‘I’d rather eat an actual burger’: plant-based meat’s sizzle fizzled in the US

Re:‘I’d rather eat an actual burger’: plant-based meat’s siz... by akudha on Saturday September 24, 2022 @03:21PM (#32965757)

Produce is of lower quality in general, in the U.S. And also more expensive, compared to meat. I have never eaten meat in my life. Out of curiosity, I checked the prices of chicken vs produce. It was depressing to see how much chicken I can buy for the same price of 3 mangoes (current almost 3$ for a single mango in my area).

I wish produce was subsidized instead of meat and dairy) or in addition to meat)

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Re:‘I’d rather eat an actual burger’: plant-based meat’s siz... by bolt7469 on Saturday September 24, 2022 @04:59PM (#32966494)

It depends what you mean by "produce." Beans are far cheaper than chicken and have a more similar dietary role than chicken vs mangoes.

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Re:‘I’d rather eat an actual burger’: plant-based meat’s siz... by ndiddy on Saturday September 24, 2022 @04:31PM (#32966308)

Why are you using mangoes as your metric? You can get giant bags of frozen vegetables for a dollar or two.

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Re:‘I’d rather eat an actual burger’: plant-based meat’s siz... by akudha on Saturday September 24, 2022 @07:43PM (#32967615)

That was just an example. I don’t eat frozen veggies, I don’t know about it. Almost all fresh produce is expensive, except bananas. Organic is even more expensive

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Re:‘I’d rather eat an actual burger’: plant-based meat’s siz... by antifa on Saturday September 24, 2022 @03:34PM (#32965865)

We have huge meat subsidies, at the minimum, we should adjust that and let the market correct the pricing.

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