What trendy foods do you refuse to purchase?
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michellemybelll wrote: »Oh, I've never had acai anything either. I've never actually said the word out loud and am unsure how to pronounce outside of my head lol.
I really like Lipton's Purple Acai and Blueberry Green Tea.
Acai and green tea? Yeah, I guess I'm trendy.0 -
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Alcohol & gasp...."bullet proof coffee" (marketing at its worst...the logic behind it is mind boggling)1
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michellemybelll wrote: »Oh, I've never had acai anything either. I've never actually said the word out loud and am unsure how to pronounce outside of my head lol.
It's pronounced ah-SIGH-ee.
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I had a friend stay with me for a while and when she left, she left a bunch of stuff in the pantry. I'm now the proud owner of the following trendy foods I'd never have bought:
Coconut flour
Coconut sugar
Quinoa and "ancient grain" porridge
Chia seeds
I feel like such a poser.3 -
whenever i see the acai i gasp in shock and then realize i live in san diego and its a very beachy meal. i never heard of it/had it before i moved here. Acai bowls ( good ones either homemade or not from jamba ect) are seriously heaven. I will usually get one and take it with me paddle boarding and sit in the ocean and relax.
still.. san diego is like living in pretend land.1 -
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I know it's already been said (several times, I think)....but it bears more contempt being heaped upon it:
Starbucks coffee.
I find it completely disgusting. I'd rather drink six-hour old mud from the burnt, stained coffee pot in a gas station.9 -
Back in the day it was spirulina. Wonder when that ones gonna make a retro-showing.
Coconut sugar is not good for much it seems - bought it don't like and don't know what to do with the rest of it.
Spirulina is making a come back where I live. Everyone and their grandmothers are insisting I take spirulina for my health. According to them, if there's a question (ANY question), then spirulina is the answer.
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Gallowmere1984 wrote: »
Wow I am trendy and had no idea! Always loved dark chocolate. 85-90% all the way.1 -
Omg.... Insanely expensive"detox" juices - never. Especially if kale is added - ruined, just ruined. Nuts, just nuts.1
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Coconut oil, gluten free stuff, matcha tea stuff.0
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Goji berries? My family bought dried ones-- tried it-- never touched it again. It was gross.
I'm also not a fan of quinoa
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it bears more contempt being heaped upon it
in. i'll drink anything over starbucks, so long as it's not tim hortons brand and it doesn't turn grey when you put the milk in. grey coffee from any origin is a no. can't do that.
on the general level, i don't really like the trend towards thick-textured syrupy coffees with all those 'fruit' overtones. stomach ache in a cup.
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Bulletproof coffee... ewwww0
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I refuse to buy LA CROIX, as well as acai bowls.0
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minniestar55 wrote: »Coconut oil, gluten free stuff, matcha tea stuff.
I was wondering if anyone had mentioned coconut oil yet. I keep hearing it is so healthy. What? Since when is saturated fat healthy? If saturated fats are healthy now why not butter, lard, or ghee? That's what is in my pantry and used in moderation. I've never even seen a recipe calling for coconut oil.0 -
I know it's already been said (several times, I think)....but it bears more contempt being heaped upon it:
Starbucks coffee.
I find it completely disgusting. I'd rather drink six-hour old mud from the burnt, stained coffee pot in a gas station.
I'll add a +1 to this. Not digging the Charbucks coffee.
And eggnog flavored things will be trend very soon...blech.2 -
jennybearlv wrote: »minniestar55 wrote: »Coconut oil, gluten free stuff, matcha tea stuff.
I was wondering if anyone had mentioned coconut oil yet. I keep hearing it is so healthy. What? Since when is saturated fat healthy? If saturated fats are healthy now why not butter, lard, or ghee? That's what is in my pantry and used in moderation. I've never even seen a recipe calling for coconut oil.
There are people who claim that butter, lard, and ghee are healthy. You can use coconut oil where you would use any of those, you don't really need a special recipe.1 -
I refuse to buy LA CROIX, as well as acai bowls.
