#calories in cider

[youabandonedthem]

Your name is Karkat Vantas, and you’re really not sure why you bother taking your dad’s calls anymore.

There’s a thousand things you could be doing right now, none of them exceptionally desirable, all of them more pleasant than sitting in near-silence on a concrete floor next to a surly Dersite. Even if the Dersite in question did take you in when you were a dumpy little grub.

Now you’re a troll. A dumpy troll. No longer little.

Spades Slick is sitting across from you on the cold floor of the hideout, fiddling with a baggy and some utensils. You keep glancing up at him, and then away; you know he doesn’t like it when you stare for too long. He’s grumbling something to himself as he sorts through his things.

It’s a beautiful day out. You could be anywhere.

He sits up a little straighter and squints at you, his gaze searing through you. Leaning forward, he sets a candle between the two of you and looks away before tossing you a little box of matches.

“Go ahead and light that,” he says casually.

You go ahead and light it. The hideout is already pretty well lit, so the atmosphere of the place doesn’t really change. If you were younger, or feeling bolder, maybe you’d have sighed in exasperation as you shake the lit match into extinction. You look around for a place to throw it out, but the garbage can is a few feet away and you’re pretty sure Slick will have words for you if you get up and start gallivanting about right now.

You stay put with your sad little burnt out match, and when you turn back around to face your adoptive father, he’s holding the spoon over the candle flame. It would be a shocking enough sight if you hadn’t seen it before. You know Slick – know him well enough to know that whoever this is for, it’s not for him.

He’s a professional, best in the business. You can practically hear his voice ringing in your ears. He’d bring it up at random when you were little, taking a walk through the neighborhood or heading back to your car through Wal-mart parking lots. At street lights, gas stations, sometimes even at home, if Deuce was so inclined as to offer him ibuprofen for any of his recurring ailments.

He’s no junkie, kid, he’s no layabout ex-vet or pregnant teenage girl hobbling around with no cardboard sign. He’s a businessman.

And he doesn’t get unprofessional with his goods.

For all you can say about your dad, you’ve never seen him waver on that.

He also won’t sell anything he hasn’t tested. He’s got a reputation to uphold, of course. Normally he’ll select a customer at random for this – they never protest. If he’s feeling thorough he’ll test the same batch out on a human, a troll, and a carapacian, to make sure a batch is good to retail to any species.

Earlier this week you recall him leaving you a voice message on Whatsapp, complaining about some particularly whiny disenfranchised Prospitan roaming about the place. You had kind of written it off since it had, due to the age and deteriorating quality of Slick’s phone and to the closeness of his mouth to the microphone, been largely incoherent. You suppose that must have been his first lucky customer.

Probably he’s going to ask you if you have any friends you can call and ask to come over. Your eyes glaze a little as you stare at the now steadily bubbling liquid in the spoon.

You’re not sure what you’re going to say to that, really.

“Sorry, Dad, I don’t have any friends to call. I don’t leave the apartment that you help me pay for except for to go to work, which I do at night, because I have issues with emotional regulation that make it difficult for me to do work involving frequent or long-term social interaction. There’s no one I can think of to invite over to shoot up for you. Not even for free.”

Without realizing it, your gaze slips off the spoon and towards the bottle sitting on the floor by Slick’s elbow.

The yellow label beams up at you, uncannily bright in the gray hues of the hideout. Mr. and Mrs. Bragg also beam up at you, proud as always to bring you organic apple cider vinegar in the raw.

You’re pretty sure you’ve never seen anyone on the street with a bottle of this stuff next to them. But then again, a 946 mL bottle of Bragg’s Organic Raw Apple Cider Vinegar was a clear $9.99 when purchased at a regular Healthy Planet location. Just the other night you were stocking some truly monstrous 128 oz bottles of regular Great Value brand white vinegar for a mere $4.67. So there’s that mystery solved.

The Walmart you work at carries Bragg’s too, you’re pretty sure. But it’s pretty nice stuff. Maybe they’ve got cameras in the Bragg’s aisle? Cameras in the organic fermented goods aisle? You make a mental note to check. Maybe they’ve been giving out Bragg’s at the needle exchange this whole time. You’ve never been – you’d be none the wiser.

“Kid.”

