The Remembering, Vol 90: A Fast Food Chain Just Dropped Seed Oils From Its Buns
The whole food that beats steak on protein, Paul on why 30 grams of sugar isn't 30 grams of sugar, a burger bun that lost its seed oils, and an ultra runner's collagen coffee.
Written by
The Lineage Team
Written by
The Lineage Team
Which whole food packs the most protein?
Most people think protein has to come from a shake or a scoop. We ranked five whole foods that are sitting in almost every grocery store, and the #1 spot surprised a lot of people. Hint: it isn't steak.
If your breakfast is usually toast or cereal, that's the easiest place to start. Swap in eggs or Greek yogurt, and build the rest of the meal around your protein.
Thirty grams of sugar reads the same on a label whether it came from a processed snack, a spoonful of raw honey, or a ripe mango. In this reel, Paul argues your body doesn't see it that way, and that the food the sugar arrives in changes everything.
It's a quick watch and a good reset if you've been told fruit and honey belong on the same list as candy. Next time you read a label, check where the sugar comes from before you check how much.
Steak 'n Shake says it's the first major fast food chain to make its burger buns seed oil free. Starting October 5, 2026, the buns switch to Grade AA Wisconsin butter. Their fries and tots are already cooked in 100% beef tallow. The buns were the last major menu item still made with seed oils.
When a chain that size changes its cooking fat, it's because enough people started asking what their food is cooked in, and that's exciting.
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What an ultra athlete puts in his morning coffee
Matt · Bakersfield, California
A former D1 football player turned ultra-endurance athlete, he's passionate about showing busy 9-to-5 parents that fitness can still have a place in everyday life.
One ritual that fuels his training? Collagen coffee. Later in the day, he keeps Lineage Protein Bars on hand for an easy option during training and busy days.
And when it comes to an actual meal, he keeps that pretty straightforward too: steak & eggs finished with a drizzle of raw honey.
Follow @see_matt_move for endurance training, nutrition, and a look inside his ultra journey.
What goes into a jar of our tallow?
With tallow showing up on more menus lately, we've been getting a lot of questions about how ours is made. We use fat from the whole animal, 100% grass-fed and finished cattle. We render out tallow slowly in small kettles at low temperatures, with no solvents and no bleaching. The result is one ingredient, soft enough to spoon straight from the jar, with a smoke point above 420°F. It's glyphosate-free and third-party tested for hundreds of common contaminants.
“There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.”
Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac (1949)
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