The Science of Nutrition
#202
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The supposed logic behind the "low fat" trend escapes me for much the same reasons as that behind the "low carb" trend. Neither one seems to make an obvious accounting for total caloric load.
What's really kind of funny is when you look at two products side-by-side on a supermarket shelf, wherein one is a low-fat alternative to the other. (Peanut butter is a good example here.) The "low fat" version almost invariably has a caloric density similar to, and in many cases higher than, the version which it purports to replace.
Actually, a lot of things about the grocery store confuse me. Like laundry detergent.
Typically, we expect to experience a cost-per-unit savings when buying in bulk. This is certainly true when purchasing things like cars, iron ore, cocaine, and so on. So why does the 128oz bottle of liquid laundry soap cost $15.99 while the 64 oz bottle costs $7.99? That's an extra 0.015625 cents per ounce, and I'm certain that the smaller bottles cost more (on a per-ounce basis) to manufacture and distribute- more plastic, more handling, more transactional costs, etc.
Or the container of laundry soap that proudly exclaims "25% MORE LOADS than 72 loads." Well, yes- 90 is 25% more than 72, but how exactly is this relevant to anything at all? Is 72 a historically standard number of loads of laundry to get out of a box of soap? For that matter, what standards agency determines the formula for dividing mass (of soap) by loads (of laundry), to come out with a ratio of ounces to loads? Couldn't I advertise a box of soap as containing any arbitrarily large number of "loads," simply by specifying the amount of soap to be used per load as an arbitrarily small measure? Is there some kind of ANSI or ISO standard for how much effective cleaning power a "load" of soap is defined as, and how this is to be measured? At least with motor oil we have API standardized tests run by independent labs. So far as I've been able to determine, there is no American Soap Institute.
#204
I used to cook rice like TuningDoneRong tuned cars; add enough fuel, add a little more for safety, just a little more, **** it dump it all in. You end up with a black smoke belching slow POS and a pan full of solid cement-like rice.
I'm also down to 190lbs today. Started at 212ish mid-December. Today was a good day.
I'm also down to 190lbs today. Started at 212ish mid-December. Today was a good day.
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Good work, Oscar. Just think: when you get back into your Miata, you'll have a better weight-to-power ratio without even turning a wrench on the car.
Joe - Did you compare "serving size" on that laundry detergent? That is, some of the more concentrated formulas require much less to be used per load of laundry. Comparing concentrated vs non-concentrated would skew the numbers quite a bit.
Joe - Did you compare "serving size" on that laundry detergent? That is, some of the more concentrated formulas require much less to be used per load of laundry. Comparing concentrated vs non-concentrated would skew the numbers quite a bit.
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I used to cook rice like TuningDoneRong tuned cars; add enough fuel, add a little more for safety, just a little more, **** it dump it all in. You end up with a black smoke belching slow POS and a pan full of solid cement-like rice.
I'm also down to 190lbs today. Started at 212ish mid-December. Today was a good day.
I'm also down to 190lbs today. Started at 212ish mid-December. Today was a good day.
#210
Bob's Red Mill store finder:
http://www.bobsredmill.com/dealer-locator.html
And here's an alternative, plantain flour:
Plantain Flour Uses and Information
I suspect that a lot of potential issues with a long term keto diet will be mitigated by Resistant/Indigestible Starch/Fiber
http://www.bobsredmill.com/dealer-locator.html
And here's an alternative, plantain flour:
Plantain Flour Uses and Information
I suspect that a lot of potential issues with a long term keto diet will be mitigated by Resistant/Indigestible Starch/Fiber
#212
Bob's Red Mill store finder:
http://www.bobsredmill.com/dealer-locator.html
And here's an alternative, plantain flour:
Plantain Flour Uses and Information
I suspect that a lot of potential issues with a long term keto diet will be mitigated by Resistant/Indigestible Starch/Fiber
http://www.bobsredmill.com/dealer-locator.html
And here's an alternative, plantain flour:
Plantain Flour Uses and Information
I suspect that a lot of potential issues with a long term keto diet will be mitigated by Resistant/Indigestible Starch/Fiber
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