After some massive internal unrest last night (caused by Tyson brand pre-cooked chicken patties). My girlfriend and I have vowed to try to not eat like white trash again. The hope is to avoid more of the above mentioned discomfort.
So far the list is kinda short:
No TacoBell
No Arby's
No Sirlion Steak Stack (IHOP)
No Tyson brand pre-cooked chicken thingies
Anymore suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
and Damn You 'TYSON'!! :argh!:
z_m
is this a "what kind of foodstuffs do white trash eat?" thread or a "what kinds of foods are good for my digestive system?" thread?
Foods you should avoid:
any/all fast food
most t.v. dinners
anything sold on a cart unless you're walking around with it
cheese quesitos (i love those but they're fried in lard)
fried chips in bags
ingredients you can't identify
funnel cakes :x
little debbie snacks
Things you should eat that, believe it or not, taste good:
cauliflower, raw (with or without a wee bit of ranch something)
carrots
snap peas
any fruit
cucumber w/ a little salt
a sliced tomato with salt n pepper
that crap is awesome snack food.
it has flavor and nutrition and it will satisfy that "i want something, but what" craving thing.
good lunch-time food:
slices of tomato, fresh mozzarella and a few basil leaves, drizzle a little olive oil and dash of balsamic. s&p. filling and tasty.
Don't eat anything with high fructose corn syrup.
Quote from: BADGE OF HONOR on March 15, 2009, 09:04:16 PM
Don't eat anything with high fructose corn syrup.
there was some researcher(or someone) who found out that 95% of our HFCS supply has been poisoned by mercury for decades now.
some bi-product of the caustic soda they use to clean their machinery has been leeching it into the product.
and they were worried about the fish all this time.
As far as I can remember, it's a teeny tiny amount and fish will still deliver a higher dose per weight, but I guess it's a good scare tactic.
Quote from: Squid on March 15, 2009, 08:07:39 PM
Things you should eat that, believe it or not, taste good:
cauliflower, raw (with or without a wee bit of ranch something)
carrots
snap peas
any fruit
cucumber w/ a little salt
a sliced tomato with salt n pepper
that crap is awesome snack food.
it has flavor and nutrition and it will satisfy that "i want something, but what" craving thing.
good lunch-time food:
slices of tomato, fresh mozzarella and a few basil leaves, drizzle a little olive oil and dash of balsamic. s&p. filling and tasty.
Hell yes.
Anything involving both frying and cheese. I love it, but the stuff is TERRIBLE for you.
Quote from: BADGE OF HONOR on March 15, 2009, 09:04:16 PM
Don't eat anything with high fructose corn syrup.
TITCM.
It helps overall health, removing that stuff.
Quote from: rong on March 15, 2009, 07:29:18 PM
is this a "what kind of foodstuffs do white trash eat?" thread or a "what kinds of foods are good for my digestive system?" thread?
?????
I really hope it's about healthier eating because I'm not real thrilled with the whole "eating like white trash" thing. Maybe more along the lines of eating like one is 12.
Quote from: K-Bitch on March 16, 2009, 02:31:45 PM
Quote from: rong on March 15, 2009, 07:29:18 PM
is this a "what kind of foodstuffs do white trash eat?" thread or a "what kinds of foods are good for my digestive system?" thread?
?????
I really hope it's about healthier eating because I'm not real thrilled with the whole "eating like white trash" thing. Maybe more along the lines of eating like one is 12.
Overall, it's about health. However, I realize you can take the boy out of the trailer park but the eating habits remain the same. Thanks for the suggestions so far, :)
z_m
IN GENERAL:
(please note the phrase "in general", as there are various exceptions that exist)
If it's wrapped in plastic
If it's supposed to spoil, but it doesn't
If it's from a can (except beans, etc)
If it's pre-cooked
Try to avoid.
Quote from: LMNO wants to smother smokngoat with a pillow. on March 16, 2009, 03:08:18 PM
IN GENERAL:
(please note the phrase "in general", as there are various exceptions that exist)
If it's wrapped in plastic
If it's supposed to spoil, but it doesn't
If it's from a can (except beans, etc)
If it's pre-cooked
Try to avoid.
ehem..
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f45/Squidoid667/santacake2.jpg)
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/92314384_1de8874200.jpg)
no joke, i just gagged.
