Is the Plant-Based Meat Movement Bad for Veganism?

Written by Doug Hay

Seemingly overnight, plant-based meats are showing up in restaurants, on news outlets daily, and are even the talk of Wall Street. From your local burger joint serving the Beyond Burger, to Burger King now carrying an Impossible Whopper nationwide, plant-based meats can now be found just about anywhere.

On the surface, that sounds amazing… like a huge win for the vegan movement.

But what (if any) are the downsides?

In today’s episode, we talk about both the good and the potential bad of the new plant-based meat explosion.

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