随着食品趋势的流逝，很难说，整个2019年到目前为止，任何事情都比植物性的“肉”到来。拥抱这替代选项，主要的生产公司正在将鸡块和汉堡移至更复杂食物复制，这些产品甚至找到了他们最大的成功在肉食者中。
现有的替代品来自不可能的食物，超越肉类倾向于将其作为更健康的牛肉替代品。但是，尽管这可能是正确的，因为它与胆固醇（超越和不可能的汉堡都不包含）或其整体环境影响有关，但有些人在评估时谨慎行事如何他们可能健康。其中：Whole Foods首席执行官John Mackey，他在最近的一次CNBC采访说，即使是植物性汉堡也是一种高度加工的食物。
Mackey, who’s kept a vegan diet for over 20 years, preached caution around the overall public perception of such products: “The [brands] who are capturing the imagination of people—and I’m not going to name these brands because I’m afraid I will be associated with the critique of it, but some of these that are extremely popular now that are taking the world by storm, if you look at the ingredients, they are super, highly processed foods.”
他接着暗示：“我认为吃高加工食品不健康。我认为人们擅长吃全食……” - 哦，约翰，好工作，在这个品牌名称中工作，约翰！
麦基继续说：“至于健康，我不会认可这一点，这与我在公开场合所做的批评一样大。”虽然Mackey的公司销售超出产品的讽刺意味着几乎不会丢失，但他的观点足够有效。超越或不可能的汉堡只有热量略低比牛肉制成的一件牛肉与其他高度加工食品相同的添加剂。
However, Mackey does acknowledge the value of plant-based meats as a step on the path to healthier eating: “A lot of people say ... that [plant-based] meat is a transition food, meaning it’s a way for [people] to begin to re-educate [their] palates.” Whatever the future holds for plant-based meat, the debate over their merits is just getting started.