Dog food... for People

[Cid_Nielcen]

No, not people eating dog food. Food made for people that is similar to dog food. Similar as in dry food that doesn't spoil easily and comes in a big bag. Forget the hassle of cooking, the expense of food, trying to decide what to eat, trying to eat healthy... it's all ready taken care of. Just eat a couple scoops of this stuff three times a day and you're done. No calorie counting, no worrying if you're getting all the nutrients your body needs, or if you're getting too much sodium or cholesterol, and no rotting your teeth with acidic or sugary foods.

I would so go for this. Even if it tasted bland, hell, even if it tasted like crap I'd force myself to acquire a taste for it just for the convenience. Why can't I pick up a bag of this stuff at my local grocery store?

 

[JackTail]

Why not just real dog food?

It is made so it is eatable by humans, they have to make it that way for some strange reason

 

[Saiko]

Or alternatively an MRE?

You just open the plastic and eat. And some of them actually don't taste half bad.

 

[Tiamat]

would so go for this. Even if it tasted bland, hell, even if it tasted like crap I'd force myself to acquire a taste for it just for the convenience. Why can't I pick up a bag of this stuff at my local grocery store?

Sounds like futuramas Bachelor Chow.

 

[Conker]

Didn't a guy do this with some kind of monkey chow that's served in zoos, or was that an Onion article?

Either way, the dude went batshit crazy or something.

 

[AshleyAshes]

No calorie counting, no worrying if you're getting all the nutrients your body needs, or if you're getting too much sodium or cholesterol, and no rotting your teeth with acidic or sugary foods.

Where did you get this delusion in your mind that there's no such thing as a fat, overfed dog?

 

[Vaelarsa]

This reminds me of these little animal food dish snacks my parents gave me one year as stocking stuffers.
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They were made out of ginger cookie, though.

One of my friends used to eat cat food when we were like 10.
I wouldn't, though. Sounded gross as shit.

I don't think I could swear off taste and variety in the interest of health and ease.
I just like food way too much.

 

[Tiamat]

Dogs lick their nutsacks to get the taste of their food out of their mouth.

 

[Azure]

Why not just learn to cook? I'd imagine you posted this rant because you are tired of shitty microwave food, which while easy to prepare sacrifices anything resembling flavor or nutrition, thus your desire for a thoughtless bagged meal of uniformly nutritious food pellets. Cooking is part science, part art, and all the way worth the time invested to learn, because in the end, you are what you eat. And most people literally eat shit.

 

[shyfoxyjoe]

My grandma eats dog treats

 

[badlands]

as far i remember there are some pelletised dehydrated emergency rations, though they do need to be boiled with water into a porridge like substance before eating

 

[Cid_Nielcen]

Why not just real dog food?

It is made so it is eatable by humans, they have to make it that way for some strange reason

You are correct, however I'd rather have something that is a little more socially acceptable.

Or alternatively an MRE?

You just open the plastic and eat. And some of them actually don't taste half bad.

Typical price for a month worth of dog food: $20
Typical price for a month worth of MREs: $400
I'm sure if a product like I'm suggesting existed, it would cost considerably less than MREs.

Where did you get this delusion in your mind that there's no such thing as a fat, overfed dog?

Where did you get the idea that this delusion is in my mind? A couple scoops, three times a day is what I said. I thought it obvious that the size of the scoops could be predetermined to give the proper amount of calories needed.

Why not just learn to cook? I'd imagine you posted this rant because you are tired of shitty microwave food, which while easy to prepare sacrifices anything resembling flavor or nutrition, thus your desire for a thoughtless bagged meal of uniformly nutritious food pellets. Cooking is part science, part art, and all the way worth the time invested to learn, because in the end, you are what you eat. And most people literally eat shit.

Incorrect. I know the basics of cooking and can follow a recipe, but not everyone enjoys cooking. And I eat fairly healthily. To me, eating is an inconvenient interruption of what I'd rather be doing so making the whole business as efficient as possible was my motivation for this rant.

 

[Heliophobic]

Efficiency is such bullshit.

I'm telling you... we're all going to end up like the fat people from Wall-E, except there's not going to be an adorable robot messiah to save us.

 

[Cid_Nielcen]

Efficiency is such bullshit.

I'm telling you... we're all going to end up like the fat people from Wall-E, except there's not going to be an adorable robot messiah to save us.

You assume that efficiency leads to laziness, and for lazy people this is correct. However, not everyone is like that. When people have more time on their hands, some people choose to use that time pursuing things like art, science, or general self-improvement.

 

[Willow]

If you honestly believe that substituting dog food for regular food will not only give you all the nutrients you need but is more efficient than just making food, you're better off just not eating at all if it's such a hassle and detracts from the more interesting things you could be doing.

Stop being a lazy bum

It is made so it is eatable by humans, they have to make it that way for some strange reason

Just because you can eat it doesn't mean you should

 

[Mayonnaise]

Similar as in dry food that doesn't spoil easily and comes in a big bag.

Cookies, biscuits, crackers, crispies, etc are not dog food. :[

 

[Cid_Nielcen]

If you honestly believe that substituting dog food for regular food will not only give you all the nutrients you need but is more efficient than just making food, you're better off just not eating at all if it's such a hassle and detracts from the more interesting things you could be doing.

Stop being a lazy bum

I'm still kinda new to the forums so pardon me for asking, but can I use the Report Post button to report a post for being poorly written, presumptuous, illogical, and a bit hostile?

Not that I'm a grammar perfect ray of sunshine myself, but come on.

 

[Ansitru]

I don't see this ending well.

 

[Willow]

I'm still kinda new to the forums so pardon me for asking, but can I use the Report Post button to report a post for being poorly written, presumptuous, illogical, and a bit hostile? Not that I'm a grammar perfect ray of sunshine myself, but come on.

So I noticed. And certainly you can report a post for actually being hostile, but what I posted wasn't very hostile. Or illogical. Or even poorly worded.

 

[Kalmor]

I'm still kinda new to the forums so pardon me for asking, but can I use the Report Post button to report a post for being poorly written, presumptuous, illogical, and a bit hostile?

Not that I'm a grammar perfect ray of sunshine myself, but come on.

If you think that's insulting you won't last here very long.

 

[badlands]

If you think that's insulting you won't last here very long.

this is still quite civil by this places standards

 

[Kalmor]

this is still quite civil by this places standards

I know! I don't even see Willow's comment as potentially insulting, just a blunt point.

 

[Cid_Nielcen]

So I noticed. And certainly you can report a post for actually being hostile, but what I posted wasn't very hostile. Or illogical. Or even poorly worded.

Wasn't very hostile? I did say "a bit" hostile, right?
Not illogical or poorly worded? We simply disagree on that.
And you forgot presumptuous.

And noticing I was new could imply two things. Either you are talking about my post count, or its a jab insinuating my ignorance of FAF etiquette. Given the attitude of your posts, I'm leaning toward the latter. Either way, you could stand to lighten up a bit. This isn't a super srs thread.

If you think that's insulting you won't last here very long.

The post you are referring to was of a more rhetorical nature.

But back on topic please!

I wantz mah Scooby Snacks!

 

[Outcast]

Honestly, these topics are starting to lack creativity... and common sense.

Please, just eat your vegetables and be done with it.

 

[Kangamutt]

Nope. I like my food to taste good. And eating healthy doesn't require you to count calories and all that crap. Try breaking your bad eating habits instead.