Guest guest Posted November 2, 2000 Report Share Posted November 2, 2000 I'm not sure if this is true, but i heard that regular McDonald's hamburgers and cheeseburgers have soy products mixed in them. Now, obviously, it's still not vegetarian, but it seems to be a step in the right direction. In my pre-veggie days, I always wondered why the meat in my cheeseburger looked different and had a different texture than my father's-- then I made a Boca Burger w/processed cheese (hate the stuff on anything else), ketchup, mustard, and a pickle, and voila, I was eating a McDonald's cheeseburger. I then asked a former employee about it, and he said it was probably mixed in for reasons of cost. That brings me to my final point: Why are vegetarian items so expensive?! We all know it's cheaper to raise vegetables than animals (take it from me, I'm originally from Wisconsin, now in Iowa), so why do we stand for it? I spend $3.63 on a package of four Morningstar veggie corn dogs (yum) and my sister buys a package of regular corn dogs for a couple bucks. I have a big problem with this. If McDonald's uses soy because it is cheaper than meat, why are grocery stores charging us more for the cheaper product? Soy is great stuff. I had some vegan M & Ms not too long ago from an experimental group at Iowa State, and there was almost no difference from regular ones. They were maybe even slightly better, as I like a less-sweet taste. If anyone is interested, I might be able to see if I can track some more down. Smiles, Em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2000 Report Share Posted November 2, 2000 on 11/2/00 11:15 AM, TalliDehl at TalliDehl wrote: That brings me to my final point: Why are vegetarian items so expensive?! We all know it's cheaper to raise vegetables than animals (take it from me, I'm originally from Wisconsin, now in Iowa), so why do we stand for it? I spend $3.63 on a package of four Morningstar veggie corn dogs (yum) and my sister buys a package of regular corn dogs for a couple bucks. I also have a problem with the high cost of vegetarian products. But I think it has to do with supply and demand. Veggie products are still considered a " specialty " item in mainstream supermarkets. Many more people probably buy regular corndogs than veggie ones. So the supermarket can't buy in large quantities and will charge more to make up for it. This all causes a dilemma, if we don't buy veggie products because they're too expensive, this perception of low demand will never change, and prices will never get cheaper. Susan Cara -- Meatless eating is easy with the " Easy Ways to Eat More Soy " booklet. Get your own copy at www.veggiefiles.com. VeggieFiles.com -- vegetarian product reviews, recipes, cooking tips and lots more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2000 Report Share Posted November 2, 2000 In a message dated 11/02/2000 4:20:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, writes: I think the saddest thing about all of the fast food chains is how kid friendly they try to be. Try to get kids to want to come their and eat their poison. Nothing but cancer causing food, then McD's wants you to donate money to help the kids they helped make sick. Dhamen, I totally agree with you here. Its like Phillip Morris airing all those public service commercials here in the US. Totally hypocritical. I'm not trying to stir up any controversy, but I just had to say that I agree with you here BIG TIME. Cheers, Chris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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