College student here, launched a vegan gym snack, and… nothing yet.
College student here, launched a vegan gym snack, and… nothing yet.
by Cute_Cantaloupe4150
12 Comments
xdethbear
no thanks to processed food, eat fruit if you need a gym snack. people forget muscles run on sugar.
FrostShawk
Personally, no. I don’t mean to cause offense, as you’re trying to launch a product, but this doesn’t look like “food.” So I’m not really into buying premade products, I would go for say, an apple and peanut butter, or some pistachios and banana for post-workout.
One_Bat8206
Why would people have this when minimally processed foods exist? Nuts and fruits for example? Trail mix would blow this out of the water.
Sherlock_House
It’s called Gym Snack? That’s confusing
Rkruegz
It looks good, will check it out, thank you for sharing. I often can’t force down food or a meal after lifting, so this seems ideal.
LeMigen9
First off, my hats off to you for the hustle! Launching products is tough for sure, even good ideas can fall flat if they dont hit a need sufficiently. Did you do focus groups for this product to see what people think?
I think the main issue I would have with this is how difficult it would be to eat. I view protein supplements as a kind of quick and easy vehicle to get added protein. A shake typically, or a bar if on the go. Easy, no mess, quick. A banana/apple to ward off hunger until the next meal. While I could see myself trying this product out of curiosity, it doesnt really tick the boxes that are important to me. Small bits, looks like they might make a mess, will I drop half of them on the gym floor and have to crawl around picking them up lol
While I can appreciate variety in protein supplements (e.g. protein ice cream as an alternative to something i would eat anyway), its difficult to see as a product that would end up in my gym bag on the regular. Perhaps as an alternative to salty snacks for a movie night though
fatwussy
Gout bomb
sweetmissdixie
You’ll likely have better success marketing this to ethical vegans as opposed to people following a whole food, plant-based diet. I personally tell my patients to stay away from pre-made, packaged/processed foods as much as possible and to limit/avoid added sugars and oils. Best of luck to you, though!
WearyEnthusiasm6643
1. chef inspired? who?
2. it’s two servings, 16g of protein each.
3. $5 a bag for “two snacks”
4. holy sodium, batman
ohanashii
From first impressions, it looks more like a movie snack than a gym snack. I’d assume it’s replacing popcorn not a protein bar. But I like the simple layout of your promo and would pick it up to scan the ingredients.
purple_cape
I think it’s a great idea. I’d love to try it
NoComb398
I think vegan fitness is really your audience. This group leans toward real food and a lot of people here actively battle against the myth that vegans are protein starved. So, I guess the first lesson is read the room /know your audience.
Why did you create this product? Especially as a non-vegan?
But to be honest this looks like it was dreamed up by AI. It also isn’t clear that it’s vegan, just by looking. I can’t really tell by the add what it is or what to expect.
I would as kind of weirded out by the lack of info on your site. Like I’m not buying packaged food from a random brand-new site on the internet. But it looks like this is just a rebrand of an existing vegan jerky product? So that makes more sense to me but cheddar flavored vegan jerky doesn’t really appeal to me personally.
If I were in your shoes I’d be hitting the streets : – hand out samples downtown – hit up every gym in town and ask if you can give samples away – attend every public thing you can : vegan food shows, fitness shows, etc.
This snack isn’t for me because I try to eat real food and avoid processed foods.
12 Comments
no thanks to processed food, eat fruit if you need a gym snack. people forget muscles run on sugar.
Personally, no. I don’t mean to cause offense, as you’re trying to launch a product, but this doesn’t look like “food.” So I’m not really into buying premade products, I would go for say, an apple and peanut butter, or some pistachios and banana for post-workout.
Why would people have this when minimally processed foods exist? Nuts and fruits for example? Trail mix would blow this out of the water.
It’s called Gym Snack? That’s confusing
It looks good, will check it out, thank you for sharing. I often can’t force down food or a meal after lifting, so this seems ideal.
First off, my hats off to you for the hustle! Launching products is tough for sure, even good ideas can fall flat if they dont hit a need sufficiently. Did you do focus groups for this product to see what people think?
I think the main issue I would have with this is how difficult it would be to eat. I view protein supplements as a kind of quick and easy vehicle to get added protein. A shake typically, or a bar if on the go. Easy, no mess, quick. A banana/apple to ward off hunger until the next meal. While I could see myself trying this product out of curiosity, it doesnt really tick the boxes that are important to me. Small bits, looks like they might make a mess, will I drop half of them on the gym floor and have to crawl around picking them up lol
While I can appreciate variety in protein supplements (e.g. protein ice cream as an alternative to something i would eat anyway), its difficult to see as a product that would end up in my gym bag on the regular. Perhaps as an alternative to salty snacks for a movie night though
Gout bomb
You’ll likely have better success marketing this to ethical vegans as opposed to people following a whole food, plant-based diet. I personally tell my patients to stay away from pre-made, packaged/processed foods as much as possible and to limit/avoid added sugars and oils. Best of luck to you, though!
1. chef inspired? who?
2. it’s two servings, 16g of protein each.
3. $5 a bag for “two snacks”
4. holy sodium, batman
From first impressions, it looks more like a movie snack than a gym snack. I’d assume it’s replacing popcorn not a protein bar. But I like the simple layout of your promo and would pick it up to scan the ingredients.
I think it’s a great idea. I’d love to try it
I think vegan fitness is really your audience. This group leans toward real food and a lot of people here actively battle against the myth that vegans are protein starved. So, I guess the first lesson is read the room /know your audience.
Why did you create this product? Especially as a non-vegan?
But to be honest this looks like it was dreamed up by AI. It also isn’t clear that it’s vegan, just by looking. I can’t really tell by the add what it is or what to expect.
I would as kind of weirded out by the lack of info on your site. Like I’m not buying packaged food from a random brand-new site on the internet. But it looks like this is just a rebrand of an existing vegan jerky product? So that makes more sense to me but cheddar flavored vegan jerky doesn’t really appeal to me personally.
If I were in your shoes I’d be hitting the streets :
– hand out samples downtown
– hit up every gym in town and ask if you can give samples away
– attend every public thing you can : vegan food shows, fitness shows, etc.
This snack isn’t for me because I try to eat real food and avoid processed foods.