Don’t Be Fooled

Don’t be fooled now that NPR has gingerly stuck it’s toe into the murky waters of plant-based burgers https://www.npr.org/programs/morning-edition/ ( Scroll down to MEATLESS MEAT)

Don’t be fooled when you hear the media praise alternative meats. 

Don’t be fooled when your favorite restaurant places Plant-Based meat on the menu.

Don’t be fooled now that our grocery stores are stocking plant-based burgers, and fake meat.

These meat alternatives are not health foods even though they may be derived from plants. They are highly processed products, loaded with salt and fat (see nutrition facts labels). Worst of all they contain ISOLATED SOY and PEA PROTEINS which are problematic for human health. Isolated proteins burden the liver and kidneys, promote tumor growth by increasing growth hormone levels, and accelerate aging. According to John McDougall, M.D., “Removing meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, eggs, and dairy are well recognized dietary changes that lower IGF1 levels. Isolated soy protein should be added to the top of that list.”

If you are concerned about human health, you will want to avoid these products and make your own burgers and other meat alternatives from whole foods such as beans, rice, veggies and whole grains. (See Jeff Novick’s bean burger basics). https://www.capegazette.com/blog-entry/bean-burgers-fries/83074

It is hard to deny that getting animals and animal products off our plates in any way possible is a positive move for animals and the environment. But putting human health in more jeopardy by consuming highly processed “fake meat” seems counterintuitive. 

So don’t be fooled by bogus health claims for Plant-Based meats. Read labels, do your homework and insist on meat-free products that nourish and heal our hurting world.