a pretty good substitute for ground bison, which is what we were using after Rebecca weaned us off of beef.

Here's an article about meat substitutes that considers in detail the alleged health benefits.

"The bottom line: switching to plant-based meat alternatives may or may not confer some health benefits; it all depends on their composition, individual health needs, and one's overall diet. More than that, they're part of a bigger food system, the realities of which are often what prompt people to sub in plant-based alternatives in the first place. These can't be divorced from the health concerns, experts noted.

"A lot of people want to consume those products for both human health and for the environment, but I think these products have to deliver on both fronts," said Hu. "Otherwise, I think the trend may not be able to sustain.""

https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/94458?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2021-09-11&eun=g1700464d0r&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Top%20Cat%20HeC%20%202021-09-11&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition