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The Protein-Obsessed Fast Food Industry's Latest Innovation: Big-Ass Cups of Plain Meat
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this post was submitted on 24 Jan 2026
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Beans are a better protein source because you get fiber too and fiber is really the thing people lack in their diet. Also, no living creature is harmed in the process.
Except the beans but they’re bastards anyway.
Not even sure why but this cracked me up. Appreciate the laugh man.
Just neglect to adequately soak the beans; you will understand.
Can we talk about insoluble fiber for a second?
A discount grocery store near me had 3 for $1 turnip greens. I ate then all over two days along with some homemade chicken stock I needed to use. What came out of me the next day was some kind of lovecraftian sleep paralysis demon. But holy shit have I been feeling great ever since! I sleep easier and longer, more energy throughout the day without a mainline of caffeine, and I think I've actually lost some weight dispite not actively trying to!
Y'all mfers need ~~Jesus~~fiber!
I've honestly wanted to do a cleanse maybe this will be the trick. Plus I've always wanted to meet my lovecraftian demons, so added bonus!
Homie, I cannot describe how happier I've been since then! I mean, I know gut micro biota contribute to mental wellness. But the difference is fucking stark for me!
Also I am not a doctor or professional! Do not think this is some sorta miracle cure! It just happened this way for me, ymmv.
Right right of course. I've just been making steady improvements to my diet and had t found a lot in terms of fiber. Just something to try. Appreciate it!
Beans are great, but you need to eat 7 cups of beans, ~1.75 Litres of beans to get 100g of protein.
Even if you're vegetarian there are better sources of protein then that.
Noone is saying get all your protein from beans. Maybe 25 grams from beans is doable, then have some yogurt, some whole wheat pasta/bread stuff, a few eggs. Variety in your diet and whole foods are more important than hitting specific macros as you get a good range of micronutrients, fibre and your gut microbiome is happier.
Lol I know, but they were essentially making the point that beans are just an overall better protein source.
Now, don't get me wrong, beans are a great and nutritious food, and a good source of protein, but if you're analyzing them just as a protein source, then they're just objectively not as good as most meats, or like you pointed out, eggs.
I do agree that you should want to eat a healthy and balanced diet with a large variety, but at the end of the day macros do still matter, especially if you need to gain or maintain muscle mass. That can be because you're an athlete, or because you're over /under weight, or because you're elderly and need to prevent muscle mass loss to maintain the rest of your health, or if it's because your sick or recovering from an injury. In all those situations, where macros do actually matter, then it's perfectly possible to gain muscle while eating vegetarian or vegan, but just normal beans are not the protein source to do it. You're either going to want to eat quite a decent number of eggs on the reg, or supplement with a concentrate like whey or pea protein powder.
My point is just that beans are not an equivalent protein source to meat, and there's no point pretending like they are. No one is going to fall for it and suddenly convert. You'll have more success convincing people to go meat free by actually giving them viable alternatives, not gas lighting them.
I understand, but my problem is with influencers pushing only (animal) protein without considering other dietary factors important to health.
For protein sources, a quick look online says seitan, quinoa and nuts (for vegans) and eggwhites, cottage cheese (for vegetarians) are your most efficient options looking at protein per 100 grams. If you prefer lower calorie foods, beans, green veggies and mushrooms are also good options (high protein percentage but you have to eat a lot). For a high protein diet, especially for veggie/vegans it's generally better to replace every meal with one slightly higher in protein than to try to add one foodstuff to your diet to achieve it all. For example quinoa or whole wheat options for your rice/pasta. Adding lentils to your tomato sauce and yogurt with nuts/seeds instead of cornflakes will get most people a very long way.
I could probably handle a handle of beans in a day, but I'm not sure if it'll go as well if I keep forgetting to pour out the vodka before beaning the handle
Just be safe, okay?
Pff, be down wind after dinner and tell me no living creature was harmed 😁
But seriously, beans are great!
Y'all talking about beans?
Beans‽
The magical fruit?
The more you eat...
The more you eviscerate the patriarchy?
Oh fuck yeah! I can literally get behind this!
TIL plants aren't alive.
I dunno if we can call them creatures. Considering a creature is almost universally considered an animal, it is at least considered motile.
Oh snap he got us, boys! Give this guy a podcast and a position in the Trump administration!
Everything annihilated by aerial spraying, and the creatures (including farm workers) dying of cancer from non-lethal doses, would beg to differ.
Are you aware livestock eats farmed crops too? Taking out the middle man (or cow) makes the whole thing more efficient at least.
No, I thought they ate butterflies and sunshine.
Conversion of rain forest to grazing land has been a sickening thing to watch for the past 40 years - it's got an up-front massive incentive through sale of the old growth hardwoods, then they turn around and make residual continuing income off of the grazing instead of letting the forest regrow.
But, then again, that's pretty much what happened to most of the continental US's forests in the 1800s. We're starting to replant commercial tree farms, but those are monoculture biodiversity deserts.
Yeah, there's nothing we can do that literally harms no living creature. Any vegan who has given their choices a second of thought will acknowledge that it's about harm minimization, not causing zero harm.
I wish everybody would get more "precise with their language" instead of running around spouting "zero harm" "absolutely no suffering" and such things, because people who say that often enough start to really believe it - instead of having a second of thought.
And I wish for world peace but similarly that isn't ever happening.
True. But when someone is behind a keyboard, they can double down on their stupidity.
But that's not perfect so some brain case on Lemmy will complain about it