Today I found out that some people genuinely believe artificial food dyes cause adhd and cancer??? How do you come to that conclusion. 99% of the junk food we eat has artificial food dyes and last I checked most people who eat a lot of junk food don’t have cancer??? Or adhd????
it takes all kinds to make a world, life is a rich tapestry, you are Valid etc. but that said i'll never understand people who don't like beets. so tasty. texture on point. got that cronch. they are purple vegetables for crying out loud and they turn your poop fun colors. literally what is not to love.
Real fuckin 30 moment is that I packed a lunch of salad but since i usually get a blt when im in office my body is sending so many ‘cant wait for sandwich :)’ signals to which my brain keeps going ‘guys… theres no sandwich today’
Who is the biggest eater of your oc’s? Like sit everyone down at their current weights and just keep putting food in front of them until they tap out who lasts the longest?
hohoho, an interesting proposition!
I ended up working through this backwards to get an answer, so, assuming everyone is at their ‘default size’, from first to last to tap out is…
Emile. Poor lil guy just isn’t used to eating so much at once, plus he wouldn’t want to be seen eating himself into a food coma.
City. She isn’t so good with pushing through a full stomach, she’d much rather get comfortably full at her own pace.
Edith. Though Edith is naturally tall and heavy, she’s never really liked eating large meals or stuffing herself silly.
Farisha. She has a fairly sporadic appetite that can surprise people at any end of the spectrum. Depending on when you catch her, she’ll either eat you under the table or call it quits after the first round (so really she could fall anywhere on this list).
Addison. Could maybe place higher if they weren’t reluctant to eat to the point of needing assistance getting up. Cause that would be suuuper embarrassing, right guys?? Definitely wouldn’t find it a little hot.
Cai. Only placed this high because xe can be a bit competitive at times. Has absolutely no shame and is probably out for the count afterwards.
Junwei. Should have won really, they certainly have the determination. She only lost because she doesn’t have quite as much experience eating big as the winner.
Beltran. No easy win by any means, but Beltran has always been a fairly big eater, and basically doesn’t care silly little things like dignity. Hand him the golden napkin.
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Like I sometimes struggle to try new things or refuse to eat something I usually like because I’m afraid it’s gonna be bad (or have *gone* bad but that’s a bit different).
I made bread this past weekend and I made 2 batches (normally one recipe makes 2 loaves, but I’ve been using it for one 18-24 unit pan of rolls) because the week before I went through the rolls quick and I can freeze them; making more now means not having to work my self up to making them again later as soon. I forgot that it was supposed to be 2 loaves with the second batch and made one really big loaf that made me ridiculously happy at the time, but I later discovered didnt cook all the way through (badly). I really didn’t want to throw it all out because it was 2 loaves worth of dough! So I cut some off but most went in the trash.
Well today I was out of non-frozen rolls so I ate a little bit of that salvaged bread, but I still ended up throwing the vast majority away, because even though I had picked it before and picked it again it *smelled* like raw dough. I loathe raw and undercooked dough, it’s very bad in taste and texture to me (I hate mochi because it has that dough taste and texture, I’m wary of steamed dumplings, and those are *cooked*, undercooked pizza dough is also a big problem).
I have eaten cake before that seemed raw inside (the texture made me *gag* it was so bad) but was later assured it was not raw (it had a syrup or something on it) and that the rest of the cake wasn’t a problem and still could not eat it. But at least in that example I had the negative experience with that cake!
So often I just *fear* it’s gonna be bad for no reason. And I don’t really think through what would happen if I did eat it and it was bad. As in, there is not thought put into spitting it out or swallowing it anyway or how long it will take to get the taste and texture out of my mouth or even how bad it will be. It’s just that it will be bad!
It also has little to do with possible sickness. That definitely plays into it, but something can be cooked enough that I *know* it won’t make me sick, but because it’s undercooked, it’s still *wrong*.
And it happens with foods I like that I can’t get myself to eat make because of that fear, but generally will eat if made for me (the exception is if the food anxiety is exceptional bad and/or it was made in a way that is to close to undercooked in my head, even if it’s not actually undercooked). An example of that is scrambled eggs. I *like* scrambled eggs, but I don’t want them to be *wet,* even though I know it’s fine, I don’t like it, mainly because of fear of undercooked food. It’s not even really getting sick from it, *I’ve never had food poisoning.* It’s that its possible *and* I don’t like the food that way.
For some reason dough (but not cookie dough!) and eggs are the main concern for that? My fear regarding eating undercooked meat is less, but I think that may be due to encountering it less.
I get food anxiety about other things too, like say I make a box of mac and cheese, I know I can’t eat a whole box in one sitting, so I put it in the fridge, but I know it’s not very good out of the fridge, so I avoid it until it’s been too long and I have to throw it away. That gets a little into the “gone bad” issue.
Maybe that sounds like being picky, but people who are “picky” are so *for a reason*. They know what they do and don’t like and have a good idea of if they will like something before trying it based on past experience, whether with that food or with similar foods. I *know* I hate beets, I’m not gonna like pickled beets because I like pickled cucumbers, they are completely different vegetables, and pressuring me to try it is fun for no one. I’m an adult, not eating beets is not the one thing that’s keeping me from being healthy.
There truly is a fear there for me regarding my food anxiety and I think people don’t understand that from the outside for a few reasons. First of all, it’s not significant enough that it’s an everyday issue. Secondly, I don’t tend to talk about it because it is normal *to me,* it’s the kind of thoughts that your dont know are a problem, the same way I semi-register my pain because it’s chronic. Third, it’s vastly different than my other food preferences, I don’t like green beans at all, but I don’t have anxiety about them unless I’m being or expecting that I will be pressured to eat them. I’ll just pick them out! And maybe that’s part of the issue with raw eggs and dough is that you can’t just pick it out.
Idk. I just. Food is hard. This both doesn’t cover my anxiety about food waste and food that’s gone bad, and my *other* issues with food. It shouldn’t be this hard.
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still baffled by this. michael............. why wouldn't she know that her older brother liked beets? why wouldn't she know that? she's known him her entire life. why didn't YOU know that? you've been his best friend for 12 years, and you've lived with him for half a year. surely, you should've long since noticed the high beet count.