[garbene]

Valid points on eating more whole, unprocessed foods.

But shout out to some of the plant-based meats coming to market. My wife and I switched to a 99% vegan diet this year and I’m impressed with how good plant-based meat has gotten. I can hardly tell the difference between plant-based and real meat.

[traceroute66]

I guess it depends what sort of real meat dishes you used to generally eat. I suppose things that use ground meat (e.g. burgers and pies) can get away with it due to the sauces and stuff.

However there are many dishes I can think of that are pretty much untouchable by plant-based.

Starting with a quality roast chicken. To get anywhere near achieving the same taste and texture, I'd hate to think what sort of chemicals and processes would need to be used. It would almost certainly be healthier to eat the real chicken.

Liver is another one, especially when cooked the Italian way, thinly sliced with nowhere to hide apart from behind a few stewed onions.

Shanks and tails is another area.

Apologies to any vegans in the room. ;-)

[jsilence]

'It would almost certainly be healthier to eat the real chicken.

Not for the chicken.