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Have you noticed the new way of promoting horrible food by telling you it has lots of protein

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  • handsoffmydata@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Granny smoked Menthols, these are Matcha.

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  • Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    someone on reddit suggested smokeable coffee one time lol

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    • Krudler@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I really feel that would sell like hot cakes.

      But since nicotine and caffeine are related molecules and are similar neurostimulants, we could just smoke tobacco hey

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      • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        are hot cakes a source of protein?

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    • Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      First person I ever met with one of those high powered vapes used it for caffeine instead of nicotine. Kid was blurry around the edges from the twitch it gave him.

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      • janus2@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        caffeine breaks down at vaporization temperatures, though. I know this as a former vape user and current caffeine addict lol

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    • HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Like that SNL skit commercial for eMeth

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    • crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      They make little coffee pouches like those snus things. They’re awful

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  • salacious_coaster@infosec.pub ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I saw protein shake/energy drinks at Costco the other week. Reminded me of the energy drink/body spray from the Good Place

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  • superduperenigma@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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    • InvalidName2@lemmy.zip ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Decent source of protein, but ungodly levels of sodium.

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      • Blum0108@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        It’s got electrolytes!

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  • InvalidName2@lemmy.zip ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Have you noticed the new way of promoting horrible food by telling you it has lots of protein

    Kind of, but it’s definitely nothing new in my part of the world at least. And I’m guessing you weren’t around in the USA for the Atkins craze (or just didn’t notice) when grocery shelves and fridges/freezers were littered with high fat, high protein versions of just about every ultra processed food item you can imagine with giant call outs on the front about how much protein they had (and then fat content only disclosed via the nutrition label).

    The behavior that makes my eyes roll are the foods that emphasize their protein content despite the product not being a particularly good nor dense source of it. For instance, a 50g cereal bar with a spiel on the front along the lines of “3 grams of protein in every serving”. Okay, so like, okay? And? I probably get more protein every night from the spiders I swallow in my sleep.

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    • SeptugenarianSenate@leminal.space ⁨29⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      I wish I could get some spider diet like that rolling, I’m barely pulling upwards on 9mg of per month where I’m at, and that’s not even counting the ones that may occasionally be occurring in plenty of the various processed foods/snacks that I able to eat.

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  • hakunawazo@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    promoting horrible food by telling you it has lots of protein

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  • DirtPuddleMisfortune@feddit.org ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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  • Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Liam and taught me that I need protein, but really I just need A LOT more fiber

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    • jif@piefed.ca ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I forget what the exact stat is, but something like 20% of Americans don’t get enough protein, 97% don’t get enough fiber.

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      • RalphFurley@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Not getting enough protein is essentially starvation territory unless you’re actual athlete or bodybuilder.

        There’s protein in celery. In garlic. In almost everything you eat. Yes I wouldn’t suggest making celery and garlic your only protein sources but you eat normal filling amounts of actual food and we’ll get enough, sans the stones people lass for getting too much.

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      • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Depends on what you call enough protein. Part of the point of those pushing protein is the claim that most people need a lot more than government standards

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  • ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve got lots of protein, Greg. Could you eat me?

    …please? Greg?

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    • Mickey7@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Now that is pure protein without calories. And you burn calories from the effort of “eating” it

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  • Thatuserguy@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I literally saw protein ice cream pints the other day. 460 calories, but it has 30g of protein! For when you’re depressed and eating a pint by yourself, but still need your gains. I guess.

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  • saltesc@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I thought we exited this phase quite a few years back. Has it made a return? Are there wheat cereals advertising protein that’ll shit straight out of me because I do zero exercise again?

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    • SippyCup@lemmy.ml ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It’s particularly bizarre this time, it seems to have infected the home cook space too, every other recipe is about maximizing protein intake. I’m not sure where the sudden obsession came from and I have yet to find anyone who can give a clear even somewhat verifiable answer.

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      • frog@feddit.uk ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I’m gonna guess the protein powder industry sponsoring fitness and food influencers.

        Look how many recipes have protein powder in them.

        Next up creatine powders. “Have you heard creatine, protein doughnut bites?!”

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    • ElectricTrombone@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I was at a theme park a little ago and really in need of a cup of coffee. So I strolled into their Starbucks sponsored coffee shop because that’s all there was. And sure enough, they were advertising various drinks, coffees, with protein added.

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      • wjrii@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I have it on good authority that the Starbucks protein coffee gives you the double-shits.

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    • Gerudo@lemmy.zip ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      This phase never ended. My wife asks about protein shakes all the time, and I asked here where she’s getting the questions from. Tik Tok. All the influencers are still hyping it.

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  • rumba@lemmy.zip ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I don’t understand. We can eat steak, chicken, chorizo, jerkey, turkey, parm, eggs, they’re all absolutely delicious; noooo we eat pea and whey protien bars that taste like cold garbage.

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    • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      My dad’s doctor told him he needed to eat more protein, and he was like “ChickenLady, what can I eat to get more protein? High-protein Boost?” No dad, fucking meat … you can eat more meat. The thing is he loved meat, but it never occurred to him that he got protein from meat. And he was a biology professor!

      My favorite thing was my mother at one point thinking she needed to eliminate her intake of fats, carbohydrates and protein because they’re all bad for you. Fortunately she does like kale …

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  • Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I wish cocaine came back

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    • REDACTED@infosec.pub ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Cocaine with protein

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  • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    “Zero carb!” - a ton of artificial sweetener and fats. Makes up for the carbs twice over with fat, leading to pretty high caloric density

    “Source of protein! - has some protein in it, perhaps more than another product in the category, but protein still is probably less than 50% of the carb content by mass, and also has fat. Never mind the quality or bioavailability of the protein.

    Protein is starting to enter the zeitgeist as something that is helpful for muscle maintenance during weight loss and for helping with satiety. But like anything, if you don’t pay attention, reading the ad copy not going to help reach your goals.

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  • Skullgrid@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    it’s so you can eat things that taste like they’re made of corn syrup but are actually made of whey.

    like you don’t have to change your eating habits, but you can meet your macros without going over your calorie limit

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    • CubitOom@infosec.pub ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      No whey.

      But, have you ever considered how much protein your body should have in a meal? Eating too much protein can also be malnutrition. To your point it’s better to have too much protein than too much fat. However if it tastes like it’s full of corn syrup, it probably still is. Or some “healthy” artificial sweetener which your body thinks is the same yet is still empty carbohydrates.

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      • Skullgrid@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Eating too much protein can also be malnutrition.

        yeah, I better get back to (over) eating the even worse shit.

        When people start eating like this, it’s almost always better than what they were eating before, and if you are doing hard exercise and desperately trying to recover from muscle pains due to exercising, and restricting calories, you need a lot of protein.

        Remember, you need protein to recover AND to avoid losses from calorie restrictions.

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        Do the math on trying to achieve that much protein intake when you’re restricting to that few calories and what you can and can’t eat within a day with regular meals.

        Now think about when you have cravings to eating the junk food you used to eat.

        no shit people want to eat the protein bars. leave them the fuck alone, they’re fighting internal demons.

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  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah, like, boah seriously, a milk drink has protein in it?

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  • cRazi_man@europe.pub ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve just seen a YouTube video about this recently.

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  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    protein is the new electrolytes

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  • notreallyhere@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    for free

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  • CubitOom@infosec.pub ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Pumpkin spice protein shakes.

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