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[Steven P]

Vegetarian and vegan food isn't always brilliant for you, can still have the same fats, sugars, salts, and so on, and can be a lot more processed than a lump of meat

[openspaceman]

2 hours ago, Steven P said:

Vegetarian and vegan food isn't always brilliant for you, can still have the same fats, sugars, salts, and so on, and can be a lot more processed than a lump of meat

That's the nub, according to that BBC doctor chap if it lists ingredients that you don't have in a normal kitchen it is ultra processed and not good.

 

Trying to make vegetables taste like meat is always likely to involve ultra processing.

[sime42]

Seems like common sense to me; if an ingredient doesn't sound like food then you probably shouldn't be eating it. It's probably been put in to make or save the food producer money.

 

Fair enough if people want to be veggie/vegan, each to their own, but they'd be far better to eat all natural food, and avoid anything ultra processed, (like whatever Heather Mills' was trying to flog). And accept that it's not going to taste like meat. Because it isn't meat! There's hundreds of different beans and pulses and other protein rich plant stuff to choose from. Heaven forbid it might require some extra time and culinary skills to prepare a meal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Steven P]

2 hours ago, sime42 said:

if an ingredient doesn't sound like food then you probably shouldn't be eating it.

 

Always been my way of thinking about it too. If I can easily identify the source, it is good "xyz comes from abc" (Beef comes from a Cow, flour from wheat, sugar from sugar beat, Aspartame comes from the errr....errr....)

[Mark J]

Paul McCartney was recently asked if he'd ever go down on one knee again. He replied 'I'd prefer it if you called her Heather'.

Edited December 13, 2023 by Mark J

[eggsarascal]

39 minutes ago, Mark J said:

Paul McCartney was recently asked if he'd ever go down on one knee again. He replied 'I'd prefer it if you called her Heather'.

I’m having that for the boy's pre Xmas get together.

[Steve Bullman]

Didn’t realise the eu allowed stuff like this?

 

Britain to build next generation fighter jets under historic deal

APPLE.NEWS

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The Global Combat Air Programme project will be based in the UK and aims to create next-generation aircraft to take to the...

 

[coppice cutter]

I think the EU realise by now that Ms Meloni is not to be f**ked with!

[Whoppa Choppa]

1 hour ago, Steve Bullman said:

Didn’t realise the eu allowed stuff like this?

 

Britain to build next generation fighter jets under historic deal

APPLE.NEWS

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The Global Combat Air Programme project will be based in the UK and...

 

 

Thought we'd left the EU?! I'm missing something deeper sorry.

[coppice cutter]

27 minutes ago, Whoppa Choppa said:

 

Thought we'd left the EU?! I'm missing something deeper sorry.

I assumed he was referring to them allowing Italy to be involved?

 

Thus my previous comment.