#70 calories

[sydmarch]

it was so stupidly difficult to find any nutritionist who has experience with arfid & takes insurance so after having to go through all these referrals my therapist sent me & jumping through hoops I lowkey hate the lady lmao feels like such a waste of time & energy

[petiolata]

Look what they still sell that I of course had to buy 😆 (Little Hug Fruit Barrels)

[ancientsadlullaby]

"To live in a hallucination of being loved is more painful than rejection." - Vinaya Panicker.

[isaidneveragainbuthereiam]

breakfast and lunch - chicken salad made with cream cheese, broccoli, and cauliflower

¼ piece of leftover marinated chicken - 55

½ quarter chicken from swiss chalet - 315

4 tbsp cream cheese - 140

lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, tomato - ~43

salt and peppa - 0

total - 276.5 per meal

[hotnsourdupe]

just me n my omad gruel bowls against the world

[boybasher]

Life is too long… 💔 (my waifspo aesthetic moodboard and lana del rey music video)

[fibretwo]

˚₊‧⁺⋆♱ Cure Fasting Boredom ⋆⁺‧₊˚

“Oh, I’m fasting, but I’m incredibly bored!!“ — so what I’m hearing is that you have nothing to do except eat? Or you eat when you’re bored..? Well, that needs to be fixed, but fear not, that will come with time. Keep fasting by the way, you’re doing great! So well in fact that I’ve actually compiled a list of things that you can do to keep yourself occupied!!

1. Make a playlist

2. Find some new music

3. Listen to music!

4. Take a shower

5. wash your hair

6. cut your hair?

7. dye your hair, even?

8. paint your nails

9. put on a perfume you barely wear

10. brush your teeth

11. put on some makeup

12. make a pinterest board of makeup looks and try them out!

13. wash your clothes

14. lay outfits on your bed and take photos/write them down

15. make some “for when i’m skinny outfits” and take photos/write them down

16. meditate

17. compile things that trigger you (YouTube Playlists, Pinterest boards, Screenshots of tumblr posts etc!!!)

18. Go for a walk

19. Walk to the supermarket and look at food (maybe i just like doing this)

20. walk to ur local train station and go to the mall OR!! walk to the mall (sorry if you live in buttfuck no where 😓)

21. journal!! prompts vvv

22. write down everything that’s keeping you going

23. write down all the things you want to eat when ur at ur ugw

24. write down your safe foods

25. write down your fear foods

26. write some triggers

27. write some thinspo quotes

28. reflect on yourself

29. get to know yourself

30. look at journalling prompts on pinterest

31. vent

32. brain dump

33. put lipstick on and cover a page in kisses

34. draw thinspo

35. draw an oc

36. try finding your art style if you don’t draw often

37. draw a scene you remember from your childhood

38. do a jigsaw puzzle

39. find a deck of cards and order them

40. study!!!

41. practice an instrument

42. look for jobs if your unemployed

43. go out with friends

44. talk to online friends

45. text ur irl friends

46. play minecraft

47. clean your room

48. de clutter draws & desks

49. make a thinspo board on pinterest

50. Make a pinterest board with all those facebook mom weight loss motivation quotes and things (they have a special place in my heart, okay?)

51. watch media that has characters w/ EDs in them. i recommend To The Bone (ofc), Skins (Cassie), Gossip Girls (Blair), Heathers (Heather Duke), Heartstopper (Charlie Spring)!!

52. find low calorie recipes

53. practice an instrument

54. contour your bones

55. write down rewards for when you reach another gw (eg, perfumes, new scales, new clothes, safe foods)

56. listen to some ED podcasts (i rlly like SciGuys Ep #201 and DRAMA MAMA Ep #32)

57. sometimes i watch swan liyah on YT

58. Make yourself some ice cold water

59. Fill up the ice cube tray (this is personal, i usually do this when i’m bored)

60. Commentary YouTubers 🙏

61. ED short films on YT

62. ED documentaries on YT

63. Quora ED stuff can be triggering too!!

64. Have a bath

65. De-clutter your phone

66. Get out there and reblog a whole bunch of stuff!

67. Duolingo

68. paint

69. haha 69… uh, read a book!