Slick’s voice cuts through your idle thoughts, and you sit up a little straighter reflexively.

“Sorry, Dad, I don’t have any friends to call. I don’t leave the apartment that you help me pay for except for to go to work, which I do at night, because I have issues with emotional regulation that make it difficult for me to do work involving frequent or long-term social interaction. There’s no one I can think of to invite over to shoot up for you. Not even for free.”

If something changes in Slick’s expression, you can’t quite perceive it. He keeps staring at you. He’s holding a needle, already drawn up.

“Kid,” he says, “You’re good enough.”

You stare back.

“What?”

He makes a face, dissatisfied with the way he’d phrased his previous sentiment, and wiggles the needle a little.

“You’re good enough to test this out for me. I don’t need any of your stupid friends.”

You don’t pull your arm away when he reaches out and grabs it, pulling it out towards him. But when you see reaching with his other hand for a strip of cloth sitting by the Bragg’s apple cider vinegar, you start leaning away from him, almost involuntarily.

“No, no, I mean, I can find someone,” you wheeze, already feeling yourself flush with panic. “I’ll – the signal is shit down here, let me go upstairs and I can call -”

“It’s ready now, kid,” Slick hisses, narrowing his eyes at you. “It’s a low dose, you’re going to be fine. Not like I’m going to sell it to you after this.”

He laughs shortly at his own joke. You don’t think it’s very funny. He yanks you forward firmly and leans in to tie you off.

You’re trying to think of something to say. You can’t run, and you’re certainly incapable of fighting – not while you’re in this kind of shape, not when you’re at this point in your life, not Slick.

He stretches the cloth around your upper arm and wraps it tight. Then he looks down at your lower forearm and frowns before readjusting the cloth, squeezing it even more firmly around your bicep before he ties it. He looks down and frowns again.

“Karkat.”

Hunched over, he looks up at you. You turn your head to the side, mostly unconsciously, avoiding eye contact. He’s staring at you.

After a long moment, he attempts again to tie you off. When he’s done, he pulls your arm directly in front of his face, staring intently. No luck.

Slick reaches up again to adjust the cloth, and this time, when he tugs at it, it rips clean in two.

The two of you sit in silence.

“Karkat,” he rasps. “If you do this for me, I’ll pay for three months of membership down at the Planet Fitness by your apartment. Whatever that place is called.”

“Okay,” you mumble.

“This is bad, Karkat. Droog’s been talking to me about this,” Slick continues. “It’s, it’s calories, and it’s in everything you eat. You have to pay attention. That junk food, it’s terrible for you. You’ll get sick.”

He looks up at you beadily. You meet his gaze.

“I know.”

He reaches up and claps you gently on the shoulder, the look on his face difficult to read. You’re reminded, as you occasionally are, that this is the Dersite that raised you. This, all of this, stems from a maladjusted desire to care for you, to keep you safe, and to eventually enable you to keep yourself safe, something you are aware is becoming less and less likely to ever come to fruition. He’s not shooting you up with Great Value white vinegar. He got you Bragg’s, from Healthy Planet. Because he loves you.

His clamps around your upper arm, metal fingers squeezing far tighter than the cloth had been able to, and this time, when he looks down, he sees something he likes.

The needle plunges down. To Slick’s credit, you hardly feel it.

You’re already feeling something by the time he’s standing up; makes sense, you’ve never shot anything before. When you look up at him, you’re cognizant of an unusual taste stinging at the back of your mouth.

It’s apple cider vinegar.

—————–

cool story by @myskyperevenge​  but not that well researched…

[branches-in-a-flood]

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[z3phyr-a-zo3]

autumn 𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓍊𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼

Autumn’s here which means sweaters and leaf piles!

inspo:

guidelines:

𓋼𓍊 It’s autumn of course you have to play in leaf piles: get at least 30 minutes of exercise!

𓋼𓍊 Seasonal Flavors! Don’t eat anything out of the season!

𓋼𓍊 If you’re a student, school has started again it’s time to bury yourself in work, no time to eat! If not fill your time with work and chores!

𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊

meals:

morning: it’s time to wake up so grab a tasty drink! get something like apple cider, tea, or coffee!

200 calories max

lunch: pumpkin spice! it’s a great time to eat rice cakes with spread! eat a rice cake with a pumpkin spread!

