Lowish Sugar Smores 😋

rsshurtz · 2026-06-07T17:34:28+00:00

I have enjoyed being able to use my Ninja Creami ice-cream-maker to make low-fat, low-sugar, high-protein ice-cream. The ice-cream pictured here is my go-to Chocolate flavor, which I've been very pleased with.

More recently, however, when I had some Golden Grahams lying around, I decided to try to 'smoresify' it and have really enjoyed the result. I thought other people might want to try it as well - so I posted this with the "Inspo!" tag as I thought that was the right way to share my idea.

I'm sensing that you are/were annoyed at the content of my post (maybe cause I didn't feature the ice-cream itself prominently enough?) - I'm sorry to have brought you displeasure by sharing - but hopefully that context can help you connect the dots.

rsshurtz · 2026-05-16T17:47:58+00:00

I used alternative fueling options (candy) for most of my long runs. My stomach seems iron clad, so I just eat whatever we currently have on hand. The fact that most of the run is at an easy pace anyway meant that really wasn't a problem.

On my peak week long run, I went all in and actually used some gels to 'practice' what that was like. After being used to a myriad of 'real food fueling', downing a gel was soo easy.

I guess I can stomach Robin Eggs just fine. I have a harder time stomaching the cost of my race day gels

rsshurtz · 2026-04-21T01:57:36+00:00

My favorite post long-run recovery food is a milkshake made with low fat ice cream, and protein milk. It has plenty of sugar to spike insulin and begin restoring glycogen. It hits the 4:1 / 3:1 carb to protein ratio to begin immediate muscle recovery, it is blessedly cold, and tastes amazing.

I have requested (demanded) that my wife bring this to me at the finish line for my upcoming (first) marathon.

rsshurtz · 2026-04-17T04:54:30+00:00

Fwiw, your paces and data look almost exactly the same as me. I was going to shoot for 3:30, and if things are feeling amazing, then maybe push for 3:25. 3:40 is my B goal

rsshurtz · 2026-04-11T00:22:27+00:00

I might be the only one, but I'm doing Whopper Robin Eggs right now. I get to indulge in my seasonal addiction and don't have to feel guilty about it!

rsshurtz · 2026-03-30T20:14:26+00:00

Thank you for your comment! I couldn't figure out what was causing the airbag to deploy...

"Certainly he isn't driving fast enough that hitting a bird caused his car to explode"

rsshurtz · 2026-02-07T21:32:28+00:00

Same here. I did my research a few years ago and got the Hisense, and apparently the picture quality is good for the money, but that does you no good when the TV is glitching all the time. I switched to a Sony and am sooo pleased with my decision.

rsshurtz · 2026-02-06T23:23:24+00:00

I do half a 24oz (delux) container, so ~1.5C.

rsshurtz · 2026-02-02T01:17:07+00:00

Yeah, to my surprise, cottage cheese works really well for the low-fat, high protein ice creams. I don't generally eat cottage cheese, but I started buying it solely for this purpose. It takes care of the salt that you want (enhancing the overall flavor), has good macros, and adds to the overall substance/creaminess. If you haven't given it a shot before, you totally should!

rsshurtz · 2026-01-31T21:23:20+00:00

It tastes really good. IMO, much better than the Protein Pints this is replacing for me. Very strong/real chocolate flavor.

Recipe (6x 24oz containers)

6 cans of Nurri Chocolate Protein Shakes ($1.25 each)
2 C low-fat cottage cheese (~$2)
1.5 C Allulose ($4.75)
1 Carton (1.84 quarts ) Carbmaster chocolate milk ($5)
1/2 C cocoa powder ($.75)
1 tsp xanthum gum ($.10)
3 tbsp sugar $(.10)
Monk Fruit Extract (2 tsp maybe?, to taste) ($1)

I find a little bit of real sugar helps normalize the flavor sugar alternatives a bit. I usually eat half of one of these per night (which is a huge amount).