70. Stalk my ED Pinterest Account: https://pin.it/6IDHsH7jh

(it’s very cool i promise)

71. watch ED WIEIAD videos on youtube

72. look for different diets

73. watch cooking videos and save recipes for when your skinny

74. Make a playlist of workouts to try (reminder, you don’t have to work out when ur fasting<3)

75. write a letter to someone

76. practice your handwriting

77. Walk all the way to your local supermarket, get some gum and/or sugar free soda and walk back

78. hold a little fashion show for yourself

79. Listen to those songs you never got around to

80. Get into that artist you’ve never had time to get into

81. watch that show you’ve never started

82. Look into poetry

83. Write a poem

84. make a bookmark

85. draw one of your friends to give to them (no matter how poorly, it’s funnier when it’s bad)

86. Have a dance party, why tf not?

87. put beads on some of your shoelaces

88. Headphones up, eyes closed, laying on your bed blasting your favourite song. Just let yourself be surrounded by the music for a moment. It really helps your mood

89. Mess with spotify equalisers

90. Try some hairstyles out

91. straighten/curl your hair

92. watch a tim burton film

93. Watch a Studio Ghibili film (it helps to have an activity to do at the same time, like literally anything else on the list)

94. look at halloween costumes you can wear next halloween when your skinny

95. heal your inner child and watch a childhood show!!

96. sew something!

97. learn to sew? :)

98. make some jewellery

99. FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS!!

100. research a random topic (band backstories and mythology are my favourite!!!)

101. Look into the biology of a human digestive system (there’s a video of digestion we had to watch in school once that you can find on YT and it’s so gross and triggering)

102. look at mouldy pictures of food

103. watch time lapse videos of food decomposing

104. count loose change

105. burn your favourite candle because if not now the when?

will add more when i think of them! stay safe and do what feels right for you, don’t push yourself just stay disciplined

Take care <3

[luulapants]

Adding into the discussion of the incarcerated young people fighting fires in California:

I can think of no place worse than prison for emotionally stunting or regressing a person or for dismantling their ability to make good decisions.

You take an adult or child who maybe has exhibited some antisocial behaviors, right? So you remove them from whatever community and support network they have, put enormous financial and logistical barriers between them and any communication with that community. Incarcerate them hours from home in a place not accessible by train or plane with narrow visiting hours that conflict with people's work schedules, and maybe you're fighting to prevent in person visits at all, maybe you got a kickback from a company selling expensive video call visits so people can't even hug their kids when they drive 6 hours on a Wednesday to see them. Get a kickback from a phone service provider that's going to charge extortionate prices for every minute a person spends talking to their loved ones, and if the state passes a law saying you can't do that anymore, pivot and go after the mail. Subvert USPS. Get a kickback from a company that'll give prisoners shitty scans of letters or refuse to deliver it because it was flagged for drug contamination by a machine with a 70% false positive rate, force them instead to send texts at extortionate rates through their proprietary app.

Put them in an environment with a bunch of other people with social issues and force them to compete for resources. Give them no mental healthcare. If they are victimized by other prisoners, punish the victims with solitary confinement. Transfer people around so they can't form meaningful long-term friendships. Tell them that once they get out, it will be illegal for them to talk to any of the people they meet here.

Hire guards who have no qualifications other than a willingness to be a modern day slave overseer or the ignorance to not realize that's what it is, give them complete control over every aspect of other people's lives and tell them those people want to kill them and that any object can be covered in drugs so dangerous that touching them can kill. Allow the guards to traffic drugs into the prison with impunity. Have the guards discourage racial mixing because racial conflict in the prison means the prisoners won't join up against the staff.

You do all of this and you ask if a 20-year-old, who's been in the system since 14, is emotionally mature or psychologically healthy enough to choose to risk their life in exchange for slightly better living arrangements.

You take someone who has probably made some bad decisions, right? And you put them in a place where every detail of every day is decided for them: what they eat, when they eat, when they sleep, where they sleep, what clothes they wear, who they talk to, where they work. Or maybe you give them big decisions that have no right answer. Maybe at the start of the day, you open the cells and they have 10 minutes to decide if they want to be stuck in their cell all day - no shower, no recreation, no library - or go outside and be stuck in genpop all day - no napping, no alone time, no escape if someone is hassling you. You let them decide if they're going to eat breakfast at 3am (because there's too many meal shifts) or sleep in and spend their precious commissary funds on toaster strudel (they have no toaster) or sleep in and not eat even though you're barely giving them 1000 calories a day. You let them start to make decisions about how to spend their day, then you put them on lockdown, take all those decisions away.

