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Protein-washing food
Posted on 2/4/25 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 2/4/25 at 7:18 pm
Man is the marketing around protein kicked into high gear. Consistently shocked by foods labeled as high protein versions of X, then you check the label it’s like a 1:20 g protein to calorie ratio or worse.
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Posted on 2/4/25 at 7:53 pm to hogfly
yep they are just adding that label to things already on the market, it’s sad
Posted on 2/5/25 at 4:02 am to hogfly
I saw hungry man tv dinners being advertised as ‘high protein’ 
Posted on 2/5/25 at 7:13 am to hogfly
Yeah. I had to show my wife this recently as she just started buying things labeled "high protein" without understanding calorie to protein ratio.
People mistake "foods with protein" as "high protein foods"
People mistake "foods with protein" as "high protein foods"
Posted on 2/5/25 at 8:09 am to hogfly
It's incredibly annoying.
"14g protein!"
400 calorie burrito
"14g protein!"
400 calorie burrito
Posted on 2/5/25 at 8:12 am to hogfly
I find it hilarious especially when there are so many actually high protein good foods that have to put the label "not a low calorie food"
So an 8g protein 250 calorie sugar bomb bar can say "high protein" yet a grass fed beef stick with 12g protein and 100 calories isn't a "low calorie food"
Labeling is broken. I use the 1g/10 calorie ratio to evaluate
So an 8g protein 250 calorie sugar bomb bar can say "high protein" yet a grass fed beef stick with 12g protein and 100 calories isn't a "low calorie food"
Labeling is broken. I use the 1g/10 calorie ratio to evaluate
Posted on 2/5/25 at 8:20 am to metallica81788
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I find it hilarious especially when there are so many actually high protein good foods that have to put the label "not a low calorie food"
Yep. Absurd.
This post was edited on 2/5/25 at 8:20 am
Posted on 2/5/25 at 9:06 am to hogfly
I’ve usually stayed away from these things EXCEPT for the Ghost protein cereal from time to time
shite is delicious
shite is delicious
Posted on 2/5/25 at 9:46 am to Salmon
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Yeah. I had to show my wife this recently as she just started buying things labeled "high protein" without understanding calorie to protein ratio.
Same....
Wife: "Oh, look. This yogurt shake is good. It has 14g protein."
Me: Checks label, "Yes.. .and it is 300 calories. This one has 10 grams of protein and is 100 calories. You could drink 3 of these, get 30 grams of protein and equal calories to the one your'e looking at."
Ratios folks.. it's pretty basic math.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 3:41 pm to hogfly
Food should have a label similar to fertilizer’s N-P-K.
Protein-Carbs-Fat. That way instead of just looking at the absolute amount of one component in isolation, you can see it relative to other macros.
Protein-Carbs-Fat. That way instead of just looking at the absolute amount of one component in isolation, you can see it relative to other macros.
Posted on 2/7/25 at 11:06 am to Party At LSU
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Ghost protein cereal from time to time
man, i could not eat that stuff. i had high hopes.
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