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ZannoL
09/25/22 6:06:56 PM
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Would you try their plant-based carne asada?


https://finance.yahoo.com/news/taco-bell-beyond-meat-unveil-first-menu-collaboration-disruptive-different-120004264.html

Taco Bell (YUM) and Beyond Meat (BYND) announced their first menu collaboration: Beyond Carne Asada Steak.

The plant-based protein, which primarily consists of vital wheat gluten and faba bean protein, will be tested at about 50 Taco Bell locations in the Dayton, Ohio area starting October 13 before a wider rollout to follow if the test goes well.

We recognize an opportunity and a gap on our menu, which is plant-based," Missy Schaaphok, Taco Bells Director of Global Nutrition & Sustainability, told Yahoo Finance in an interview. "When you think about the marketplace, there's already been a lot of innovation around plant-based proteins."

There are currently several plant-based chicken and beef options available at quick service restaurants (QSR) from Panda Express Beyond Orange Chicken to Burger King's Impossible Whopper.

"We didn't want to be a sea amongst the same," Schaaphok added. "We wanted to do something disruptive and different that no one else had done before.

Taco Bell worked in collaboration with Beyond Meat for just under two years "to get it right," she said. "It just took a lot of back and forth and a lot of iterations to get it right.

We needed the flavor to be there, the texture, the mouth feel. That's why the commercialization process took so long."

The Beyond Carne Asada Steak will cost the same as the chain's traditional steak option.

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DD_Divine
09/25/22 6:10:54 PM
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I usually sub out the beef for taters but Ill definitely try this

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ZMythos
09/25/22 6:13:42 PM
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I hope plant-based protein becomes cheaper as time goes on. I'd love to try it more regularly but the 60% markup turns me away all the time.

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ZannoL
09/25/22 6:14:23 PM
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DD_Divine posted...
I usually sub out the beef for taters but Ill definitely try this
Speaking of potatoes, they have this 1 dollar spicy potato soft taco.

Havent had it in forever, but I remember it being tasty.
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ZannoL
09/25/22 6:15:35 PM
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ZMythos posted...
I hope plant-based protein becomes cheaper as time goes on.
It can be pricey for sure.

I think the cost will lessen overtime.
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MAR10_KarT
09/25/22 6:24:15 PM
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Pass. It's always either real to me or none.

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KaZooo
09/25/22 6:32:24 PM
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I just don't see why they should bother calling it Carne Asada. I think it would have more of a future if it had its own name to remember it by.

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MorbidEngel
09/25/22 6:34:15 PM
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I'd eat it.

It looks and sounds perfectly fine to me. I tried Beyond Meat back when I worked at a Whole Foods and FWIW, the stuff ain't half bad at all.

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ZMythos
09/25/22 6:35:19 PM
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ZannoL posted...
It can be pricey for sure.

I think the cost will lessen overtime.
honestly the best way to get more people to eat less meat is to make alternatives cheaper and more available at this point. The flavor is almost indistinguishable.

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synth_real
09/25/22 6:36:35 PM
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KaZooo posted...
I just don't see why they should bother calling it Carne Asada. I think it would have more of a future if it had its own name to remember it by.
Plante Asada

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BloodMoon7
09/25/22 6:42:12 PM
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As if their menu wasn't disgusting enough.

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ZannoL
09/25/22 9:12:35 PM
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ZMythos posted...
The flavor is almost indistinguishable.
Its a bit uncanny how much it is really starting to resemble real meat.
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AngelsNAirwav3s
09/26/22 2:05:59 AM
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032722010643

Damn, yet another study

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hockeybub89
09/26/22 2:09:15 AM
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I'm so fucking tired of fake meat.

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Mistere_Man
09/26/22 2:09:41 AM
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I guess this way they can be open about their meat not being real meat.

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NoxObscuras
09/26/22 2:14:23 AM
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Not surprised as they already have some meatless menu options. I don't plan on trying the plant based Carne asada myself, but I'm glad it's there for those that want it.

