mccIs this bullshit. Sincere question, I can't tell
Fi 🏳️⚧️it's going to give a lot of people some incredibly nasty farts, I'm sure....
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)@mcc I think they injected some magic from a spoon before designing the boxes.
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Cassandra@forestine @mcc Can share that my husband @jdekg seems to really like Magic Spoon, and I like it okay too, especially the one that's trying to mimic Froot Loops. No indigestion or unpleasantness as far as I've experienced/observed. I think "pretty good" is a fair assessment.
Can't comment on Ghost cereal, though Ghost was among my favorite horrible energy drinks before my dentist gently bullied me into giving them up. So I want to think well of them but it's hard not to be skeptical.
none gender with left politics@mcc gotta get kids ready for the corporate world by putting that soulless art style on cereal boxes
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tj usiyan@griotspeak @mhoye i… meant… marshmallows… i'm trying now to figure out if mushrooms would be worse. i think worse. barely.
@mcc @griotspeak truly the luckiest of all possible charms
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Allan Chow@grumpasaurus @SnoopJ @mcc energy drink, then they started selling inanely flavored protein powders.
Manic Emo Dream Ghoul@mcc as a non cereal eater, I don't know if I'm more confused by ghost or magic spoon
@mcc nvm. both shelves.
Bullshit in what sense? Like are they actually high in protein?
Bullshit in what sense? Like are they actually high in protein?
@griotspeak "is there a plausible notion of healthy nutrition where any of the four products in this photo could be a positive addition to one's life"
"is it likely"
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👨🏻✈️(Sky?)wanderer - Nicolas@mcc magic spoon is the most disguising cereal I ever tasted!
Tastes like a mix of pure sugar and emptiness. I don’t even know how they do that when it’s supposed to be sugar free. The less bad was the cocoa one; it tasted like the Lacroix of Chocolate Puffs, ultra sugary with a vague chocolate essence.
Tastes like a mix of pure sugar and emptiness. I don’t even know how they do that when it’s supposed to be sugar free. The less bad was the cocoa one; it tasted like the Lacroix of Chocolate Puffs, ultra sugary with a vague chocolate essence.
Tristan@mcc I mean it is better than eating the 99% sugar and newspaper cereal, but it's still ultra processed and doesn't contain vitamins that your body can easily break down and use so the nutrition labels are pretty dishonest.
The protein supplement in processed "high protein" foods can upset your stomach pretty easily and don't provide quite as much benefit as other protein sources.
It's like 9 dollars for a small box, so personally I'd stick to granola.
@Tristan "would this make sense as a substitute for the chalk-like power bar i wolf down every morning" i guess is the question i meant. i guess that's not answerable without knowing what power bar i eat.
@mcc yea, probably about the same as most protein bars.
Nutrition nerd cereal alternative:
Overnight oats (traditional rolled oats soaked in almond milk overnight) with a scoop of protein powder (from whey isolate) and a scoop of peanut butter powder will provide 10x as much nutrition and fill you with energy. I prefer the taste and texture as it's less sweet, but maple syrup can be added.You just have to remember to soak it the night before or else microwave hot oats and protein powder (bleh).
Rachel Stantz@mcc I’ve seen Magic Spoon advertised as “grain-free cereal” which offended me on a semantic level
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Karel P Kerezman@mcc I don't know about "Ghost" but Magic Spoon is... not magical, by all accounts. "Scam" is one word that gets bandied around.
gizmomathboy, FC@mcc magic spoon has an off-putting flavor to me. I don't like the sweetener they use
I have no idea about ghost.
Protein cereal...I guess it depends on what protein they add.
Whey protein powder is an acquired taste but I use is in the low carb hot chocolate mix I make and it's easy to make taste ok
I bought some pea protein powder but haven't tried it yet.
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Coles Street Pothole@mcc Everyone's all about the protein right now. I'm surprised there aren't stickers on packages of steak that say PROTEIN STEAK.
It's almost as if everything everyone was taught about how the body works in school was willfully forgotten, and now has to be re-injected by influencer-led marketing campaigns.
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