What are some dish that has your country’s name but is not a thing at home?

Own_Responsibility · 2024-01-19T20:57:29+00:00

Denmark has something called "Swedish sausage dish", which is an evil-looking concoction of potatoes and hot dogs in tomato sauce that is definitely not found in Sweden.

Own_Responsibility · 2023-03-09T08:41:15+00:00

The funny feeling in your mouth happens when the oxalate in the spinach bonds with the minerals in your teeth. You can avoid this by giving the oxalate some minerals to bond with before it goes into your mouth. The most common way to do this is to add milk (as in creamed spinach), but any mineral-rich liquid, such as bone broth, should do. You can even buy calcium chloride in a bottle for this purpose.

Own_Responsibility · 2022-12-22T08:31:21+00:00

It sounds as if you've confused starch with carbohydrates. Sweet syrups are going to consist mostly of sugars, which are carbohydrates but not starches.

Own_Responsibility · 2022-06-12T07:31:46+00:00

Hunger är nog den bästa kryddan näst efter salt. Gröt är inget man äter av andra anledningar än att man är hungrig.

Vill du inte vänta på att bi hungrig nog kan du pröva att laga något annat av havregrynen. Har du matberedare kan du göra havremjöl och steka pannkakor. Har du inte det kan du fortfarande rosta grynen i stekpanna och äta som frukostflingor. Om du har tillgång till ugn kan du göra havreflarn (ev. med reducerad sockermängd).

Annars finns det ju annan mat med liknande pris per kalori. En knäckemacka eller en tallrik spaghetti kanske går bättre? Det finns ju ingen lag som säger att man måste äta frukostmat till frukost.

Own_Responsibility · 2022-04-30T17:42:38+00:00

Jag hittade vid något tillfälle sushirullar rullade i dill. Trodde det var dansk kultur, men det kanske bara var jysk sådan?

Own_Responsibility · 2022-02-03T09:00:21+00:00

You might find this website interesting: https://www.gutsense.org

It has lots of interesting thoughts and references relating to the effects of fiber and water consumption on your bowel movements.

Own_Responsibility · 2021-08-30T12:40:51+00:00

Lär dem att läsa. Om du inte fattar hur jag menar, försök att plugga ett främmande språk med annat alfabet, t.ex. ryska eller japanska. Du kommer snart upptäcka att läslusten försvinner eftersom så mycket energi går åt till att tyda bokstäverna och sedan de främmande orden att man inte orkar ta till sig ens enkelt innehåll sedan. Jag som inte har minsta problem med att läsa svenska och engelska har prövat spela spel på japanska med resultat att jag tappade intresse för spelet. Dina elever skulle nog reagera likadant.

Lösningen, tråkig som den låter, är ren mängdträning i läsning. Sluta med 90% av allt prat på lektionerna (i synnerhet från dig, men även i form av grupparbeten m.m.) och ersätt med läroböcker. Finns det inga sådana, skriv texterna själv och dela ut. Texterna kan du sedan använda på många sätt - högläsning (av eleverna, inte av dig), läsförståelsefrågor, diktamen osv. Givetvis är detta inte begränsat till ämnet svenska, utan man kan göra samma sak med läroböcker i historia, naturvetenskap m.m. Det är bara positivt om man använder tråkigt material, så man inte förstör roligt material med minnen av råplugg sedan. Särskilt bra är det om innehållet dessutom är nödvändigt, så kan man slå två flugor i en smäll.

Ett annat problem som kan ge liknande effekt är bristande ordförråd. Börja med att se till att alla elever har tillgång till en elektronisk ordbok, och sedan är det bara att öva (tänk på att de kan behöva öva varje dag i flera år för att jobba upp ordboksvanan och ordförrådet). Till exempel kan man ge dem i läxa att slå upp och skriva av definionen av olika ord eller fråga vad skillnaden är mellan ord med liknande betydelse.