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Gwynevere
09/26/22 2:16:37 AM
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hockeybub89 posted...
I'm so fucking tired of fake meat.
I mean, it seems like the best way we have available to us right now to curb our meat consumption. Lab grown meat is really promising as well but I think it's pretty far out from wide availability atm

Back on topic, taco bell is disgusting either way but I'd probably try this if I had to go to one

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Big_Nabendu
09/26/22 2:18:59 AM
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Smashingpmkns
09/26/22 2:19:38 AM
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Fast food fake meat is always garbage.

There's a Chef Kenny place here that makes fake shrimp though that tastes and snaps like real shrimp. Dude is a fucking magician.

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DD_Divine
09/26/22 2:22:25 AM
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Smashingpmkns posted...
Fast food fake meat is always garbage.

There's a Chef Kenny place here that makes fake shrimp though that tastes and snaps like real shrimp. Dude is a fucking magician.

omg Chef Kennys is unreal!!!


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GGuirao13
09/26/22 3:47:30 AM
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Sounds interesting. I've already tried the Impossible Whopper, and if this is anything similar, I'd at least give it a try, too.

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kingdrake2
09/26/22 4:35:15 AM
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ZannoL posted...
Speaking of potatoes, they have this 1 dollar spicy potato soft taco.

Havent had it in forever, but I remember it being tasty.


if they're a 1$ in your area by all means get at least 1 or 2 in your order.
even at 1.30$ highly reasonable.

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ZevLoveDOOM
09/26/22 4:37:21 AM
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personally, i wouldnt trust Taco Bell with this kind of stuff... lol
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ZannoL
09/26/22 2:50:40 PM
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Bump
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emblem-man
09/26/22 3:10:06 PM
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I'll try it out if i ever go to taco bell.

hockeybub89 posted...
I'm so fucking tired of fake meat.

Why's that?


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Dan_Haren-
09/26/22 3:13:53 PM
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Good. Their current beef is borderline dog meat.
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ZannoL
09/27/22 3:43:10 PM
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emblem-man posted...
Why's that?

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AngelsNAirwav3s
09/27/22 4:08:03 PM
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https://twitter.com/business/status/1574474905323814924?s=20&t=wGgPw2TVUQJ8g2MMYYpM5w

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CARRRNE_ASADA
09/27/22 4:09:05 PM
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hmm ironically I actually like this news

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Damn_Underscore
09/27/22 4:10:33 PM
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Is it really care asada if there is no carne

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Evening_Dragon
09/27/22 4:11:30 PM
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I'm for the soylent trend, but this is heresy. I mean, so is Taco Bell's usual carne asada.

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Solid_Sonic
09/27/22 4:12:58 PM
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No, but only because the item it comes in isn't something I'd eat even with real meat. If I was already eating their Carne Asada I'd give it a go.

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emblem-man
09/29/22 9:25:49 AM
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AngelsNAirwav3s posted...
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What exactly is your point?
Say what you want to say bro.

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gunplagirl
09/29/22 9:40:27 AM
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Taco Bell has had vegan friendly options for years. It's one of the few widely vegetarian approved fast food chains.

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Giant_Aspirin
09/29/22 10:06:00 AM
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i'd definitely give this a try, mostly to show support for plant-based proteins out in the wild.

AngelsNAirwav3s posted...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032722010643

Damn, yet another study

This isn't the first study.
This meta analysis of 13 studies showed a correlation between depression and meatless
This meta analysis of 10 studies showed no effect.
This meta analysis of 23 studies showed some association but inconsistent results.
This study found association with depression for people in the US and not Asia.
This study showed an improvement in depression in taiwanese men .
There are many more. Overall it seems country specific, and likely due to social/ethical factors but this is pretty weak data. More RCTs are needed.

for sources, see the original comment on the /r/science post about this article

https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/xn6u4q/comment/ips4z4p/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Also, these results are consistent with a broader literature on higher depression in subjects whose lifestyle choices are not broadly supported by society.

AngelsNAirwav3s posted...
https://twitter.com/business/status/1574474905323814924?s=20&t=wGgPw2TVUQJ8g2MMYYpM5w

why do you hate plant based food though? just ... don't eat it? but i dont get why some people are so hellbent on attacking a lifestyle they can simply not participate in? it's almost like you're somehow threatened by a lifestyle or choices that differ from yours?

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