moonpiedumplings@programming.dev to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 hours agoWhat's the minimum number of food items you can survive on exclusively and what are they?message-squaremessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up152arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the minimum number of food items you can survive on exclusively and what are they?moonpiedumplings@programming.dev to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 hours agomessage-square40fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 hours agoYou’re missing a bunch of micro nutrients which would cause problems over time with this. It has all the calories and protein you need though. Add in some fat from somewhere like cooking oil, and a handful of vegetables like onions, carrots, etc. and you’d last a fairly normal human lifespan.
minus-squareParagone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours agoVegetables often contain oil, the problem is getting omega-3’s, which our bodies can’t make. In the sea, it’s algae who’re producing it: then krill, then squid/fish/etc eat them… some plants make it, some don’t… olives are good, olive-oil, etc… but anybody who’s eating squash is getting omega-6’s or 9’s, even though it seems non-intuitive.
minus-squareCuddlyCassowary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 hours agoAny particular type of beans? Red? Black? Lentils? Does the type of rice matter? I’m intrigued by this possibility.
minus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours ago Does the type of rice matter? Yes; make sure it’s whole grain. White rice is essentially junk food, with most of its fiber, vitamins & minerals stripped in the de-hulling process.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 minutes agoI have a sack of white rice to eat through… I don’t really know what to do with it all. My partner got it from work. Would rather basmati rice really.
minus-squareCuddlyCassowary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoCool - thank you! That makes sense. I know there are so many types of rice, so I’ll do some research too.
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You’re missing a bunch of micro nutrients which would cause problems over time with this. It has all the calories and protein you need though.
Add in some fat from somewhere like cooking oil, and a handful of vegetables like onions, carrots, etc. and you’d last a fairly normal human lifespan.
Vegetables often contain oil, the problem is getting omega-3’s, which our bodies can’t make.
In the sea, it’s algae who’re producing it: then krill, then squid/fish/etc eat them…
some plants make it, some don’t…
olives are good, olive-oil, etc…
but anybody who’s eating squash is getting omega-6’s or 9’s, even though it seems non-intuitive.
Any particular type of beans? Red? Black? Lentils?
Does the type of rice matter?
I’m intrigued by this possibility.
Yes; make sure it’s whole grain. White rice is essentially junk food, with most of its fiber, vitamins & minerals stripped in the de-hulling process.
I have a sack of white rice to eat through… I don’t really know what to do with it all. My partner got it from work. Would rather basmati rice really.
Cool - thank you! That makes sense. I know there are so many types of rice, so I’ll do some research too.