This thread is :lulz:
CUT OFF UR MULLET.
PROBLEM SOLVED.
:argh!:
After recovering from food poisoning I found a sandwich joint that makes killer sandwiches with CHEESE WHIZ!!! Fuck YEA!! What more could ya possibly want? :lulz:
z_m
cheese whiz?
:vom:
You wouldn't happen to live in Philidelphia, do you?
Quote from: LMNO on March 17, 2009, 05:37:16 PM
You wouldn't happen to live in Philidelphia, do you?
LOL
Nope, but there is enough of a stoner population here (Boulder) to support some unorthodox appetites. This won't last for much longer though the damn yuppies have pretty much ruined this city for good.
Long live the CHEESE WHIZ!!!
z_m
Nobody has mentioned hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated foods.
Adding hydrogen to food as a way of increasing it's shelf life.
Unfortunately, it reduces your shelf life.
Hydrogen???
Can food be persuaded to splodey? :evil:
Quote from: Felix on March 17, 2009, 06:58:14 PM
Nobody has mentioned hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated foods.
Adding hydrogen to food as a way of increasing it's shelf life.
Unfortunately, it reduces your shelf life.
Yes, via trans fats
saturated fats are worse than unsaturated fats, but not quite as bad as trans fats, which are created by partially hydrogenating unsaturated fats. the output is a molecule that doesn't exist naturally; transfats only come from human production
Theres considerable evidence that we can't really process transfats right. Meaning they build up in our bodies, and arteries...
In other words, shy away from margarine.
Quote from: Richter on March 16, 2009, 04:35:15 AM
Anything involving both frying and cheese. I love it, but the stuff is TERRIBLE for you.
How about these?
(http://www.campusdish.com/NR/rdonlyres/D4EB91E2-C12D-402B-AD94-84D41F9F7D1F/55832/833mozzarella20sticks.jpg)
I get paid to make them on campus, those fuckers are 70 calories per stick. That's not including the additional fat added from actually frying them.
Quote from: Kai on March 17, 2009, 07:33:28 PM
Quote from: Felix on March 17, 2009, 06:58:14 PM
Nobody has mentioned hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated foods.
Adding hydrogen to food as a way of increasing it's shelf life.
Unfortunately, it reduces your shelf life.
Yes, via trans fats
saturated fats are worse than unsaturated fats, but not quite as bad as trans fats, which are created by partially hydrogenating unsaturated fats. the output is a molecule that doesn't exist naturally; transfats only come from human production
Theres considerable evidence that we can't really process transfats right. Meaning they build up in our bodies, and arteries...
In other words, shy away from margarine.
I use Smart Balance
tm. :smug:
Speaking of eating like white trash, I should post my recipe for Steel Reserve Velveeta soup.
About the only thing I learned how to cook is a mean tuna noodle casserole with crunched up potatoe chips as the topping. High-class all the way, that's me. :D
I'm trying to learn to cook decent food these days. IMNO's thread seems to be a treasure trove of good ideas.
Now if I could only afford food.
z_m
Quote from: Kai on March 17, 2009, 07:33:28 PM
Quote from: Felix on March 17, 2009, 06:58:14 PM
Nobody has mentioned hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated foods.
Adding hydrogen to food as a way of increasing it's shelf life.
Unfortunately, it reduces your shelf life.
Yes, via trans fats
saturated fats are worse than unsaturated fats, but not quite as bad as trans fats, which are created by partially hydrogenating unsaturated fats. the output is a molecule that doesn't exist naturally; transfats only come from human production
Theres considerable evidence that we can't really process transfats right. Meaning they build up in our bodies, and arteries...
In other words, shy away from margarine.
Apparently there's no such thing. Seen a thing on teevee - they stopped making it years ago. The shit on the supermarket shelves now comes under the heading "spreads" and is made of a bunch of shit but not margarine
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on March 18, 2009, 12:47:44 PM
Quote from: Kai on March 17, 2009, 07:33:28 PM
Quote from: Felix on March 17, 2009, 06:58:14 PM
Nobody has mentioned hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated foods.
Adding hydrogen to food as a way of increasing it's shelf life.
Unfortunately, it reduces your shelf life.
