>>JENNIFER WAUGH: THERE IS A SMALL BUT GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES
WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES VEGAN
ABOUT 6%. BUT THAT’S A 500%
INCREASE COMPARED TO 2014, THE
FOOD INDUSTRY ALSO RECOGNIZES
THIS TREND, WHICH IS WHY
YOU’RE SEEING SO MANY
RESTAURANTS INTRODUCING
MEATLESS OPTIONS LIKE BURGER
KING’S IMPOSSIBLE WHOPPER THAT
DEBUTED IN 2019. YOU MAY HAVE
ALSO SEEN THIS ON THE MENU AT
DUNKIN DONUTS. IT’S A BEYOND
SAUSAGE BREAKFAST SANDWICH AND
IT KFC. THE COLONEL LAST MONTH
LAUNCHED A NEW MEAL MEATLESS
FRIED CHICKEN. HAHA. SO
MELANIE IS JOINING US NOW IN
AND MILL. YOU KNOW, I GAVE UP
MEAT ABOUT CACHES, BEND YEAH.
AND BACK THEN I REALLY HAD
RELY ON MY PROTEIN IN BEANS,
RIGHT? SO I LOVE SEEING MORE
MEATLESS OPTIONS. BUT LIKE
WITH EVERYTHING, YOU REALLY
HAVE TO BE CAREFUL THAT YOU’RE
READING THE LABELS, YOU KNOW,
SO THAT IT IT MAKES SENSE.
THEY ARE NOT ADDING ON A BUNCH
OF CALORIES AS A RESULT. YOU
KNOW, THAT’S THE INTERESTING
THING ABOUT THIS. YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU TALK TO DOCTORS AND
YOU TALK TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
CHOOSING THESE OPTIONS, YOU
KNOW, THE QUESTION IS, ARE
THEY REALLY HEALTHIER THAN THE
MEAT OPTIONS? IF YOU’RE DOING
IT FOR HEALTH REASONS? I KNOW
YOU’RE DOING IT FOR A LOT OF
DIFFERENT REASONS. FOR
EXAMPLE, THOUGH, LET’S LOOK AT
THAT BURGER KING AND POSSIBLE
BURGER THAT JEN JUST TALKED
ABOUT.
>>LAUREN VERNO: BURGER KING’S
IMPOSSIBLE WHOPPER, THE
CALORIES OR 630. THE FAT 34
GRAMS SODIUM 180 MILIGRAMS
CARDS. 58 PROTEIN. 25. NOW
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE
WHOPPER. IT’S NOT THAT MUCH
DIFFERENT. 660 CALORIES, 40
GRAMS OF FAT ACTUALLY LESS
SODIUM. THEN THIS MEATLESS
OPTION. THE CARDS ARE LOWER.
THE PROTEIN IS JUST A LITTLE
BIT HIGHER. SO IT REALLY
DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU’RE TRYING
TO ACCOMPLISH. IT IS NICE TO
HAVE OPTIONS. BUT WHEN YOU ARE
REALLY TRYING TO IMPROVE YOUR
HEALTH, YOU HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT WHAT IS UNPROCESSED AND
ALSO EAT THOSE FOODS THAT COME
DIRECTLY FROM THE EARTH.
>> MOST PEOPLE IN THE UNITED
STATES RIGHT NOW THEY’RE
EATING THINGS THEY SHOULD NOT
BE EATING THAT ARE NOT PLANT
BASED THEIR NOT MEAT BASED OR
JUST
>>LAUREN VERNO: CHEMICAL
BASED. DOCTOR, RENEE BELIEVE,
IS TALKING TO ME JUST LIKE HE
TALKS TO HIS PATIENTS, TELLING
THEM THE FACTS, HEY, YOU’RE
READY, HAVE HYPERTENSION, YOUR
BLOOD SUGARS ARE REALLY OUT OF
WHACK.
>> YOU HAVE OF YOUR VERY LOW
LIFE EXPECTANCY RIGHT NOW.
>> THE END IS GOING BUY KIND
HAVE TO TELL THE TRUTH. AND
THE TRUTH IS SCARY. YOU ARE
WHAT YOU EAT. AND BOY, HAS
FOOD CHANGED OVER THE YEARS.
OUR GREAT, GREAT, GREAT
GRANDPARENTS DID NOT HAVE
MCDONALD’S OR BURGER KING OR
PIZZA OR 50 DIFFERENT TYPES OF
SODAS. ARE THESE TYPES OF
THINGS GOING BACK TO PLANT
BASE IS KIND OF LIKE HITTING
THE RESET BUTTON. DOCTOR
TOLEDO WANTED HIS PATIENTS TO
BE ABLE TO PRACTICE WHAT HE
PREACHED.
>> SO IN THE SAME BUILDING AT
HIS OFFICE, THE MEN AND SAINT
NICHOLAS, THERE’S JAX VEGAN
CAFE.
>> I PUT AN AD. IN THE PAPER
AND I BASICALLY SAID I WILL
GIVE FREE SPACE TO ANYONE WHO
COME GIVE US SOME HEALTHY
FOOD. AND THAT’S WHERE I MET.
MATT. WHAT WE DO HERE INSTEAD
IS IS TRYING TO INSTEAD OF
IMITATING ENHANCE THE FLAVOR
OF WHAT WE’RE USING AND WHAT
HE’S USING IS ALL PLANT BASED.
>> NO MEAT, NO DAIRY, NO EGGS.
JUST GRAINS, NUTS, FRUIT AND
VEGGIES. ONE OF THE BEST MEAT
REPLACEMENT, THEY’RE PACKED
WITH PROTEIN. ALL KINDS OF
VITAMINS, MINERALS. THE MENU
CHANGES BASED ON WHAT’S IN
SEASON AND FRESH. BUT ONE
STAPLE IS DAIRY FREE. CHEESE.
WHAT A START WITH 5
INGREDIENTS. WHEN DID TOGETHER
IT GOES ON SANDWICHES, MAC AND
CHEESE. NOTHING IS EVER
PROCESSED. IT’S JUST GOOD.
FOOD.
>> WE’VE ALSO DONE IS TAKEN A
LOT OF YOUR TRADITIONAL MEALS
AND USE THEM THE FESTIVALS,
FOR EXAMPLE, OR PLANT JERK
THAT ALL THE IDEAS AND I WON
FLAVOR, WHICH IS ASSOCIATE
WITH HER INSTEAD OF USING
SOMETHING LIKE CHICKEN OR USE
THE PLANT CANES AS THE MEAT.
>> DOCTOR SUGGEST TAKING SOME
CUES FROM CHEF MASK, SKIP THE
PROCESSED MEAT SUBSTITUTES AND
START EXPLORING AND SEASONING
VEGETABLES AND DIFFERENT WAYS.
IT’S NOT ALL OR NOTHING. BUT
IF YOU WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR
HEALTH, YOU’VE GOT TO CHANGE
THE WAY YOU EAT.
>> IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE
PERFECT. START HAVE FUN WITH
IT. DON’T SEE IT AS SOMETHING
OF BURDEN. SEE IT AS ALMOST
LIKE A CHALLENGE. TRY A NEW
RECIPE EVERY DAY. SOME YOU GOT
TO LOVE SOME. YOU’RE NOT GOING