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copperbadge · 1 year

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Hi, Sam! I had a food question for you. My partner has POTS and occasionally needs to eat something salty to feel better; this tends to happen most at night after the shops have closed, so running out for chips isn't an opthere.

Do you have any ideas as to easy snacks I can make in a relatively short amount of time out of my pantry with a decent amount of salt in them? Possibly recipes? Especially crunchy things. I've made buttered toast with salt sprinkled on top for him before, and making some kind of cracker might be doable... Thanks!

Ooh, hm, good question. I actually don't use much salt in my cooking (supertaster -- don't need much).

A number of cheeses are pretty salt-heavy; cheddar and camembert in particular, and camembert goes very well with crackers or on bread, even on toast. After my last surgery I often craved salt once I was back on solid foods and a go-to was a chunk of naan bread or a split pita, spread with pesto, topped with cambozola (a camembert-gorgonzola blend), and baked in the toaster oven. If you toast the bread first and then top it, it should stay pretty crispy.

Pesto is a good thing to have on hand because it's pretty salty (and you can add more) and it freezes well, so you can freeze it in small containers and take it out to thaw as needed, so you always have some in the fridge. If allergies are a concern it's relatively easy to make with substitutions (I make mine with almond or cashew butter instead of pine nuts) although you have to like basil. Goes on bread, toast, most veggies, can be used as a dip, etc.

Crackers sprinkled with salt are a good one; most crackers are just flour, liquid, sometimes a mild leavening agent, and if you have a pasta roller it's easy to make the dough thin enough to work like a regular cracker.

Most nut butters also have added salt and as with pesto you can add more (if he can tolerate nuts). If you have a toaster oven or an air fryer, freezer chips/fries bake pretty well and pretty fast in those, and re-salting them after they've heated actually crisps them up a bit too. Keeping salted nuts around is good. A quick google tells me that POTS patients should limit carbs, which is a lot of what I've mentioned here, so if he tolerates jerky, that's super salty and mostly protein, and there are a variety of places these days that do pretty high-quality jerky that doesn't have a lot of nonsense added.

If all else fails, definitely clear this with your doctor, but a glass of water with a shot of vinegar, a spoonful of salt, and a spoonful of sugar is an old recipe for essentially gatorade; it doesn't taste salty (I think it tastes like lemon water) but it gets salt into you and replenishes electrolytes. I'm not sure if it's recommended for POTS patients, though.

Readers, any suggestions? Remember to comment or reblog, as I don't repost asks sent in response to other asks.

#resplendeo #food #pots #salty food

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lordjimp · 10 months

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What I think the vanillia FO4 companions eat on a normal day.

“fanfiction-y headcannons i sscratched out this morning. Lol idk when the sun rises in america so this might be completely weird and off. Sun rises 5:30 or 6 where i am. i suppose it shouldn’t matter too much tho. im not a writer, i was just possessed this morning so please dont take this too seriously, thx.”

Warning!

Some companions I headcanon as having some poor (but pretty normal) eating habits (eg; forgetting to eat, not eating for long periods of time in the day, substituting not-meals for meals, or eating habits that are synonimous with depression or other mental illnesses). If in general topics about eating habits make you uncomfortable, best to skip this one.

Codsworth:[read first]

Breakfast(8:00am)-when sole is around, he would naturally cook for them. Some friends (and settlers) started joining Sole for tea some days, which slowly turned into him cooking pretty much every day. Breakfast is always coffee, fried eggs,fresh fruit, and grilled meat if they have it.

Lunch(12:00pm)- spends the first half of day running around getting ingredients, will go out hunting if he has to. He has lots of different michelin star recipes in his code, but he has to get creative with what he has. If your not showing up to lunch you better tell him, he’ll be really upset if you usually come but decided to flake off that day.

Dinner(7:00pm)- starch, meat, veg, and carb. The time of the day where. Shit. gets. Real. expect no less than beef wellington, or an apocalyptic adjacent wellington. it also means bad table manners will not be tolerated. You get amazing free food, but if you put your elbows on the table or get unruly, codsworth is gonna whir around and bonk you on the head with his metal claw.

Cait:

breakfast(10:00am)- wakes up too late to have what codsworth cooks. And girl is hungry. No such thing as breakfast ick with her. One 4 egg omelet, salted, and a coffee.

lunch(12:00pm)- 2 servings of whatever codsworth makes. If she can help it, she will not cook. Not a huge fan of mirelurk if there's any.

dinner(7:00pm)- starch and meat, she doesn't care about anything else on the table. Despite drinking, she is surprisingly well behaved. The fights start after dinner is over though.

Curie:

breakfast(5:00am)-tea, extra sugar

snack/lunch(12:30pm)-she usually forgets. it's hard trying to read her new body, especially when she can get so consumed by her study. Codsworth usually brings her something to eat or tries to tear her away from her work. He doesn’t mind seeking her out since shes always so polite.

Dinner(10:30pm)- steps out of her chair to stretch for the first time in hours only to realize she's on the verge of fainting- oops. It annoys her since she knows exactly what would constitute a perfect diet, but just can't perform it. Has a serving of dried muit fruit and something canned. Not technically a vegetarian, but she does avoid meat.

Danse(post brotherhood):

Breakfast(4:30am)- 3 boiled eggs (destroying the egg supply #3) and a ‘black’ coffee (extra extra sugar shhhh). After he goes on his morning jog and then workout, he’ll go on until basically lunch if he has nothing to do.

Lunch(12:00pm)- always joins for codsworth’s lunch, he can get a little ‘homesick’ about the BOS. and eating at the exact time every day with everyone at the same table gives him back a little bit of that routine he was so used to in the brotherhood.

dinner(7:00pm)- same goes for dinner, routine is his best friend. He also just wants to eat with his best friend, Sole. Nobody else really, well… talks to him… I laugh but it's kind of very sad.

