Until relatively recently in human history, salt was a precious commodity. Urban legend has it that Roman soldiers were given money specifically to buy salt or were paid with salt, thus the word ‘salary,’ from the Latin salarium, and it’s why we say someone not good at their job isn’t worth their salt. Obviously if you had to fight barbarian hordes to buy substantial quantities of the stuff, or have your wife defy God and turn back to watch the [...]
“Sigh. Got to go buy some food. A mouse hung itself in my fridge and left a note ‘can’t live like this‘.” ~ Ustas 197.4 lbs Okay – if you’re reading this blog you have some interest in nutrition. Or you just like the freak show of some dude starving himself, then bitching about it in daily articles. But since you are reading this, I’m going to take this time to tell you about some healthy foods that just… aren’t. [...]
“A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty.“ ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca 211 lbs. I had the (mis)fortune to hear something most North Americans don’t hear that often: “you need to eat more salt.” Lately I’ve been eating green beans, cottage cheese, fruit… none of which are very high in sodium. I’m trying to keep variety in my diet but when eating so few calories, the balance of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals becomes absolutely critical. Kept [...]
“I’d think that anyone who truly wanted to end world hunger would donate his or her body to culinary science.” ~ Kevin Wickart 223.1 lbs I had the usual 100 calorie meal shortly after waking. In less than two weeks this has become the new normal. For the first few days this would make me feel like I’d had a small snack and my body was goading me into having something more; now I slowly eat that small cup of [...]
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