Yes, via trans fats
saturated fats are worse than unsaturated fats, but not quite as bad as trans fats, which are created by partially hydrogenating unsaturated fats. the output is a molecule that doesn't exist naturally; transfats only come from human production
Theres considerable evidence that we can't really process transfats right. Meaning they build up in our bodies, and arteries...
In other words, shy away from margarine.
Apparently there's no such thing. Seen a thing on teevee - they stopped making it years ago. The shit on the supermarket shelves now comes under the heading "spreads" and is made of a bunch of shit but not margarine
They still make partially hydrogenated oils for sale, the reason being that transfats are semisolid at room temperature. An oil you can spread is considered close enough to butter by most people. You can call it a "spread", but if it still has partially hydrogenated oils its still margarine.
Me, I'll stick with butter
Fuck margarine just use less butter.
Healthy eating is really not all that difficult, it just requires a bit of effort on the part of the eater. THERE is the problem, people hate to make an effort. Fast food isn't killing people because it's good (well some of it is) it's killing people because it's easy.
Buy frozen veggies, that way you only use what you are going to eat. Freeze meat in individual portions. You can use butter, just use it sparingly. Avoid salt, use other spices for flavor. Olive oil or peanut oil are your best oil options. Bake instead of frying.
If you truly do not know HOW to cook, hell watch a cooking show. Rent a video. Trial and error like the rest of us. You might have to eat a few burnt pieces (great carbon source btw) but you will learn from your mistakes. Help someone in the kitchen and observe what they do.
If you're just at a loss of what to cook, I'm sure most of us here who hang in the meathole can give you one or two recipes.
Olive oil.
It's monounsaturated.
Quote from: LMNO on March 18, 2009, 02:36:37 PM
Olive oil.
It's monounsaturated.
This is my option. The fats are actually good for heart and brain, so the only concern is calories.
Another option is none of this. When's the last time anyone just ate a piece of bread or a potato with nothing on it? Like it's 1400?
It get's old but it's fun to play pretend.
You guys wouldn't survive living with me
I was raised in a french Canadian environment
IE put butter on absolutely everything
or at least cook with it
When I cook potatoes I slice them into thin slices. Lightly fry them in butter, then saturate them in salt and white vinegar. MMM Just typing this makes my calorie intake go up
Quote from: LMNO on March 18, 2009, 02:36:37 PM
Olive oil.
It's monounsaturated.
How about Canola? It SEEMS to be about on par with Olive Oil, but I know a few oils can convert to saturated / BAD when cooked.
Canola oil has a higher smoke point, but it just doesn't taste very good.
I'll agree with that.
Quote from: LMNO on March 18, 2009, 03:50:19 PM
Canola oil has a higher smoke point, but it just doesn't taste very good.
I will second that. I grabbed 2 bottles of what I thought was peanut oil only to get home and have a bottle of canola instead. I used it when I made eggrolls and I ended up tossing half of them in the trash.
I always thought for oil the first choice was olive and peanut was the second.
I just know for frying anything I will not use anything but peanut oil. It doesn't make the food taste gross!
canola is yuck.
stick to olive.
you don't have to use 1/2c of it when you cook something.
i think a lot of food probs is portion control.
you want enough to taste but not to saturate your food.
My dad keeps trying to use margarine because it's in all his mom's recipes. I won't let him.
Quote from: Squid on March 18, 2009, 03:58:04 PM
canola is yuck.
stick to olive.
you don't have to use 1/2c of it when you cook something.
i think a lot of food probs is portion control.
you want enough to taste but not to saturate your food.
Olive oil isn't useful for every application, though. It burns at a much lower temperature and has a distinct flavor which isn't necessarily desirable. Canola tastes neutral to me.
I use olive oil as the base for every pasta sauce I ever make. Olive oil + garlic + anything = SAUCE. I also like it on salad with vinegar, or for general use with anything not fried. Peanut oil for frying, though, since it has almost no taste of its own and a more convenient boiling point if you'd rather not get oil burned.
As for avoiding eating like white trash.. I know fast food has already been mentioned, but stay away from the Wendy's value menu. It's so tempting when you're broke, but I can't think of a more immediate cause of obesity either.
Margarine is disgusting and should be illegal.
Canola oil is pretty good for a neutral-tasting oil with a reasonably high burning point, but lately I've been really liking grapeseed oil. It's a good massage oil, too.
