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arfidmeals · 7 months
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protein supplements
it’s a hallmark trait of arfid (or just ppl with limited food palates for other reasons) to be nutritionally deficient in some way or another. ideally, you should get advice from a doctor about what vitamins or other supplements you can/should take—but sometimes that isn’t possible and you just need some general advice on where to start.
so! here’s some limited advice (to take with a grain of salt) abt some options of what to do if you feel like you’re not getting enough protein and none of the typical food options that supply it (lean meat, nuts, poultry, eggs, beans/lentils, soy, milk, etc.) appeal to you!
there are a lot of protein supplements out there. i personally don’t like the taste or chalkiness of protein powder, so i avoid anything sort-of in that vein—but what i’ve personally found helpful has been protein bars, which do well as a snack and are also conveniently small enough to keep in bags/pockets/purses for emergencies; i tend to do better with chocolate-flavored things so what i’ve been eating rn are Kind’s dark chocolate cocoa breakfast protein bars (also gluten-free) (i may be already nearly out of them) (they taste very good) and power crunch’s chocolate mint protein energy bars. i also very much recommend Boost drinks (or if u can find something similar); Boosts are a little pricey but are genuinely super helpful for me and you can also get extra protein versions of them; it’s really the only nutritional supplement drink i’ve had that tastes pretty good (think chocolate milk but it smells a little weird, but not bad-weird). Boosts are typically meant to be drunk in addition to light meals to make up for nutrients/calories you’re missing, but it can also be very good in emergency situations where you really cannot bring yourself to find or make anything (they are a little sugary though, if that’s not for you). also, they don’t require refrigeration which is nice ! they do taste better refrigerated though, if u have one :]
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kaedekayano · 7 years
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it's the middle of the night and i got emo abt my boy my son my love gakushuu would you mind sharing some headcanons abt him, if u have any? or just like scream his name into the night with me thx i appreciate the comradery love ur blog and fics btw
oh boy i am always emo about my son gakushuu but yes here are some headcanons!! some are basic some are not idk but yeah. i wrote it all on my phone so i didn’t realise how long it was until now oops
also thank u anon i am flattered! i hope u got some sleep ahh
Gakushuu was one of those kids who idolized his father SO MUCH when he was growing up (and then that died by the end of elementary school of course)
Both father and son are multilingual and when they’re around people they look down on they shittalk those people to each other in different languages and love watching everyone else squirm in confusion and discomfort
Gakushuu is an introvert!! (I don’t think this needs much explanation but I will elaborate if asked) I’d say he’d be an INTJ, although if you asked him, he’d say ENTJ.
Part of the reason he went to study in America is because it offered him more freedom from his father. Even if Gakuhou did get better in the end, it’s hard to forgive years of emotional abuse, and you don’t necessarily have to.
His mother works in southern California as a high school teacher, and he makes a habit of visiting her once he starts living in America. She wasn’t around that much when he was growing up, but she really loves him and they get along well. (See this post by @cosmicyue for what I think is a Very Good headcanon post about Lady Asano.) Plus California is a good business opportunity.
He becomes a CEO.
Kevin lives down in Florida, and although Gakuhou Asano still freaks him out and he would prefer never to think about him ever, he and Gakushuu remain friends and visit each other sometimes during college.
He plays piano as well as guitar.
I actually have a headcanon backstory for Ren Sakakibara, but basically, they meet in sixth grade and Ren is instantly starry-eyed over this boy who is brilliant and absolutely knows it. Ren has a crush on him for a little bit, and he mostly gets over it (and deals with Gakushuu’s crushing unattainability) but still thinks he is amazing. Because he is.
Pretty much everyone who has read my writing ever knows this, but Gakushuu is a serious coffee addict who sleeps approximately never.
Gakushuu is a bookworm who owns a LOT of books. He’ll read pretty much anything. Most of them are in the basement because otherwise his bedroom would be overflowing and he likes having it tidy.
Gakushuu is a very, very persuasive kid, and he’s not afraid to resort to tricks like blackmail or bribery if need be, although he prefers to manipulate people with just charm. However, away in America, he never picks up on his father’s creepy brainwashing technique, and he never has it used on him.
He broke his first bone as a child from trying to break into his father’s study when he was younger by climbing the wall of the house and getting in through the window. Gakuhou drove him to the hospital, but not before telling him he could actually go into the study without being stopped if he tried again and managed to scale the wall and get in, broken wrist and all. Gakushuu succeeded, but unfortunately, everything Gakuhou wanted to keep hidden was locked away, and of course that meant everything Gakushuu really wanted to see.
Gakushuu has lived in the same neighborhood his entire life, but visited over a dozen different countries.
As a child, he didn’t really have an imaginary friend, but he was sometimes convinced the fictional characters he read about were real/his companions.
The Asanos’ basement is super cluttered in general, but still organized enough they can find everything. Because both of them really love collecting things but they hate having a messy house, so they keep it all down there and get it whenever they need it. Gakushuu spent a lot of time there as a child when he just wanted to be alone and undisturbed, sitting on a bean bag just reading or playing his guitar or thinking. He doesn’t have the leisure time for that as a teenager and it’s a terrible place to study, so he goes down there less over the years and things start to collect more dust.
The Asanos have a housekeeper, but she changes a lot, and she only comes a few hours a day, a few times a week. So Gakushuu is alone a lot of the time, although not nearly as alone as, say, Karma, and when he gets older, he’s out so often himself due to activities/extracurriculars it’s hardly noticeable.
The first time Gakushuu is alone by himself for an extended period of time, it’s five days, the housekeeper has been fired but they haven’t gotten a new one yet, and he’s nine years old. He keeps himself busy with books and music and cleaning, buys himself a lot of meals because he’s not sure how to cook much yet, and explores the neighborhood. It’s actually pretty okay, and he doesn’t mind it, even though the cashiers at the local supermarket seem a bit concerned. Gakuhou is pleased to know he handled everything well by himself. By the time he’s fourteen, he’s learned how to convince everyone he’s at least sixteen, anyway.
He’s closer to his mother’s side of the family than his father’s, which is partly because Gakuhou isn’t terribly close to his side of the family himself. His maternal grandmother is the most stereotypical grandmother you could imagine, and she adores him. They live out in the suburbs. 
Although Gakushuu wouldn’t say so, Isogai and Kataoka are some of his favorite people to work with during student council because 1) they hardly ever disagree with him, mostly because they know they can’t afford to, 2) they’re genuinely nice people to be around and they aren’t as arrogant, and 3) again, they kind of just have to nod along to what he says and that makes life easier. He wouldn’t admit he likes them as individuals, though. (But he does.)
Gakushuu doesn’t know how to whistle or snap his fingers. I am adding this in for funsies because he’s too good at everything and why the fuck not.
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