Re:How to lower the price of plant-based meat
by Aerroon on Saturday February 06, 2021 @06:11PM
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And they'll replace their meat with what? More sugar? Bread? Sugary bread? I think you underestimate how big of a deal food is to people. I believe that any change will be towards food that's even worse for people.
Re:How to lower the price of plant-based meat
by dnhz on Saturday February 06, 2021 @07:43PM
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Hopefully with less food in this theoretical scenario because most people are overweight.
Re:How to lower the price of plant-based meat
by xorcist on Sunday February 07, 2021 @08:36AM
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For many people, those calories doesn't need to be replaced with anything.
Re:How to lower the price of plant-based meat
by jamil7 on Sunday February 07, 2021 @01:58AM
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Why would people replace meat with sugar?
Re:How to lower the price of plant-based meat
by thejynxed on Sunday February 07, 2021 @07:46AM
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Because of how much of it is added into every alternative meat replacement product, and it's a shockingly high amount if you read the labels on some "organic" and "plant-based" products.
Re:How to lower the price of plant-based meat
by jamil7 on Sunday February 07, 2021 @09:39AM
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I have a few issues with this. As far as I know health concerns related to meat replacements aren't to do with sugar levels, probably more likely with saturated fat and sodium (which exists in regular meat too). Also I don't know why you bothered to put organic in there as well since the we're talking about meat replacement. Finally I think you're making the assumption that if we don't eat meat we need meat replacements at all.
Removing some subsidies and making beef slightly more expensive would save money and people would just eat beef one day less/week.