Advertising executives - can you PLEASE think about what you call things?

[htismaqe]

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.

[gblowfish]

Is nut butter anything like lung butter?

[loochy]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

Is nut butter anything like lung butter?

yes, but only if one inhales too vigorously

[The Franchise]

As a fellow "keto dabbler"....I've noticed that keto is ****ing everywhere these days. And about half of the shit that I look at....isn't really keto.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by The Franchise

As a fellow "keto dabbler"....I've noticed that keto is ****ing everywhere these days. And about half of the shit that I look at....isn't really keto.

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.

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

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.

bro you gotta get off that whey shit. Pea protein.

and macademia milk is luxurious as ****

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

bro you gotta get off that whey shit. Pea protein.

and macademia milk is luxurious as ****

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I know. My friend and I were discussing the merits and deliciousness of dandelion tea with macademia milk froth and I wanted to punch myself in the dick.

Except it's legit good, so who gives a ****. Once I started training in MMA and realized the baddest mother****ers I knew could casually discuss the merits of a plant-based protein, I was like "**** it... My manhood is strong enough to handle me exploring healthier food."

[RedRaider56]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

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.

I heard a report on a radio show a few weeks back, that you can buy cockroach milk. Turns out it is still being researched and not yet produced for purchase.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scienti...milk-superfood

[soonersfreak]

Nut milk serves an important purpose for some people. My grandson is allergic to many things including milk. Nut milk is about the only high calorie food he will eat. He would be under-weight if he didn't drink it. Nut milk is much higher calorie that soy, almond, and other options.

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by The Franchise

As a fellow "keto dabbler"....I've noticed that keto is ****ing everywhere these days. And about half of the shit that I look at....isn't really keto.

There are two reasons for that.

1. You are just aware of how much keto is around, because it's now personal to you.

2. Your computer is intentional funneling keto content to your phone, social media, email, and web based ads.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

There are two reasons for that.

1. You are just aware of how much keto is around, because it's now personal to you.

2. Your computer is intentional funneling keto content to your phone, social media, email, and web based ads.

There's an entire "keto" section in the local grocery store that wasn't there before. That really doesn't have anything to do with your 2 points above. Just saying.

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

There's an entire "keto" section in the local grocery store that wasn't there before. That really doesn't have anything to do with your 2 points above. Just saying.

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. 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 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 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.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

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. 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 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 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.

The anti-fat thing did so much harm, it's not funny. Turns out we need healthy plant sterols and complex fats to keep our body from being overrun by the nasty fats and cholesterol.

I remember a day when coconut oil was considered one of the most unhealthy things on earth. It's actually one of the healthiest things on earth, even not considering food applications. It's an anti-microbial lotion without any additional ingredients, for one.

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

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.

FYP

But I agree with the gist of it about upping your fat and protein intake and cutting down on sweetened products.