@wplumleyz pssst. It’s a gimmick.

@wplumleyz That is indeed one of the main attractions of this site.

@phendrick With only a single letter swap, too!
The first thing I saw was Fast Anty, but yours is way better.

@mehcuda67 they just throw them in the bag, silly. After a little heat they just evaporate
Into the powder. “Flavor” is added later.

@k9mckaig you mean electronics + candy corn? Or just selective memory?

@k9mckaig purple speaker docks

@00 @k9mckaig I have a purple speaker from years ago. It still works.

Now it’s shitty crap so called “food” being sold over and over and over. That started more or less with airline snacks at the beginning of the pandemic (and some of that was actually decent brands) and now some buyer is stuck in that mode. I hope to hell when they finally get rid of all this disgusting garbage they try to pass off as food the buyers don’t buy any more of any of this shit and go back to meh’s roots of what they sell. Or maybe I should I say sold. There is no need to fight off the dumpster divers for what is tossed out behind an off brand, low quality, fire sale so called grocery store.

Getting rid of this on a ‘we still have enough to feed the entire third world’ page is a good argument for what was suggested the other day of keeping stuff for sale. Then it hopefully won’t show up here over and over and over until it’s well past the best buy date. At least bricked candy corn was funny. The run of gross alleged food is not.

They really should check Amazon reviews before they buy some of this so called edible crap. 3.9 with comments like this, “it doesn’t really have a pleasant flavor either. One thing for sure is that it doesn’t taste like chocolate and the flavor is very fake too.” or “This tasted bad, I couldn’t finish the product. It had a metallic, chemical taste that was too overwhelming to ignore.” or “However, the taste is rough for me. I cannot get past the taste, it does taste like cocoa powder; but it does not taste like a chocolate drink. There is also a slight aftertaste from the stevia that lends the whole combination a bit unappealing for me”.

Hmm maybe I shouldn’t copy/paste any more of the reviews so people will buy to get this stuff out of their warehouse and we won’t see any more of it here.

@00 @k9mckaig @Kidsandliz
Some of the food’s been fine! The biscotti is great. I didn’t love the Buldak ramen but a lot of people did. And the stroopwafels have always been good.

@Kidsandliz yeah. Hear hear. I had to buy a Bluetooth speaker yesterday. Spent 128 bucks (originally 349 Harmon go+ play 3). In case anyone else needs an actual deal here you go, add to cart for unadvertised discount.
https://www.harmanaudio.com/portable-speakers/GO-PLAY-3.html?dwvar_GO-PLAY-3_color=Black-AM-Current&cgid=portable-speakers

Put the Fannytaste protein (which sounds like buttflavor low bioavailability protein to me, plus mislabeled protein content) in the trash and try again.

I’m grumpy and pissed off (that has nothing to do with meh)… so since I ran out of edit time here are some more, “And the taste is not the best. The only people that would think it tastes like chocolate are people who have never tasted chocolate in their lives and who have had their tongues removed.”. “I really don’t like the flavor of Stevia as a sweetener.” or “Also, it is a tad bit chalky. It basically tastes like most other pea protein products on the market. I really wish we could make this stuff taste better in general, but overall it preforms as expected.” or “I don’t think this is the best tasting thing out there, but it’s okay if you don’t have really high standards for how a protein powder should be.” (and the last couple were in the 4 star reviews), from the 5 star: “it has that fine, peo protein texture that all pea proteins have. I have yet to find a company that has found a way to improve that. In my opinion, it’s almost always better blended with ice or made with something other than water”. “This is a good pea protein with a great taste for what it is. That being said, it’s pea based. Tends to be grainy.”.

It looks like a lot of people mix it in with other stuff (mostly other stuff and less of this) and are happier that way. And apparently a lot of Pea products are grainy, chalky, etc. (so this one is not an exception) and it looks like people who want protein drinks that are vegetarian don’t have high standards for what stuff like this will taste like anyway.

@00 @k9mckaig @Kyeh Yes some of the food has been and a few have been hits so to speak (and so meh has bought more of that stuff which is a good move), but a lot is total garbage that is dumped by the originally sellers to be sold on sites like this for good reason - they can’t sell enough of it to make it worth taking up warehouse space or shelf space.

