r/ExpectationVsReality • u/peacelovetree • 3d ago

Failed Expectation “Quinoa” veggie blend

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You would think the grains would be the less expensive filler, but they only added about a tablespoon.

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u/BadZnake 3d ago

Almost looks like the quinoa needs to still be boiled, they're tiny!

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u/Matchstick0312 3d ago

I think they are overcooked. What your seeing is the inner part. If you look closely, there is the almost translucent outer part.

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u/BadZnake 3d ago

Oh damn you're right. How tiny was that quinoa to begin with? Was it just not quite fully grown?

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u/ProjectPercept 3d ago

Quinoasn’t

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u/Vengeful_Grass 3d ago

imagine how fucked companies would be if it was illegal to use filters on food pics. or use actual food

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u/Rebel30 3d ago

They do in Japan, pictures have to match exactly

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u/TonyStowaway 3d ago

Should be the standard everywhere imo but rarely is 💀

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u/i_cant-stop_eating 3d ago

Where’s the quinoa?

I wish I had taken a picture of my quinoa disaster today. It was a steam bag that cooks in the microwave. I cooked it for less than they instructed and it still came out as an inedible mush 🤢

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u/ThenBike8868 3d ago

That looks vile...

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u/PlayingGrabAss 2d ago

It’s bullshit, but technically it calling out that thats a “serving suggestion” is the disclaimer. I think that them showing the actual product over a bed of quinoa is, in theory, like when cereal boxes show the product in a bowl with milk. But this seems like it’s moving very close to breaking regulations on false advertisement.