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Beyond Meat introduces pre-packaged meatballs in US grocery stores

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Beyond Meat is introducing pre-packaged meatballs at stores across the US | TechCrunch

Indulging in American food companies' favorite pastime of marketing innovations that no one needs but potentially everyone wants, Beyond Meat is launching
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Indulging in American food companies' favorite pastime of marketing innovations that no one needs but potentially everyone wants, Beyond Meat is launching Beyond Meatballs in grocery stores nationwide this week. The new product can be put on top of spaghetti, all covered with cheese, and comes pre-spiced with a blend of Italian spices, according to a company statement.

The company's meatballs have 30% less saturated fat and sodium than real meat and will be available at Whole Foods, Stop & Shop, Sprouts, Harris Teeter, Kroger and Albertsons, and more by early October, according to the statement.
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These are launching this week. I guess it's not that exciting since it's just a slightly spiced and pre-balled version of their beef which is already available. An excuse to make a vegan meat thread though 🤷‍♂️ .

They now have a few ground beef varients, burgers, sausages, and breakfast sausages.
 
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I kind of stopped with the fake meat thing because I've been fine simply eating fish every day but might have to get back into it and check these out.
 
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this is one of the times i wish costco still had samples so i can try it that way. not gonna buy a package since i rather buy real meatballs with that money.
 
Tatsu91

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Definitely gonna try this i am willing to use good meat substitutes when possible. As their burger product is eerily Similar to beef and turkey burgers.
 
Maffis

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I wish it was cheaper in Sweden. You can get like 4 other meals done for the price of 1 package of Beyond Meat.
 
Sadsic

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there's so much good fake meat these days it's wonderful lol

Quorn chicken is like next level fake meat, that should really be more ubiquitous
 
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PlayALLTheGames said:
I kind of stopped with the fake meat thing because I've been fine simply eating fish every day but might have to get back into it and check these out.
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Don't eat too much now! Mercury poisoning is a thing. My friend got mercury poisoning a few years back from eating fish almost exclusively. Obviously chances are pretty low but.. you're never too sure lol.
 
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My g/f has been getting the Spicy Italian sausages and they are shockingly good. I'll have to tell her about these.
 
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Wish they brought the chicken strips back they weren't amazing but they load these meat products with so much saturated fats I don't really eat them anymore.
 
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shira said:
I can't wait for Beyond/Impossible 🥓 & 🍤 & 🍗
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Not Beyond / Impossible and no idea how good these are but re: 🍤 -https://vegnews.com/2020/9/vegan-crab-cakes-and-breaded-shrimp-launch-at-400-walmart-stores

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there's so much good fake meat these days it's wonderful lol
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Yeah it's wild. I don't even buy fake meats that much but even grocery store brands here have their own godlike offerings for cheap.
 
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Gluten free meatballs are insanely hard to find. I'll have to get a box for my son with celiac.
 
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Beyond's meat is fantastic. I've never gotten pre-made burgers from supermarkets (the few times I've had I've just made them from raw ground beef), but I've bought their burgers a number of times because they taste so good
 
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I wish it was cheaper in Sweden. You can get like 4 other meals done for the price of 1 package of Beyond Meat.
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That's partly why I never opt for it. The cheaper offerings in Germany here are really good. I'd say the Beyond patties are slightly better, but also more fatty and smoke my kitchen way more.
 
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I kind of stopped with the fake meat thing because I've been fine simply eating fish every day but might have to get back into it and check these out.
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PLEASE do not eat fish/seafood in general every day, fish have mercury in them and while a normal amount of fish eating will never cause mercury poisoning if you're eating it 1 (or more) times a day every day you have a very high risk of causing mercury poisoning to yourself which can kill you or severely fuck you up.
 
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I'm down to try it, I was buying some other fake meatball for a while but stopped after like 1 in 5 meatballs had some hard thing in it. I like beyonds ground beef.
 

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I use Beyond and Impossible products quite a bit so I'm happy to see them continue to expand the lineup. I will say I like Impossible as a product more. Think it nails it better than Beyond, but Beyond is still great. The first ones almost had like a croquet type thing going on. less so with Beyond version 2.
 
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I wish their product was more affordable. I would love to replace at least half my meat with plant based, but it's still not cost effective yet. I've loved every Beyond burger I've ever had so I'll probably at least try these.
 
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Bought the Beyond meat sausages, but they weren't amazing. Did not like the spice mix they used. The burgers though, are fantastic but very expensive in Sweden.
I've tried most vegan products I could find and the pea-based stuff is by far the best. I really do not like soy or Quorn.
Anyway, will definitely try the meat balls.
 
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Beyond Meat is legit good stuff, I will have to try these. I doubt I ever stop eating meat completely but these have definitely cut the intake down by a lot.
 
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Honestly, they were pretty tasty but needed more texture in the Subway Beyond Meatball Sandwich.

