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Faux Meat Will Be Cheaper Than the Real Thing in the Next 5 Years, Predicts Vegan Saudi Pr…
Saudi Arabian Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed, an advocate for the vegan lifestyle and founder of KBW Ventures, has predicted that faux meat products will become cheaper than actual meat by the year 2025. Prince Khaled's KBW Ventures is an investor in companies like Beyond Meat, The Vurger Company and Pl…
Bill Gates Eats a Plant-Based Burger & Reveals the Next Major Industries Ripe for Disrupti…
As we move forward to the future of plant-based innovations, the businessman who changed the world with technology, Bill Gates has invested in both major vegan meat companies, Beyond Meat, and Impossible Foods. What can we learn from his forward-leaning stance on all things environmental...
Meat-Eaters of Reddit Weigh In: If You’re Going to Skip Meat, Why Not Just Eat a Veggie Bu…
Reddit has recently moved up to be the third-most-popular platform in the US, after Google and YouTube, so of course, when we were interested to see what non-vegans or plant-based eaters thought of the latest generation of plant-based burgers, we headed on over to a forum called "Meat Eaters of…
Could Too Much Protein Explain the Connection Between Meat and Heart Disease?
Everyone obsesses about getting enough protein, but now a new study tells us we are probably eating way too much. Like two and a half times more than is recommended, and it may just be the very thing that is leading to our increased risk of heart disease...
Harrison Ford Ditches Meat and Dairy for the Planet, Says he is a Vegetarian. (He always h…
Harrison Ford isn't just Indiana Jones or the most famous Wookie-loving pilot in the Galaxy, as captain of the Millennium Falcon. Now he is adding "vegetarian" to his many roles. After playing heroes as lovable as Han Solo, Indie and the original Jack Ryan of the big screen, Ford has now t…
This Company is Helping Farms Convert from Dairy to Oats to Meet Demand
Just when you thought the story of farming in American was only full of bleak tales, along comes a story of hope, resilience and environmentally forward-thinking. And it is due in large part to your tastes and the public's changing preferences, for oat milk...
5 Best Ways to Avoid the Coronavirus. None of Them Involves Wearing a Mask
Masks don't work against the coronavirus unless someone is standing nearby and coughing right on you. This is because the virus is not considered "aerosol" but needs to travel in droplets, which fall to the ground quickly. So unless you are standing or sitting close enough to someone that …
Plant-Based Diet Reversed Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes, New Study Finds
An "advanced" plant-based diet has been shown to reverse type 2 diabetes in 84 percent of patients, according to a new study just published by a researcher who worked with patients in Slovakia. The diet, called the “Natural Food Interaction” or NFI …
Burger King’s Impossible Whopper Is “Just the Beginning” of Their Plant-Based Options
Burger King was one of the first major fast-food chains to launch a meat-free patty in 2019, with the Impossible Whopper sparking buzz and curiosity across the country. While the sandwich is only vegan if you made sure to have the restaurant hold the cheese, mayonnaise, and microwave the patty rathe…
California Dairy Tries to Make Milk Cool By Selling It From a “Dispensary.” Really.
First, the California dairy industry fights to remove the word "milk" from labels of plant-based products like the popular brand, Miyoko's Creamery. Now comes the latest dairy-backed contrivance to get consumers to think that drinking cow's milk is a good idea...