I almost posted about this when Hornsby mentioned Old Style.* A friend of mine claimed La Croix was trendy, at least in Philadelphia where he lives. I laughed at him, and then there was an article in Slate about it. Apparently it's getting big outside of the upper midwest (WI and Chicago, at least) area where it's just always been around and isn't trendy at all. I like it, but think the idea that anyone would be excited about it is funny.
*This is actually really relevant, because back in the '90s both Old Style and La Croix were manufactured by the G. Heileman Brewing Co. in La Crosse, WI.0 -
jennybearlv wrote: »minniestar55 wrote: »Coconut oil, gluten free stuff, matcha tea stuff.
I was wondering if anyone had mentioned coconut oil yet. I keep hearing it is so healthy. What? Since when is saturated fat healthy? If saturated fats are healthy now why not butter, lard, or ghee? That's what is in my pantry and used in moderation. I've never even seen a recipe calling for coconut oil.
Here you go: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/dining/02Appe.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Discussion of the health stuff AND recipes.0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »Actually, I will refuse to buy something that is labelled "Gluten Free" when the particular product it is doesn't have gluten in it anyway. I saw a bag of carrots labelled "Gluten Free" FFS. It wasn't even the brand being ironic.
Sometimes you will find gluten in things that you would not think gluten is in. Spices -Gluten, Sausage -Gluten, lip gloss -gluten, deli meat -gluten, French fries - gluten, Corn cips- WTF Gluten.
Life is hard for celiacs2 -
Coconut Oil, I tried Kale (I did not buy it myself)and nope I'll stick with spinach0
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I didn't know LaCroix was trendy. As a fomer soda junkie, sparkling water has saved my *kitten*. My favorite is still a lime Perrier in a glass bottle, though. That is probably SUPER annoying.0
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fitoverfortymom wrote: »I didn't know LaCroix was trendy. As a fomer soda junkie, sparkling water has saved my *kitten*. My favorite is still a lime Perrier in a glass bottle, though. That is probably SUPER annoying.
Being from the Pacific Northwest, LaCroix is relatively new. Or maybe I never noticed before, but everybody seems to be drinking it now.0 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »fitoverfortymom wrote: »I didn't know LaCroix was trendy. As a fomer soda junkie, sparkling water has saved my *kitten*. My favorite is still a lime Perrier in a glass bottle, though. That is probably SUPER annoying.
Being from the Pacific Northwest, LaCroix is relatively new. Or maybe I never noticed before, but everybody seems to be drinking it now.
I'm in Colorado, so it's new-ish here too, at least to me. I just know it's often on sale at Costco and I can buy a crap ton of it at a time.1 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »I live in hipsterville. Old Style beer is popular around here. It is gross. I don't get it.
Old Style is in somewhere? Weird. Kind of cool (yeah, it's absolutely terrible), but weird. There's a million old Old Style signs on genuine old dive bars around here still, but I don't think it's trendy even in hipsterville. Too much of a mainstream standby for too long.
And in Oklahoma, I had never seen or heard of it until the last few years. First I saw it on the TV show "Shameless" and just assumed it was one of those prop beers like the cans that just say "BEER" used for the show... Then all of the sudden it started showing it up in the local bars. That and Hamms... Which is also disgusting. PBR has been around here a long time but definitely has had a resurgence as of late.
Old Style is a Chicago (Cubs) thing so... Shameless (US) is in Chicago makes since.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »jennybearlv wrote: »minniestar55 wrote: »Coconut oil, gluten free stuff, matcha tea stuff.
I was wondering if anyone had mentioned coconut oil yet. I keep hearing it is so healthy. What? Since when is saturated fat healthy? If saturated fats are healthy now why not butter, lard, or ghee? That's what is in my pantry and used in moderation. I've never even seen a recipe calling for coconut oil.
Here you go: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/dining/02Appe.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Discussion of the health stuff AND recipes.
So, there is no proof that it's healthy. I definitely see how the flavor would fit into coconut heavy cuisines like Thai. It might work for baked goods when you want them more sweet than buttery, but it sounds more like the people in the article were using it to eat vegan, not because it was better tasting than butter. The article says movie theaters were using refined hydrogenated coconut oil for popcorn which would give a neutral flavor, so virgin coconut oil would be a poor substitute. I call trendy nonsense on coconut oil.0
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