How about being a vegetarian and enjoying the taste and benefits of eating meat? Well, I have no intention of promoting non-vegetarian food or meat eating. All I want to say that now plant based food that resembles almost perfectly with real meat, is available. Whether you are a vegetarian or want to be one, you can still enjoy the taste of meat.
What is Plant-Based meat?
Similar to Tofu products that mimic the taste and texture of real dairy products, plant based meat is produced to mimic the taste, texture, smell and even appearance of real meat products. You will be surprised to know that ingredients of these products are obtained from legumes, soybean, lentils, peas and many other plant foods. The final products have exact meat-like texture and taste . It is gradually becoming normal to get these food items at super markets easily.
Benefits of Plant-Based meat
The benefits are obviously like those of eating vegetarian food with higher levels of protein, fiber and other nutrients. Some of the major benefits of plant-based meat are
- Improves the health of your gut and overall digestion
- More fiber helps in absorption of nutrients of other food as well
- Helps in lowering cholesterol
- Stabilizes blood sugar and promotes good heart health
- Added B12, zinc and iron gives more health benefits
- Helps in weight loss without making you compromise on your taste
Drawbacks of Plant-Based meat
- You never know the quality of ingredients used.
- High amount of sodium and preservatives
- High amount of saturated fat
- Artificial fool colors may not suit everyone
- Still not available as easily as natural meat and may also be expensive
Though substitute is always a substitute and not the real product, giving plant-based meat a try and using in place of real meat can significantly improve your health.