Many try to be healthy and climate-smart by choosing vegetarian options on the plate. And in the stores there are many products that should help stressed people find quick-prepared varieties. But is vegan food really useful? Ann Fernholm has written the book “Fake food” on the subject and compares the content of a regular cheese with the content of a vegan cheese.
— The vegan cheese basically contains no nutrition at all. Maybe it wouldn’t be a problem if it weren’t for the fact that we already eat a lot of nutrient-poor food in the form of sweets and wheat flour foods. So the vegan cheese is basically as nutrient-poor as candy. Some vegetarian food is great, while others contain less protein than a hot dog – so you really need to be aware of what you buy, she says in Nyhetsmorgon.