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Meatless fast-food burgers won’t save you many calories — or money
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1217" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/meatless-fast-food-burgers-probably-arent-any-healthier-but-theyre-definitely-more-expensive-2019-06-12" target="_blank"><strong>Meatless fast-food burgers won’t save you many calories — or money - Marketwatch</strong></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Burger King, McDonald’s, White Castle and Del Taco all have meatless alternatives</strong></p><p></p><p>Meatless fast food isn’t necessarily healthier.</p><p> </p><p>The alternative meat market is booming, with plant-based fake meats that look, taste and bleed just like the real thing taking over grocery stores and fast food restaurants. Part of the appeal for diners is that <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/people-around-the-world-must-change-their-diets-to-prevent-a-global-health-crisis-2019-01-18" target="_blank">eating less red meat </a>can cut the risk of heart disease and other health risks. But nutritionists and registered dietitians say ordering a meatless burger at a chain — especially one where you can get fries with it — might not be that much better for you.</p><p> </p><p>“Are they healthier as far as sodium, calories and fat content? Definitely not,” Sharon Zarabi, a registered dietitian and bariatric program director at Lenox Hill Hospital, told MarketWatch.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1217, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.marketwatch.com/story/meatless-fast-food-burgers-probably-arent-any-healthier-but-theyre-definitely-more-expensive-2019-06-12'][B]Meatless fast-food burgers won’t save you many calories — or money - Marketwatch[/B][/URL] [B]Burger King, McDonald’s, White Castle and Del Taco all have meatless alternatives[/B] Meatless fast food isn’t necessarily healthier. The alternative meat market is booming, with plant-based fake meats that look, taste and bleed just like the real thing taking over grocery stores and fast food restaurants. Part of the appeal for diners is that [URL='https://www.marketwatch.com/story/people-around-the-world-must-change-their-diets-to-prevent-a-global-health-crisis-2019-01-18']eating less red meat [/URL]can cut the risk of heart disease and other health risks. But nutritionists and registered dietitians say ordering a meatless burger at a chain — especially one where you can get fries with it — might not be that much better for you. “Are they healthier as far as sodium, calories and fat content? Definitely not,” Sharon Zarabi, a registered dietitian and bariatric program director at Lenox Hill Hospital, told MarketWatch. [/QUOTE]
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