But if I'm preparing them, I could probably crisp them up a bit in a pan for some extra texture.
 
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That's a good idea. Meatballs are easily masked by the sauce/cheese/bread/sauce/etc around them.
 
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I tried Impossible burger a while back when my grocery store had it on sale, and used it to make some keema matar and pad ka-prao. Worked really well; these kinds of heavily-spiced dishes seem like a good fit for these products at this point. (Taste was clearly somewhat different from real meat, but not bad at all—I think the focus should be on that, rather than on whether it can "fool" people.)
 
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This stuff is pretty good. I made sloppy joes with beyond meat a little while ago, it was virtually the same taste and texture as normal. It cooks a little different, but I'm convinced this stuff is going to be the future.
 
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Mark Rober made a great video on this subject. It's the same company too. He even cooked a burger for Bill Gates. Definitely check it out if you're curious about how it's made, how it tastes, and the impact on the environment.

 
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What's up with the packaging for all of Beyond Meat's stuff? It seems so wasteful but perhaps I'm wrong.
 
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Slightly different product, but I'm finally starting to see my local supermarkets up here in NW GA selling the Impossible Burger. I guess we're about a year or so behind much of the nation on certain meat substitutes.

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PLEASE do not eat fish/seafood in general every day, fish have mercury in them and while a normal amount of fish eating will never cause mercury poisoning if you're eating it 1 (or more) times a day every day you have a very high risk of causing mercury poisoning to yourself which can kill you or severely fuck you up.
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This is overstated. As long as you do your due diligence, know where your seafood is coming from, and primarily stick to species low at risk for mercury, you should be fine. I was pescatarian for a few years (before rising seafood pri¢e$ kind of drove me back into the arms of poultry), eating seafood every day, and never had any issues.
 
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I'll give it a shot. Enjoyed their burger "meat" the sausage not so much

Also side note IKEA has veggie meatballs and they are soooooooo good. Shame that they're more annoying to get now due to Covid.
 
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I had Beyond burger for the first time last week and I was impressed, will definitely get then again. Got the frozen ones from a supermarket, ÂŁ4.40 for a pack of 2 so not cheap.
 
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Moppeh said:
What's up with the packaging for all of Beyond Meat's stuff? It seems so wasteful but perhaps I'm wrong.
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Their new Cookout Classic value-sized burger packaging reduced the amount of plastic used compared to bundles sold at American warehouse clubs. Hopefully we see a similar reduction in plastic across their other products.

While both Cookout Classic and Beyond Burgers are plant-based patties, they are slightly different products. Cookout Classic has 18g of protein from peas and brown rice, and features 10 loose patties in a green recyclable carton.
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I've never had much issue with regular plant "meat" balls that are sold in stores, but it's nice to have something a bit more "real" to offer people who aren't fully onboard with meatball flavored soy nuggets
 
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gotta try out more of this stuff. had an impossible burger at disneyland in january and wouldn't have known it didn't contain meat. the look, weight, smell, texture, and flavor was pretty spot-on.
 
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Never tried their meatball yet an I'm not a fan of their patties but the ad does look good.
 
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Cow Mengde said:
Mark Rober made a great video on this subject. It's the same company too. He even cooked a burger for Bill Gates. Definitely check it out if you're curious about how it's made, how it tastes, and the impact on the environment.

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Great video.

Some pretty cool charts and figures that reframe some of this stuff pretty well for me and was one of the reason why I stopped eating meat last year.

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Average meat eater gets roughly a little over half of their protein from non-meat sources.

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Average meat eater gets roughly 10% of their daily energy from meat.

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USA Land usage visual. The green section shows the amount of land used for food we actually eat: which accounts for 90% of our daily energy intake, whereas the red and pink sections account for only 10% of our daily energy intake. Costs roughly 8 calories to produce 1 calorie of beef.

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This is a visual representing the amount of food produced per equivalent water cost of 2 equivalent protein sources: Burger vs PB Sandwich (20g protein @ ~250 calories). Where it costs the amount of water shown in this pool to produce either the 24 patties, or year's+ worth of supply of PB sandwiches:

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8bit said:
IKEA's fakemeatballs launched here in Switzerland recently, I'm sure they're available to you.
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Also side note IKEA has veggie meatballs and they are soooooooo good. Shame that they're more annoying to get now due to Covid.
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Speaking of Ikea

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IKEA Adds Vegan Katsu Curry, Cabbage Rolls, and Chocolate Mousse to Menus in Japan

To meet its sustainability goals, the furniture giant is introducing a variety of plant-based meals to its menus worldwide.
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I really like their burgers, but the seasoning they use only really works with burgers. I tried the Beyond Meat ground "beef" and used it in chili and the seasoning on the "beef" was just too overpowering and made the whole batch taste funny. I imagine the meatballs will be similar.
 
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