• more about #gamergrub
    battra92: Wow, I can't believe people would eat this packaged garbage. I know back when I was a tubby young office worker I would happily much down on heavily p... more »
    Lysdexia_NoKotakuEdition: My gamer grub is your fuckin' trachea! more »
    jessedybka: Not to nitpick, but phenylalanine is not aspartame. It's an amino acid, and it's definitely found in aspartame (as well as a bunch of other things.) ... more »
    Curves: Good read. Now back to my piping hot cup of psychoactive substance. more »
    GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: You mention caffeine pills, and you leave out Jessie Spanno from Saved By The Bell? How could you? She's soooo excited! more »
    appletoad: is running iPhone OS 4.0 beta: I use the penguin mints seen in the first picture. But mainly my caffeine comes from caffeine pills, soda, and espresso. Eat more fiber and the runs w... more »
    echodubs: Maybe gizmodo cannabis taste test '09? more »
    WaffleTeamStrike! v26.00: Good stuff man. I have to agree with you that artificial sweeteners do SUCK. They rip my stomach up and induce instant headaches for me, so I stay awa... more »
    met2art: Great article. I've always wondered how effective the caffeine "supplements" are. I routinely drink copious amounts of coffee, so for the most part I'... more »
  • #tastetest

    Caffeine Snack Test: Who Needs Coffee When You've Got Cookies and Gum?

    I'm lightheaded, twitchy and kinda have the runs. This was never going to end well. The mission: Test if caffeine-infused munchies like cookies, mints, chewing-gum, and lollipops pack the same punch as energy drinks and coffee. (Hint: Most do). More »
  • #foodtech

    Gamer Grub: Because 'Food' Takes Too Long to Chew

    For when fruits, veggies, exercise, plenty of sleep and the occasional colonic won't do, Gamer Grub promises to be the first "performance snack formulated especially for gamers." In flavors like Action Pizza, Racing Wasabi, Strategy Chocolate and Sports PB&J, the snacks are not only fortified with vitamins and minerals, but are specially engineered to be crumb and grease free, protecting your keyboard from its normal all-it-can-eat junk food buffet. We're not sure precisely which brick of the USDA food pyramid that videogame genre-flavored morsels fall into, but we're willing to wave most (OK, some) judgment until we're able to test this stuff for ourselves. More »