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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 72 points 1 month ago

It's actually incredible how far we've strayed from God's light. We deserve this.

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 40 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

how did they beat v8 or snapple to this idea? I thought they were making drinkable vegetable sludge a long time ago

[–] Mesophar@pawb.social 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

v8 had v8 Splash and v8 Fusion since at least the late 90s, though I think they might be discontinued now? But it was tomato/carrot juice with berries and fruits mixed in.

[–] Mjpasta710@midwest.social 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

V8 fusion still exists in the states.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Hmm, good to know, I definitely liked that stuff in the early '00s.

[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 month ago

hmm, yeah guess they can't ever try frozen smoothies if they discontinue first.

[–] dickalan@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sharing what you think versus what you know is a huge problem of information literacy on the Internet and you are a part of it

[–] winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

You know you could have went and fact checked it yourself and then hey, you know a cool new fact yourself and you could even post a comment here corroborating him or correcting him if he is wrong. Instead you decided to be a dick though. Oh, that's literally your name..

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Asia's been doing ketchup flavored sweets for a while, it might surprise you. It's literally a sugary tomato vinegar paste as is, you realize.

[–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Just because some people in some part of the world are doing horrifying shit doesn't mean we all need to do horrifying shit.

[–] ruekk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Don't yuck other peoples yum

[–] dickalan@lemmy.world -4 points 1 month ago

Touch grass weirdo

[–] Hiphophorrah@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Add vodka and it becomes a Sunday morning special.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Ha, I was literally about to comment about Bloody Marys.

[–] Bonus@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's a good reason it doesn't say they're mixing fruit with vegetables.

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hey, I'm making an all fruit smoothie ~(cucumber and olive)~, you want one?

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 7 points 1 month ago

Oh! Yeah, but as some tomato and pumpkin, too!

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I've made plenty of smoothies with v8 as a base, and it's really not that bad if you do it right.

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

V8 doesn't have nearly as much sugar as ketchup does.

To be exact, V8 has 1g/oz. Ketchup has 8g/oz.

It's not the tomato flavour I'm worried about with this smoothie.

[–] Univ3rse@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm one of those weirdos who likes V8, not those sugar water concoctions, the original.

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Thoughts on regular vs low sodium?

[–] Univ3rse@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 month ago

I prefer regular, but my health prefers low sodium.

[–] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I can't do the low sodium. I love V8 and have for years. Love adding hot sauces and it even passes for a low effort bloody Mary but taking the salt out of it is a deal breaker.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Meteor strike now😔

[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Someone alert Justin McElroy. This is prime Munch Squad material.

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Was listening to this week's munch squad while reading this...

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 5 points 1 month ago

Ketchup is already a fruit smoothie.

[–] Jackusflackus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago
[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

I know better than to ask why, but why? Was there a public outcry for ketchup smoothies Heinz decided to respond to?

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

That tracks. Heinz ketchup on it's own has a lot of sugar in it already.

[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I would say "Britain No" but Heinz is an American company.

And apparently they are also selling it here, at Smoothie Kings in Atlanta, Chicago, and New York.

I'm kinda glad it's not where I live, because it's exactly the kind of trainwreck I would want to try against my better judgment.

[–] RobotZap10000@feddit.nl 2 points 1 month ago

This is what happens when a time traveler steps on a twig.

[–] 6nk06@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

cultural debate

Shit tomato full of sugar is now cultural. Clown world is great.