@mediocrebot@yakkoTDI Bot was still upset about all those semi-NSFW words some of you tried the other day. Wasn’t me; I’d never ask a bot to do those things.
@lisagd@mehcuda67@shahnm have you seen the server rooms these guys have now? (Not Meh itself; pretty sure they are still on a TRS-80 and Commodore PET). But yeah the amount of monkeys-per-hour is amazing. Problem is they didn’t make a bot to feed them or clean their poop.
And as some are reaching adolescence now, a lot of NSFW Monkey sex might be happening.
EDIT have not really ever seen monkey sex, and now I kind-of want to. For research purposes.
“When we were growing up, we ate Clif Bars, and they would weigh you down, and then the protein bars were always super macho," Rizzo explains. “Then there’s the thin bars that target women only for diet purposes.”
“As Gen Z and millennial females, we felt like none of the energy bars on the shelves spoke to us. We wanted to give the energy bar market a makeover,” adds Nunnelly, who started by experimenting in Rizzo’s kitchen, mixing together ingredients like peanut butter, coconut, almond paste and dates to create a raw bar.“
@Smersh I bought some because I’m losing weight and need to make sure I get enough protein. They have 7 grams, which is pretty good for that kind of bar. And at least cinna cherry is a break from the relentless sameness of what’s at Target.
@AaronLeeJohnson Vegan just means it doesn’t have any ingredients derived from animals. Clif bars are considered to be vegan and those things are delicious. These are most similar to Larabars (but in my personal opinion they are slightly tastier)
@AaronLeeJohnson yeah next time you have your vegan French Fries and vegan salad and vegan Apple Pie something to think about. Except if using bacon or lard. Just part of the packaging to let some potential customers know it meets some standards. A lot of products if you look have a Kosher symbol and I buy them even though I’m not Jewish.
@AaronLeeJohnson@pmarin Whoa there, I don’t I think youre allowed to buy kosher foods unless your jewish. Even if youre jew-ish, like that other guy, i think hes in jail now for that.
@shahnm but as an “energy bar” for exercise this desired. Less mass more nutrition that includes calories. Not for sitting in bed watching TV (as I am doing now… ouch, reality)
@shahnm On this topic I do like watching the road bike races and always tell myself I’ll get on my exercise bike (which I have) and watch from that, but don’t.
One topic that came up is how much more scientific and efficient the hydration and fueling (lots of calories—FAST). That’s not for normal people like us. There are gel-packs and fluids and all sorts of stuff they have to consume to be competitive. While biking 30-50mph for several hours.
These bars might or might not be right for you. And probably not for pro bike tour either. Kind-of in-between as I see them.
EDIT they might be right for me though if I get off my butt and on my exercise bike.
OK, whatever good road-trip fuel.
Speaking of (game of) thrones, hopefully will do better than the Eddard Stark image on my goat page. Noticed everybody here is either goat (me), goat emeritus, bot, or flask. Are no “Normal” people here anymore?
@Doooood years ago an old friend (we weren’t old then though) had a sticker “Why be normal?”
Pretty sure it was on a Datsun (people would know as Nissan now)
Also “Of all the things I’ve lost in life I miss my mind the most”
@Jakatak69@shahnm The fake healthy snickers they sold here last month were actually pretty good. Still have a bunch, like I said road trip food. Don’t feel too bad about eating one (or half usually).
MCT oil, derived from medium-chain triglycerides, is easier to digest and absorb than long-chain triglycerides found in most fats, allowing quicker conversion into energy. Typically extracted from coconut or palm kernel oil through fractionation, MCT oil is popular for potential benefits such as aiding in fat absorption issues, weight management, boosting energy for exercise, and easing inflammation. However, more research is needed to confirm these effects. Generally safe for moderate use, you can incorporate MCT oil into various foods and beverages, but you should consume it within suggested limits to avoid potential side effects.
