#It’s a cheap ingredient

[is-the-owl-video-cute]

i think the most annoying part of dog food discourse is how many people will act as though proplan/hill’s/Royal canin diets aren’t extremely and prohibitively expensive and that THAT is the reason so many people look into healthy alternatives.

People complain about corn being in the first five ingredients on most of those feeds because, regardless of other factors here, that is not an expensive ingredient. But it makes up a large chunk of the dry food. So the dry food should be fairly affordable, right?

Oh… with tax you’re spending about $100 for one 45lb bag of food where the third ingredient is wheat and the fourth and fifth ingredients are corn.

Oh… well! It’s slightly cheaper! But the second ingredient is rice, third is wheat, fourth is corn, and then fifth is poultry byproduct. None of those are very expensive so this just must be the low end cost of dog food unfortunately. The vets recommend it so surely that means prices aren’t inflated, right?

Oh? This one has similar ingredients with the only real difference being no corn? And it’s half the price?? Well surely that’s just a fluke.

Oh. Oh no.

This one even has CORN in it and it’s $20 cheaper?? Wow!

Like listen at some point I don’t care if your dog food has the ichor of the gods in it, I’m not spending $100 every five days if there are cheaper options with just as many “good” ingredients in it. If you think I’m a dog abuser because I can’t afford this overpriced garbage, that’s too bad. I don’t care. My dogs are perfectly healthy with the food I give them. Great weight and great coat. People giving dog food recommendations that aren’t those top three hyper-expensive dog foods aren’t trying to epic own those dastardly vets half the time, but I really don’t blame the ones who do lose trust in vets when the only heartworm protection they recommend lately are expensive triple-action brands like Simparica Trio that costs $120+ as opposed to the other heartworm protections that are only about $40-$60 on average, which is still cheaper even if you add on a $20-$40 flea and tick protection separately, and only recommend dog food that costs $85+ a bag even if your dog doesn’t have specialized dietary needs.

Those top three foods are GREAT at making competent prescription diets, I don’t deny that. I do still have to criticize the pricing of those prescription diets though because I have spoken to DOZENS of people who had to pull their pets off of a prescription diet and struggle to find something comparable because they couldn’t afford the food, and that’s terrible! These are not poor companies! Purina, Royal Canin, and Hill’s can ABSOLUTELY afford to lower their prices to make their food accessible to people who need it for their animals but they don’t. They probably never will. Because at the core they are run by greedy corporations. It doesn’t matter how many good nutritionists are on board if the company is run by people who put profits over customers and make the food impossible for people to afford.

#I keep seeing posts from people on both sides of this #and it is frustrating to see how many vets don’t seem to acknowledge #that a MASSIVE part of the dog food debate has and always will be #the inaccessibility of these three brands #because whether corn is good or bad or neutral for a dog #It’s a cheap ingredient #any meat byproducts are a cheap ingredient #wheat in any form is a cheap ingredient #rice is a cheap ingredient #they aren’t putting Diamond dust and gold flakes in the kibble it’s very accessible and affordable ingredients for the most part #and many comparatively smaller companies use very similar ingredients and make food people can actually afford #So yeah when people look at these factors it does make them distrust vets who will almost exclusively push expensive brands #and that’s where the distrust is coming from #it’s not primarily smug tiktok kids who think they know everything #it’s just people who have less money than you and get treated like they care less for their animals because of it lol #and people who feel scammed because anything veterinary is already expensive to the point not everyone can afford it as regularly as needed #the fact people have to give pets vaccines themselves to make ends meet because most vets charge so much just to walk in the door #is a sign of a larger problem #I criticize people who avoid taking animals with surprise sickness or injuries to the vet #but it’s not exactly hard to see why that isn’t even an option for a lot of people #people can’t even afford surgery on themselves if they’re suddenly injured out of the blue in this country #So I can’t pretend to be shocked they don’t have $10k squirreled away if something unavoidable happens to a pet #no one is entitled to an animal they can’t afford yes yes but a routine vet visit shouldn’t be $600-$1000 per animal sorry #give me a copay or something

[tanglepelt]

Dc x dp idea 80

Danny’s parents don’t take the reveal well. They promise to hunt down phantom and and fix there baby boy. The king Phantom must be possessing Danny. He must be after information on the mortal realm to take it over.

This leads to Danny on the run.

Now he has access to the resources of the realm. He also never tells anyone he left amity because his parents were hunting him down. He just told them he wanted to travel like Ellie.

He earns money and whatnot by selling extinct or near extinct ingredients. Stuff used for spells and other hard to find items. Ghost in the realm are happy enough to tell him where they hid there stashes and the realms plant life is all extinct plants. Those that died out.

This leads to him meeting Zatana and other magic heros (if they have a bad vibe he won’t sell to them). He avoids John. He’s received numerous warnings about the soul seller.

He is in the middle of a transaction when Jack and Maddie locate him. They then proceeded to capture him all while screaming about “fixing” him.

