I’ve been reading articles about this Beyond Meat company (Bill Gates is a big investor) and there it was, featured in the current issue of Popular Science: Fake Meat is the Future of our Planet. Naturally I had to try it and since DH was heading to Danada Square anyway, I had him stop at Whole Foods for a pack (with this $1 pdf coupon from the Beyond Meat website).  He chose grilled, but said Whole Foods has other varieties.

Admittedly I am a crummy photographer, but here’s what the guts look like on the quesadillas I made with corn tortillas, refried beans, two strips of Beyond Meat and a slice of American cheese. I always use shredded cheese, either pepper jack or a similar mix, but someone left the whole pack in the refrigerator with maybe 6 shreds left – damned house elves!

Verdict:  PITA liked it fine and even DH said it was like eating chicken.  I thought it was okay (and certainly nothing like tofu!), but I’ve never been a fan of ready to use grilled chicken (like Short Cuts).  The true test will be FirstBorn (who never met a meat product he didn’t like).  He ate earlier, so I’ll put the leftovers in plastic and we’ll see if he notices anything different.