Originally Posted by saphojunkie (Post 14108129)

Gotcha. I've never had pea milk. But that sure as hell sounds just as bad as nut butter.

Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 14108052)

Is nut butter anything like lung butter?

Originally Posted by bobbything (Post 14108223)

My sister did the keto diet. The only thing I ever saw her eat was cheese. Cheese as a snack. Cheese as bread. Cheese as a soup base.

Made me sick to my stomach.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 14108225)

There's a ton of variations on low-carb eating. Back when I did it the first time, it was Atkins.

I'm not a big fan of cheese though. I don't think it's all that good for you, especially in excess.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 14108118)

Without getting into too much detail, plant-based protein isn't an option for me right now.

And even if it was, I wouldn't be drinking pea milk. LOL

Originally Posted by kc rush (Post 14108252)

Pea milk and nut butter come from the same region. I don't want either in my mouth. NTTAWWT

Originally Posted by saphojunkie (Post 14108098)

Yeah, I was going to add a point #3, which is that it works, and people are realizing that on a larger scale (no pun intended).

Basically, 60 years ago, there were two competing theories in the American dietary world. Theory number one said that sugar was bad for you. Theory number two said that fat was bad for you.Theory number two won. Most likely because sugar is easier to mass produce than fat is.

So, Americans started eating "fat-free" foods that replaced all that deliciousness with the cheapest, most readily available ingredient: sugar high-fructose corn syrup. As the country grew more and more overweight, we continued to point to fat as the culprit. "Look at that McDonald's meal! All that fat!" Meanwhile, we casually ignored the shit tons of sugar high-fructose corn syrup that went into the buns, the ketchup, the cokes, the FRIES... nope, it was all about the fat in the burger. Which, we all know, wasn't even beef at one point.

So, now that we have effectively identified sugar high-fructose corn syrup as our big culprit, I think we are returning to the original debate. We are de-stigmatizing fat and, as we watch our friends shed scores of pounds on keto, saying "hmmm... I think I'm gonna try that."

The fact is, when you see a friend go from 270 to 210 in four months, you get over your fad diet objections and try it for yourself.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 14108050)

As a protein enthusiast and keto dabbler, I get a lot of ads.

Why in the world would people call their product "nut milk" or "nut butter"?

I mean, there's almost never a time when you want someone to get their mind INTO the gutter, but this is one of them.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 14108055)

I know, it's crazy. The alternative food market is crazy right now. I pretty much stick to the old standard whey protein isolate and only experiment with other stuff. I mean, they're making freaking milk out of peas and mushrooms now.

Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 14109459)

You may not like the name, but it's a great crossover brand with buttermilk.



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