Macready:

Breakfast(9:00am)- used to eat fresh muit fruit every morning, but for unknown reasons now muit fruit gives him the ick. Now he usually has Canned soup, tomato is his favorite.

lunch(12:00pm)- yes he's showing up for free food, but hes not close with everyone at the table so he is kinda quiet and standoffish during lunch.

dinner(7:00pm)- he’ll go if he's in the mood, but its alot of people and with Codsworth always breathing down his back about his manners, the vibe at dinner just really pisses him off. so it really depends if he's up for it. If he isn't, there is usually somebody else who didn’t go making stew or something around he can mooch off. He’ll also eat something sweet after, religiously believes in dessert.

Preston:

breakfast(8:00am)- eats breakfast with the sole survivor every day. Breakfast it's a good time to do a morning briefing. Coffee addict btw

Lunch(12:00pm)- he honestly wouldn't eat lunch if it wasn’t for codsworth. He gets so anxious and kinda spirals in his head. As the day goes on he’ll either just forget or not really have the appetite to eat. Eating with people also makes him feel much more relaxed, and he’ll have an easier time having an appetite.

dinner(7:00pm)- gets paranoid that the spread is an improper use of resources, and takes it up with codsworth at times. Codsworth defends that he gets everything himself and none of the food is ever wasted, but then Preston says something about corn beef being a more sustainable use of food and gets kicked out of dinner for being problematic (problem? Corn beef is the worst.) (piper; first time?). Everybody’s mouths were too full to disagree with codsworth.

Piper:

breakfast(5:30am)- cigarette. Wow, she's so french /j

snack(??:??)- snacks on gumdrops and lollipops constantly throughout the whole day. When she eats natural sugars she feels n o t h i n g

dinner(9:00pm)- she eats way later because she's always bouncing around and its hard for Piper to center herself to sit down and eat. she’d go eat what Codsworth cooks, but he usually kicks her out. It's like the fact that he gets up and arms about things at dinner makes her want to act up. Whatever, she's having blamco and some dandy boys.

Deacon:

snack(9:30am)- his diet is inconsistent and random. Hes actually already been up and down since one, the first thing he has is a handful of potato chips.

lunch??(12:00pm)- if he's up for it, he’ll show up to lunch. But, he barely eats anything. Mostly has a bit a coffee which he still doesnt finish. Dogmeat sits in front of him the whole time under the table getting pats and fed. Then he leaves before anyone is done eating.

snack(2:00pm)- finds someone else having lunch and picks off their food while they aren't looking

snack(8:00pm)- rest of the potato chips- he acquired salsa.

dinner??(10:00pm)- has a few beers and a bit of fruit. Maybe. He's probably just gonna drink. To wrap up, he’s a serial snacker.

Dogmeat

snack(5:00am)- dug up bone from dinner a few days ago.

snack(9:00am)- no bad guys, all is well. Back to the bone.

lunch(12:00pm)- will circle around the lunch table and give everyone puppy eyes. If he’s there, stays by deacon, easy gains.

dinner(7:30pm)- fed dinner leftovers or dog food by either preston or sole. dogs arn’t allowed at dinner apparently, so no shaking down his friends for food ,’(

Hancock

breakfast(2:00pm)- wakes up after lunch and immediately goes to Codsworth to ask for leftovers. If there are leftovers, hell make some weird cold leftover sandwich. If not, he's happy with canned beans.

snack(4:00pm)- Snack cake, courtesy of Danse. Well, like- STOLEN from Danse.

snack(6:30pm)- Bourbon, hey it's 5pm somewhere. Heh. what? It is 5pm?

dinner(7:00pm)- attends dinner. Great food, great company. Nowhere else he’d rather be. *gets kicked out*

snacks??(12:30am)- wanders into Danses room drunk and/or high, wakes Danse and Hancock gets caught snooping through his fancy lad stash. Danse hated that, and he won't let him live it down until he repays him back. What? He's serious about his lads, stop laughing.

Nick

breakfast(5:30am)- has a smoke with piper. Same spot every morning. Piper talks shit the whole time.

breakfast(8:00)- usually just pops in to see everyone, but if he stays, codsworth will pour him a black coffee. It doesn't do anything for him obviously, but it feels nice to just sit and have breakfast with friends

dinner(7:00pm)- I like the theory that the reason Nick’s asked by Vadim to drink his moonshine is so he can test the alkaline or ph level, or whatever it was. So he comes to dinner and has a glass of whiskey, and the sensation is almost like he can taste it. Dinner is a nice change of pace. People sitting around a table civilly enjoying good food reminds him of certain happy prewar memories with prewar nick and his family. He's content sitting there with an empty plate just enjoying the conversation.

X6-88

dinner(7:00pm)- the others call it his snake meal, it's always exactly 2000 calories (he works it out in his head) and he eats all of it in like 5 minutes. It's actually really disturbing. He shows up first for dinner. Fills his plate with food. And, like an eating competitor, stuffs it all down his throat with a straight face. Then leaves without ever saying a word. X6 says it's so he doesn't have to waste time with allocated eating, but so he’ll still get his required fuel. This is how he's always done it, no one can convince him it is bad or unhealthy because he's so sure it is more efficient.

i forgot strong oops. might do him latr soz

#fallout #fallout 4 #fo4 #fallout companions #fo4 companions #fallout headcannon #fo4 headcanons #fo4 cait #deacon fallout 4 #paladin danse #fo4 curie #codsworth #RJ MacReady #Piper Wright #nick valentine #x6 88 #preston garvey #hancock fallout 4 #Dogmeat

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holeposts · 2 years

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I know too much about nutrition labels and I'm losing my mind over the pink sauce.