Quote from: BADGE OF HONOR on March 18, 2009, 09:22:30 PM
Quote from: Squid on March 18, 2009, 03:58:04 PM
canola is yuck.
stick to olive.
you don't have to use 1/2c of it when you cook something.
i think a lot of food probs is portion control.
you want enough to taste but not to saturate your food.
Olive oil isn't useful for every application, though. It burns at a much lower temperature and has a distinct flavor which isn't necessarily desirable. Canola tastes neutral to me.
Very Yes. I accidentally used extra- virgin olive oil in rice once, it tasted awful.
Today my son extracted from me a promise to never feed him anything that wasn't once alive. It reminded me of this thread.
And then I remembered salt. I haven't told him yet.
better not. with an attitude like that he might try to extract salt from the tears of his little sister or something.
Quote from: Nigel on March 19, 2009, 01:20:43 AM
Today my son extracted from me a promise to never feed him anything that wasn't once alive. It reminded me of this thread.
And then I remembered salt. I haven't told him yet.
Lemon juice or vinegar is an adequate salt substitute, sometimes.
LMNO
-Is intrigued with the possibility of an all-corpse meal.
The problem I've found with using olive oil in cooking is not only that its flavor is unwanted in many dishes I make (and simple things, eggs for example) but it has low tolerance of high heat, and tends to smoke quite a bit. I could use corn oil, but there's way too much corn in the modern diet and it doesn't taste very good, so I end up using canola, or some other neutral tasting vegetable oil.
Also, @NIGEL, <3 to your offspring :D
Quote from: LMNO goes back to the Big Blue Cock on March 19, 2009, 11:33:13 AM
Quote from: Nigel on March 19, 2009, 01:20:43 AM
Today my son extracted from me a promise to never feed him anything that wasn't once alive. It reminded me of this thread.
And then I remembered salt. I haven't told him yet.
Lemon juice or vinegar is an adequate salt substitute, sometimes.
LMNO
-Is intrigued with the possibility of an all-corpse meal.
Wrap everything in bacon. You get actual salt but it used to be alive.
Once again bacon saves the day :D
I'm at my mother's house cos she's ill and there is nothing but processed shite in the cupboards, gods the shopping habits have got worse since i left home.... if i eat any of this crap my lower intestines will stage a revolt. my bowels are more irritable than me...
No caffeine or sweetners mean.... i can drink milk.... or tapwater... no processed white bread means... no breakfast... and im sure the blueberry yoghurt has saccarine or some crap.
tommorrow im going home to get my Miso.
Quote from: Thurnez Isa on March 18, 2009, 02:57:48 PM
You guys wouldn't survive living with me
I was raised in a french Canadian environment
IE put butter on absolutely everything
or at least cook with it
When I cook potatoes I slice them into thin slices. Lightly fry them in butter, then saturate them in salt and white vinegar. MMM Just typing this makes my calorie intake go up
^ THIS. This is probably the only remnant of the French Canadian culture in my family. I use butter more than any kind of oil, but given how low my calorie intake usually is, I can get away with it.
When I do use oil, it's either olive oil or canola. Canola for baking, olive oil for everything else.
Not eating like white trash:
-try not to fry very much
-metric fuck tons of red meat isn't a good idea
-less soda
-as Khara said, less high fructose corn syrup. I personally feel much better when I avoid it for long periods of time.
-eat out less. The stuff you cook at home tastes better, is cheaper, and is better for you.
God, I feel like I eat like some kind of stupid hippie. Whole grains, whole foods, low fat, scratch cooking fresh veggies and shit all up in there.
But VEGETARIAN NEVER.
Yeah, there's not much of a need to be a vegetarian unless for ethics reasons, but if you're that worried about ethics then you're going to have a hard time eating just about anything modern agriculture has to offer. We eat far too much meat, so cutting back in general is a good idea health wise, but there's no need to eliminate it. Fish is very good for you, but watch for eating those higher on the food chain for mercury bioaccumulation.
Like everyone else said, avoid fast food altogether. Minimize soda, if not eliminate it completely.
