Ok, now maybe I am a little biased because I personally don't really like a lot of the fake meat products that are out there. I have found a few I'll buy occassionally that I don't mind, but for the most part, I stay away.
Bias aside, faux meat can be expensive. Take, for example, the lovely four pack of faux chicken patties that I buy on occassion. They are amazing. I mean, seriously the best fake meat I've ever eaten. They taste just like real chicken, but they're vegan. BUT, that neat little four pack, at least here in the Fargo-Moorhead area, costs me over 4 dollars. That's about $1 per patty. Yeah it seems cheap when you say only $1 a patty.
But what else could I get with that $1? Well this week I could have used that dollar on any of the following that I actually bought:
*Bananas (will last me at least until thursday, maybe Friday)
*a couple peaches
*a small amount of pineapple for smoothies
*bread
So, relatively speaking, those chicken patties can add up. You're better off eating things straight from the garden or the whole grains and saving things like fake meat for a special treat.
I agree with you on the fake meat/dairy products - most are very expensive, not to mention overly processed and full of fat, sodium etc. I do use tofu on occasion, but otherwise beans and mushrooms make for interesting textures in stir fries or soups (and are much better for your wallet and body).
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