You do all this and then you ask if anyone who's spent time in this environment has the decision-making skills to choose to risk their life in exchange for slightly better living arrangements.

All of the incarcerated firefighters in California are 18 or older, and all of them volunteered, but there is no world in which they were adequately prepared to make that decision.

[wellnesgreen]

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[psychemochanight]

Have you ever thought that Dick might have some kinda of eating disorder?

Like, not something like anorexia or vigorexia, it's not that he has a goal and that's why he distorts his diet. It is more of an unconscious thing, but it still becomes an eating disorder because he has no control over it.

Let me explain what I mean-

Dick simply forgets to eat.

When he's deeply involved in a case, we know he's even capable of not sleeping for days (this is canon). Who says he probably doesn't remember to eat either?

This becomes a kind of cycle in the long run.

Dick simply doesn't eat, and that causes him to either lose the sensation of hunger afterwards, or on the contrary, eat more than usual. When he overeats, he doesn't do something extreme like purposely avoid the next meal, but he does try to stay active to burn calories (he needs to be fit), and this causes him to forget to feed himself again until he simply has no energy left, so it's a cycle.

Plus, who says he's probably not on a sugar rush 24/7? It has sometimes been seen that he probably lives on sweets and coffee when he's too busy nor too tired to cook by himself.

The batfamily doesn't realize this, at least not at first.

Everyone has stopped by Dick's apartment, and he always cooks for everyone. He never seems to be short of something to cook, it's rare, and he usually says it before they mention anything, so it's obvious that he knows what he has and what he doesn't have in his kitchen.

Plus, this guy has been living alone since he was 16, if he hasn't starved to death and is still fit it's because he knows how to take care of his diet, right?

There is no clue that anyone would suspect that he has a poor diet, right?

Yes... No.

It's not particularly serious, but it's still not healthy.

And it's not until one of his friends asks if he ate anything after their last outing (over 48 hours ago), and he says he completely forgot about it, that they realize something is wrong there.

Suddenly, the whole family is asking routine questions about his diet, and now the problem isn't whether he's eating or not, but whether he's lying about it or not.

(if you like Dick's HC of him having ADHD, this becomes 60-70% more likely to occur, (we neurodivergents don't know what it means to have a healthy eating schedule.))

[911-incorrect-quotes-dispatch]

Eddie: Babe, you need to eat something for breakfast. Buck: I have eaten. Eddie: Eating out my ass at 5 am doesn't count! Buck: Yes it does! Peaches have around 70 calories and are a great source of carbohydrates. I'm good.

[f4unlette]

𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒 𝑠𝘩𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡

꒰ this post is constantly being updated in order to add new foods to the list ꒱

this includes some vegan options, such as meat and dairy substitutes

a more organized list of low calorie food items also found in my meal inspo post including simpler snacks ♡

baby food is generally low in calories. from fruit snacks to meal cups

꒰ low calorie meals ꒱

𝑓𝑟𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑠:

⌗ strawberries (4cal/each)

⌗ blueberries (57cal/100g)

⌗ raspberries (53cal/100g)

⌗ cherries (50cal/100g)

⌗ grapes (67cal/100g)

⌗ watermelon (30cal/100g)

⌗ granny smith apples (53cal/each)

⌗ russet apple (oven baked) (80cal/each)

⌗ small bananas (89cal/100g)

⌗ peaches (50cal/each)

⌗ lychee (66cal/100g)

⌗ papaya (115cal/275g whole)

⌗ tangerines (35cal/each)

⌗ melon (34cal/100g)

⌗ tomatoes (~22cal/each)

⌗ cherry tomatoes (3cal/each)

⌗ ginger root (80cal/100g)

𝑣𝑒𝑔𝑔𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑔𝑎𝑒:

⌗ cucumber (16cal/100g)

⌗ bell pepper (20cal/100g)

⌗ cabbage (25cal/100g)

⌗ mini peppers (9cal/each)

⌗ pumpkin (26cal/100g)

⌗ vegetable mix (20cal/100g)

⌗ asparagus (20cal/100g)

⌗ broccoli (34cal/100g)

⌗ celery (14cal/100g)

⌗ potato (74cal/100g)

⌗ sweet potato (86cal/100g)

⌗ spinach (23cal/100g)

⌗ zucchini (17cal/100g)

⌗ eggplant (25cal/100g)

⌗ carrot (41cal/100g)

⌗ sea moss (5cal/10g)

𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑡:

