Perhaps these products are better for your health than some of the meat you’ve been eating, but we aren’t sure. They are certainly kinder and gentler to our fellow creatures overall, and softer on the environment…

…Processed meat alternatives are trading up from processed meat. They are almost certainly trading down from whole plant foods.

This is easily the most honest and objective discussion I’ve yet read of plant based meat alternatives.

One point of clarification regarding soy planting. About half of all soy is grown for animal feed. If more humans were to go vegetarian or vegan, we could reduce the amount of soy planting AND reduce animal cruelty, deforestation, and greenhouse gasses all while eating healthier.