1. let's start with the upsettingly obvious. 3g total carbohydrates but 4g fiber and 11g sugar? fiber and sugar are carbohydrates, so if that's correct then there are 15g carbohydrates at least (most foods have more total carbohydrates than fiber + sugar because there's also starch ect)

2. the first ingredient on this list that has ANY fiber is garlic. it's the fifth ingredient. the serving size is one tablespoon. one tablespoon of straight garlic has 0.2g fiber. one tablespoon of straight garlic *powder* has 0.9g fiber. there is no fucking way that this sauce has anywhere close to 4g fiber

3. speaking of the serving size being a tablespoon - it's also 14.4 grams. this is weirdly accurate considering it's difficult to convert tablespoons to grams and any normal label would have used milliliters instead. but i digress. there's a total of 16 grams of macronutrients listed (fiber + sugar + fat - we are ignoring the mysterious 3g of total carbs). that doesn't fit into a 14.4 gram serving size, especially not because water is the first ingredient and water has zero macronutrients.

4. the second ingredient is sunflower oil, which is 100% fat. every gram of oil that you add to something = 1 gram of fat added. but there's only 1 gram of fat in a 14.4 gram serving size. so the second ingredient - oil- is no more than 7% of the sauce. Let's say honey is another 6%, but everything else is just seasoning. this sauce is almost entirely water. with no emulsifiers or thickeners to be seen (for comparison, ranch contains xanthan gum and modified corn starch which can thicken any liquidy concoction) this "sauce" would be exactly the consistency of water.

5. not to mention that raw honey is third on the list, so there should be less sugar than fat. nope. there's 11 grams of sugar. pitaya might add to the sugar content, but we know it has to be less than 1g and probably significantly less because it's the 6th ingredient on the label. I'd guess there's max 2g sugar total if 1g of fat is correct. did she list her ingredients in random order or did she just make up macronutrients?

6. speaking of ingredients, there's no coloring listed on the label. either she thinks the public will be fooled into believing this color can be achieved by a sprinkle of Himalayan pink salt, or she is not aware that food dye counts as an ingredient. It's possible the pitaya added some color but that would be closer to purple or magenta than bubblegum, so i call bullshit.

7. there's not a single iron-containing ingredient on this list. *six ounces* of pitaya contains 0.1mg of iron, but that's it. there's no way on god's green earth that a concoction of primarily water with a splash of oil has 0.5mg of iron. actually, iron is hard to get and 0.5mg of iron in one tablespoon would be an exceptionally high-iron food. one CUP of spinach has 3.7mg of iron - so 0.2mg per tablespoon. did she cook this in a cast iron pan with a metal spatula?

8. 4% potassium is also way too high. potassium is weird so i won't do math on it, but both oil and honey have zero potassium for sure. there's nothing else I can see that jumps out at me as a high-potassium food. garlic and pitaya may have some, but again, potassium is hard to get! a sports drinks might have 4% of potassium if you're lucky. a serving of himilayan pink salt has 15mg of potassium - such a negligable amount that it's still listed as 0% of your DV. many processed foods do have weirdly high potassium levels, but that's because potassium, such as potassium sorbate, is added in as a preservative. but without "potassium" actually listed on the label, nothing and I mean nothing contains 190!! mg of potassium per TABLESPOON.

9. I can't believe I almost forgot. 1 gram of fat - 9 calories. 15 grams of mystery carbs - 60 calories. 69 calories (nice). where is she getting 90 calories from?

conclusion: not a single number on this label is possibly correct. there's a 100% chance that she made up random numbers and said yeah that looks believable and a 200% chance that she's never paid attention to a nutrition label in her life.

and what really drives me crazy is that if you're measuring ingredients carefully, and especially if you're using very basic ingredients that should have clear-cut nutrition information (like fucking oil and honey) it is NOT hard to do some basic arithmetic to put together accurate nutrition information for the final product. this is the most ridiculous shit I've seen in my life.

#pink sauce #this shit drives me crazy #ive seen too many nutrition labels in my life and this one makes me want to tear my hair out

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spiritboxxhoe · 9 months

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General Tips for people with EDs

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Water :

We absolutely must drink water to survive, and it has zero calories, so there's no excuse to not drink it. As we typically get much of our water content through foods, when we reduce food intake we begin to dehydrate ourselves, which is dangerous. Also, cold water chills the body and may raise metabolism to get warm again.

Reasons to drink water:

It lubricates the joints

It forms saliva and mucus

If delivers oxygen throughout your entire body

It boosts skin health and beauty

It cushions the brain, spinal cord, and other sensitive tissue

It regulates body temperature

Your digestive system depends on it

It flushes body waste

It maintains your blood pressure

Your airways need it

Prevents kidney damage

Weight loss

Finally, it reduces the chance of a hungover

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Vitamins and Minerals:

We must have these, too, to survive and so again there is no excuse to not take at least a basic daily multivitamin (which may help reduce some cravings as well). Vitamins are vital in keeping our bodies functioning and our skin / hair / teeth nice. Particularly be aware of electrolytes (potassium, magnesium, salt, along with water balance) and calcium.

Reasons to take to help with weightloss....

Vitamin C: it has been proven that people with low vitamin C status tend to burn less fat when exercising

Vitamin B12: Faster metabolism

Omega 3: Increases fat breakdown, decreases muscle inflammation, large amounts are usually taken by big time athletes

Ashwagandha: Increases muscle mass which results in a faster metabolism, improves sleeping patterns(Lack of sleep = High blood sugar = weight gain)

Vitamin B2: Helps your body break down fats, carbs, and proteins

Fenugreek: it’s an herb that works as an appetite supressant, just be careful with it and do research

Vitamin D: Helps with hairloss, dry skin, and depression

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Protein:

Protein is necessary, particularly if you're exercising. It maintains and repairs our muscles, including heart muscle, which is (last I heard) kind of a requisite for continued survival.

Reduces appetite and hunger levels

Increases muscle mass and strength

Good for your bones

Reduces cravings and late night binging

Boosts metabolism and increases fat burning

Lowers blood pressure

Helps maintain weight loss

Helps your body repair itself after injury

Helps you stay fit as you age

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Fat Intake:

Fat has, per gram, more calories than any other source of energy and is stored more easily. Switch to low fat everything, then progress to nonfat. Nonfat food tends to taste like crap (in my opinion) and you may end up eating less because of that.

