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Some of thegroceriesin this roundup are indeed fad items that have seemed to infiltrate everyone’s grocery list.
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Steak
A steak dinner cooked to perfection is hard to beat if you’re a meat-eater.
Many shoppers called out Prime Rib as a specific cut of meat that they see as overrated.
OneReddituser repeatedly gave Prime Rib a chance, saying, “I’ve tried hard to like it.
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AnotherRedditoragreed that the price for what is often considered a premium cut of steak is vastly overrated.
The added, “Prime rib is gross to me.
For what it’s worth, I love a good medium rare ribeye or filet.
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But prime rib, on the other hand, is just flesh.”
It’s great when it complements a dish, but it’s boring af on toast.
It’s just avocado, it doesn’t make you cool.”
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Another shopper highlighted avocados as being overrated due to their impact on the environment.
Cereal isn’t exactly a health food.
It’s a refined carb and sugar bomb."
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OneRedditorshared, “It’s crazy how much hype bacon gets!
You say “no thanks” to it and suddenly you’re an insane outlier!”
Add that to the fact that people put it on everything nowadays.
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It’s truly terrible."
Another shopper simplyobserved, “I don’t get the obsession.”
It’s all rubbery salty bottom feeding ocean soup."
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“Don’t get me wrong, I like truffles,” oneRedditorshares.
Burger joints aren’t the only ones guilty of going a little too truffle-happy, as anotherRedditordescribes.
“Every mushroom pizza has it now.
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Many shoppers called sriracha out as being overrated, with one pondering onReddit, “It’s fine.
It’s an alright sauce.
Wearing t-shirts, now?
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Putting it in and on everything?
It’s not THAT good.
I don’t get the fuss.”
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Different strokes, I guess!”
AnotherRedditorshared, “I haven’t owned or used ketchup in like 10 years.
I’d rather use barbecue sauce.”
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Kale
Even healthy foods like kale can be overrated in the eyes of grocery shoppers.
Many believe that so-called kale fans are misleading regarding the food’s flavor in all of its.
OneRedditorshared, “I had a kale smoothie and it tasted like lawn clippings.”
Tastes like popcorn!!"
Other shoppers simply see chips as overrated due to the lack of nutritional value.
As oneRedditorexplains, “I’m not paying that much for something that’s so bad for me.
I swear they doubled in price.”
“Bringing chips to a party used to be the cheap thing to do,” anotherRedditorshared.