⌗ chicken breast (165cal/100g)

⌗ chicken burger patty (115cal/each)

⌗ thinly sliced ham (11cal/slice)

⌗ turkey breast (189cal/100g)

⌗ ground beef 90% lean meat (176cal/100g)

𝑓𝑖𝑠𝘩:

⌗ squid (92cal/100g)

⌗ prawns (37cal/100g)

⌗ cod (82cal/100g)

⌗ whitefish (172cal/100g)

⌗ chum salmon (120cal/100g)

⌗ branzino (125cal/100g)

⌗ jellyfish (34cal/100g)

note: only a few species of jellyfish are suitable for human consumption

𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠:

⌗ soft silken tofu (between 45-75cal/100g)

⌗ mushrooms (especially lion’s mane, button, enoki, oyster and portobello) (22cal/100g)

⌗ cauliflower (25cal/100g)

𝑛𝑜𝑛 𝑑𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑦:

⌗ alpro unsweetened almond milk (13cal/100ml)

⌗ alpro soya light milk (22cal/100ml)

⌗ alpro oat and almond milk (23cal/100g)

⌗ alpro plain natural yogurt zero sugar (43cal/100g)

⌗ aldi wheat cream (106cal/50ml)

𝑒𝑔𝑔𝑠, 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑘, 𝑐𝘩𝑒𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑔𝑢𝑟𝑡:

⌗ eggs (78cal/large)

⌗ low fat milk (35cal/100ml)

⌗ milbona high protein shake (67cal/100ml)

⌗ 0% fat greek yogurt (58cal/100g)

⌗ chobani milk & cookies flavored yogurt (60cal)

⌗ protein yogurt (85-90cal/180g)

⌗ yopro shots (58cal)

⌗ zero sugar liquid yogurt (51cal)

⌗ light yogurt and gelatin (15cal)

⌗ laughing cow light cheese triangles (20cal/each)

⌗ babybell light (42cal)

⌗ light string cheese (50cal/each)

⌗ philadelphia light cream cheese (154cal/100g)

⌗ low fat cottage cheese (72cal/100g)

⌗ low fat mozzarella shredded cheese (71cal/30g)

⌗ pasta and meat cooking cream (107cal/50g)

⌗ low fat quark cream cheese (50cal/100g)

𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑠:

⌗ milbona protein pudding (145cal/200g)

⌗ zero sugar jelly (10cal/each)

𝑐𝘩𝑜𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒:

⌗ lindt dark chocolate with salted caramel (52cal/piece)

⌗ highkey chocolate pearls (70cal/33 pieces)

⌗ skinny dipped cups (70cal/cup)

⌗ 7th heaven white & cookies (27cal/square)

⌗ lovo hazelnut milk chocolate (18cal/square)

⌗ mini kit kat (86cal)

⌗ feastables (160cal/35g bar)

⌗ kinder milk chocolate bars (71cal/each)

⌗ gatsby fudge brownie bar (180cal/80g bar)

𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚:

⌗ less & taste mucci salted caramel ice cream (351cal/whole tub of 300g)

⌗ paw patrol ice cream (56cal/each)

⌗ arctic zero cookie shake (150cal/pint)

⌗ nick’s swedish style ice cream (260cal/pint)

⌗ halo top pops (50cal/each)

⌗ arctic zero non dairy cake batter ice cream (160cal/473ml)

⌗ enlightened cookies & cream (120cal/eerving)

⌗ favorite day mint cookies ‘n cream (360cal/pint)

⌗ zero sugar vanilla ice cream (57cal/50g)

⌗ little moons mochi ice cream (70-80cal/each)

⌗ stevia sugar native açaí (54cal/100g)

⌗ fruit ice cream (54cal/each)

⌗ mini milk (35cal/each)

⌗ push pop (70cal/each)

⌗ fruit spiral (46cal/each)

⌗ halo top ice cream

⌗ yasso frozen greek yogurt bars (130cal/each)

𝑠𝑛𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑠:

⌗ prozis belgian chocolate protein bar (118cal)

⌗ sesame and honey bars (45cal/each)

⌗ rice cakes (23cal/each)

⌗ bolacha maria (26cal/each)

⌗ salt water cookies (12cal/each)

⌗ apple and cinnamon ring cookies (25cal/each)

⌗ cacao toast (37cal/each)

⌗ seaweed snacks (30cal/pack)

⌗ plain popcorn (120cal/30g)

