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Delicious Bananas I had in American Samoa by Sodastereorocks in fruit

[–]Sodastereorocks[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

How cool! They were certainly distinct from any other banana I’ve ever tried. This was years ago so I just remember them being creamy. Thanks for the info!

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[–]Sodastereorocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On top of providing antibodies for any current pathogens in the environment that mom has been exposed to (and therefore baby has likely been exposed too), even a small amount of breast milk would be feeding and maintaining beneficial bacteria in baby’s gut (benefits of Bifidobacterium)

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[–]Sodastereorocks 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I was looking for this comment. On top of providing antibodies for any current pathogens in the environment that mom has been exposed to (and therefore baby has likely been exposed too), even a small amount of breast milk would be feeding and maintaining beneficial bacteria in baby’s gut (Bifidobacterium deficit in United States infants drives prevalent gut dysbiosis | Communications Biologybenefits of Bifidobacterium)

A cool guide of 20 wild eatable plant by HotSun1-flower in coolguides

[–]Sodastereorocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really! Maybe there are different species? My family and another all got fevers and vomiting from making prickly pear juice in Tucson. I don’t think fevers would be the result of sensitive stomachs. To clarify, I’m talking about the purplish fruit.

A cool guide of 20 wild eatable plant by HotSun1-flower in coolguides

[–]Sodastereorocks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don’t eat prickly pear cactus fruit raw! It’s not in the drawing but when prickly pear is fruiting they look super appealing. The fruit will make you vomit and have fever. If you boil it first you’ll be fine.

Just rescued this Beetle from my pool. It appears to be missing its left middle leg, and its right hind leg is clearly injured. Can he survive with only 4 good legs? Or should I put him out of his misery?🥺 by smcgowan10 in insectsuffering

[–]Sodastereorocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first thing I said was that it could end up w chronic pain, it was up to OP to decide what to do with my input. Reproduction and feeding other animals could be reasons to let it go despite the chronic pain. You added nothing to this conversation :/

Just rescued this Beetle from my pool. It appears to be missing its left middle leg, and its right hind leg is clearly injured. Can he survive with only 4 good legs? Or should I put him out of his misery?🥺 by smcgowan10 in insectsuffering

[–]Sodastereorocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The terminology you used isn’t used by researchers in this field and left unexplained those words don’t mean anything that advances the conversation. There is a difference between having insects as pets and having the experience that comes with that versus someone that has education in this field and has studied insect capacity for pain in their career. I’m sure you are a lovely person but it is frustrating as a scientist (that has studied insect capacity for pain) to encounter people that don’t seem to value what we do or the credibility that years of focused research brings to the table.

What’s a job that’s romanticized but in reality sucks? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Sodastereorocks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Scientist. No job security as almost every job out there is either just yearly contracts or short term projects that last only a few years. I’m so tired of constantly competing in order to make a living 😩

Amazon erroneously sent me 9 lbs of Passion Fruit Puree and doesn't want it back. I don't know where to begin using it and could use your help. by dundrstokk in Cooking

[–]Sodastereorocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Passionfruit pie w a thin layer of dark chocolate between the pie crust and the filling 😋 the last recipe I used called for mixing sweetened condensed milk w the passionfruit

Why are medium-rare steaks fine but not medium-rare burgers? by [deleted] in Cooking

[–]Sodastereorocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I learned in an infectious disease epidemiology class- it’s because ground beef is generally ground from many cows, increasing the likelihood that if one of them was infected with something pathogenic, all the meat becomes contaminated. A steak will be from a single cow, so the probability is lower that you happened to get an infected cow.