We're not The Onion! Not affiliated with them in any way! Not operated by them in any way! All the news here is real!
Posts must be:
Please also avoid duplicates.
Comments and post content must abide by the server rules for Lemmy.world and generally abstain from trollish, bigoted, or otherwise disruptive behavior that makes this community less fun for everyone.
And that’s basically it!
Just (finally) got a digital pressure cooker.
Bro, Pulled pork BBQ just whenever the fuck I want it for $10.
This slop? This ass food? Nah. It ain't even meat. Fuck that. Make a roast, do a brisket, you can do it!
It's the next obvious step in the burrito nihilism movement. First we ate burritos and tacos and the world made sense. Then everyone decided burritos were too convenient and portable so they started getting deconstructed burrito "bowls." Then carbs were bad so they removed the rice. Now we are in the final act, where they also remove the vegetables, cheese and sauce. Because nothing matters, life has no meaning and the world has gone mad.
I miss bone in burritos, they really aren't the same without having to eat around the bone
Popcorn chicken has been sold like this for as long as I can remember. They aren't even innovating.
Slop Bowls 2: Protein Boogaloo
I swear this push for protein (and they seem to specifically fixate on animal-based) is like they're trying to do a speedrun climate collapse.
It's trying to handle ozempic diets.
People on ozempic have much lower appetites than normal and it is affecting their protein intake. Meal items like this are meant to appeal to those looking for a quick protein bump.
Back in my day you just blended powder into a smoothie, but apparently that's too much work.
I for one would much rather eat actual food than a protein shake. I get so sick of those things even when I vary how I make them.
An actual complete, balanced meal? Yes. But a cup of "protein"? Might as well just go for the shake.
Nah, I'd take nuggets or beef jerky or a can of tuna over a protein shake any time. The only time protein powder is tolerable is when it's mixed with oatmeal which defeats the purpose of just trying to bump your protein intake.
Well, then you are the target audience for the fast food industry's latest innovation.
... and public health catastrophe of cardiopulmonary disease & colorectal cancer
https://youtube.com/watch?v=485Em2JF34M
(Sleeper -- healthy food & smoking. A classic)
Beans are a better protein source because you get fiber too and fiber is really the thing people lack in their diet. Also, no living creature is harmed in the process.
Except the beans but they’re bastards anyway.
Can we talk about insoluble fiber for a second?
A discount grocery store near me had 3 for $1 turnip greens. I ate then all over two days along with some homemade chicken stock I needed to use. What came out of me the next day was some kind of lovecraftian sleep paralysis demon. But holy shit have I been feeling great ever since! I sleep easier and longer, more energy throughout the day without a mainline of caffeine, and I think I've actually lost some weight dispite not actively trying to!
Y'all mfers need ~~Jesus~~fiber!
Beans are great, but you need to eat 7 cups of beans, ~1.75 Litres of beans to get 100g of protein.
Even if you're vegetarian there are better sources of protein then that.
Noone is saying get all your protein from beans. Maybe 25 grams from beans is doable, then have some yogurt, some whole wheat pasta/bread stuff, a few eggs. Variety in your diet and whole foods are more important than hitting specific macros as you get a good range of micronutrients, fibre and your gut microbiome is happier.
The wife and I both had the Arby's steak bites. They are very much "meh" - One order was enough. Not bad or anything just - more like we probably would have preferred fries.
I compared it to really good beef jerky. Not bad but I'm sure "good beef jerky" isn't what they were going for.
Ten or so years ago in fitness circles, the "hack" was to go to Chipotle and get just a double serving of steak a la carte. It was a cheap way to get a really good amount of protein when you were out.
Can't have anything without capitalists running it into the ground for profit.
Haha! I was going to share this as well!
We used to go to Qdoba, chipotle, Baja fresh and just order pure ingredients! It's not on the menu, and it was like $2-3. Used to order that, make my own rice, veggies, etc... and feed all my roommates for the same price as a burrito combo.
I've ate the Chipotle cup of chicken last night. Not bad, shared some w my pitbulls.
I had the fresh meat nuggets from chik fila two days ago. Not bad, not great.
I don't order this, but if my wife is bringing home slop from those stores....this is all ill tolerate.
99% of food is tastier, cheaper and more nutritious home cooked. That's not new.
This reminds me of the "Big Gulp" 64oz of soda for 0.99 days - basically when sugar was replaced with HFCS and the price of soda syrup fell through the floor.
We've been automating factory production of chicken and pork for a while now, gotta sell it somewhere.
Would you like a side of EXTRA BIG-ASS FRIES????
Good luck shitting after eating this junk.
Cooking meat is not that hard. Americans just be dumb. Also meat isn't sustainable.
Tell that to the squirrels that used to be in my backyard
I eat more fast food than anybody I know.
I tried the Arby's steak nuggets for science. They were absolutely abysmal and I cannot understand what morons let them become a menu item. They are easily in the top five for the worst fast food item I have ever had in my entire life.
My grandmother ate Wendys daily, as her only meal of the day, for 20+ years, she lived to 99. She's unusual (and she also controlled her calorie intake so she didn't become overweight.)
Your mileage will most likely vary, that stuff isn't healthy. Oh, by the way, her mother chewed tobacco to age 96 and lived to 98 - also not typical.
They could have had country fried steak nuggets with soy protein to bind it together and it would have been killer. This was food waste with a glaze.
This was food waste with a glaze.
You mean BBQ sandwiches? I worked at a Rax (like Arbys, with a salad bar) - the meat scraps and leftovers were thrown in a tub, covered in sauce, stuck in the cooler and sold as BBQ for the next day or so.
Quite possibly actually.
Wendy's gets away with it for their burger to chili. I'm not actually sure what Arby's is sourcing these from, but it just wasn't great.