Plant-based diets and meat analogues

Question 1

What can we do to reduce the negative impacts of producing and eating agricultural meat?

Answer 1

• plant-based diets
• meat analogues
• eat insects
• eat lab-grown (cultured) meat
• Low-impact methods of livestock production

Question 2

complement food to legumes

Answer 2

grains, corn, nuts, seeds

Question 3

complement food to wheat and rice, corn and nuts/seeds

Answer 3

legumes

Question 4

T/F the combination of meals eaten over the day from legumes and grains is sufficient enough to get all essential amino acids in the proper amounts

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Plant-based meat analogues are made of

Answer 5

whole legumes and grains

Question 6

Name traditional cultures and their plant-based diets

Answer 6

• Buddhists & lacto-vegetarianism (metta)
• Hinduism and Sikhism lacto-vegetarianism (ahimsa)
• Greek philosophers (kindness towards animals)
• Orthodox Christianity (during times of fasting)

Question 7

Plant-based protein foods consumed in Asian cultures

Answer 7

tofu, tempeh, natto, seitan

Question 8

What is tofu

Answer 8

coagulated soybean curd

Question 9

what is tempeh

Answer 9

soybeans fermented with yeast

Question 10

what is natto

Answer 10

soybeans fermented with bacteria

Question 11

what is seitan

Answer 11

wheat gluten

Question 12

What is the most common coagulant used for making tofu

Answer 12

Calcium sulfate

Question 13

T/F Calcium is cholesterol free

Answer 13

True

Question 14

How is Seitan made

Answer 14

wash wheat flour with water until the starch has been removed, leaving behind the protein called gluten

Question 15

T/F Seitan is a complete protien

Answer 15

False, it is high in protein but low in some essential amino acids like lysine

Question 16

Other names for seitan

Answer 16

wheat meat and vital wheat gluten

Question 17

What do findings suggest about humans’ ability to stick to a vegetarian diet?

Answer 17

biological constraints may override the desire to adhere to a vegetarian diet

Question 18

What does methylcellulose do in meat analogues

Answer 18

Acts as a thickener and is non-digestible

Question 19

What does beet juice extract do in meat analogues

Answer 19

give red colour

Question 20

Coconut oil is often added to meat analogues to

Answer 20

replace the solid meat fat

Question 21

Meat analogues typically have a high ________ content

Answer 21

sodium

Question 22

What percent of meals offered in Western University’s dining halls in Ontario are plant-based?

Answer 22

43%

Question 23

What % of Canadians eat meat daily

Answer 23

48%

Question 24

What % of Canadians eat meat once or twice a week?

Answer 24

39%

Question 25

What % of Canadians eat meat monthly or less than monthly

Answer 25

6%

Question 26

What % of Canadians never eat meat?

Answer 26

7%

Question 27

In Canada vegetarians tend to be

Answer 27

young, female, and from upper-economic status

Question 28

Top 4 reasons Canadians cited for eating a plant-based diet

Answer 28

animal welfare
health
environment