Every food commercial, advertisement, and packaging in the US is currently protein obsessed. I just bought 3 burritos, and the most noticeable thing on the entire package is its protein content. TV commercials about waffles are advertising that they have X amount of protein per serving. The products in my jobsite’s vending machine have protein all over every package.

Did America have a protein thing recently?

  • Praxinoscope@lemmy.zip
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    26 days ago

    As a vegan, it’s annoying. This obsession makes everyone concerned “where I get my protein.”

    But no one seems to track their fiber, sodium, iron, riboflavin, etc. and would be miffed if I constantly asked people about it.

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      26 days ago

      “Oh, I’m good on protein intake. Thank you. But now that you mention it: I have been wondering how to bring up my concern for your possible riboflavin deficiency…”

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        25 days ago

        Fiber however is something most Americans actually don’t get enough of. Like, to the tune of 95% of Americans don’t get enough. We eat way too much meat and ultra processed low fiber foods, and not nearly enough leafy greens, legumes, or fresh fruit (not juice)

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          25 days ago

          As someone on a zero fibre diet, I would argue that there is no such thing as too little fibre. Those people have a problem of eating low quality food and food shaped stuff, the fibre is incidental

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              25 days ago

              That’s not a problem I have ever had. Shit is easy on the no fibre diet

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                25 days ago

                Do you want to know how I know that you’re twenty-five or thereabouts, and definitely under thirty years old?

                Shit is easy on the no fibre diet

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                    24 days ago

                    Your asshole is too intact for someone who doesn’t consume fiber. And/or you never did squats, because those apparently blow out ass veins pretty well.