It also doesn't hurt to just eat less, that is if you're eating poorly. Americans tend to use visual cues to tell when they're done eating while healthier cultures use physiological cues. Stop eating when you aren't hungry anymore instead of when your food is gone. Leftovers are great anyway. Try to eat more slowly in general. Take a bite, not a huge one, put down your utensil, chew thoroughly, and swallow. Really pay attention to the eating experience. Your body takes a while to process how much you've eaten, 20 minutes maybe, and slowing down your consumption will decrease it. This is really hard, I'm just starting to be able to do this myself.
Sorry, In Defense of Food is still pretty fresh in my mind. If you're looking for a really easy guide on healthy eating, check it out. It didn't blow my mind (I'd studied the subject before) but it's a basic look about how Westerners think about eating.
I would advice avoiding artificial sweeteners. Sugar is fine in small doses and you would be eating it naturally if you still lived in a hunter/gather society, but artificial sweeteners are intentionally unable to be processed by the human body. Several have had proven ill effects such as cancer, and I don't really find it worthwhile to take a chance on one that doesn't have any known side effects yet rather than sticking with good old sucrose.
Quote from: Father Kurt Christ on July 15, 2009, 03:10:32 AM
I would advice avoiding artificial sweeteners. Sugar is fine in small doses and you would be eating it naturally if you still lived in a hunter/gather society, but artificial sweeteners are intentionally unable to be processed by the human body. Several have had proven ill effects such as cancer, and I don't really find it worthwhile to take a chance on one that doesn't have any known side effects yet rather than sticking with good old sucrose.
artificial sweetners mess with my digestive system. pure eeevil.
Also has a pavlovian effect as to weight gain.
Something I noticed back when I was a barista was that artificial sweetners like Splenda and Equal (but especially Splenda) puffs up like chalk dust when you rip open the packets. It's a very fine, very light dust and it plumes up a good 18 inches, which makes me wary.
They also taste awful. Splenda is particularily horrible in coffee.
Quote from: The Lord and Lady Omnibus Fuck on July 13, 2009, 06:06:14 AM
God, I feel like I eat like some kind of stupid hippie. Whole grains, whole foods, low fat, scratch cooking fresh veggies and shit all up in there.
But VEGETARIAN NEVER.
No, its okay, so do I. Sometimes I feel like some sort of hippy throwback, hair and everything.
Somewhat related, if some vegetarian ever accosts me for eating the little meat I do, I'll politely say, "I'm sorry, vegetarianism is against my religion". And then explain how, and leave them standing catatose cause the wheels are locked in a recursive loop, trying to understand.
Quote from: The Nerve-Ending Fairy on July 15, 2009, 10:57:23 AM
Something I noticed back when I was a barista was that artificial sweetners like Splenda and Equal (but especially Splenda) puffs up like chalk dust when you rip open the packets. It's a very fine, very light dust and it plumes up a good 18 inches, which makes me wary.
Try dumping 15 pounds worth of the stuff into a tank. I'm sure my lungs are coated with the stuff right now.
Speaking of fast food, I stopped at Dairy Queen twice today, on my way to and from picking up EFO from camp at the coast. It's a tradition. Usually I just get a vanilla cone, but today I was starving so I got a small chicken strips.
I'm trying to lose a few pounds so I'm logging my calories to give me a better idea of what and how much I should eat, and when I looked that motherfucker up, it was 560 calories! Fuck! It was snack-size, basically... the whole chicken strip meal, which I might be tempted to order for lunch, is 1350 calories, which is more than HALF my daily requirement! According to my tracking, I typically eat meals... full meals... of 300-400 or so calories, which leaves me plenty of room for snacks and alcohol should I desire. The thought of someone regularly eating a 1300+ calorie single meal leaves me flabbergasted.
I had 200 calories before even getting out of bed this morning.
Note to self: Invent caffeinated granola bars.
i found out last week that dr pepper has 66% of the calories compared to most cola brands (except the ones with artificial sweeteners, of course)
Quote from: Triple Zero on July 20, 2009, 09:27:47 PM
i found out last week that dr pepper has 66% of the calories compared to most cola brands (except the ones with artificial sweeteners, of course)
That doesn't mean it's not still horrible for you.
Horrible, but delicious.
especially with rum.
Why has no one mentioned ORGANIC FOOD? Go to your local markets, get some nice fresh veges. You can buy organic meats too, of which havn't had yuckys injected into em.
Or is it not like that in your guys country?
I dunno. Fresh is the way to go if you wanna be healthy.