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Caffeine:

While caffeine can be an appetite suppressant and can increase your metabolism, it will also act as a diuretic. Drink a glass of water for each cup of tea, coffee, or diet soda you have. Again, dehydration is a potentially serious problem.

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Tips:

Always read labels to avoid nasty surprises. This happens to me all the time and makes for some panicky stress-moments. Also, look up food charts and be aware of the caloric / nutritional content of everything you eat.

Understand yourself. Learn what you need, and when, and why. Everyone is unique and there are no hard-and-fast universally applicable laws. Our bodies are very good at telling us what we need, and knowing what you need gives control over how you choose to satisfy those needs.

Find your binge triggers, be they food or places or people or feelings. Avoid them at all costs. Figure out more acceptable ways of dealing with those triggers than stuffing yourself silly.

Learn when you tend to eat and why you eat then in particular. Plan to be doing something unrelated to food at those times. Many of us find night to be the hardest time to avoid food.

Get plenty of sleep. Steal naps whenever you can and rest when you need to rest. Sleep deprivation increases appetite and makes you age faster.

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The end! Thank you for reading <3

#tw edd #tw disordered eating #ed di3t #ed twt #threads #ed #tips and tricks

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goodnessandgrief · 6 months

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When I’m feeling depressed, it can be nearly impossible to take care of myself, and that includes eating. Here’s a list of some foods that require little to no effort (aka: can be eaten right out of the package or just need to be microwaved), mainly for my personal reference, but also so others can find easier alternatives when they’re struggling.

Water bottles or canned water - stay hydrated!!

vegetables - green beans, peas, corn, black/kidney/pinto beans, chickpeas (all canned or microwaveable frozen bags) - I’ve also tried Harvest Snaps, which are baked snap peas & they’re v good

Fruit - grapes, raisins (or any other dried fruit like apricots/dates), mandarin oranges, apples, applesauce cups, bananas, pears, peaches, etc. (most fruits require no prep anyway, but especially if they’re canned - you can also buy frozen bags)

Canned soup or chicken, beef, or veggie broth

Pasta (ramen, spaghetti, mac and cheese, chow mein) or instant rice are my go-tos. You can buy these in individual cups or bulk packs.

Any microwaveable food - frozen/tv dinners, burritos, toaster strudels (they make an egg bacon & cheese version too!), mini pizzas, breakfast sandwiches… there’s a lot you could do here :)

Dairy - Yogurt, cheese sticks, (or just straight up eat cheese slices, there are no rules here), cottage cheese, almond/oat/soy milk, powdered milk (if you want something shelf-stable)

Grains & carbs - cereal, crackers, chips, popcorn, toast or bagels (I’ve eaten plain bread before tbh and it kinda slaps), Oatmeal (these packets are dinosaur themed & have little sugar eggs!! - https://www.quakeroats.com/products/hot-cereals/instant-oatmeal/dinosaur-eggs)

Nuts - peanuts, peanut butter, almonds, cashews, walnuts, trail mix, etc.

Meat - deli turkey, trail bologna, spam, jerky, frozen chicken strips or nuggets, Morningstar vegetarian corn dogs, canned tuna

Eggs

Fast food or take-out is also a good option if you don’t feel like making anything yourself.

A little tip - most foods you would take on a camping or hiking trip are great! for some, all you need to do is add water & heat it up. they are usually on the expensive side, though!! here’s some I’ve found that are decent:

https://mountainhouse.com/

Things to keep on hand for particularly bad days:

⁠Boost/ensure/Soylent - liquid meals for when the idea of chewing or mixing anything is too much.

⁠disposable cutlery/bowls/utensils so you don’t have more dishes to worry about.

Multivitamins

Liquid IV, Gatorade, or some other form of electrolytes. It’s too easy to get dehydrated!

If you do have a little energy to cook or make something, here’s some ideas:

If you have a blender: frozen spinach + frozen banana + shelf stable almond milk + peanut butter makes a great smoothie.

frozen fruit + frozen spinach/kale for smoothies

Adding whey protein makes it more filling.

⁠dried pasta + jarred pasta sauce (Rao’s is low sugar and awesome, but pricey) + frozen meatballs

Boil tortellini on hand. Its as easy as boiling water. You can eat it plain, add a spoonful of pesto, sprinkle with a little olive oil or butter and some garlic salt, or pour it back in the pan after draining and add a little pasta sauce

⁠frozen fried rice + frozen stir fry veggies

⁠favorite frozen protein and veggies for sheet pan meals

⁠canned refried beans with a tortilla and some cheese to microwave, can add extra toppings too

⁠oatmeal + pb + dried fruit of choice

⁠rice cakes + pb + jam (or substitute bread if you have it)

Rotisserie chicken in a salad, soup, sandwich or wrap

Frozen salmon with some veggies

air fryer foods - chicken nuggets, tenders, fries, etc. You can also toss different vegetables (baby carrots, Brussels sprouts, etc.) in a little olive oil and throw them in there

chicken broth & frozen dumplings - you can dress it up a little with some miso, soy sauce or other seasonings. You could also add some frozen vegetables.

snack type food - a combination of canned Garbanzo beans and black olives. The olives are salty enough that you can get low sodium beans and it will still taste good.

A lot of these ideas I stole from the good people of Reddit (particularly r/depressionmeals)!Here’s the post I referenced if you’d like to look further into it:

#tw depression #food mention #depression meals #meal ideas #major depressive disorder #major depression #depressive episode #depression episode #mental heath support #mental health #mental health awareness #mental health advice #mental health and wellbeing #coping

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ed-recovery-affirmations · 1 year

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What do you think about some people in recovery saying "there are no good or bad foods". Whenever I see that, it always reassures me, but then the comments talk about how unhealthy certain foods are and talk about diabetes, heart problems, etc, and then I feel very triggered.

So I've posted a little bit about this before, and my constant saying is "food has no morality."