140 calories max

snack: maybe it’s time to try a seasonally flavored candy!

60 calories max

dinner: apples or another in season fruit or vegetable! eat these however you like!

300 calories max

total: 700 calories 𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊

Inspired by @honeysugarfree

credits: 📌 (pinterest)

this is the first diet I’ve ever posted I hope you guys like it ໒꒰ྀི˶˃ ˕ ˂˶ ꒱ྀིა

[soleauclub]

A Week of Wellness in My Life: What I Eat, Do, and Avoid

by Soleau Club

I get asked all the time how I stay energized, clear-skinned, bloat-free, and chill—without living at Erewhon or dry brushing in a silk robe for three hours a day (although… goals). So here’s the full breakdown of what a week of wellness actually looks like in my real, hot girl life.

Spoiler: it's not about perfection—it's about rituals that actually make you feel like that girl.

Monday: Reset Energy

What I Eat:

Warm lemon water + sea salt (minerals, babe)

Green smoothie with protein, spirulina, and chia

Salmon bowl with quinoa + roasted veggies

Peppermint tea before bed

What I Do:

Slow walk in the morning sun

15 min tidy-up (clean space = clean aura)

Gentle yoga + stretching

Early bedtime with magnesium

What I Avoid:

High-stimulation content

Scrolling before noon

Coffee first thing (I KNOW, but trust me)

Tuesday: Glow from the Inside

What I Eat:

Overnight oats with flax + berries

Big veggie omelet with avocado

Sautéed greens + grilled chicken wrap

Dark chocolate with sea salt for dessert 😏

What I Do:

Lymphatic drainage with gua sha

Read something not about productivity

10-minute meditation (even when I don’t wanna)

What I Avoid:

Eating while stressed or distracted

Saying yes to things I lowkey resent

Comparing my timeline to someone else's

Wednesday: Bloat-Free Beauty Day

What I Eat:

Pineapple + papaya smoothie (enzymes = your BFF)

Cucumber salad with apple cider vinegar

Grilled shrimp tacos on cassava tortillas

Herbal tea x 100

What I Do:

Pilates (but like, cute and unhinged)

Dry brushing + warm shower

Journaling out anxious thoughts like a diary princess

What I Avoid:

Gluten overload (bloat city)

Talking bad about my body, even in my head

Late-night snacking (if I’m not actually hungry)

Thursday: Mental Health Check-In

What I Eat:

Protein matcha latte

Chickpea pasta with olive oil, basil + roasted tomatoes

Greek yogurt bowl with cacao nibs + honey

What I Do:

Unfollow people who drain my vibe

Voice notes to my besties instead of texting

Get outside even if I’m “too busy”

What I Avoid:

Over-caffeinating when I’m just tired

Over-scheduling when I need space

Ignoring my intuition

Friday: Feel-Good Indulgence

What I Eat:

Almond croissant + coffee (balance, baby)

Big leafy salad with grilled halloumi

Spicy margarita + sushi for dinner

What I Do:

Dance around my room like it’s Coachella

Flirt with life (and maybe a waiter)

Romanticize everything—even the dishwasher

What I Avoid:

Restriction guilt

Counting calories

Holding in joy

Saturday: Soft Girl Sweat

What I Eat:

Coconut water + fruit before movement

Smoothie bowl with all the toppings

Grilled veggie plate with tahini drizzle

Herbal mocktail with mint + berries

What I Do:

Walk, yoga, or infrared sauna

Long shower + hair mask moment

Disconnect from work—like fully

What I Avoid:

Forcing a hard workout if I’m not feeling it

Work emails (ew)

Chaos energy

Sunday: Soul Cleanse

What I Eat:

Oat milk cappuccino + warm banana bread

Roasted root veggies with tahini + eggs

Comfort meal I genuinely love (sometimes ramen, not sorry)

What I Do:

Weekly “Hot Girl Reset” ritual (skin, space, soul)

Reflect on what felt good

Plan from a place of desire, not pressure

What I Avoid:

Over-scheduling my “day off”

Setting goals I hate just because they’re trendy

Forgetting how far I’ve come

A wellness life isn’t about being perfect—it’s about creating rituals that support your glow, protect your peace, and get you excited to wake up in your life.

