Hello, I'm Monica Reinagel, the nutrition diva, here with your quick and dirty tips for eating well and feeling fabulous.

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a new meat alternative called The Impossible

Burger and how it compares with real beef both nutritionally and in flavor and texture.

Almost immediately I started getting emails from

listeners who wanted to know how the impossible burger compared with another

meatless burger called the Beyond Burger. So today we'll have part two of what has

become a series on meatless burgers that are taking veggie burgers to a much

meatier level.

Kate wrote me and said,

I tried the Beyond Burger once at a restaurant

and I thought it tasted delicious.

I like the idea of having plant-based alternatives

for things like burgers, but I'm wary of the tendency to assume that just because something is vegan or vegetarian, it's healthier.

And that's primarily because of your show.

As a result, I don't buy many processed vegan foods, but maybe this one is worth it.

Well, okay, let's take a closer look and see. Like the Impossible Burger, the Beyond Burger is a veggie burger that goes out of its way to mimic the look, taste and texture of real ground beef.

So if you're the kind of vegan that finds the thought of eating meat revolting, then neither one of these products is likely to appeal to you.

But if, like Kate, you enjoy eating the real thing, but also like the idea of cutting down on your consumption

of red meat, either one of these might fit the bill.

Like the Impossible Burger, the Beyond Burger also looks like raw ground beef when you buy it.

After cooking, it's still pink in the center.

Now in the case of the Impossible Burger, the color comes from Heem, a form of iron that's normally only found in animals

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