TEXTO 1 Is it really possible that plant-based foods such as the Impossible Whopper are healthful? By Cara…

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TEXTO 1 Is it really possible that plant-based foods such as the Impossible Whopper are healthful? By Cara Rosenbloom September 9, 2019 With many American consumers interested in reducing their consumption of animal products without becoming vegetarian or vegan, the food industry has come up with a new craze: plant-based. Look around your grocery store, and you’ll see a growing number of dairy, egg and meat substitutes bearing this label. But the industry has taken liberties with the definition of “plant-based.” Rather than focusing on whole foods such as vegetables, fruits, legumes and nuts, which is what health professionals mean when they recommend “plant-based eating,” food manufacturers are developing ultra-processed burgers out of pea or soy protein, methylcellulose and maltodextrin, and liquid “eggs” out of mung bean protein isolate and gellan gum. Then they crown this ultra-processed food with an undeserved health halo. (...) Plant-based ultra-processed products such as these are formulated to taste like the real deal. Thus, consumers can feel virtuous or principled for choosing plants over meat without sacrificing too much flavor. But is there any value to plant-based products that have been crushed, extruded and shaped into facsimiles of the foods they are replacing? Let’s look at that question through several lenses — considering nutrients, how processed the food is and how producing the food affects the planet. When I was in nutrition school, the health value of food was mostly calculated based on the presence of desirable nutrients, such as fiber and vitamins, and on the absence of negative nutrients, such as sodium or trans fat. If you compare ultra-processed plant-based foods and similar animal-based foods solely on their nutrients, you’ll find they are roughly the same. Plant-based foods are purposely formulated to mimic animal-based foods, so plant-based milk is enriched with calcium and vitamin D to mimic cow’s milk, while veggie burgers are rich in protein and made with iron and zinc to imitate beef. But they aren’t always made to reduce the presence of less-healthy nutrients. Sometimes, the processed plant-based food will have more sodium than the processed animal-based food, and sometimes the animal food will be higher in calories or saturated fat. (...) Using the term “plant-based” on fast food labels is just another attempt by marketers to re-brand junk food. True plant-based eating doesn’t mean opting for an Impossible Whopper in the drive-through or scrambling up some 15-ingredient “egg alternative.” It means a diet that includes nourishing options such as black beans, broccoli and brown rice. We’re always looking for some magical way to eat junky food and achieve health. Don’t be fooled by this plant-based pretense. Adapted from the digital edition of The Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com Choose the alternative that best contains the idea of this sentence from the text: “Using the term “plant-based” on fast food labels is just another attempt by marketers to re-brand junk food.” (Mackenzie 2020)

1. A) Plant-based is just marketing, we are eating junk food.
2. B) Plant-based is an attempt to offer healthier food.
3. C) By labeling “plant-based”, marketers are trying to re-brand exactly the same old animal-based food.
4. D) The term “plant-based” is an attempt to create a synonym of junk food.
5. E) Industries are trying to create a healthier food to replace junk food.

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa A

Resolução passo a passo

1. A frase do enunciado diz que o uso do termo "plant-based" em rótulos de fast food é apenas mais uma tentativa de os marqueteiros reformular (re-brand) comida não saudável (junk food). Ou seja, a ideia central é que se trata de marketing, e o produto continua sendo junk food.
2. A alternativa A traduz essa ideia com precisão: "Plant-based is just marketing" corresponde a "just another attempt by marketers", e "we are eating junk food" corresponde a "re-brand junk food". Portanto, A é a alternativa correta, e coincide com o gabarito oficial.
3. A alternativa B está errada, pois afirma que o termo tenta oferecer comida mais saudável, o oposto do que o texto critica.
4. A alternativa C está errada, pois fala em reformular a comida à base de animais, enquanto o texto trata de junk food, e não de produtos animais.
5. A alternativa D está errada, pois trata o termo como sinônimo de junk food, quando o texto diz que o termo é uma tentativa de reformular a junk food, e não um sinônimo dela.
6. A alternativa E está errada, pois afirma que as indústrias criam uma comida mais saudável para substituir a junk food, o que contradiz o argumento do autor de que o rótulo é enganoso.

💡 Dica: Leia atentamente o texto para compreender a crítica sobre o termo 'plant-based'.

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