So here's the thing. There are objectively food items that contain higher concentrations of vitamins. There are also foods that give you your macronutrients in better ways than others. For people who have, say, high cholesterol, there are foods to be generally avoided to help keep it down. For those with fructose intolerance, veggies are a better go than fruits for getting your fiber. If you have high blood pressure, you'll want to eat a low-salt diet, but if you have low blood pressure, you might find yourself needing more salt than the average person.

Health and ideal diet varies incredibly. Though the diet industry will have you obsessed with food purity and only consuming foods they've deemed "good," our bodies are more complicated than that. And food is meant to be enjoyed. We are biologically wired to crave sugars, salts, fats, and carbs, because if we were living in more primitive conditions, these things would be much harder to come by and would provide lengthy boosts of caloric energy. The fact that we still crave these things today is not a moral failing, but an instinct. And indulging in treats because you enjoy them does not mean you're "being bad."

I'm sorry to hear you feel so anxious and triggered, though! It's certainly scary to hear constant fearmongering about food-related health problems. While lack of access to proper, balanced nutrition can be a contributing factor in several health problems, this will not be caused by eating the occasional dessert or having a comfort meal, especially if your other health needs are met. But no one else can understand your personal health needs - you have to work with your doctor based on what you know about your body. Unfortunately medical fatphobia is still rampant, and many doctors may assume that you have all of these health problems if you don't have a thin body. However, these health problems can only be confirmed by test. There are fat people who do not have diabetes. There are fat people who do not have heart disease. These things can only be diagnosed after proper testing has been done.

Keep in mind that, when you hear non-medical-professionals loudly insisting that body-positive and food-positive posters must have all these health problems, many of these people have dedicated their lives to weight loss and dieting and "clean eating" based on what was marketed to them. They have based their worth on their ability to stay thin. And so the thought that somebody else might be living their own best life not doing these things is completely counterintuitive to them at this point. So they might be triggered, themselves. It's hard and scary, but you can remind yourself when you're triggered that the majority of these people have no medical expertise.

Eating a single "unhealthy" food is not going to be the wrench in the system that kills your entire body. Unless, of course, you have an allergy or intolerance to something in that food.

#fatphobia #diet culture #body positivity #body posi #food positivity #ed cw

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mono-red-menace · 2 months

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this is just like. my belief,

but like honestly also a bag of potato chips isn't going to kill you, but it is kinda a nutritional void. you're getting a few nutrients, yeah, you're getting fat (which your body needs) and carbs (which your body needs) and sodium (which your body needs), but you're just getting those.

you're not getting something that's filling, so if you don't monitor your intake you'll go over on those, which can have negative effects on your health.

but like the potato chips aren't going to kill you. they're a good source of energy. maybe not the most nutritionally dense one, but they give you salt which can help you retain water you drink, and they've got lots of fat and carbs which are a good source of energy. they're like energy bombs.

they're fine to eat. just not in excess.

some things are easier to eat in excess than others, though. these things tend to be things like potato chips or candy or other things which are void (or nearly void) of nutrients your body needs, and full of nutrients that you can easily get elsewhere, while also lacking things such as fibre which make you feel full.

now, it would probably be best to avoid having these snacks around if you're prone to overeating them, and instead keep other foods around, which you enjoy, which you can snack on, which fill the same purpose.

for example, if you snack on a lot of candies, having strawberries or grapes or blackberries around can be beneficial, because they provide you with sugar, alongside other nutrients (i honestly prefer strawberries for snacking because they're high in fibre too and can be pretty filling)

but like, just not eating when you're hungry isn't good for you for that, yk?

like for one it makes you feel bad, which can cause you to want to eat these foods that aren't good for you even more, and it becomes a willpower game, and you're not changing anything like that.

but also like. hunger is your body saying it needs something. certain nutrients, more energy, something, and denying it that isn't good for you.

so like. there isn't shame in what you eat. if you eat too much of a certain thing, and you want to stop because it's impacting your health, try to think of alternatives which can fill a similar role as your snacks, while providing things like fibre/protein, which can have a filling effect, and other nutrients, to ensure you're meeting your nutritional needs.

DISCLAIMER: this post is made in opinion, and is based only on what was taught to me in my food science class in high school. i'm not a dietitian or a doctor or anything, my opinions are based on that of my food science teacher from over 10 years ago.

ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMER: dieting is bullshit and i'm not advising people do any of this to "lose weight" or anything like that. i am saying this as my opinion as to what encourages good mental and physical health, and i think weight is more often than not unrelated or at least indirectly to physical health.

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gofasssst · 1 day

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4/17 Log

MORNING - 489cals

20oz ito-en green tea

Cookies & cream Premier Protein shake

Scramble - 4oz salmon, 1c chinese broccoli, 1 egg, lawry’s salt

LUNCH - 234cals

Homemade spicy salmon w/ lettuce cups

EVENING - 201cals

Chicken pasta - 3oz shredded chicken breast, konjac noodles, 1 egg, 1/2c chinese broccoli, italian & lemon chicken seasoning

8-10 salt & vinegar almonds

1.5c Gelatin gummies

Total: 924

Weight loss since yesterday: 0.8lbs (287 to 286.2lbs)

Felt super satisfied all day. Definitely craving sugar but not as bad as 2 weeks ago when I started cutting carbs/sugar out. This felt like a cheat day, which actually made me so excited bc it’s a much better standard than a REAL cheat day.

