Are meatless burgers any healthier? Sorry to disappoint ...
The alternative meat market is booming, with plant-based fake meats that look, taste and bleed just like the real thing taking over grocery stores and fast food restaurants. Part of the appeal for diners is that eating less red meat can cut the risk of heart disease and other health risks. But nutritionists and registered dietitians say ordering a meatless burger at a chain — especially one where you can get fries with it — might not be that much better for you.
At Burger King, the meatless Impossible Whopper, available at select locations, is 630 calories, compared to the regular Whopper which is 660. . Impossible Foods doesn’t seem to be trying to make a product that’s necessarily healthier. In fact, a spokeswoman said the company’s focus is on matching the nutritional value of meat. “Our goal is to make food that is at least as nutritious as the animal-derived versions,” Rachel Konrad, a spokeswoman for Impossible Foods, told MarketWatch in an email.
The Beyond Taco at Del Taco also has a very similar nutritional value compared to a regular taco. Both are 300 calories and contain nearly the same amount of fat and saturated fat. The Beyond Taco, however, contains 100 more milligrams of salt, and costs $1 more. Del Taco did not respond to a request for comment.McDonald’s launched a McVegan sandwich, a vegetable-based vegan burger made with soybeans, in 2017, but only in Finland and Sweden.
“They often come with white bread, cheese and who knows the oil that they’re grilling in it,” Young said. Another concern: the so-called “health halo” effect. Research has shown that when people eat food they perceive to be healthy, they tend to over-indulge later. Many people perceive meatless foods as being better for them, so they could be inclined to consume more calories later in the day after they eat a meatless meal.
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