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[-] SpiralSong@lemmy.world 182 points 2 years ago

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

[-] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 years ago

Exactly. This is mashed potatoes made without (cow) butter.

[-] M137@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

And (cow) milk.

How has several people forgotten that in these comments?

[-] zardoz@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years 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

[-] TheaoneAndOnly27@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Was it like whey protein in the meatballs? Wtf would dairy be used for in meatballs.....

[-] sour@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago
[-] Zorque@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Maybe they shouldn't buy cheesy meatballs if they don't want dairy in it...

[-] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Yup that was exactly it.

[-] WldFyre@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

IIRC "dairy free" can still have lactose in it in the US just as an FYI

[-] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Well thats even more fucked up. It’s kind of sad that it seems believable to me too

[-] Emma_Gold_Man@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

Whereas "non-dairy" can still be cow milk derived as long as the lactose has been removed

[-] WldFyre@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah it's crazy annoying and stupid smh

But remember, calling plant based products "milk" would be too confusing for the poor consumers! /s

[-] Zorque@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

They do. They say it's plant based. Are you not paying attention?

[-] Serpent@feddit.uk 7 points 2 years 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.

[-] kttnpunk@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years 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.

[-] Knusper@feddit.de 3 points 2 years 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.

[-] qupada@kbin.social 8 points 2 years 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.

[-] drekly@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My wife buys plant based falafels made with sweet potato or beetroot, as if chickpeas were meat 🤷

[-] Seudo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 48 points 2 years ago

It's probably in reference to the butter

[-] Faresh@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[-] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago
[-] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years 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.

[-] moody@lemmings.world 12 points 2 years ago

Mashed potatoes made without butter sounds pretty bad. I feel for you.

[-] paholg@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

Vegan butter has gotten surprisingly good.

[-] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It really has.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 28 points 2 years ago

Most mashed potato recipes include milk and butter.

[-] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 years ago

How to make slow-cooked potatoes that fall right off the bone.

https://youtu.be/Bs1UudPHGAI?si=xc2bBd2KJ46X19J1

[-] kttnpunk@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years 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.

[-] TryingToEscapeTarkov@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years 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.

[-] Seudo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years 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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[-] tburkhol@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years 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!

[-] paholg@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago
[-] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago

This drives me nuts!!? I'll see something in the store like... A can of black beans that says "Gluten Free!". Like... what do people think beans are made from?

[-] Decoy321@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

Sometimes they'll throw in a little flour as a thickening agent, like a roux. It's not common, but would still be an unexpected allergy.

This kind of bullshit happens a lot more than you think.

[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It isn't about what things are made of, but what environments they've been processed in and potential cross contamination they may have been exposed to. Because people with serious allergies and other conditions exist, and deserve to be able to avoid food that could make them unwell or worse.

You not needing a label on something (or even understanding why there needs to be one) doesn't mean no one else doe, or that one existing is somehow unreasonable.

[-] qupada@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Usually separate labelling where I'm from.

You can advertise your product as "gluten free" if it doesn't contain any ingredients containing gluten, but will have a separate disclaimer which looks something like "processed in a factory also handling nuts, gluten, and dairy products" as applicable.

I'm not sure if this is mandatory or voluntary labelling here, but in my opinion it satisfies the need for truly allergic people to choose products not even made on the same premises as their allergens, while avoiding perverse labelling such as the parent poster's "gluten free beans".

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

They could have sprinkled the MSG, GMO, and gluten dust on them for reasons.

[-] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

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

Running the government

[-] zardoz@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I like you….

[-] SkyeStarfall 5 points 2 years ago
[-] Fleur__@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years 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??

[-] Delphia@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years 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.

[-] Kedly@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

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

[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Imagine caring.. 🤯

[-] aetrix@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Sometimes I feel like I am the meat potato

[-] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Lemmy moment

[-] struds@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

What do you expect from Asda?

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