⌗ fibre one donuts (90cal)

⌗ fibre one brownies (70cal)

⌗ marshmallows (13cal/each)

⌗ smart sweets sourmelon bites (130cal/whole)

⌗ drizzilicious s’mores bites (90cal/whole)

⌗ zero sugar gum

𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑡𝑠:

⌗ konjac jelly (0-7cal)

⌗ blédina fruit mix (peach, pumpkin) (36cal)

⌗ super breakfast (apple, quark, banana) (73cal)

⌗ milbona strawberry skyr (54cal)

𝑑𝑟𝑦 𝑓𝑟𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑠:

⌗ cashews (9cal/each)

⌗ pistachios (4cal/each)

⌗ chestnuts (37cal/each)

⌗ pitted dates (20cal/each)

⌗ dried apricots (60cal/30g)

⌗ jujube (79cal/100g)

⌗ almonds (7cal/each)

𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑏𝑠:

⌗ mini brioche croissants (79cal/each)

⌗ rye bread (125cal/50g)

⌗ extra thin toast (77cal/20g)

⌗ mini tortillas (76cal/each)

⌗ sliced brown bread (45cal/slice)

⌗ small rice papers (20cal/each)

⌗ mission corn tortillas (25cal/each)

𝑠𝑎𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑠:

⌗ soy sauce (8cal/tbsp)

⌗ ketchup (8cal/tbsp)

⌗ hot sauce (11cal/100ml)

⌗ mustard (8cal/tbsp)

⌗ tomato sauce (38cal/100g)

⌗ walden farms sauces (0cal)

⌗ hummus (25cal/10g)

𝑗𝑎𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠:

⌗ casa de matheus sugar free jam (8-10cal/portion)

⌗ walden farms jams (0cal)

⌗ flavored sea moss gel (10cal/30g)

⌗ prozis maple syrup zero (2cal/9g)

⌗ reddi wip zero fat whipped cream (5cal/serving)

𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑟 𝑏𝑜𝑥𝑒𝑑:

⌗ canned corn (82cal/100g)

⌗ bean sprouts (11cal/100g)

⌗ kimchi (16cal/100g)

⌗ natural tuna (88cal/tin)

⌗ hearts of palm (9cal/each)

⌗ chicken or vegetable stock cubes (7cal/2,5g)

⌗ aldi vegetable gyoza (157cal/for all 10)

𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑠:

⌗ diet soda: coca cola, pepsi max, sprite, dr pepper, poppi, candy can (0.5cal/100ml)

⌗ tea: chamomile, nettle, black, ginger, hibiscus, moringa, green, matcha powder (5cal/2g)

⌗ black coffee

⌗ sunlover pomegranate w/stevia (0cal)

⌗ monster energy zero (13cal/500ml)

⌗ red bull zero (5cal/250ml)

⌗ sparkling water (1cal)

⌗ lipton kombucha (36cal/330ml)

⌗ prime (25cal/500ml bottle)

𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙:

⌗ barista’s coffee co sugar free drink syrup (0cal)

⌗ zero calorie sweetener: stevia, splenda, erythritol, monk fruit

𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠:

⌗ cinnamon

⌗ black pepper

⌗ paprika

⌗ garlic powder (10cal/3g)

note: nearly every single spice contains around 6 calories per 2.5g

𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠:

⌗ chia seeds (65cal/15g)

⌗ oats (150cal/40g)

⌗ super breakfast oat mix (145cal/40g)

⌗ wheat cereal (100cal/30g)

⌗ fitness fiber 0% added sugar honey or cacao cereal (105cal/30g)

⌗ corn flakes (113cal/30g)

⌗ fitness protein cacao bar 0% added sugar (66cal)

⌗ skinny rice bars (between 45-70cal/each)

𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑢𝑚𝑒:

⌗ lentils (88cal/25g raw)

⌗ fava beans (54cal/100g raw)

⌗ edamame beans (122cal/100g)

⌗ chickpeas (97cal/100g)

𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠:

⌗ konjac noodles or rice (18-20cal/pack)

⌗ black rice (170cal/50g raw)

𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑧𝑒𝑛:

⌗ oriental vegetable mix (17cal/75g)

(tags 4 reach only)

[theambitiouswoman]

Superfoods you should incorporate in your diet:

Superfoods are nutrient-dense foods that are considered beneficial for your health due to their high concentration of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other beneficial compounds.