@katbyter@lisagd I took a free class in Keto diet a few years ago at a local natural food store, though never really did the full Keto thing that is serious and also medically can be good or dangerous for you depending on situation. But yeah as most of us hear there are “good” oils and not-so-good oils. At the moment, at least MCT oil is “good,” and of course olive oil and avocado oil.
I’ve spoken to some of my doctors about this, but in the 1990s, we were told, don’t eat salmon, don’t eat avocado or nuts because they have fat and it’s bad for you. Now people take salmon oil pills. We were diverted to highly-processed nonfat food from big corporations often loaded with HFCS and salt to make up for it. It was nice to hear the doctors (At least 2 of them as I recall) say “Yeah, we were wrong”
Also I recently had a cardiologist tell me I didn’t need statins because my HDL was high enough to not worry about total cholesterol. But for 30 years that was the message and luckily resisted except for a few trial runs.
@katbyter@pmarin There are fads in medical research, just like anywhere else. Remember when oat bran was the Next Big Thing? Or some other examples I can’t remember offhand?
@DecoratedWarVet, the problem was when i clicked that i forgot my password, i received no email to type in a new password!! … That made me madder than a wet hen ,…i couldn’t even cross the street to get to the other side! 🫣
I mistakenly didn’t read the ingredients list as closely as I should have and discovered the Choco chip flavored ones have a overpowering artificial coconut flavor.
It would also be nice to have products that don’t have random medicine cabinet ingredients.
I don’t know why most of these snacks with “healthy” sugars have to taste so much like paint thinner. If sugar isn’t sugar, then they decide they have to substitute something for all the normal ingredients. They end up tasting quite nasty and most of them taste an awful lot a like–like they all use the same formula. And it isn’t a good formula either.
@ripper69@troy I agree. I got the cinna-cherry flavor, and I quite like them. Most protein bars are strongly chocolate flavored, so it was nice to find some that aren’t.
Specs
Product: 24-Pack: Byte Bars (Cinna Cherry and/or Choco Chip)
Model: 860001266726, 860001266719,
Condition: New
What’s Included?
OR
OR
Price Comparison
$64.58 (for 24) at SnackMagic
Was $92.98 (for 24) at Target
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Sep 9 - Tuesday, Sep 10
OM NOM NOM NOM
/showme OM NOM NOM NOM
@mediocrebot Well look at which bot has sobered up for a little bit.
@mediocrebot @yakkoTDI Don’t let it fool you. It’s just waiting… lurking… looking for it’s next chance to piss me off.
@mediocrebot @yakkoTDI Bot was still upset about all those semi-NSFW words some of you tried the other day. Wasn’t me; I’d never ask a bot to do those things.
/showme absolutely annoying bot from hell
@mediocrebot Yep. At least mediocrebot knows itself.
@mediocrebot In fact, it depicts itself as a speakerbot…
@mediocrebot you Flckeiing bastard!
@mediocrebot @pmarin Inrering Felck!
@shahnm How did it get one word right in all that?
@lisagd @shahnm Ten trillion monkeys typing.
Or Tren tilllion felcking mankys tylpiing
@lisagd @mehcuda67 @shahnm have you seen the server rooms these guys have now? (Not Meh itself; pretty sure they are still on a TRS-80 and Commodore PET). But yeah the amount of monkeys-per-hour is amazing. Problem is they didn’t make a bot to feed them or clean their poop.
And as some are reaching adolescence now, a lot of NSFW Monkey sex might be happening.
EDIT have not really ever seen monkey sex, and now I kind-of want to. For research purposes.
@lisagd @shahnm the one word it got right, of course it makes sense now, Loudspeaker-Dock!
@mehcuda67 @pmarin @shahnm I actually saw some once at the zoo. The female looked rather bored.
“When we were growing up, we ate Clif Bars, and they would weigh you down, and then the protein bars were always super macho," Rizzo explains. “Then there’s the thin bars that target women only for diet purposes.”