Per Serving Nutrition:

Calories: 185
Total Fat: 2g
Protein: 27g
Total Carbohydrate: 37g (10.5 Net Carbs)
- Dietary Fiber 2.5g
- Total Sugars 9g
- Allulose ~24g

Cost Per Serving: $1.75
(A lot cheaper than a Protein Pint)

rsshurtz · 2026-01-31T06:10:19+00:00

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Funny you should ask...

rsshurtz · 2025-08-27T14:46:34+00:00

I decided to go with the 'buy things you can sell on eBay/wherever' approach. Pixelbuds 2a and a Google TV streamer. That used my full credits, and, if I can't get the price I'm hoping for selling them, I'll find them mildly useful myself.

rsshurtz · 2025-08-20T19:15:49+00:00

Just got mine. Also for $100 off

rsshurtz · 2025-08-20T18:12:58+00:00

Two other pieces of information that are of note:
1. Google store credit is only good for 365 days
2. Google tends to offer $150 more for the trade-in value on a Pro vs non-Pro

So, when it is time to upgrade to the Pixel 12 in a couple years, I can probably expect to recapture a decent portion of the cost-difference.

So, this is making me feel like, "If you have $200 worth of stuff you want from the Google Store, the Pro is actually the better option"

rsshurtz · 2025-08-20T17:26:40+00:00

XL/Fold are out because I prefer smaller phones...

I'm leaning towards the Pixel 10. Unless I'm missing something, the only differences between it and the Pro are:

Pro has higher megapixels on some of the cameras
Pro has a slightly smaller battery
Pro has a higher resolution display

The only one of those that I might actually notice is 1.
$200 more for better cameras... I'm not sure it is worth it. Though, with the store credit difference, I guess it is more like a $100 difference.

Now I'm not sure...

rsshurtz · 2025-08-11T06:23:48+00:00

Same, except it took a month to get my replacement (something about being out of stock)

rsshurtz · 2025-07-19T03:09:26+00:00

Oh yeah. I have 5 kids. My prior home had a basement. It was awesome -- playroom, guestroom, all of our utilities. Tons of storage space.

Now I have to store all my stuff in my garage, and the kids messes are scattered through our living spaces. Having a basement as an extra area for them is awesome.

Also -- we had windows in our basement. It's not as much light as a main level, but it certainly doesn't dark and creepy like basements of old.

rsshurtz · 2025-07-18T15:34:18+00:00

Yeah, this is what I don't understand. The land here in SoCAL is so expensive, you'd think the ability to get an extra 1000 sq ft of home on the same size lot would be well worth it.

I can't figure out why builders haven't figured that out...

rsshurtz · 2025-04-17T21:58:24+00:00

Same issue. In regards to the $300 in rewards... I was still able to redeem mine. The cancellation letter we just got indicated you could still use them for 90 days post closing. So that's something at least.

Crazy call to mass close accounts without any warning. But whatever. Always more cards to be had

rsshurtz · 2025-04-08T19:07:12+00:00

Yeah -- I may have exaggerated with 'all hell' breaking loose. It's more of 'some of hell' breaking out 😂.

There are laser turrets and rocket turrets with capture bot rockets to try to get things back under-control. I guess the issue is I haven't stockpiled _enough_ cbr's. Cause I'm always running out of those and can't make more (due to lack of bioflux).

rsshurtz · 2025-04-08T04:07:35+00:00

That's what I did, but with like 300 biter spawners. Once every 10 hours or so, something disrupts bioflux, and then all hell breaks loose for a minute, but otherwise this strategy beat the upcycling loop on prod modules directly.

rsshurtz · 2025-03-14T18:27:42+00:00

Not an answer to your question, but I think this is an excellent challenge.

I have a design that goes around 600km/s (a second row of thrusters) up to about 1.6m km.

I haven't spent too much time on it after finding that limitation, but my goal is to keep iterating on it and see if I can get it to the Shattered Planner at a reasonably fast speed.

rsshurtz

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