Combine these superfoods with a variety of other whole foods to ensure you're getting a wide range of nutrients. Also, be mindful of portion sizes and any individual dietary restrictions or allergies you may have.

Berries: Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and other berries are rich in antioxidants, fiber, and vitamins.

Leafy greens: Spinach, kale, Swiss chard, and other leafy greens are packed with vitamins, minerals, and fiber. They are low in calories and provide important nutrients like vitamin K, vitamin C, and folate.

Cruciferous vegetables: Broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage are part of the cruciferous vegetable family. They contain compounds that may help reduce the risk of certain cancers.

Nuts and seeds: Almonds, walnuts, chia seeds, flaxseeds, and hemp seeds are excellent sources of healthy fats, protein, fiber, and various vitamins and minerals.

Fish: Fatty fish like salmon, sardines, and mackerel are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which are beneficial for heart health and brain function.

Whole grains: Quinoa, brown rice, oats, and whole wheat are examples of whole grains that provide fiber, vitamins, and minerals.

Legumes: Beans, lentils, chickpeas, and other legumes are high in fiber, protein, and various nutrients. They are also a good source of plant-based protein.

Turmeric: This spice contains curcumin, a compound with potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

Green tea: Green tea is rich in antioxidants called catechins and is believed to have various health benefits, including improved brain function and a lower risk of certain diseases.

Dark chocolate: Dark chocolate with a high cocoa content (70% or higher) is a source of antioxidants and may have positive effects on heart health and mood.

Avocado: Avocados are rich in healthy fats, fiber, and various vitamins and minerals. They also provide a good source of potassium.

Greek yogurt: Greek yogurt is a protein-rich food that also contains beneficial probiotics, calcium, and vitamin B12.

Sweet potatoes: Sweet potatoes are packed with vitamins, minerals, and fiber. They are an excellent source of beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A in the body.

Garlic: Garlic contains sulfur compounds that have been associated with potential health benefits, including immune support and cardiovascular health.

Ginger: Ginger has anti-inflammatory properties and is commonly used to aid digestion and relieve nausea.

Seaweed: Seaweed, such as nori, kelp, and spirulina, is a rich source of minerals like iodine, as well as antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids.

Pomegranate: Pomegranates are packed with antioxidants and are believed to have anti-inflammatory properties. They are also a good source of vitamin C and fiber.

Cacao: Raw cacao is the purest form of chocolate and is rich in antioxidants, flavonoids, and minerals. It can be enjoyed as nibs, powder, or in dark chocolate form.

Quinoa: Quinoa is a gluten-free grain that provides a complete source of protein, along with fiber, vitamins, and minerals.

Extra virgin olive oil: Olive oil is a healthy fat option, particularly extra virgin olive oil, which is high in monounsaturated fats and antioxidants.

Chia seeds: Chia seeds are a great source of fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, and antioxidants. They can be added to smoothies, yogurt, or used as an egg substitute in recipes.

Beets: Beets are rich in antioxidants and are known for their vibrant color. They also contain nitrates, which have been shown to have beneficial effects on blood pressure and exercise performance.

Matcha: Matcha is a powdered form of green tea and is known for its high concentration of antioxidants. It provides a calm energy boost and can be enjoyed as a tea or added to smoothies and baked goods.

Algae: Algae, such as spirulina and chlorella, are nutrient-dense foods that are rich in protein, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. They are often consumed in powdered or supplement form.

Fermented foods: Fermented foods like sauerkraut, kimchi, kefir, and kombucha are rich in beneficial probiotics that support gut health and digestion.

Maca: Maca is a root vegetable native to the Andes and is often consumed in powdered form. It is known for its potential hormone-balancing properties and is commonly used as an adaptogen.

Goji berries: Goji berries are small red berries that are rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. They can be enjoyed as a snack or added to smoothies and oatmeal.

Hemp seeds: Hemp seeds are a great source of plant-based protein, healthy fats, and minerals like magnesium and iron. They can be sprinkled on salads, yogurt, or blended into smoothies.

Moringa: Moringa is a nutrient-dense plant that is rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. It is often consumed as a powder or used in tea.

Mushrooms: Certain mushrooms, such as shiitake, reishi, and maitake, have immune-boosting properties and are rich in antioxidants. They can be cooked and added to various dishes.

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Tuesday Tidbits:

~One minute of passionate kissing burns 6.4 calories. (Pucker up😘).