It's often a question of what one can afford, unfortunately.
Yeah =/ But fresh veges and a bulk bag of rice is alott more cost effective than pop-it-in-the-microwave frozen meals.
I try to eat as much organic/fresh veg as I can afford, and try not to eat preprepared meals.
Mostly cos my *entire* family is on the chubby side, and I have a disgestive system prone to bouts of painful rebellion.
and I used to miss Dr Pepper... but all that fizzy drinks actually dont taste so good anymore after many years on a caffeine ban.
Organic food - not that awesome. Big organic industrial farms aren't much of an improvement over big non-organic industrial farms, especially for the cost. If you can find it, you're better off eating a local non-organic vegetable than you are an organic one shipped 5000 miles. Of course, local and organic is pretty ideal.
I toured a certified organic farm whose practices were less healthy for their land and the food than most of the non certified places. Certification costs money, and a smaller farm might very well be organic in all but name. Not all certifications are the same as well, so one agency could essentially say that as long as you put in your best effort to be organic, you are organic, in the event that organic seeds or pesticides aren't available to your farm. The place I toured would grow it in *REDACTED* and sell it at farmer's markets in/outside *REDACTED* at an insane price, then turn about a 150% profit over non-organic farms.
Then get some buckets, fill them with dirt, and grow your own veges in your laundry or something. Not hard.
Pixie--a caffeine ban? I'd die. I pretty much live on coffee.
A good rule all around is "buy local" and buy what's in season when you don't shop local.
Quote from: The Nerve-Ending Fairy on July 22, 2009, 12:37:08 AM
Pixie--a caffeine ban? I'd die. I pretty much live on coffee.
A good rule all around is "buy local" and buy what's in season when you don't shop local.
caffeine free since 2006. luckily I hate coffee.
altho at quarter to 7 on 4 hours sleep. I wish i liked coffee and that it didnt make me ill.
I went caffeine free once. Switched to Xanthine. It wasn't bad, but I was horrible.
I'm basically caffeine free since high school, I consume like a half cup of Dr Pepper maybe once a month. And hoo boy is it effective.
i sweat caffeine
and i love my farmers markets.
they sell meats that aren't pumped full of hormones and water
wish i knew where they came from.
I try to be careful with caffeine. One dose a day, 99% of the time in the form of coffee. I'll drink it daily for about a week or so, then stop for two to five days and get back on again. I don't like the physical dependency aspect but I goddamn love coffee, so this is the nice little system I worked out.
I drink at least one cup a day, every day. If I don't have my coffee in the morning, the only withdrawal I seem to get is feeling really, really sleepy around 2:30 in the afternoon. No headaches and no more irritable than usual.
In the spring, summer, and early fall we usually get vegetable and whatever fruit is in season from these great little roadside stands. The field in which the stuff was grown is right behind the stand, too. My friend's brother has one and he doesn't use much in the way of pesticides or weird fertilizers. You can get flowers there, too. Sweet pea, usually.
You all have terrible diets. I have a vitamin-enriched glucose IV feed hooked up to my bloodstream at all times. Occasional fat and protein supplements.
I live on a diet of cock and repost.
Have I mentioned that I can get pure powdered caffeine at work? There's a 1 kg jar just sitting in the lab cabinet right now.
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on July 24, 2009, 04:12:11 AM
Have I mentioned that I can get pure powdered caffeine at work? There's a 1 kg jar just sitting in the lab cabinet right now.
yummy
Quote from: fomenter on July 24, 2009, 04:14:31 AM
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on July 24, 2009, 04:12:11 AM
Have I mentioned that I can get pure powdered caffeine at work? There's a 1 kg jar just sitting in the lab cabinet right now.
yummy
Actually, it is pretty bitter by itself. I did accidentally get a strong dose once while making a batch of a certain caffeinated ginger ale that is only sold in Kentucky. I was wearing short sleeves and ended up getting some of the pure stuff on my forearms. My heart was racing for about an hour after that.
I know of someone who worked there before my time who was stupid enough to put a spoonful of it in some orange juice. He's lucky his heart didn't explode.