Danny shockingly enough had been concealing his identity. They didn’t need to know he was only 15. And of course he was wearing a device to hide his ecto signature.

During jack and Maddie’s attack. Both his disguise and device are ruined.

Now the magic user knows Danny is at least a partly human child and the king of the infinite realm. Who is being attacked.

#danny phantom #danny fenton #dp x dc #dc x dp #dp dc crossover #dp x dc crossover #dp x dc prompt #jld #i was thinking about the episode where Wonder Woman got turned into a pig #and you know they needed supplies to make the summoning circle #who better to sell magical ingredients then the ghost king #if it’s extinct he has it #lost in time or space? #likely because he already has it in his possession #the ghost are actually helpful #not one believe he is traveling I’d his own free choice #Danny likes to protect amity too much #he wouldn’t abandon them like that #I’m sure the magic users are suspicious #but Danny is cheap #sometimes he takes a smoothie as payment #I’m also sure they realize he is young #but again. sometimes he just wants a burger #everything he has sold has been legit #it’s best just to use the cheap supplier while they can #old relics looking brand new #like things over 400 years old looking shiny and never touched #thank a natural portal for that find #when they figure out the extent of the issue #man. they’ll regret not looking into it sooner

[lastoneout]

this is my entire stance on the "american food is bad" discourse summed up

#there are two distinct times when american food is bad #when it's people who are well off or rich enough that all they care about is appearances and how expensive the ingredients are #bcs they don't care about taste anymore it's a status thing #and also when it's stupid gentrified gimmick restaurants basically following the Cesare from Big Top Burger formula #where it doesn't matter how it tastes #it's just about it looking cool or having a gimmick so influences will come take pictures and give you tons of free advertising #that's when american food is bad #bcs rip to y'all but I grew up dirt fucking poor around other dirt fucking poor people of all races and backgrounds #and we COULD cook y'all under the table with these things #when all you have for food is hamburger helper and canned soup well damn you learn how to make it taste good #also those two bad times are NOT unique to america AT ALL #remember the Australian fish and chips that had activated charcoal and looked like actual shit? #this ain't an american problem this is a fucking rich people problem send tweet #this is also why I can't watch chopped anymore #the way they talk about ingredients like those like they're worthless and they can't believe people would eat them #like cool glad you grew up well off enough to afford real people food #the rest of us had to learn to make velveeta taste good and you know what #I could cook your ass under the table with velveeta and all those other 'cheap' ingredients you're mocking

[somecunttookmyurl]

if people ever figure out how easy it is to obtain charms/pendants and attach them to jump rings im gonna be out of a job

#well the second job #the fibre arts one is probably safe #mind you that said the best selling product when my etsy was open #was lip scrub like. it is sugar honey and olive oil girl i know you got those things at home #i get mine was pretty cheap at £2 or so (it is... sugar honey and olive oil it's like 10p of ingredients) #and i appreciate you buying it but girl. open your pantry

[cheddar-baby]

Did you know La Mer products are so expensive because after the CEO got badly burned in an aero-space engineering accident he began researching a local kelp that grew very fast. He then claimed he created a "miracle broth" by playing gurgling noises and flashing lights at the kelp which he would then rub directly into his open eyes and eat by the handful. After his death, Estee Lauder the corporation contacted a spirit medium to hold a seance that supposedly contacted him in the afterlife so they could perfectly recreate his original plans for how to make the "miracle broth" because literally no one could recreate whatever he was doing. To this day they claim they have no idea how the products work or why. This is why their moisturizer costs like $500

#its also a huge scam if you go down the ingredients list its like packed entirely with trash #almost everything in it is dirt cheap stuff you'd find in a $15 drug store moisturizer

[stardial]

what should i make for dinner this weekend ….

#i got sudden motivation to become a real person so i’m gonna start putting more effort into cooking food #but i have NO idea what’s cheap to make aside from the soups my mom taught me #for context school includes food in the rent for monday to friday. so we only make our own food on weekends #it’s a rough situation becuase it means it’s a lot harder to have fresh ingredients 😓 #arambles

[binch-i-might-be]

the eternal struggle of "I'm a bit hungry but do I want to cook something about it?" and also "what would I even cook" and "am I hungry enough to do something about it"

#i'm a little hungry but i'm also tired and i don't want to cook #so what do i do #unfortunately i am an ingredient only household because ingredients are cheap and Finished Things are not #i still have ramen but like ughhhh do i want that #i guess so. at least it isn't a big portion and semi quick to make #rayrambles

[ispyspookymansion]

How do u like to make ur rice and beans? What kinda beans?? Ngl it sounds good but I’m just imagining a can of baked beans 😅

omg. its pretty basic! i make mine in an instant pot but i saute onions and jalapeños, then use brown rice, black beans, diced tomato, cumin, chili powder, garlic, salt, pepper, lime juice, and vegetable stock. after its cooked i mix in fresh green onion and cilantro, and then garnish with more fresh cilantro, green onion, jalapeño, and lime as needed when i serve it up ^_^