~A tiny, male marsupial in Australia, has sex for up to 12 hours straight. The exhausted males drop dead shortly after. (I'm all for being an overachiever, but this seems counterproductive). 😬😜

~70% of people surveyed said they lied on their resumes. 37% of those people admitted to lying at work frequently. 👀🤥

~Exercise improves brain performance & helps you sleep better. 🧠🏋️ #fact

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Have a fabulous Tuesday & don't forget to laugh a little!

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What’s the behaviour of salutachin dogs like, and how analogous to irl small breed(?presuming) pet dogs? Do they have a particular cultural position beyond just a utilitarian one as livestock?

Here's what a salutachin looks like

(This one is a neutered male fattened for eating, one on a more natural diet would have a distinctly sloping chest).

They have by far the most standardized look of any dog type in this region due to strict prevention of breeding with other dogs, and the meat dog type altogether being saved from the extinction from a relatively small gene pool. Almost all have a fawn coloration with a melanistic mask, pointed ears, a long curving tail, and a fairly compact build. Typically, only the males are eaten, any that will not be used as studs are neutered at a young age for better meat quality.

There's no outright companion breed here (this might be a retcon), dogs kept strictly as companions tend to be hunting dog types (or sometimes adopted from friendly street/village dogs). Contemporary hunting dog types developed primarily through breeding the greyhound-esque Burri hunting dog with the a Somewhat basenji-esque native ancestor. The latter type has been almost completely driven extinct via breeding (some more intact descendants exist in isolation, but not enough that a breeding population can be formed), and the salutachin is actually its closest relative and physically resembles it.

So like they're very different. The average pet/hunting dog today can look like pretty much anything on a spectrum between Hippiti and a chin-tsimouna (though is usually going to be smaller than the latter, which is a grouping of big LGD types. A hunting dog's weight is going to be anywhere between 40-70 lbs on average).

These hunting/companion dogs generally have experienced selective breeding for traits useful in hunting (and have high prey drives), responsiveness to human commands, and human sociability, but their personalities can vary as much as any other dog.

Whereas the salutachin is fairly small (a fattened animal can hit 40 lbs, one with a natural diet would be in the 20-30 lb range). They need to be Comfortable around humans, but have experienced little selective pressure for human sociability or responsiveness to commands. They're kept in enclosed pastures (often among other livestock) and have low prey drives, and tend to be friendly and mesh well with other dogs.

If you adopted a salutachin as a pet, it Could be an okay companion animal if you socialize and train it well, but it will be a very difficult dog to train to begin with. Most are not going to be particularly cuddly or playful with humans. It will also be likelier to develop fear-aggression behavioral issues in general, particularly if it's kept without other dogs. It would be more dangerous than average around children without careful socialization and introductions.

The salutachin is the only remnant of a much wider span of meat dog types. Several developed partly or wholly independently. The people who first settled here brought dogs with them, which probably would have been eaten opportunistically but not as a standard practice. The animals had utility as assistants in hunting and herding, and guarding livestock/villages/homes/children.

The practice of very intentional rearing of dogs for meat probably started with eating unneeded offspring of your working dogs around weaning age, then keeping them longer for a larger carcass. Taboos surrounding consumption of meat eaters appear to be Very ancient and nearly ubiquitous (though varied in their nuances) to all proto-Wardi groups, and dogs destined for consumption post-weaning were probably fed on vegetarian diets from very early on (both rendering them clean for consumption, and also improving the flavor). Outright FATTENING a dog on plant matter requires use of the higher calorie plants vital for human survival, so this practice took hold most strongly in groups that adopted settled agriculture that could generate enough excess to warrant this.

These groups would have developed more in-depth cultural practices surrounding this. No other livestock is fed this way, these dogs are special in warranting the sacrifice of food needed for the human community. These dogs would start to become distinct, no longer just excess animals that you might as well eat, but a wholly separate stock. 'Dog used for meat' becomes a distinct Type of dog rather than merely a Use for a dog. This is the beginning of a genetically distinct and semi-isolated line of livestock dogs (though this can only go so far in a world without spaying). And putting all this investment into an animal purely destined for slaughter (offering no milk or wool) contributed to them sometimes having special statuses where they occurred. (Though this was not ubiquitous, in some cases they would have just been a source of tasty meat and ascribed the baseline cultural value of any livestock).