Starting a 5 day liquid diet (including shakes) as of today. Ngl I’m fucking nervous. 🤞🏻

#male ed #@na bvtt3rfly #tw ed but not sheeran #@n@ diary #@na blog #@ana #@nor3x14 #tw ed descussion #@na recipes #@nor3xia

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i-know-a-place-we-could-go · 8 months

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Do u think u could share tips on how to recover from an ED if ur comfortable with it ? I’m struggling a lot recently even tho I thought I was doing better

absoutely!!! i think this will just be me rambling because i dont actually know how ot explain recovery skdhskdha if thats cool? if you need anything, you can dm me too

putting this under a cut just in case!!

first, find a reason to recover. my reason is the having an ED is fucking terrifying and hurts me so much, as well as everyone around me. i realized this when i told my girlfriend about it and she looked at me so, so scared, and when i started passing out every week.

a recovery motivation for me is comparison photos. not bodychecks, because they won't help, but photos of my face from before my ED and during the worst of it. I hated how i looked before, but i hate how i look at my worst even more. I look dead and scary. Everyone was worried for me and I was so, so fucking mean, and all of that made me wanna recover.

tips uhm uhmm start slow. i added snacks to my day before i gradually increased the number of meals i was having too. have someone by your side to encourage recovery and help you on the bad days. stop checking calories and everything, stop weighing yourself. for me, i decided to weigh myself every other day then once a week and now i only do it about twice a month at my mother's request.

you are going to put on weight, and thats okay. its what your body needs. start with just eating which is the hardest part. get three meals in a day, two snacks, or as your body needs. listen to what it wants. then you can start focusing on a balanced array of meals with proper protein, carbs, sugars, nutrients, etc etc. its a pretty dull area, balancing everything out, and i honestly didnt pay much attention to it because i just focused on what i was craving (which surprise, was a lot of sugars and fruits) and that helped me a lot. then comes fear foods! scary as shit but its literally just food. you are going to have it and you are gonna be okay, nothing will happen to you. i sometimes record myself during those meals so i can remind myself that i did it later on and that nothing happened to me after.

its also okay to cry about it. for a solid month i made myself dinner every single night and i cried while doing it and i cried while having it. honestly 10/10 cry it was good. watching shows or youtube while having meals helped me too as a distraction and its also just fun. find a comfort show or yotuube channel or something and youll be okay. youll feel so much more energized and happier when you start.

DRINK WATER DRINK SO MUCH WATER AND HAVE SALT!!!! so important for ur energy and not fainting.

recovery isnt linear. theres gonna be days where you mess up some places and thats okay. maybe youll relapse fully and thats okay, you can and will get back into recovery. its not easy, but its worth it, and it gets easier every single day. idk if this was helpful at all, i hope it was, if you need anything dm me <3 good luck soldier

#asks <3 #tw disordered eating #tw ed

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suzieb-fit · 21 days

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Ok, so here goes yet another new idea on what's causing the mucus.

The boss has said a few times he thinks it's salt. I never took it seriously. I haven't once seen that suggested anywhere I've researched the symptoms. But maybe that's because I wasn't looking for it. Anyway, worth another try.

Gutted once again. Love putting olive oil and salt on my mixed nuts. So I'll try oil with pepper, mixed spices etc.

That started with breakfast today.

Lots of polyphenols in that bowl! Spices are great for those protective food chemicals! And I've got "mixed spice", cinnamon and nutmeg in there. Pepper, too.

I've also given vinegar up again. I did that a few days ago. I know you're not supposed to do more than one thing at once, but meh. I'm impatient, lol. I seemed to notice that this awful flare up started around the same time I put vinegar back in my diet. Anyway, let's see what happens this time!

Anyway, on with my day....

What a beautiful sky to greet me on my early walk this morning.

Out just after 6am, then home for another excellent, new Fiton routine.

Pure strength for lower body.

I used my smaller kettlebell (8kg) throughout the full workout.

All good until my blood sugar plummeted to an insanely low 2.4. Hmm, maybe the pump still has a way to go yet, until it works as well as it should!

A few lows recently. Need to tweak the insulin delivery settings again.

I've gone back to not worrying so much about macros. I'm basing my daily diet around health, quality and nutritionally dense food. Not too heavy on the carbs, focusing on plenty of good quality fats and some protein to take up the rest of my food intake.

My priorities go from fat to protein to carbs. That seems to work well for me.

A nice, active day.

I needed to get some yoga in today. That was my second workout after breakfast had settled.

I finished with a very short bike ride around the beautiful forest trails that I'm extremely lucky to live so close to.

So wonderful to get outside for fresh air and exercise!

Saturday has been a pretty good one. I'm feeling fine 😊

#fitspo #fitspiration #fitblr #fitness #healthy living #health and fitness #fit #workout #fiton #suzieb-fit

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nudevastate · 3 months

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diets don't work btw. anything you lose, you will gain it back if it was done in an unhealthy manner. and cutting out a significant amount of calories in a short period of time via obsessive counting, fasting, or cutting out entire food groups unnecessarily counts as unhealthy. it will hit you later on in the face when you inevitably binge. unless you have an actual food allergy, sensitivity, or a chronic illness that makes you suffer if you eat a specific type of food, then there is no reason why you have to abstain from it.

as a woman, you must eat. yes you should eat nutritious whole foods in general, but you shouldn't kill yourself if you chance upon a piece of cake and want to eat it. as a woman, you need a lot of proteins to build strength and muscles; you need fats to keep your satiety at a stable level throughout the day. you need carbs for energy fuel and emotional wellness. and yes, believe it or not, you need a little bit of salt and sugar in there, too! these will all support your female hormone levels too, especially as you go through things like having your period for the first time, pregnancy and post-natal life, menopause, suffering from PCOS or endometriosis, etc.

i'm still learning about intuitive eating, but already people have remarked how much healthier and slimmer i look once i've decided to make peace with food. when i realize that i have no reason to deny myself the simple pleasures of the culinary world, i ironically began to happily eat healthy meals more than before since i know i can have a bit of chocolate or ice cream or bread or whatever ~EVIL~ foods is out there for me to indulge. exercising with weight lifting and such can also be more enjoyable when you are giving your body the necessary building blocks with plentiful calories and nutrients to carry you through it.

as a woman, your life is already hard. you're already facing so much. why suffer even more as soon as you sit down at the dinner table? please, for all that is good and female and feminist and so on, EAT.