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on July 24, 2009, 04:20:44 AM
Quote from: fomenter on July 24, 2009, 04:14:31 AM
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on July 24, 2009, 04:12:11 AM
Have I mentioned that I can get pure powdered caffeine at work? There's a 1 kg jar just sitting in the lab cabinet right now.
yummy
Actually, it is pretty bitter by itself. I did accidentally get a strong dose once while making a batch of a certain caffeinated ginger ale that is only sold in Kentucky. I was wearing short sleeves and ended up getting some of the pure stuff on my forearms. My heart was racing for about an hour after that.
I know of someone who worked there before my time who was stupid enough to put a spoonful of it in some orange juice. He's lucky his heart didn't explode.
Did you lick it or did it just get absorbed?
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on July 24, 2009, 04:20:44 AM
Quote from: fomenter on July 24, 2009, 04:14:31 AM
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on July 24, 2009, 04:12:11 AM
Have I mentioned that I can get pure powdered caffeine at work? There's a 1 kg jar just sitting in the lab cabinet right now.
yummy
Actually, it is pretty bitter by itself. I did accidentally get a strong dose once while making a batch of a certain caffeinated ginger ale that is only sold in Kentucky. I was wearing short sleeves and ended up getting some of the pure stuff on my forearms. My heart was racing for about an hour after that.
I know of someone who worked there before my time who was stupid enough to put a spoonful of it in some orange juice. He's lucky his heart didn't explode.
i bought powdered guarana root (not pure caffeine but close enough) in a health food herb store once, the results were similar...
Quote from: Nasturtiums on July 24, 2009, 04:37:34 AM
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on July 24, 2009, 04:20:44 AM
Quote from: fomenter on July 24, 2009, 04:14:31 AM
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on July 24, 2009, 04:12:11 AM
Have I mentioned that I can get pure powdered caffeine at work? There's a 1 kg jar just sitting in the lab cabinet right now.
yummy
Actually, it is pretty bitter by itself. I did accidentally get a strong dose once while making a batch of a certain caffeinated ginger ale that is only sold in Kentucky. I was wearing short sleeves and ended up getting some of the pure stuff on my forearms. My heart was racing for about an hour after that.
I know of someone who worked there before my time who was stupid enough to put a spoonful of it in some orange juice. He's lucky his heart didn't explode.
Did you lick it or did it just get absorbed?
I've licked it before but that time I absorbed it though my skin. It happens very easily when you are sweating since the powder dissolves in the sweat and your pores are open. I wouldn't recommend the experience to anyone though.
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on July 24, 2009, 04:54:45 AM
Quote from: Nasturtiums on July 24, 2009, 04:37:34 AM
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on July 24, 2009, 04:20:44 AM
Quote from: fomenter on July 24, 2009, 04:14:31 AM
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on July 24, 2009, 04:12:11 AM
Have I mentioned that I can get pure powdered caffeine at work? There's a 1 kg jar just sitting in the lab cabinet right now.
yummy
Actually, it is pretty bitter by itself. I did accidentally get a strong dose once while making a batch of a certain caffeinated ginger ale that is only sold in Kentucky. I was wearing short sleeves and ended up getting some of the pure stuff on my forearms. My heart was racing for about an hour after that.
I know of someone who worked there before my time who was stupid enough to put a spoonful of it in some orange juice. He's lucky his heart didn't explode.
Did you lick it or did it just get absorbed?
I've licked it before but that time I absorbed it though my skin. It happens very easily when you are sweating since the powder dissolves in the sweat and your pores are open. I wouldn't recommend the experience to anyone though.
Better not let the kids know about this, or they'll start caffeinating their tampons.
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on July 24, 2009, 04:20:44 AM
Quote from: fomenter on July 24, 2009, 04:14:31 AM
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on July 24, 2009, 04:12:11 AM
Have I mentioned that I can get pure powdered caffeine at work? There's a 1 kg jar just sitting in the lab cabinet right now.
yummy
Actually, it is pretty bitter by itself. I did accidentally get a strong dose once while making a batch of a certain caffeinated ginger ale that is only sold in Kentucky. I was wearing short sleeves and ended up getting some of the pure stuff on my forearms. My heart was racing for about an hour after that.
I know of someone who worked there before my time who was stupid enough to put a spoonful of it in some orange juice. He's lucky his heart didn't explode.
Did you, or the other guy get any of the extreme nausea that comes with drinking too much coffee along with it?
Also: Most scientific supply companies will sell it to you too.