Statement: Dine-in and sit-down restaurants across the country should incorporate plant-based meats into their menus. Most have not, but they should. Here’s why. 

Plant based meats have been in recent years introduced to restaurants. As demand for them becomes greater, companies will produce more and restaurants will serve more. We are becoming to have a nice selection in most grocery stores for vegan/vegetarian plant-based meats, but you don’t see very many in dine-in or sit-down restaurants unfortunately.

For a vegan/vegetarian traveling, visiting somewhere, or even just wanting to eat out, it can be difficult to find plant-based meats. Yes, there are some restaurants with vegan and vegetarian options, but you don’t often see any plant-based meats specifically in the menus in most places. I think it would be nice to bring attention to this so that more restaurants may add these types of items to their menus. Not only would plant-based meats be good for the environment, but demand for this food has become larger over time, so it could be good for the business; and it would be nice to have options for everyone, without anyone walking in having to worry if there is anything on the menu they (a vegan or vegetarian) are able to eat or not.

In conclusion: vegans and vegetarians can be reassured that there will guaranteed be something they are able to eat when they walk into a sit-down restaurant, as well as restaurant businesses and plant-based meat businesses making a profit from the increased demand on these foods. I believe this can be a win-win situation for everyone!