#anti diet culture #misogyny #intuitive eating #eating disorders

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jegaphone · 3 months

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My dear friend @thievinghippo requested my methods for baking bread, and I will so happily oblige! I jumped on the sourdough wagon in 2020, and honestly it's WAY harder to work with than just regular yeasted dough. If you've struggled with sourdough, try a non-sourdough recipe before getting discouraged. That being said, I love my sourdough starter for a ton of stuff outside of loaves. (Loaves too, but only when I'm in the mood for a big project.)

I do recommend using a stand mixer. You can knead by hand, people have done it for thousands of years, but I personally hate getting sticky dough on my hands, and it's soooo much easier in a mixer. A good one is a bit pricey, but I've had my KitchenAid for over 20 years and it's still as good as new.

In a large bowl mix together 1 tbsp active dry yeast, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp salt, and 2 cups barely-warm water. Let this stand until the yeast is dissolved, just a few minutes.

Gradually add 5 to 6 cups of all purpose flour a half cup at a time to the liquid, while mixing thoroughly. Stop adding flour when the dough is still pliable but becomes less sticky. This is the hardest part I think, it takes some trial and error. Worst case scenario the dough will be a little wet and harder to work with, or a little tough and dense. Still edible! All flours have different hydration levels, and I think yeasted dough in general is a little haunted, so it varies a bit every time.

Knead (using a dough hook if you have a stand mixer) for 5 minutes. Let it rest for a few minutes, then knead again for 5 more minutes. Form the dough into a ball, put it back in the bowl, and cover it with a slightly damp towel and keep it warm (I put mine in the oven with the light on) until it doubles in bulk, about 1 to 2 hours.

Punch down the dough and briefly knead out any air bubbles. Cut the dough in half and shape it into two oblong loaves on a lightly oiled cookie sheet. Alternately, I've also made this in loaf pans (also oiled). It comes out with less of a crust and can be a little dense, but it makes the shape more of a sure thing if you're worried about that. Either way, let the loaves rest and rise for 45 minutes.

Place an oven-safe pan on the bottom of the oven, and fill it a couple inches deep with water. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Lightly slash the tops of the loaves a few times diagonally, and put them in the oven for 10 minutes. Lower the temperature to 400 and bake for another 10 minutes.

BOOM! You now have delicious fresh bread. But... sometimes I want something bready with a meal and don't want to plan 4 hours ahead. Good news! This is a great time to pull out the sourdough starter, and you won't even need a mixer. Super easy to do fully by hand, and you'll have bread for two or three folks within 15 minutes. This recipe is straight from the King Arthur website, with a couple small adjustments.

Mix 1 cup unfed sourdough starter, 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda.

Heat a pan or griddle to about 300 degrees F, or medium low on your average stovetop. If you have a set of rings like you'd use to make English muffins, you can grease them up and use them, but you can also just do these freeform.

If you use rings, place a small pat of butter (like 1/2 tablespoon) in each. Otherwise, just dot the butter spaced out on your pan/griddle. When it's melted, spoon out a few tablespoons of batter into each ring/spot.

When the tops begin bubbling, usually just a few minutes, remove the rings (if using) and flip. Cook for a couple minutes more.

Astonishingly tasty crumpets. Every time I make these it feels like magic. Chomp right into them or split them to admire the nooks and crannies. Never want for carbs again!

#jega cooks #bread #sourdough and otherwise

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spooniechef · 1 year

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Emergency Calories (0-1 Spoon)

Food can be a struggle on really bad days, no matter what the circumstances are. You hurt too much to make something, or maybe it’s the thought of the dishes afterwards that’s too daunting to bear. Maybe you’re too brain-fogged for whatever reason to decide on a thing to actually make, or hyperfocused too long on something and come out of it so hungry that it’s turned to nausea and/or headache, and the thought of any real food is sickening. Either way, the problem’s the same - too much hunger, not enough spoons to fix the problem.

The way I’ve found to deal with that is to keep a small stock of emergengy calories on hand; the kind of thing that needs minor preparation at most, and at most one dish and a utensil. Most of them don’t even need that much. Sometimes, just the act of cramming some emergency calories into my face has unlocked enough spoons to be able to manage an actual meal. So here’s a list of the emergency calories that have been my saviours, particularly since my fibromyalgia diagnosis.

Peanuts: zero prep, zero utensil, zero spoons. Peanuts (and most other nuts, if you’ve got a peanut allergy) are high in protein and fat, because nut oil, and while not particularly high in carbs, they’ve got enough to be going on with. This makes them a quick-burn and a slow-burn food, and can be supplemented with other things that are higher in carbohydrates to get more of a quick pick-me-up. Thing is, it’s the longer-term energy that I tend to be going for when I shove a handful of peanuts into me, since I’m generally hoping that it’ll perk me up enough to make an actual meal. That’s why I keep a bag of salted peanuts in the cupboard; if I can’t make myself prepare anything and need something a little more substantial than the usual snack foods, I’ll just pour myself a handful and munch.

Dried fruit: zero prep, utensils, and spoons, at least in terms of consumption. I have a whole entry planned about why a dehydrator is the best investment anyone who lives with a really tight spoon budget can make, but if you don’t have one, store-bought dried fruit is fine. A little expensive, maybe, but sticking with raisins helps with that, and getting those little snack-boxes of raisins may end up a nice little nostalgia trip back to elementary school lunches and that one trick-or-treat house no one really wanted to go to because the raisins weren’t even chocolate-coated. For something that feels a little more prepared and tastes a little more interesting, mixing raisins and peanuts is really nice, giving an interesting range of textures and flavours. Sometimes a handful of peanuts plus a little box of raisins can unlock a whole spoon with which to cook an actual meal, I’ve found.

Potato chips: zero prep, utensils, and spoons. Maybe not the healthiest choice, but sometimes it’s the only choice. They recommend plain salted chips (or crisps) for chemotherapy patients for a reason; they’re easy on the stomach and help replenish lost salts. Whether they’re fixing a salt deficiency, fixing a blood sugar deficiency, or just a placebo, I don’t care; I find a little bag of crisps settles my stomach when I’ve left it too long between meals and have the nausea as a result.

