OK, So I Tried the Impossible

4 years ago

If you detest fast food burgers or fast food in general, then you don't even have to read any further than this. But if you aren't above the occasional quick drive-thru for a burger and know how they generally taste, the Impossible Whopper really isn't that bad. I usually don't go in for wanting to try the new stuff I see advertised but for some reason this one made me curious. So I swung by on my way back home today and honestly, in the world of pretty awful fast-food in general, this wasn't bad and if someone had handed me one and didn't say anything I wouldn't even notice that it wasn't beef. When I say it wasn't bad what I mean is in the fast-food world. No way does it stack up to the home-made burger or even the Five Guys, etc. I did read that nutrition-wise it has the same amount of protein of a regular whopper but more carbs and more salt, which isn't good since there's a lot of salt in the regular one, anyway. I probably don't eat fast food more than a dozen times a year so this isn't going to make me a regular customer but I have a feeling that the other places are going to have to come up with something similar if everyone else thinks the same as I do about how it tastes.

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amylou321
4 years ago
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https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/26/kfc-will-test-beyond-meat-plant-based-chicken.html

A trend has started....

I am for sure not above the occasional fast food meal,though I don't indulge often.

I am all for options for everyone, food wise. But I have heard that all this fake meat stuff in fast food is worse for you than real meat. I guess if people just go meatless for ethical reasons, these type of things would be great for them. I would try it out of curiosity if I was really REALLY hungry.
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4 years ago
That's how I see it. It's not for someone who is very concerned about calories, salt, additives or gluten. It's not for vegans since they still use mayo on it and it's cooked along with meat burgers. But if someone has ethical reasons for not eating animals or they just want to cut meat for some reason, it works. I also agree that it's better to have more options. Especially in today's world where there are so many people who have all kinds of issues with food, both nutritional and ethical.
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nancyjane_gardener
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We've had an Amy's vegetarian drive through for a few years now and I hear they'll be expanding.

It's OK, especially the burritos, but nothing to write home about.

But as Rita said, the nutrition aspect isn't much better than getting a burger!
plllog
4 years ago
From Men's Health:

Ingredients: "Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil, Natural Flavors, 2% or less of: Potato Protein, Methylcellulose, Yeast Extract, Cultured Dextrose, Food Starch Modified, Soy Leghemoglobin, Salt, Soy Protein Isolate, Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E), Zinc Gluconate, Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Sodium Ascorbate (Vitamin C), Niacin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin B12.

"According to Impossible Foods, one 4-ounce Impossible burger patty contains 240 calories, 19 grams of protein, 9 grams of carbohydrates (3 grams of which are fiber), and 14 grams of fat (0 grams of which are trans fat).

"Compare that to one 4-ounce grass-fed burger patty, which, according to the USDA, contains 224 calories, 22 grams of protein, 0 grams of carbohydrates (and so 0 grams of fiber), and 14 grams of fat (0.8 grams of which are trans fat, but the natural kind, and yes there are natural forms of trans fat)."

My opinion: The B vitamins would be better to get from actual food, but at least they include them as supplements. This is an issue with a lot of vegan food. I'd rather have a nice veg pattie made from food than all those factory made isolated food parts and some nutritional yeast, or something. They used to have something like that (not sure about the vitamins) at a local chain, but it went under a long time ago. It was good. :)

Ritaweeda, thanks for the report!
Islay Corbel
4 years ago
630 calories for the burger in its bun. Add the chips and you've ingested the majority of a woman's calory allowance. In France, Mcdo have had a veggie burger available for a couple of years but it's really calorific, 730 I think without chips. Now they have a vegan burger which looks repulsive...... I haven't tried any if them so can't give an opinion, but it all feels wrong! I'm just anti anything with so many ingredients.

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