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Cant people just eat actual fruit? Is that really so inconvenient these days? All that energy wasted to process, package, transport, etc. Just eat a damn fruit.

by alan_cx 13y ago

Cant people just eat actual fruit? Is that really so inconvenient these days? All that energy wasted to process, package, transport, etc. Just eat a damn fruit. I'd love to know how much of this pointlessly processed food contributes to environmental problems compared to cars, for example.

a8da6b0c91d 13y ago
This is what I don't get about the soylent thing. You can walk into any drug store or corner store and buy a few canned foods that together offer complete nutrition. How the heck is mixing a special powdered drink any easier than opening a can of oysters and a can of sauerkraut and downing the contents? There isn't even a glass to wash with the latter. There is some sort of odd cultural glitch going on in favor of drinks as "healthful." Drink foods make people think of the medicinal brews of yore? I don't know.
- vinchuco 13y ago
  > How the heck is mixing a special powdered drink any easier Surprising as it may sound, making it just a little harder to prepare can make us value it more (we tend to value our own work). I remember reading about a case of one batter mix that ended up selling more than the "just add water" mixes by asking in the instructions to add the eggs and milk. > a can of oysters and a can of sauerkraut that sounds like an awful diet
  - a8da6b0c91d 13y ago
    > that sounds like an awful diet I wouldn't suggest eating goitrogenic foods like cabbage daily. But other than that what's the problem? Take your varying pick of assorted canned veggies (beets, peas, etc.) and wild sea foods (sardines, salmon, etc.). Instant mashed potatoes and butter for extra calories if needed. The point is all this stuff is at CVS and close to zero prep.
  - collin128 13y ago
    It was Betty Crocker's cake mix. Cakes are made for celebrating, so making it too easy lessened the experience of baking something to make someone else happy. People felt like it was too easy without the eggs, like they were taking a shortcut. Or so the study says. I can't find the source from my notes.
  - kps 13y ago
    I believed this until your post prompted me to look it up, but apparently it's not true: http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/cakemix.asp http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/cakemix.asp
    - a8da6b0c91d 13y ago
      Perhaps this ignores that powdered eggs do in fact taste horrible compared to fresh. They're also apparently quite bad for you (oxysterols).

by alan_cx 13y ago

a8da6b0c91d 13y ago

This is what I don't get about the soylent thing. You can walk into any drug store or corner store and buy a few canned foods that together offer complete nutrition. How the heck is mixing a special powdered drink any easier than opening a can of oysters and a can of sauerkraut and downing the contents? There isn't even a glass to wash with the latter. There is some sort of odd cultural glitch going on in favor of drinks as "healthful." Drink foods make people think of the medicinal brews of yore? I don't know.

vinchuco 13y ago
> How the heck is mixing a special powdered drink any easier Surprising as it may sound, making it just a little harder to prepare can make us value it more (we tend to value our own work). I remember reading about a case of one batter mix that ended up selling more than the "just add water" mixes by asking in the instructions to add the eggs and milk. > a can of oysters and a can of sauerkraut that sounds like an awful diet
- a8da6b0c91d 13y ago
  > that sounds like an awful diet I wouldn't suggest eating goitrogenic foods like cabbage daily. But other than that what's the problem? Take your varying pick of assorted canned veggies (beets, peas, etc.) and wild sea foods (sardines, salmon, etc.). Instant mashed potatoes and butter for extra calories if needed. The point is all this stuff is at CVS and close to zero prep.
- collin128 13y ago
  It was Betty Crocker's cake mix. Cakes are made for celebrating, so making it too easy lessened the experience of baking something to make someone else happy. People felt like it was too easy without the eggs, like they were taking a shortcut. Or so the study says. I can't find the source from my notes.
- kps 13y ago
  I believed this until your post prompted me to look it up, but apparently it's not true: http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/cakemix.asp http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/cakemix.asp
  - a8da6b0c91d 13y ago
    Perhaps this ignores that powdered eggs do in fact taste horrible compared to fresh. They're also apparently quite bad for you (oxysterols).