Rice cakes or crackers: minimal-to-zero prep, utensils, and spoons. It all depends on how you’re eating them. You can have them plain - they even have flavoured rice cakes now - and that takes no spoons or anything. On the other hand, if you’re up to picking up a knife or pulling something out of the fridge, rice cakes and crackers are a good, light, easy-on-the-stomach alternative as a vessel for something that actually tastes of something. For instance:

Peanut butter: minimal prep, utensils, and spoons. Peanut butter (or any other nut butter, again accounting for allergies) can be eaten with a finger out of the jar if you’re really having a bad day, but if you can manage a spoon, just eating a couple of spoonfuls from the jar works just as well. There’s also the option of dipping something like dried banana or apple chips or something into the peanut butter and eating it that way, if you’ve gone the dried fruit route. However, if you can manage a knife and maybe a plate, this provides scope for peanut butter sandwiches or just peanut butter spread on rice cakes. If inspired that way, there could even be PB&J. It’s shelf-stable, so it doesn’t go bad very quickly, and has the same basic benefits as the nuts on their own. Maybe more sugar and/or salt, is all.

Sliced lunch meat: minimal-to-zero prep, utensils, and spoons. Like the rice cakes - in fact, part of why the rice cakes are there is because they can be part of a low-spoon charcuterie board sort of set-up. Way less expensive than Lunchables. Or, if you just need some protein that isn’t a nut, just roll up a piece of whatever lunch meat you’ve picked up and nosh away. Same basic thing as jerky or dried sausages, but both those can be kind of salty and a bit more effort to eat than someone might be up for, and both are a lot harder to put on a cracker.

Cheese: minimal-to-zero prep, utensils, and spoons. Whether real cheese, Kraft Singles, or some lactose-free version of cheese, it’s still got protein and fat and is useful for something you can just quickly eat right out of the fridge, or spread on crackers if it’s cream cheese or soft cheese, or slap together a cheese sandwich with. A versatile way of getting your protein in on the same tier as the lunch meat.

The deciding factors on all of these are how long they take to go bad. Fresh fruit is a great snack but any time you buy fruit, you’re making a commitment to either eating it all before it goes off or wasting food, and that latter’s a pretty common outcome, particularly when some of one’s symptoms can lead to forgetfulness. That’s another one I’ll point out in the dehydrator-related entry, but for now, sticking strictly with the basics - that these are good, solid snack options for days when there are just no spoons left, and are sometimes effective enough to replenish a spoon for cooking a real meal. Just the one, generally, but it’s like one of those tiny minor mana potions you get in video games; sometimes that one spoon is the difference between getting something done and not. It’s enough, sometimes.

These are just my recommendations for the little essentials that should be sitting in the cupboard somewhere in case of emergencies - the kinds of things that I’ve learned will keep me going when I’m struggling and too hungry to function. If you’ve got any further ideas for little snacks for bad days, additions are welcome. I haven’t put soups in here because they’re not really near-instant calorie sources; I’ll touch on soups another time.

#cooking #The Spoonie Chef #Spoonie essentials #tips and hints #snacks

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selfpositiveundertale · 1 year

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Another update, hopefully less bleak than the last one.

So on Wednesday I broke down in front of my chiropractor telling him what's going on with me. I apologized for breaking down and he said it's okay, he knows that blood sugar dropping can make a person very emotional. He was surprised to hear that I'd had a green smoothie consisting of whey protein powder, a cup of mixed greens, a ripe banana, and a cup of oat milk immediately before coming to the appointment and not even an hour later I already felt famished like I hadn't had anything all day, but he suggested that getting more fats in my diet might help me hold onto my food longer and keep my blood sugar at a reasonable level longer, so I should be consuming more butter, nut butters, avocado, coconut oil, etc. Putting peanut butter or avocado in my green smoothies, having avocado on whole grain toast like the millennial I am, and I think I'll go back to the special way I was making coffee a while back that involved heavy cream and MCT oil powder. I'll post how I do that in a separate post. I also mentioned to him that I was seriously considering purchasing liver and bones from the butcher shop to get more protein and iron in my system, and he approved of that idea as well.

After my husband picked me up from my appointment, we got food from our favorite local Chinese restaurant, and the orange chicken, fried rice, egg roll, and crab rangoon actually lasted longer in my system and kept me stable longer than anything else I'd had in the last week or two. Lots of fat in all that Chinese food. It was great. The chef seemed to have gotten a little enthusiastic with the spiciness of the orange chicken but I definitely wasn't complaining.

The next day I made a green smoothie and added a couple of tablespoons of peanut butter and that did help it to stay in my system a little longer, but it didn't have enough sugar since I only had half a banana to put in it.

So I'm thinking when we go grocery shopping this weekend, I'll get extra bananas, maybe apples, avocados, some whole grain bread, two jars of peanut butter, and heavy cream along with our usual items. And when we go to the butcher shop I'll see how much liver costs, I already know bones are sold at a reasonable price, and I'll ask the butcher if he can recommend how best to cook the liver, and if I can put it in the slow cooker.

I did more googling and found that low blood sugar isn't uncommon in people who have fibromyalgia, so I'll send my rheumatologist a message and ask about that.

Things are looking less hopeless, and it looks like I have some solutions almost within reach. Just have to make the grocery trip tomorrow.

Right now I feel my blood sugar dropping, so I think I'll go try to make something to eat. I had a bowl of greens loaded with butter, garlic, and salt pork earlier and it was very good and lasted a while but now I need more food. Might cook some more greens and see if I can make some mashed potatoes as well because I might need carbs. Might even cook the rest of the bacon we got from the butcher shop last week since I'm sure it needs to be cooked asap. Hopefully I can stand up long enough to cook. I'm in a lot of pain rn that's going to make being on my feet difficult.

Wish me luck, and stay determined.

Also @ the person who replied to my last update: thank you so much for your kind words. I needed that. ❤️❤️❤️

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