#i use dry beans bc i cook in an instant pot!! but yeah omg no i use black beans personally but some recipes call for red #def not baked tho </3 #its a super good filling cheap meal. its one of the only thinvs i can go to the grocery store and buy all the ingredients for less than $10 #and it makes several meals and warms up great which is good for someone living alone! #asks #anons #kora.txt

[a-scary-lack-of-common-sense]

Oo interesting do they out them in a little bunker so they all came 'Live' in a sense? Because that completely puts my What if in a whole interesting (and hopefully many comical shenanigans)

Yeah, I suppose you could say that! Both RED and BLU alike have about 5 or 6 massive underground bunkers/factories scattered across the globe entirely dedicated to creating these clones. Obviously, they're secret. I'm very unoriginal, so I just made the clone test tube babies, because I don't really know any other way clones could be made?? These big underground facilities are scientist safe havens! Just imagine: biology teacher by day, and evil clone scientist by night where you can practically do whatever experiments you want. You're living the dream of every mad scientist out there!

#they probably have more stuff going on there too #like idk- sector 3 would have a bunch of labs testing out weapons for the clones #oh and fun fact!- idk if I already said this in a previous post but the clones don't have Respawn. Instead they have to rely on the Medigun #BUT there's a catch >:) #the Medigun fluid formula provided by the company to each clone team's medic isn't the REAL formula #it's a ripoff- a cheap copy- LITERALLY. The formula the clones got is literally cheaper to make with cheaper ingredients or smth #AND while they practically have the same properties of healing- the cheap copy is slightly less affective- and also flammable! #Unlike the one the OG blu and red team has :) #so that leads to some problems lmao #anyways #asks #job switcheroo #job switcheroo au #tf2 #tf2 au #silly chatters

[tarantula-hawk-wasp]

Not to be part of the aging tumblr populace but using vanilla extract this freely? In this economy? You know how much those little bottles cost??

#vanilla extract #it’s not like a Cheap ingredient tbh

[podcastwizard]

i saw a tiktok where wolfgang puck said his go-to lazy dinner was parmesan cheese topped with olive oil and black pepper so now when i'm in my kitchen, eating oil-soaked wedges of cheese over the sink at eleven o'clock at night, i can think "wolf would love this."

#wedges of parmesan not shreds #i feel like i should clarify #honestly even with my cheap ingredients it's pretty good

[dracolizardlars]

Just took the UK equivalent of Benadryl for I'm pretty sure the first time, fascinated to see whether I notice the famous sedative effects or not

#Pharmacy were out of the normal cheap cold relief tablets we get so I had to get some expensive ones #and I googled the active ingredients and the night-time pills are basically benadryl #draco speaks

[mxwhore]

i wanna get into doing bento lunches!!

#i like when my lunches have a shit ton of ingredients #right now i made a salad with: lettuce asparaguses broccoli olives jalapeños and a huge chicken nugget... for protein #thank god i live in an agricultural zone. veggies are so cheap (used to live in the southern south so. that wasnt the case lol) #anyway! will check :)

[ophexis]

And you know what, for my own fun: I've been meaning to write about these cookbooks for a while even though I'm not sure that would be too interesting lmao but I think I'll make a post about whatever book wins, before i make the recipe. Like what I think about it and whatnot. Obviously I haven't made every recipe from every book but I just really love these books

#Phex cooking adventures #now I think cookbooks can be some of the most interesting books lore-wise to any given franchise BUT #there are definitely a lot of cheap gimmicky ones out there so theyre not all created equal and with love #and I'm personally not super interested in the ones that are based on like...normal life settings with just normal recipes #obviously i know these are all 'normal' recipes with a whacky name but sometimes they put some effort into like #the ingredients used and the presentation AND the lore tidbit so it makes it fun again #anyway i want more settings to spend time exploring their fantasy cuisine and daily life stuff #i guess it'll be like a review??? at least of the visuals and lore and i might link a guy on yt who makes fun reviews of these

[pisboy]

tuna-mayo onigiri recently took a hold in my life

#once you get thr technique down it's few ingredients & cheap #uncooked rice and tuna last forever #it's alright cold but mmm warm rice and tuna yummy

[mademoisellesarcasme]

a life-changing food option a good friend introduced to me that i officially adore:

potatoes in chili.

#i have no personal history of loving any specific kind of chili #nor arbitrary regional loyalties to this specific dish #therefore any alteration i make is in service of Tasty crockpot Meal With Cheap Ingredients #(tomato based and spiced with cumin among others) #and my husband hates beans but chili still needs to be cheap #so! potatoes!!! also lentils he will tolerate those #and i also like corn in chili myself so i put that in too #also an onion and a little ground beef. #this time i put in liquid that wasn't just tomato sauce #it was the turkey stock i made a few weeks ago #and tbh this chili is fantastic i just wish it had more chunky stuff in it #(aka more potatoes and lentils and corn) #this would be damn good Friday chili if I hadn't put the beef in