If it’s not fun, delicious, or soul-nourishing, it’s not in the routine. Simple.

Follow @soleauclub for more dreamy rituals, real girl glow-ups, and soft life wellness without the burnout. You deserve a life that feels as good as your Pinterest board looks.

[mightbk]

The amount of food I ate over Easter Sunday was unbelievable, I still felt full waking up this morning and even now I haven't even felt hungry all day 😭

For breakfast I had a relatively modest fry up followed by a 3 course family dinner at a restaurant ( which, by the way, I ordered deep fried brie as a starter expecting cheese bites and got a literal full wedge of cheese, a very pleasant and fattening surprise, and the main was enough food to feed a family I swear to god, huge ham fillet, two huge turkey slices, half a plate of stuffing and the biggest roast potatoes I've ever seen? Then they passed around bowls with chips, mashed potatoes, veg, I had to run to the bathroom to loosen my belt 😭)

Pair that with beer and cider and a mid day nap was needed, but fortunately it gave me my second wind to eat an Easter egg and enjoy the feeling of being a fatty before heading back out, drinking thousands of calories of alcohol, and ending the night with a pizza and a king kebab

My eyes might have been bigger than my stomach cause I still feel so bloated, but fortunately there's a little bit of kebab left so that's a nice treat for later 😋

Long story short I'm a greedy fat fuck and it turns me on

[gallusrostromegalus]

So I have noticed something very interesting. Gin is buttering up aizen to feed him to the god machine as some premuim petrol. BUT ALSO many powerful souls that die DON't get fed to the god machine. They go to hell because they are powerfull enough that their removal from the world harms the god machine more than feeding them helps it. So my question is, whats up with that?

there's a couple parts to this:

Powerful souls that go to hell because they're powerful ARE STILL feeding The Life Machine- All that power they're off-gassing in Hell is still going into The Life machine- Hell exists more or less as a ringer to squeeze spiritual energy out of souls before sending them back into the cycle to grow again.

It harms The Life machine more to consume a powerful soul in totality because then The Life Machine doesn't get to use that *particualrly good* soul to generate energy it needs again, and again, and again- So someone like Yamamoto is going to go around about a zillion more times, if things go well.

Problem is, things are NOT going well right now- the wheel is jammed and not giving the Life Machine nearly the energy it needs, so it needs an emergency calorie dump while Tech Support works out how to unjam the wheel, which may, technically, involve stopping and starting it again.

The final thing is a matter of scale. if we think of souls in terms of calories: >Regular animal/plant soul: One Cheez-it. Not a lot individually, but they add up. >Regular Human Soul: One Chicken Nugget/celery and peanut butter. it's technically a snack, but it's not satisfying on it's own. >Average Shingami, Quincy footsoldier or lesser hollow Soul: Fast-food meal. About as much food at most people really need in a day. >Captain-class Shinigami or Espada-class Hollows or Sternritter: Giant Meal At Grandma's House that leaves you passed out on the couch and the leftovers she sends you home with that feed you for a week. >Aizen, once he fuses with the hollow inside the Hogyoku and achieves his Final Form: Actually eating every last crumb of every last dish at the Family Reunion thanksgiving with four grandmas cooking: Two turkeys, A Standing Rib Roast, A Ham, six kinds of soup, two salads, four types of baked vegetables, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, baked potatoes, potatoes au gratin, popovers, busicuits, rolls and bread, an actual ocean of gravy- and then there's dessert: Apple pie, pumkin pie, pecan pie, cherry pie, chocolate cake, cookies, early christmas cookies, avalanches of whipped cream. And ofc- cider and beer and hot chocolate and coffee and soda and fuck it just drink a whole gallon of milk while you're at it. More food than any human should consume in a whole year, let alone one sitting.

So you can see why Aizen is getting pulled out of the cycle for special treatment. He's gonna be there for The Life Machine to gnaw on for most of the series. And even then, after suffering the most direct and intimate contact anyone can get with what passes for god, The Life Machine may yet choose to send his empty, heavily chewed husk back for another turn because that why waste the seed of a good crop like?