“As Gen Z and millennial females, we felt like none of the energy bars on the shelves spoke to us. We wanted to give the energy bar market a makeover,” adds Nunnelly, who started by experimenting in Rizzo’s kitchen, mixing together ingredients like peanut butter, coconut, almond paste and dates to create a raw bar.“
https://www.westword.com/restaurants/byte-bars-13883533
I’m not sure the energy bar market needed a makeover but in for a couple boxes created by the local ladies!
@Smersh Have you had them before?
@Smersh Luna bars are for lame crunchy hiking aunts, I guess.
@Smersh I bought some because I’m losing weight and need to make sure I get enough protein. They have 7 grams, which is pretty good for that kind of bar. And at least cinna cherry is a break from the relentless sameness of what’s at Target.
Vegan? Sounds gross, no thank you.
@AaronLeeJohnson Vegan just means it doesn’t have any ingredients derived from animals. Clif bars are considered to be vegan and those things are delicious. These are most similar to Larabars (but in my personal opinion they are slightly tastier)
@AaronLeeJohnson yeah next time you have your vegan French Fries and vegan salad and vegan Apple Pie something to think about. Except if using bacon or lard. Just part of the packaging to let some potential customers know it meets some standards. A lot of products if you look have a Kosher symbol and I buy them even though I’m not Jewish.
@AaronLeeJohnson if there isn’t dehydrated milk fats in my energy bars, no dice
@AaronLeeJohnson @pmarin Whoa there, I don’t I think youre allowed to buy kosher foods unless your jewish. Even if youre jew-ish, like that other guy, i think hes in jail now for that.
Ugh! What is with the color scheme?
/giphy my eyes
@ironcheftoni isn’t it ironic (Don’t you think?) a little too ironic… that her top is the same color as the offending product page background.
@ironcheftoni
These “bite size” bars are over 100 calories per bite… A bit too rich for me.
@shahnm but as an “energy bar” for exercise this desired. Less mass more nutrition that includes calories. Not for sitting in bed watching TV (as I am doing now… ouch, reality)
@shahnm On this topic I do like watching the road bike races and always tell myself I’ll get on my exercise bike (which I have) and watch from that, but don’t.
One topic that came up is how much more scientific and efficient the hydration and fueling (lots of calories—FAST). That’s not for normal people like us. There are gel-packs and fluids and all sorts of stuff they have to consume to be competitive. While biking 30-50mph for several hours.
These bars might or might not be right for you. And probably not for pro bike tour either. Kind-of in-between as I see them.
EDIT they might be right for me though if I get off my butt and on my exercise bike.
OK, whatever good road-trip fuel.
Speaking of (game of) thrones, hopefully will do better than the Eddard Stark image on my goat page. Noticed everybody here is either goat (me), goat emeritus, bot, or flask. Are no “Normal” people here anymore?
/giphy cogent-chivalrous-throne
@pmarin Does a volmod count as ‘normal’?
@pmarin hi
@pmarin That guy always looks like he’s about to cry.
@pmarin Watch who you’re callin’ “normal”. Them’s fightin’ words.
@Doooood years ago an old friend (we weren’t old then though) had a sticker “Why be normal?”
Pretty sure it was on a Datsun (people would know as Nissan now)
Also “Of all the things I’ve lost in life I miss my mind the most”
@blaineg
well, spoiler alert: he was dead once.
@pmarin I THINK I’m normal…
@TimW we will welcome you anyway but hope you will work to correct that. The standards are pretty high,xxx LOW here
@pmarin @TimW Each instance of application of Standards is an irresistible opportunity to revise them to fit whatever we want to do right now.
A supposedly healthy snack, and yet one serving has 25% of your daily saturated fat. Nope.
21g of carbs. 11g of sugar. Might as well have a Snickers.
@Jakatak69 You’ve convinced me!
@Jakatak69 @shahnm The fake healthy snickers they sold here last month were actually pretty good. Still have a bunch, like I said road trip food. Don’t feel too bad about eating one (or half usually).
@Jakatak69 It’s completely different getting some sugar from dates than straight can sugar.