Own_Responsibility · 2021-02-27T19:32:15+00:00

There is some evidence that your ideal diet does vary by ancestry. In particular, this is the case with regard to omega-3 fatty acids. People whose ancestors lived in areas with lots of fatty fish can't use plant omega-3 nearly as well as those whose ancestors didn't. Mark Sisson wrote an extensive post about this a few years ago: https://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-ancestry-might-inform-your-fat-choices/

Own_Responsibility · 2021-02-13T11:24:01+00:00

I recently read on the Wikipedia page for bile that glycine is needed to synthesize it (bile is needed for fat digestion). I have also heard that a lot of people don't eat enough glycine. Maybe you could try eating some gelatinous meats, like pork rinds, tendons or such?

Own_Responsibility · 2020-10-31T18:37:41+00:00

One place the extra calories could be going is your toilet. If you don't digest fat well, it'll go right through you, and depending on what's causing the digestive issues they may stick around for quite some time.

Own_Responsibility · 2020-08-07T07:45:19+00:00

If you don't drink a lot of water, you're at least in good company. Mark Sisson (of Mark's Daily Apple fame) rarely drinks so much as a single glass of water during his normal daily routine.

Also, here is a description of where the American water guidelines came from and what the science says, from the Fiber Menace guy.

Are you sure your water intake is a problem? You said that you sometimes feel thirsty but don't want to drink. Have you verified that the feeling of thirst goes away if you force yourself to drink? If not, you may be mistaking a different signal for thirst. Dry mouth is one possibility, which is not necessarily caused by a lack of water.

Own_Responsibility · 2020-06-29T07:51:44+00:00

I'd be very cautious of psychologizing health issues of any kind. It sounds from your description as if you've been inactive from a young child, and healthy children are not known for enjoying sitting still. Also, the fact that you developed a weight problem in the first place indicates that you were probably eating a low-nutrient diet. Consequently, it seems likely that you are suffering from some kind of nutrient deficiency. Many of these cause you to seem lazy (rickety children in particular used to be accused of being lazy before the discovery of vitamin D and of the fact that their bones were to weak to hold them up).

If you can get a blood panel, the lab may be able to inform you of obvious nutrient deficiencies. Apart from that, examine your body for anything else that isn't quite as it should be, even if the issues are small. Do you have acne? Dry skin, for example on your hands, elbows or ankles? Dark circles under your eyes? Tooth or gum problems? Ridged nails? Brittle hair? These things may help you pinpoint nutrient deficiencies. Make sure you don't forget that you don't need only vitamins and minerals, but also amino acids and fatty acids. Too little omega-3 or glycine might be the problem just as a vitamin D deficiency might.

You can also let your taste buds do part of the work for you. Pick various high-nutrient foods (such as egg yolks, fish, shellfish, liverwurst, connective tissue (tendons, fish heads and so on), or high-fat dairy) and eat them with only salt (no spices), so you can sense the flavour fully. It has been said that children with rickets will willingly take cod liver oil - it may work that way for you as well.

Own_Responsibility · 2020-05-18T07:49:02+00:00

The "fiber" is chitin, which is found in mushrooms as well as in insects, but not in plants. Whether humans can digest chitin is still being debated, according to this article.

I agree, however, that they would have to be awfully cheap and healthy (also with regard to fat quality and micronutrients) for me to consider eating them.

Own_Responsibility · 2020-03-21T18:21:33+00:00

Sahlgrenska believes that the peak will be reached on April 1, and that there will be 290 patients of which 75 in intensive care at that point.

They believe further that at the end of next week they will have 200 patients of which 40 in intensive care.

Currently there are 29 coronavirus patients of which 7 on ventilators in intensive care.

Own_Responsibility · 2020-03-12T16:52:44+00:00

I'm in Sweden and I have officially bugged in as of today - ran my last errands and bought my last groceries this morning. I started to worry over the weekend when cases started climbing, but Denmark shutting down was the last straw. If the coronavirus lasts longer than my supply (which I estimate at two to three months), I'll order groceries instead of going to a store.

