• SpiralSong@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I hate to be this guy. And I apologize. However they are likely referring to the dairy that traditionally comes in mashed potatoes.

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        9 months ago

        And (cow) milk.

        How has several people forgotten that in these comments?

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      9 months ago

      Same probably goes for this one I found at my local supermarket: https://i.imgur.com/aMDLCM2.jpg

      I maintain that no reasonable person should ever call a product with sour cream in it “guacamole”, but I presume that’s the ingredient they’re trying to identify is definitely not included.

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      9 months ago

      Techniclly Plant Based could still include non-plant ingredients tho, or it would just be plant

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      9 months ago

      Sure but shouldn’t they say something along those lines. This is just silliness of you ask me.

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        9 months ago

        Dairy free would be a nice way of saying it that gets straight to the point. My gf is lactose intolerant and wow does it ever make shopping difficult. There’s dairy in fucking everything! There was dairy in the goddamn meatballs I bought last week. WTF

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        9 months ago

        I think plan based is the product line. So anything in that product line won’t have animal products in it and is safe for vegans.

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          9 months ago

          If only. Plant-based, in practice as a label (based off my experiences as a American vegan) just means exactly that. It’s mostly plant. I got some plant-based burgers one time and was disgusted when I found out egg was used as the binder. Advertising is evil.

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        9 months ago

        Thing is, this seems silly until you actually try to eat a vegan diet. One time I bought pickles, thinking it’s literally cucumbers, vinegar and spices, there’s no way this couldn’t be vegan.

        Nope, it came with honey. And it tasted like dogshit, so I don’t know why they put it in there, but they sure did.

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    9 months ago

    I mean, yeah, this probably seems silly to most, but as a guy who’s allergic to dairy this makes me pretty happy. All the plant based stuff coming out has been a godsend.

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    9 months ago

    Most mashed potato recipes include milk and butter.

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    9 months ago

    I welcome the opportunity to tell my favorite vegetarian story. Years ago, PETA went around elementary schools to promote meat-free diets. The local news channel followed and broadcast this interview:

    Reporter: Did you learn a lot about vegetables?
    5-year-old: Vegetables are good.
    R: What’s your favorite vegetable?
    5: Chicken!

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    9 months ago

    I mean, yeah this labeling seems redundant but as a vegan living in the U.S, where everything is made with low quality dairy or eggs whenever it’s remotely possible to do so… I appreciate the effort.

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      9 months ago

      I just want that heart shaped V on all the vegan packages and then a vegan only section so I don’t have to shop the regular food isles. 1 stop shop.

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        9 months ago

        This flies in the face of supermarket design. They want you to get milk from the far corner, then head to the opposite corner for bread before dragging the kids past an isle of crappy toys and sugar flavoured food substances.

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          9 months ago

          I finally understand why management hated my product display placements when I worked in a store. They were entirely unwilling to explain and preferred to give me shit and expectef me to just know.

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    9 months ago

    The name implies there are meat-based potatoes … so where are they! 😤

    Running the government

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    9 months ago

    The last job I worked before going back into the trades was at a grocery store and we sold “Plant Based Rice”

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    9 months ago

    The problem isn’t the name the problem is that it’s ready made mash potatoes. Like come on bruv who’s buying this??

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      9 months ago

      Mashed potatoes are super easy to make for 20 people and kind of a labor intensive pain in the arse for single people by comparison.