@Jakatak69 And it would taste a whole lot better!
Never heard of MCT oil.
Webmd Takeaways
MCT oil, derived from medium-chain triglycerides, is easier to digest and absorb than long-chain triglycerides found in most fats, allowing quicker conversion into energy. Typically extracted from coconut or palm kernel oil through fractionation, MCT oil is popular for potential benefits such as aiding in fat absorption issues, weight management, boosting energy for exercise, and easing inflammation. However, more research is needed to confirm these effects. Generally safe for moderate use, you can incorporate MCT oil into various foods and beverages, but you should consume it within suggested limits to avoid potential side effects.
https://www.webmd.com/diet/mct-oil-health-benefits-common-uses
/giphy what the doctor says
@katbyter I wonder if any of those side effects include anal leakage.
@katbyter @lisagd I took a free class in Keto diet a few years ago at a local natural food store, though never really did the full Keto thing that is serious and also medically can be good or dangerous for you depending on situation. But yeah as most of us hear there are “good” oils and not-so-good oils. At the moment, at least MCT oil is “good,” and of course olive oil and avocado oil.
I’ve spoken to some of my doctors about this, but in the 1990s, we were told, don’t eat salmon, don’t eat avocado or nuts because they have fat and it’s bad for you. Now people take salmon oil pills. We were diverted to highly-processed nonfat food from big corporations often loaded with HFCS and salt to make up for it. It was nice to hear the doctors (At least 2 of them as I recall) say “Yeah, we were wrong”
Also I recently had a cardiologist tell me I didn’t need statins because my HDL was high enough to not worry about total cholesterol. But for 30 years that was the message and luckily resisted except for a few trial runs.
@katbyter @pmarin There are fads in medical research, just like anywhere else. Remember when oat bran was the Next Big Thing? Or some other examples I can’t remember offhand?
@lisagd The side effects reported do not even come close to what Fat-Free Pringles did.
https://www.craigslist.org/about/best/lax/182862349.html
$93 at Target??!
/image super-gregarious-lock
@lisagd Dunno about the designs, but those colors are pretty offensive.
Vegan free? I’m listening…
@Pufferfishy Vegan, gluten-free is what we state
@Pufferfishy @troy You shouldn’t eat vegans because they won’t eat you. Rule of survival is only eat things that might eat you.
/youtube i eat cannibals
I finally was able to sign in,…i think! 🫣
@DecoratedWarVet, the problem was when i clicked that i forgot my password, i received no email to type in a new password!!
… That made me madder than a wet hen 
,…i couldn’t even cross the street to get to the other side! 🫣
Inulin. No thanks.
Another apropos order code!
/giphy lethargic-abashed-lunch
I have an idea that the CinnaBerry flavor could be an acquired taste. However, I’m not sure that it’s one that I want to acquire.
And there could be a reason that meh was able to pick these up on the cheap…
@Barc777 If they didn’t have inulin in them, I’d try them. (Chicory root fiber sounds so much more innocuous.)
I mistakenly didn’t read the ingredients list as closely as I should have and discovered the Choco chip flavored ones have a overpowering artificial coconut flavor.
It would also be nice to have products that don’t have random medicine cabinet ingredients.
@alziepen you have a very random medicine cabinet indeed.
I don’t know why most of these snacks with “healthy” sugars have to taste so much like paint thinner. If sugar isn’t sugar, then they decide they have to substitute something for all the normal ingredients. They end up tasting quite nasty and most of them taste an awful lot a like–like they all use the same formula. And it isn’t a good formula either.
@ripper69 Did you try these in particular?
@troy Yes, I tried both. A friend tried them too. Thumbs down, I’m afraid.
@ripper69 Hmmm… different strokes. I found both of the flavors to be pretty good and better than Larabars. Nothing close to paint thinner IMO.
@ripper69 @troy I agree. I got the cinna-cherry flavor, and I quite like them. Most protein bars are strongly chocolate flavored, so it was nice to find some that aren’t.