So does a plant based (A&W) burger meet expectations.

[SASKFARMER3]

It tastes like shit.💀

[GDR]

As much as I liked Teenburgers and the root beer, I will never darken those Chiporle-esque lying mother's door. No farmer should.

Me also. Havent been there in about 4yrs, not sure they care but makes me feel better.

[Taiga]

I am not opposed to pea/rice/bean/lentil protein. They are good amino acid profiles. Soy is garbage though as it raises your estrogen levels, probably why society is going downhill fast.

I eat very paleo. Vegetables are great. But so is meat, and I eat a lot. They don’t need to pretend processed patties are meat and confuse people, just call them compressed whatever they are made of. And no I won’t be eating crickets.

Edit: I don’t darken the doors of any fast food joint.

[quadtrac]

It tastes like shit.💀

The same as ALL other fast food

[Hopalong]

A surprise to see recently number of states in US where cattle production ranks first in value.
Also others where chickens are first.
Going to be a slow process to wean consumers away.

[chuckChuck]

A and W has been pretty successful with their marketing of late. I enjoy a good burger. The beyond meat burger is a decent option. I am pretty turned off by meat of unknown sources that ends up in fast food burgers. I suspect a lot it is tough low quality cull dairy cows spiced up so it doesn’t taste like crap. Same for most factory ready made frozen patties. If you want good quality make your own from a reliable local source. Lower red meat consumption is a trend that farmers are going to have to get used too.

[Jagfarms]

Went to A&W yesterday
Got 2 burgers 1 Papa burger and 1 Beyond Meat Burger.

I prefer the Beyond Meat Burger over the Papa burger.
I would have to say it was the best veggie burger I ever had. Does not compare to a homemade hamburger but comparing to other fast food burgers it’s ok.

Some small town restaurants have some good homemade burgers.

As far as restaurant chains Tony Roma’s has a pretty good burger.

[Jagfarms]

Ingredients in Behond Meat burger

INGREDIENTS
Water, Pea Protein Isolate, Expeller-Pressed Canola Oil, Refined Coconut Oil, Contains 2% or less of the following: Cellulose from Bamboo, Methylcellulose, Potato Starch, Natural Flavor, Maltodextrin, Yeast Extract, Salt, Sunflower Oil, Vegetable Glycerin, Dried Yeast, Gum Arabic, Citrus Extract (to protect quality), Ascorbic Acid (to maintain color), Beet Juice Extract (for color), Acetic Acid, Succinic Acid, Modified Food Starch, Annatto (for color).

All ingredients from Non-GMO sources

Is it Canadian ingredients they are using ?

[oneoff]

Closest thing to a beef burger appears to be the "natural flavor" ingredient. I'm surprised the customers are falling for the list of obvious man made food fractionates.
Would have expected more of a demand for real natural food ingredients. Oh well that will all change when technology can grow those real patties in the manufacturing plant.

[Taiga]

Closest thing to a beef burger appears to be the "natural flavor" ingredient. I'm surprised the customers are falling for the list of obvious man made food fractionates.
Would have expected more of a demand for real natural food ingredients. Oh well that will all change when technology can grow those real patties in the manufacturing plant.

Beyond Burger nutrition: Pretty close to a beef burger
Per four-ounce uncooked Beyond Burger patty, you’ll get:

Calories: 270
Fat: 20 g (5 g sat fat)
Sodium: 380 mg
Carbohydrates: 5 grams
Fiber: 3 grams
Sugars: 0 grams
Protein: 20 grams
As for other highlights, the Beyond Burger packs in 30 percent of your daily iron quota and an impressive amount of phosphorus (which is found in your bones and teeth), along with some vitamin C.

Compare that to four ounces of raw beef (80 percent lean):

Calories: 287
Fat: 23 g (9 g sat fat)
Sodium: 75 mg
Carbohydrates: 0 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sugars: 0 g
Protein: 19 g


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[wd9]

At 29 grams of fat and 2/3 of your salt intake, you're better off just having a burger. Rich white people can literally be sold anything.

https://web.aw.ca/en/our-menu/burgers/beyond-meat-burger https://web.aw.ca/en/our-menu/burgers/beyond-meat-burger

[Robertbarlage]

And the sodium .