What’s the Deal with Mock Meats?

What are Mock Meats?
With movies like Okja and The Game Changers gaining popularity, 2020 has become the year we care not only about how delicious our meat is but also where it comes from. Hence, products that look and taste like meat but have 100% plant based origins called mock meats are trending even in celebrities’ diets! They can be made of wheat gluten, soya, tofu, jackfruit, etc. 

​What are the benefits of Mock Meat?

1. It’s free from the side effects of real meat. As hinted upon in the movie Okja, animals are treated with hormones for conventional non vegetarian food. Plus, a piece of meat is loaded with high cholesterol, carbohydrates, proteins, and saturated animal hormones. But when you are indulging in mock meats, you don’t have to worry about any of these things as they are made of vegetables and plant based proteins. 
   
2. There are plenty of different diseases spread due to the consumption  of meat. All those can be avoided by consuming the natural plant-based mock meat products.
   
3. They are more sustainable as less carbon dioxide is produced in the making of mock meats. You can eat mock meats without guilt!
   
4. It maintains the ecological balance. As mock meats are vegan and eco-friendly, they don’t cause harm to any particular species of animals. Mock meats can help create a healthy environment for future generations.
   

Where can you get it?
You can get mock meat in India from Veggie Champ, Good Dot, Vegeta Gold, Vezlay, and Urban Platter.