Chew 'em, swallow 'em, turn 'em into poo!

Ethanol: Renewable fuel blended into gasoline.

When I was living in Nebraska for a few years, I was surprised to find that Super Unleaded gasoline was always cheaper at the pump than regular Unleaded.

Turns out, since Nebraska's largest export is corn and corn products, they end up with tons of ethanol byproduct left over. So Super Unleaded, which has more ethanol than regular, is cheaper so they can get rid of it all. Supply and demand.

Not bad for a nightshade, eh?

I only recall the guy that did it for 60 days but he had to eat 7-8 pounds of potatoes a day to hit minimum protein requirements. His health markers were also very misleading because he went into the experiment as an unhealthy person. His bloodwork showed improvement because he was only eating potatoes rather than junk. Potatoes don't have fat, so you're not getting any essential omegas and along with the B12, there is little to none of: A, D, E, K, B2, B7, selenium, calcium, zinc, and a couple essential aminos

Those deficiencies would lead to muscle wasting, loss of sight, hormone imbalances, weak bones, permanent nerve damage etc.

If you put someone who is in good health on a potato diet for a year, even with B12, they would likely be looking at multiple organ failure by the end of that year

I'm thinking about reasoning myself into a poutine diet, right now.

I'm sorry you had to live in Nebraska for a few years.

Though soy sensitivity/allergies are a lot more common

you can make fuel out of corn. Corn bread. Corn bourbon/whiskey/moonshine. You also get cool husks for tamales

Gollum!

Be careful with that diet 😬

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-49551337

It’s moving them, and the various fungi/blights. As you discovered you can’t just grow them in the same soil over and over again without diseases, so managing that can be tricky from a like real estate/topsoil perspective

About 75% of all banana/plantain varietals are grown for immediate domestic consumption and are never exported. So unless you live in or traveled to a banana-growing region, assume there are a bunch of crazy types of bananas/plantains that you’ve never had.

Cannon munition too.

Or heavy metal in the soil.

I'm autistic sure, but I also like actual flavor. Potatoes and cheese aren't the tastiest foods by themselves.

Yeah, but I only tried once in that soil.

My favorite is breakfast potatoes. Or at least that's what I call it. Other people usually call it vodka.

Keeping you alive on mars.

I recently joke that potatoes are the best food in the world, it's so versatile and filling that if China were to discovered it earlier they probably won't have to suffer an age of famine

I dunno... they put corn in just about everything here in the US. And they make vodka out of it, too

*fist bump*

Bamboo is crazy - you can eat it, make floors out of it, make clothing out of it, bowls and plates. And apparently beer as well. I don't want it anywhere near my house because one of the reasons it's so useful is its ultra rapid growth rate. But it is amazing.

Say hi to lieutenant Dan for me!

While ethonol is cool u need almost twice as much vs gasoline. The stoich point of gasoline is 14.7 a:f ratio, where ethonol is 9. However u can make a lot of power on corn because when u douse the pistons with that much fuel u are keeping things cooler 😎 but also why some older stuff doesn't like the corn blend gas... Among other issues like attracting moisture.

You can make fuel out of potatoes too. It's not as productive as corn per acre (obviously) so it isn't done at scale.

Man this comment has me craving some potato soup with cheese

Yes, they are versatile.

well, you did put some orange juice in?? that counts.

you can't grow gasoline though.

its invasive because it grows fast.

Milk is pretty amazing, animals turn something that we can't eat and we turn it into cheese and if you it put on a pizza it gets turned back into a vegetable

true, i only get a reaction from it when i have a flareup of chelitis, caused by another allergen, so its not direct cause per ce.

i like rice noodles.

rice porridge when you are sick, and cant handle solids.

and unlike pretty much every other food, you let mold grow on it and it gets even tastier (and healthier too, apparently the mold is great for gut microbes)

I can consume milk no issue. Yes, I’m northern European descendant so it’s what it is.

That’s a good example. Doesn’t look anything like rice.

And does it end up on a plate as plain rice?

wut

Only if you pipe in disco music.

I do love banana boats.

It’s available, but generally speaking people don’t even realize what it could be used for. Many westerners have actually eaten rice in a variety forms because of the reasons you mentioned.

When you eat at an Indian restaurant, you’ll just eat the strange little cakes without realizing that they’re actually made of rice. That’s not what people think when they hear the word rice.

DISCO INFERNO

Beeakfast potatoes are great. Roasted potatoes with eggs, ham, cheese, and salsa or taco sauce. Mighty tasty breakfast.

You mean, like the Irish?

The potatoe famine in Ireland didn't just happen. It was inflicted.

Dude I live near a place called the Irish Hills, they have a legit Monument To Potatoes on the main highway. Even more, it was designated a historical landmark. Triumphant!!

Friend... We need to talk about corn.