Moving Mountains (plant-based meat and fish alternatives)
Moving Mountains Foods (sold in shops and wholesale to hotels and restaurants) is one of the better brands, made with pea protein and sold in easy-to-recycle packaging.
This brand sells burgers and other faux meats like sausages and hot dogs, along with faux fish fillets and fish fingers (as good as the captain’s!)
Avoid sausages for young children and choking hazards. Before cooking, read up on food safety for people and pets (keep these items away from animal friends, as some ingredients may not be safe).
Most councils now offer soft plastic packaging. If not, use supermarket plastic recycling bins.
The brand was founded by a vegetarian entrepreneur, who was told by his GP to give up dairy for his health. He did, and now this brand sells millions of plant-based alternatives to the masses.
Their burgers hold up well for a barbecue or in a pan, always staying tender and moist. You’ll also find faux versions of chicken, beef and pork.
There are also plant-based versions of:
- Beef (including bolognese mince and ‘meatballs’)
- Pork (including hot dog sausages)
- Chicken (including nuggets)
Moving Mountains also offers plant-based alternatives to fish including fillets and fishless fingers (as good as the Captain’s!)
Why Choose Vegan Meats?
Often people are criticised for choosing vegan meats, saying they are ‘not natural’ and we should ‘support our farmers’. In fact, England has 60 million meat so we don’t have enough free-range land to eat meat in its present quantities, without resorting to horrible factory farms.
So if you eat meat, choose free-range (and pay a little more). And some of the time, choose vegan meats (these are fine if made without palm oil, and you recycle the packaging). No cholesterol too!