Historically, this special status appears to have mostly surrounded funerary practices. Some older proto-Wardi cremain graves (mostly those in the west) would have the skeletons of dogs with clear evidence of butchery, they would have been killed at funerals so that their spirits can guide the dead, and then eaten (rather than cremated themselves, as is the practice for contemporary funerary guide dogs). Old effigies of neutered male dogs (heavily suggesting them to be livestock) appear to have been used as spiritual guardians for children, and the dogs themselves may have done this work as well prior to being harvested.

The historical record for dog eating is most complete for the Wardinae tribe, who did not use them for funerals but rather as sacrificial offerings at weddings in hopes of securing the newlywed's fortune and fertility. The Wardinae developed their meat dogs semi-independently, and they started out as individuals selected from the hunting dog landrace stock to be reared exclusively for this purpose. This tribe's early history (post-separation from the Cholemdinae) was tumultuous and a struggle for survival- they were a small group of semi-nomadic but seasonally settled agriculturalists, constantly under threat by more established and populous settled agriculturalists and almost wiped out more than once. The high investment of good grain into these dogs for the relatively small reward of One 35ish lb carcass made them one of the best offerings there was in this context, it was a pure giving-back of a bounty they struggled to maintain. Offering it in sacrifice suggested hope for the future, that all this investment was not in vain. In this spirit, it was perfect for a wedding. Unlike most sacrifices in the contemporary religion, these were eaten (though the flesh was exclusively reserved for the newlyweds, and much of the usable parts of the carcass would have been wholly given up in offering).

The importance of this dog diminished with the Wardinae eventually becoming quite powerful and established themselves. These dogs gradually became livestock rather than special individual offerings, and began to be bred separately from the hunting dogs from which they derived. They still retained utility as sacrificial offerings and as a fixture of wedding feasts, but their significance diminished in league with the diminishing gravity of this investment of nutrients.

The concept of at least some (if not all) dogs being spiritually unclean animals, or at the very least unsuitable for eating, is fairly old. Not all proto-Wardi groups or other native peoples here had this practice to begin with. Imperial Burri occupation (specifically the Second period of occupation) is what ultimately killed the practice throughout most of its range. Dog meat (and those of some other specific animals) was regarded as inherently unclean and its consumption and sale was outright banned. The fact that most proto-Wardi societies already considered at least Some dogmeat unclean (and the fact that dog was never a staple by any means) made this more easily accepted than other imposed dietary bans (horsemeat and milk was also considered unclean in the Imperial Burri sphere, the attempted bans of which were significantly more devastating and fought more intensely).

In this process, a lot of meat dog lineages went extinct (or rather reintegrated into the dog gene pool at large). Those who used these dogs as funerary guides could still sacrifice A dog without eating it. Some people of course continued this practice in secret, but it became more difficult, and the stock became more diluted (and thus inappropriate to eat even under purely native food taboos). The practice gradually died out throughout most of the region.

It survived in South Wardin largely due to the Wardinae tribe's special favoring of the dog as food for weddings. The practice was carried on in secret at very large scales, enough that a small and (mostly) undiluted breeding population could be maintained throughout this time, and could rebound once this prohibition was lifted. The salutachin is derived from these dogs.

It's still a mainstay for South Wardi weddings in the present day. It is no longer used as an animal sacrifice (the best blessing of a wedding is offering a yearling cow who has never been bred or yoked to Ganmache), but still carries connotations of celebrating life and expressing a hope for the couple's future. It's just that it's largely lost the reason Why these connotations exist to begin with, it's kind of just a Thing You Eat At Weddings To Celebrate The Future.

All this aside, it's also considered a delicacy and very tasty to most palates. It's tender and very fatty dark meat, kept from being all that gamey due to the animal's vegetarian diet and the male dog being neutered. It's mostly consumed roasted fresh or aged, and can also be cured and smoked like a ham.

The only provinces in which it is eaten (at a more than incidental scale) is Wardin and Erubinnos, and it's somewhat of a source of Imperial Wardi intracultural tension and sniping. The western provincial subculture has significantly stronger taboos against All dog meat, and a lot of people there consider salutachin eating to be an unfavorable relic from heathen times, with some decrying it as an outright ''barbaric'' practice that should be eliminated. Having the latter opinion very strongly is a bit of an outlier (most will concede that a dog of pure stock fed EXCLUSIVELY on plants is not technically an unclean meat, but like, GrossYucky) but this divide has been known to make some weddings reallllll awkward.