Plant-forward ... but maybe not analogue-forward

Many leading lights of the food industry, like the Culinary Institute of America, are pushing a plant-forward diet for everybody. It's good for us (nobody eats enough fruits and vegetables) and good for the planet, as the saying goes.

But plant-forward is not the same thing as meat analogue-forward, as indicated in research done by Morning Consult market research firm, based in Washington, D.C.

Salads are great, but while more than two…