Beast Boy cosplay from Teen Titans! Canonically, tofu is one of Beast Boy’s favorite foods but I’m sure he’d love plant-based meats if he learned all the awesome things about it! 🌱🍔 for starters: -Plant-based meats contain significantly less calories and saturated fat and contain significantly more fiber than animal meat. Plant-based meats are “likely to be better for health according to most parameters, while also being more environmentally friendly” (Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 2023) -Unlike animal meat, the production of plant-based meat does not require antibiotics, hormones, or steroids. (Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2023) -Plant-based products match or out-perform animal-meat on protein content. (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2020) -The rapidly increasing demand for animal-based food driven by population growth has led to the unprecedented use of hormones and other anabolic compounds. Some, like estrogen, are known for their carcinogenic and genotoxic potential, while others, such as diethylstilbestrol, have mutagenic, carcinogenic, immunotoxic, and teratogenic properties. (Journal of Food Quality, 2020) -Animal agriculture is the largest single source of human-caused methane emissions (United Nations Environment Programme, 2021) -Even partially replacing animal meat with plant-based alternatives can greatly reduce emissions. (Nature Communications, 2023) Big Meat and Pharma have aligned in funding public relations campaigns to turn people away from plant-based meats. These have been large-scale misinformation efforts leveraging their resources. One of the most common tactics is to amplify myths about plant-based meats being "ultra-processed" and therefore unhealthy. This claim is often repeated without context—ignoring that many conventional meats undergo significant processing. The focus on processing is designed to influence public opinion and policy to effectively sow doubt about ingredient lists and processing, distracting from the well-documented health and environmental harms associated with traditional meat production. #plantbasedmeatisbetter #plantbased #vegan #cosplay #makeuptutorial #beastboy #teentitans - @artistjodysteel