How super are those pricey 'superfoods'?
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#2Whenever someone talks about "superfoods" I immediately think they are full of shit. It's just an attempt to make something simple (normal food) into something expensive to make money from. Same happened to exercise. The basics of exercise haven't changed in a long time but you still have people repackaging it to make money.
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#3"Sales of coconut water have skyrocketed in the past two years, and anecdotally, several fitness buffs interviewed by Marketplace said they believe it hydrates better than tap water."
That's... that's a tall bar. "Provides more electrolytes" than water, sure. "More energizing than water", sure. But hydrates better than water? Though a charitable reading of the fitness buff's claim could be that it's "better for someone working out than water", which, again, is at least possible as there are more dimensions than just "hydration" there.
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#4"Sales of coconut water have skyrocketed in the past two years, and anecdotally, several fitness buffs interviewed by Marketplace said they believe it hydrates better than tap water." That's... that's a tall bar. "Provides more electrolytes" than water, sure. "More energizing than water", sure. But hydrates better than water? Though a charitable reading of the fitness buff's claim could be that it's "better for someo…
Both energy drinks and milk absorb better than water. Doesn't seem odd that coconut water is in the and category.
Re: How super are those pricey 'superfoods'?
#5Whenever someone talks about "superfoods" I immediately think they are full of shit. It's just an attempt to make something simple (normal food) into something expensive to make money from. Same happened to exercise. The basics of exercise haven't changed in a long time but you still have people repackaging it to make money.
Most of these happenings, in my opinion, just take advantage of consumer ignorance. Getting your advice about anything in life from product advertising is what advertisers want.
Re: How super are those pricey 'superfoods'?
#6Whenever someone talks about "superfoods" I immediately think they are full of shit. It's just an attempt to make something simple (normal food) into something expensive to make money from. Same happened to exercise. The basics of exercise haven't changed in a long time but you still have people repackaging it to make money.
It's an extra bummer because they price things higher when there's a market of customers saying "If I keep chugging this pomegranate juice I'll never get cancer, it's got antioxidants!"
Some of us just wanted to drink that because it tastes good...
Re: How super are those pricey 'superfoods'?
#7Whenever someone talks about "superfoods" I immediately think they are full of shit. It's just an attempt to make something simple (normal food) into something expensive to make money from. Same happened to exercise. The basics of exercise haven't changed in a long time but you still have people repackaging it to make money.
Coconut water is repackaged waste byproduct that someone figured out how to make money off of. It's classic marketing.
Re: How super are those pricey 'superfoods'?
#8Whenever someone talks about "superfoods" I immediately think they are full of shit. It's just an attempt to make something simple (normal food) into something expensive to make money from. Same happened to exercise. The basics of exercise haven't changed in a long time but you still have people repackaging it to make money.
Superfoods is a marketing term. I love saying you know what is a superfood? Beans and mushrooms and they say no thank you and walk away with their seaweed and chia smoothie.
"'The term "superfoods" is at best meaningless and at worst harmful,' said Catherine Collins, chief dietician at St George's Hospital in London. 'There are so many wrong ideas about superfoods that I don't know where best to begin to dismantle the whole concept.'"
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/may/13/health.healthandw...
PS My WIFE says superfood at least 3 times a week and I have a ton of Chia and Quinoa in my kitchen I like the taste of them and my wife feels healthy. I bought them on Amazon in bulk and were super cheap.
Now if I could only get her to stop juicing!!!!!!! UGH that is the worst! Ginger and Prickly Pear with God knows what else!
Re: How super are those pricey 'superfoods'?
#9Whenever someone talks about "superfoods" I immediately think they are full of shit. It's just an attempt to make something simple (normal food) into something expensive to make money from. Same happened to exercise. The basics of exercise haven't changed in a long time but you still have people repackaging it to make money.
It's an extra bummer because they price things higher when there's a market of customers saying "If I keep chugging this pomegranate juice I'll never get cancer, it's got antioxidants!" Some of us just wanted to drink that because it tastes good...
"antioxidants" is also on my bullshit list
Re: How super are those pricey 'superfoods'?
#10Whenever someone talks about "superfoods" I immediately think they are full of shit. It's just an attempt to make something simple (normal food) into something expensive to make money from. Same happened to exercise. The basics of exercise haven't changed in a long time but you still have people repackaging it to make money.
Coconut water is repackaged waste byproduct that someone figured out how to make money off of. It's classic marketing.
Coconut water was always very popular as soft drink in producing countries. Not waste.