@00 @k9mckaig @Kidsandliz No vegan protein powders taste good. The best you can hope for is tolerable. Amazon reviews focused on whether it tastes “good” are misplaced.
Protein powder exists as a convenient form of protein with minimal calories, and you need to set your expectations accordingly.

@Kidsandliz Huel Complete Protein is pea protein based and delicious. I was actually going to order this, but I’m glad I came to the comments. I’ll just stick with Huel since I enjoy it in the morning.

(Also, Huel serving for 20g of protein is 29g, not 40g like this stuff.)

@00 @k9mckaig @Kidsandliz @Limewater Have you tried Huel Complete Protein? I very much enjoy the taste. Particularly Chocolate, Strawberry, and Banana.

@00 @gwrankin @k9mckaig @Kidsandliz No, I haven’t. I am not inclined to because it contains chicory root. Glad you like it, though.
I honestly mostly stick to unflavored protein powders unless I see a particularly good deal. I prefer to avoid artificial sweeteners for nutritional and philosophical reasons.

@k9mckaig @Kidsandliz This forum used to be filled with people complaining about purple speaker docks too though.

@00 @k9mckaig

This forum used to be filled with people complaining about purple speaker docks too though.

You need to remember though that on this forum people make jokes, snarky comments, etc. about stuff even if we buy it.

Snarky comments are our best skill. We practice it a lot.

@werehatrack nothing wrong with stevia, per se. It has many iterations these days, though, so….

@mehvid1 @werehatrack
Ugh, the taste.

@Kyeh @werehatrack Chances are very good that most people haven’t had stevia mixed with another sweetener or filled and it is that combination or combinations that they have found unappealing.

@mehvid1 @werehatrack I can detect it even when it’s blended with other sweeteners and I just don’t like it. I suppose it’s something one can get used to, but I don’t feel like I need to.

@Kyeh Nope, you don’t need to! I’m a type 1diabetic, so I do appreciate alternatives to sugar and artificial sweeteners. I have found the formula which is just water, stevia leaf extract, and 11% cane alcohol to be to my liking, but I don’t work for Big Stevia, so it doesn’t matter to me if anyone else uses it. Take care!

@mehvid1 I’m glad it does work for you! It’s way better than aspartame, I think. That stuff is really bad.

@MrNews Thank you for those double quote marks

@MrNews ouch. But also, oof.

@OnionSoup The envelopes or their contents? I can see the envelopes tasting better wrapped in bacon, but I’m not sure about the stuff inside.

@mediocrebot “the flavor of weakness” go slogan. Truth in advertising.

@mediocrebot Fanny spread? Really? That really is a source of low quality protein!

@mediocrebot @OnionSoup emphasis on low.

@omally The snark is strong with this one.

@mediocrebot I was hoping for a household fan made of candy

@hchavers Au contraire, many vegans are high in protein. And some of them are even renewable food sources.

@PooltoyWolf Glen got it exactly right in today’s email!

@Glen
Why is it never a straightforward food?
Always vegan, keto, probiotic, prebiotic, caffeinated, something.

@Glen @Kyeh @PooltoyWolf If there wasn’t a specious gimmick, it would never have ended up on meh.

@steelopus I do not find this product annoying for being vegan, I find it annoying for being something that purports itself to be good food when every account that I can find from someone who has actually tried it or its competitors admits that by itself, it’s pretty damned vile. I can find perfectly good, very palatable food for a lot less per ounce then this stuff. So why should I buy this?

@steelopus I make fun of all the food products on here (besides stroopwaffles, and that’s because stroopwaffles are too great to be made fun of).

I have no problem specifically with vegan food. I make fun of it all!

LOL at people taking this shit so seriously and so personally.

Food taste is arguably the most subjective thing there is in life.

As usual with meh: buy what you like; don’t buy what you don’t like. There are no shortage of other places where you can buy exactly what you want.

@mehvid1 Having said that, I haven’t tried today’s product offering, so have 0 opinion on the taste!