Posts by quietharbor50

Picking up where we left off on the other thread, Plazma vs Plasmon
Plazma usually runs about $2.85 for a 10oz pack, while you'll find Plasmon at Muller for around $6.30 for an 11oz bag.
The flavor and texture are basically twins, which is just a polite way of saying they both suck. If you did a blind taste test, you’d probably struggle to tell them apart, though if I had to nitpick, Plasmon has a slightly punchier profile—but even then, that doesn't justify a massive markup, let alone doubling the price.
Honestly, both are underwhelming and wildly overpriced; if I’m looking for a decent biscuit in the snack aisle, I’d much rather grab some Leibniz, and frankly, I’ve had my fill of any Plazma varieties for one lifetime too many.

It’s just as obvious that whey protein is about as basic a staple as anything else in your pantry; let's be real, a "standard meal" rarely packs enough protein for anyone actually trying to optimize muscle growth, so there's absolutely nothing shady about using whey as a supplement. On the flip side, dextrose in this context is just plain old sugar serving as flavor and extra calories in a shake, and the whole idea that it boosts muscle growth is nothing more than a myth built on a purely mechanical view of biology that just doesn't hold up once you look at actual results.

Look, you don't actually need glucose in your protein shake. It’s just a myth perpetuated by the supplement industry so they can cram extra ingredients into pre- or post-workout formulas to make them look "advanced" and complex, when in reality, they're dirt cheap to produce. And honestly, that post-workout window is largely a fantasy; all that really matters is hitting your total protein target for the day, so just treat your whey like any other food item.
Basically, you can drink your shake whenever you want or just swap it out for any other protein source—which means the shake itself is totally optional on days when your regular meals already cover your protein needs. Adding sugar to it is completely pointless; if you want more sweetness or extra calories, you can literally use whatever you want.
I was just looking at what Los Angeles is charging, lol—like 75 cents per pound for sugar? It's a joke. Just swap it for something else or cut it entirely; it won't make a single bit of difference to your final results.$38

neonpuma30 said:Look, Pepsi stole its idea from Coca-Cola, all Jaffa cakes are just copies of the British original, and every poppy seed or walnut pastry is probably a stolen recipe from some grandma Josephine back in the 1400s. Who cares? I'm not losing sleep over morality.👍

Feel free to actually digest the thread before jumping in with the lecture; I didn't kick things off by playing the morality police, but rather by pointing out this article that’s basically singing praises to the idea of not patenting a total fraud—specifically, the article claims:

Those were different times altogether, back when knowledge wasn't some guarded secret you kept under lock and key, but something you actually shared with the world. Everything I ever put my hands on—every single recipe and product I developed—was produced under the banner of Bambi Technology. I always operated under the belief that this kind of work belongs to the people, because that’s how you build real social strength and actually give our country a legitimate seat at the table, both here at home and on the global stage. It was an era governed by a completely different set of rules and a different way of treating one another. But honestly, I’m doing just fine like this; I’m a happy man," he remarked during his final sit-down with the news.

My whole point was just a follow-up to what we were talking about a few days ago—basically, this is just one more entry in a long line of products that have objectively gone downhill, especially considering they used to be way better back in the day at stores like Walmart.

What an absolute joke of an article; they actually have the nerve to call it a "Plazma creation," when the whole thing basically just implies they weren't allowed to export the biscuits as if blocking them was some casual, everyday occurrence.
It’s pretty obvious the recipe was ripped off from those Italians who make this biscuit, so with the Communist Party backing a brand-new factory, they started churning out a cheaper, low-rent knockoff meant specifically for a public that hadn't tasted anything better—I mean, just look at the ingredients! You know how people nitpick Nutella, but here, switching from olive oil to palm oil—like moving from Plasmon to Plazma—is actually presented as a selling point? It couldn't be sold abroad because it’s a blatant rip-off, and even today, it wouldn't fly because it's just a subpar imitation.
So, I really don't get how anyone can claim this was some top-tier, legendary product, especially since we were just discussing in another thread a few days ago that back then, only the finest ingredients and premium chocolates were used.🤔

Nostalgia aside, obviously.

What could possibly be dangerous about that? Someone who thinks three slices of bread constitutes a "minimalist diet" isn't just failing to hit their calorie goals—they're fundamentally bad at math.