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Doodled Maria, I really like her design and I think she turned out cute. Trying to play with rendering more ♪(´▽｀)

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Harvest Moon: 64 Vegetable Festival Was Educational

When playing Harvest Moon: 64, did you ever feel like you might be learning something? You were right. The examples below shows a handful of lines that contain an educational element for nutrition, and they occur at the Vegetable Festival. 

The question is: are these actual facts?

Ann: Carrots are full of nutrients. Carotene, B, B1, C, Iron and Calcium! A real energizer! 

Are carrots full of nutrients? Yes, most definitely. Carrots have Vitamin C (6%), Iron (1%), and Calcium (2%). Ann doesn’t mention they contain several other Vitamin B nutrients, such as Vitamin B-6 (5%). Carotene, the first nutrient she listed, is actually beta carotene, which the human body transforms into Vitamin A. All of these, especially the B Vitamins, are excellent for energy.

Maria: Cabbage has lots of vitamins, including vitamin U, which they say is good for ulcers. 

At first glance, Maria’s Vitamin U made me wonder if it actually existed. Unfortunately, Vitamin U isn’t well-recognized in the nutrition community and has failed to make it to the true vitamin list, so it falls to the wayside of obscure vitamins. There’s a few academic studies regarding this vitamin and its effects when eaten in raw form. It does help promote healing with peptic ulcers, apparently. Leave it to Maria to find the obscure nutrition facts.

Elli: The amount of vitamins in a vegetable varies depending on how you cook them. 

Does cooking really affect the amount of vitamins in vegetables? The answer is yes. In fact, you can lose nutrients in vegetables when you’re doing something as simple as cutting and washing them. Vitamin B and C are lost in preparation that involves soaking or boiling, as the nutrients are leached out into the surrounding water. It’s advised to cook vegetables in the least amount of water possible to retain their nutritional effects. This is probably why in the Japanese version of Harvest Moon: 64, Elli advises you to stir-fry your vegetables, because they retain more nutrients that way.

Karen: Tomatoes taste great and are nutritious. They say Vitamin M promotes blood formation. 

What is Vitamin M? Well, the reason you probably haven’t heard of it is because it’s evolved in the past few years into Folic Acid/Folate (technically vitamin B9), both terms that are more frequently used. Tomatoes are full of naturally occurring folate, so Karen is right- even if her verbiage is outdated.

Popuri: They say eggplants cool down the body and lower blood pressure. Elli knows all about those kinds of things. 

For years, eggplants have been rumored to lower blood pressure and there isn’t much research into the phenomenon. There have been studies however that show they contain nutrients that act similarly to blood pressure medications.

In conclusion, while you were playing Harvest Moon: 64 to satisfy your farming simulator cravings, it was simultaneously teaching you nutrition facts. 

(This article was submitted via DM from one of our Discord members who wished to remain anonymous)

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first art post ever, hi tumblr!

doodling macyn's diary as he becomes a farmer in sos3ot 。 his sister aryn may join occasionally 。 daryl is great at naming his kids

may update slow. may induce blushing. who knows. (ꈍ ◡ ꈍ)

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Y'know, in spite of sharing fan art from the community all the time, I don't think I've ever posted much I've made. So have some little doodles I did a few months ago using "Wigglypaint" by Internet Janitor.

#story of seasons #harvest moon #marie #strawberry cow #cow #maria #mary

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did u know harvest moon 64 is out on switch online now. its the best harvest moon/story of seasons game. hands down. anyway i had to draw my horrible wife. she has the worst attitude. i love her.

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Lazy days…

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Sara from Harvest Moon GBC for @guccisystem! I tried to go for a nostalgic look. Thanks for doing an art trade with me!

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...Do you want it? (If I remember correctly, this man wakes you up at Six O Clock in the AM to bashfully gift you mystery Vegetable Juice...does he own a blender?)

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Let the Funtimes Poll!

Oh, I guess I've been slacking on thinking of ideas for the monthly poll. Uh, well, I guess EVO Japan is coming up, and they announced a really unexpected collaboration with Sesame Street, and there's been this weird push to get Waffle House as a stage in Tekken 8 so... Besides the obvious choice of "Pete/Claire/Sara in Smash Bros",

#story of seasons #harvest moon #rune factory #poll

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i’ve barely had motivation to draw anything recently save me

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save me silly farming sim i played in 5th grade

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Then what’s the point?

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Carter from Harvest Moon for a Plurk buddy!

[Image Description: Digital artwork of Carter from the game Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town, drawn in a semi-realistic style. He is seated slouched in a green chair with his left elbow across his knee and his head resting on his right hand. He wears a tired frown, and one of his eyes is open to look up towards the viewer. /end ID]