A sweet potato burger can be absolutely delicious and far better than protein-based imitations of meat

Look back at old family photos and something is striking – hardly anyone is fat. Obesity rates have rocketed in this country and at least part of that is down to the prevalence of fat-laden, sugar-rich processed foods in our diet. Our grandparents cooked from scratch whilst we choose convenience. They say if you want to stay healthy, don’t eat anything your grandmother wouldn’t recognise.

The founders of Beyond Meat must have missed that advice. The company was launched in 2007 to try to switch us from meat to plant-based meat substitutes to help combat global warming. They promised to help us “eat what we love” but, from day one, the product missed the mark. It promised to taste like meat and instead it tasted mostly of disappointment.

Don't eat fake vegan meat, just have proper vegetables your granny would recognise instead – Stephen Jardine