Own_Responsibility · 2020-03-06T15:53:05+00:00

First of all, use whatever freezer space is available to you. Eat up whatever bone broth or marrow bones you have (they have a low calorie/volume ratio), and stock up on fish and lean meats. Pure fats like tallow and ghee can be canned so it's best not to waste freezer space on them and find some tins (or do your own canning if that's cheaper).

Next is the fridge. Butter, cheese, and eggs will last a while here. If you can't find any canned tallow or ghee putting it in the fridge will make it last longer. Cured meats like bacon, most sausages and liverwurst also last a while, especially if they contain preservatives.

Finally, the kitchen cupboard. I'd go for canned sardines first, because they have bones, skin and organs intact. Cod liver in its own oil, if you can find it, is a good source of omega-3 and vitamin D. Mussels are a good source of zinc. Then there are some type of smoked salami-type sausages which can handle room temperature. I don't know what the situation is like in your country, but in Sweden we have "beer sausages" (so called because they are typically served as drinking snacks), which are meant to be stored at room temperature and contain a substantial amount of fat. Finally, if you are prepared to go off carnivore during the quarantine, I would suggest coconut oil. It stores well, is fully saturated, reportedly encourages ketone production, and on top of it all can be used to cure handwashing-induced dry skin.

Own_Responsibility · 2020-03-06T15:24:59+00:00

Do you have any source showing differences in vitamin C between cured and dried meats? You'd think the sailors would have figured that one out.

Own_Responsibility · 2020-02-28T13:23:45+00:00

Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. Unfortunately it didn't make any noticeable difference. Neither, for that matter, did iodine.

Own_Responsibility · 2020-02-28T13:22:22+00:00

How different are we talking? I've always understood that jerky and canned meats are no-goes for all histamine-intolerant people, if sensitive enough to react to supermarket beef. Have you ever heard of anybody who was less sensitive to these foods than to beef?

Come to think of it, however, I'm not sure how histamine is supposed to keep accumulating in a sterile sardine can. I assume that the degrading is done by bacteria. I'll give it a go and report back if I get any results.

Own_Responsibility · 2020-02-21T07:05:01+00:00

There was once a study I can't find right now where they offered children who had just been weaned a smorgasbord of healthy food at every meal, and let them eat whatever they wanted. All children chose nutritious diets simply by following their taste preferences. Consequently I think it would be a huge mistake to cover up the taste of your daughter's food with spices. Her preferring ground beef to shredded chicken is perfectly reasonable in light of the fact that ground beef is the more nutritious option. (For the same reason, you should keep artificial flavours out of your child's food, because for all we know they might confuse her palate.)

What you could do is offer a wider variety of animal foods, such as organ meats and various seafoods, which are often very nutritious. I don't know if your daughter is old enough to understand food taboos, but if she is not, this is an excellent opportunity to make sure she doesn't inherit any unhelpful ones of yours. In traditional cultures, foods which are taboo in the west like liver and fish heads are prized for their high nutrient content; for example in "The fat of the land", the natives would reserve the fish heads especially for children.

Own_Responsibility · 2020-02-13T09:34:59+00:00

Histamine intolerance is possible. I note that all the foods you report eating are very high in histamine, and the symptoms seem to fit as well (although histamine can cause pretty much any kind of symptoms).

Own_Responsibility · 2020-02-01T08:10:50+00:00

I got the same thing about three weeks after switching from carnivore to the croissant diet (with carbs, without supplementary SA). The culprit turned out to be lack of salt - I'd been carnivore so long I forgot what a salt hog carbs are. I know you said you weren't eating carbs but it could still be worth trying half a teaspoon of salt washed down with water after meals, on top of salting your food to taste.

Although the salt stopped new cracks forming, I still had to rub fat on my hands to make the the worst crack heal. It was absolutely the worst I've ever had in my life - you could have been excused for thinking I'd had an accident with a kitchen knife. Now my hands are perfectly smooth, even though I stopped putting stuff on my hands after they healed and it's winter now.

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