[sizzlingcandyjellyfishhhhhh]

my mom wants us to have cider tonight… usually idgaf about alcohol calories but cider is pretty insane

[fithealthuk24]

Low Calorie Weight Loss Salad

The ideal lunch or supper to help you lose weight is this low-calorie weight loss salad! Using only natural metabolism-boosting ingredients and a dressing made with apple cider vinegar. I added fat-burning nutrients to my detox salad!

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Ingredients You’ll Need:

1 cup chopped kale

½ cup sliced red cabbage

½ red bell pepper 

¼ cucumber

1 carrot

3 radishes 

½ avocado

2 tablespoons almonds

2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds

¼ cup chickpeas or try these roasted chickpeas

2.5 tablespoons Weight Loss Dressing (see recipe card)

Preparing and Storing Healthy Weight Loss Salad Meals Meal Prep: To prepare a salad, put all the ingredients in family-sized or individual meal prep containers. Do not add the dressing until you are ready to serve; instead, put it in a separate container. Storage: Does not keep well in the freezer, but will keep in the refrigerator for four to five days.

Instructions 

To a bowl or meal prep container, combine all of the ingredients. I like to separate them, it’s so pretty. But you can mix them up too.

If serving now, drizzle over the salad dressing. Otherwise prepare and store it in a separate container.

Serve cold, or place in the fridge for a meal prep lunch or dinner.

This detox salad is ideal for weight reduction. This delicious salad, which is full of elements that increase metabolism and burn fat, can help you lose weight. Although I prefer to prepare this using roasted chickpeas, I frequently use canned chickpeas that have been drained and rinsed instead of roasted. I've included the recipe for the roasted chickpeas below, but this saves time and salt. Special Tip: I advise using the dressing I've provided for weight loss. It tastes fantastic and is created with apple cider vinegar, which burns fat and detoxifies the body. It's fantastic for losing weight!

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[vskitty]

benefits of drinking apple cider vinegar before a meal

drinking a diluted apple cider vinegar (ACV) shot before a meal is believed to offer several potential health benefits:

improved digestion: ACV may stimulate digestive enzymes, helping break down food more efficiently, which can lead to better digestion and reduced bloating.

blood sugar regulation: ACV has been shown to help moderate blood sugar spikes after meals, which can be beneficial for those with insulin sensitivity or type 2 diabetes. this effect might reduce the overall glycaemic load of a meal.

increased satiety: some studies suggest that consuming ACV before meals can promote a feeling of fullness, potentially reducing overall calorie intake and supporting weight management.

antimicrobial properties: ACV has antimicrobial effects, which could help protect the digestive tract by reducing harmful bacteria.

support for acid reflux: in some cases, ACV might help balance stomach acid levels, alleviating symptoms of acid reflux. however, this can vary from person to person.

It's important to note that ACV should always be diluted with water to avoid irritation to the throat and tooth enamel.

[slutforgluttony]

hello beautiful belly! to celebrate 7k you could always do a really big liquid bloat and post the rubs and slaps as gifs, maybe…? 😳

just an idea 👉👈

This would be easier to fund than 7k calories 🫣 if anyone wants to sponsor this instead.. I'm a huge fan of bloating with sparkling apple cider 😏 makes for good burping content too

A shame I lost so much weight and it won't be as good though 😰

[reciipes]

🍞🥛 Soft Oat & Almond Bread: Gluten-Free & Delightfully Tender!

🍞🥛 Soft Oat & Almond Bread: Gluten-Free & Delightfully Tender!

Ingredients

- 1 cup oat flour (100g)

- 1 cup almond flour (120g)

- 1 teaspoon baking powder

- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- 1 1/2 cups plant-based milk (360ml)

- 2 tablespoons olive oil

- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or agave

- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease and line a loaf pan (9x5 inch) with parchment paper.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together oat flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

3. In a separate bowl, whisk together plant-based milk, olive oil, maple syrup, and apple cider vinegar.

4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Do not overmix.

5. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread evenly.

6. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

7. Let cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes | Cooking Time: 50 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes | Calories per Serving: Approximately 230 calories | Number of Servings: 14 slices

#oatalmondbread #glutenfreebread #veganbread #softbread #healthybread #veganrecipe #homemadebread #foodie #baking #sandwichbread

[crisp-autumnal-air]

Haunted Orchard Cocktail

via Half Baked Harvest

Servings: 8 servings

Calories Per Serving: 292 kcal

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups silver tequila

2 cups apple cider

1/2 cup lemon juice

1/4-1/3 cup real maple syrup, to taste

1 inch fresh ginger, grated

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

2-3 (12 ounce) bottles sparkling hard cider

3-4 cinnamon sticks

1 apple, thinly sliced

Instructions

In a large pitcher, combine the tequila, cider, lemon juice, maple syrup, ginger, and cinnamon. Chill until ready to serve.

Top with hard cider just before serving. Stir in the cinnamon sticks and apple slices.

[soskinne]

okay, you binged. here’s what to do :)

- make sure you drink 1 gallon of water today, it’ll help you digest and feel better.

- drink an extra glass of water with 2tbsp of apple cider vinegar, snatched queen

- drink 1 cup of green tea

- do some lymphatic drainage massage on your stomach. this will help break up the food and push it out faster

- go on a long evening walk (45 minutes is the sweet spot)

- make a plan for what you’re going to eat tomorrow

- revisit some th1nspo so you can immediately get back on track

It’s not the end of the world. you will still lose the weight. punishing yourself makes it worse. you probably needed a high calorie day to get your metabolism moving anyway you silly skinny girly.

I love you 🎀

-soskinne

[isthehorsevideocute]

Thoughts on that trend on tiktok and IG of people feeding their horses fruit rope candy and doughnuts, candy bars, and cheetos?? It drives me crazy but everyone says irs fine because it's a small amount-.-

Honestly, it usually is fine in small amounts. I had a pony that loved licorice. I had one that would get a pumpkin muffin after horse shows. Lots of them like apple cider donuts ginger snaps and carrot cake. Peppermints are a common treat for horses, You shouldn't feed horses chocolate, potatoes, avocados, or caffeine. You also shouldn't feed them lawn clippings because of potential hazards from chemicals and potential for botulism. Bear in mind the daily calorie intake for a horse is more than ten times that of the average human just for maintance (15000 calories) and their stomachs can hold 10-20 gallons (and that is considered small for animals of their size)

Also beer. A lot of people think it's weird that horses can have beer but for some horses its actually medicinal. Horses can sometimes get a condition known as anhydrosis which is when they aren't able to produce enough sweat. As a treatment we often give horses a can or two of Guinness twice a day to help them sweat more and to help lower their body temperature. Brewers grains and yeast are common supplements to help horses with digestive health as they act as a probiotic.

For cheetos in particular, sure horses really shouldn't eat dairy (because lactose) but its a corn chip. Corn is an ingredient of most horse feeds anyways.

Most of those things don't have anything horses can't eat; sugars, their diet is mostly carbohydrates and plant based sugars, horses are herbivores but they can eat animal based protein like eggs, gelatin (a common additive to joint supplements), or krill/fish oils, vegetable oils are a typical additive to feed (though you shouldn't overloaded them with fats as horses don't actually have gallbladder so they cant store bile, which means they can't break down large quantities of fat in one go)

Corn and wheat are in a lot of horse feeds (though they are Inflammatory and toxic if moldy so you do want to weigh the risks and only feed as absolutely needed if using them as a regular feed)

Just for perspective, my 1400lbs mare eats about 4 pounds of a feed with molasses, wheat, and soy as a calorie source, roughly 5 lbs of Alfalfa hay, 36 lbs of grass hay, a half pound of ground flax seed, and she spends all night nibbling on grass (which is sugary compared to hay). Thats A LOT of food.

For supplements she gets apple cider vinegar, garlic, and grape seed extract. Pretty much all of those are toxic to dogs but horses can have them and even benefit from them. They have anti-inflammatory effects that help horses with arthritis, and allergies as well as helping to repel flies

[battleangel]

Walking While Carefree & Black

Fetishized & dehumanized.

Daily misogynoir.

Harrassed on my daily walks for hugging a tree, picking a flower, laying on grass and stretching out my arms, twirling, smiling, being an unrushed unbothered carefree fierce ferocious unapologetic black woman who isnt on the way to somewhere, Im not going to 7-11 five minutes from my apartment, Im not rushing to work, Im not hurrying, Im not hustling, Im not bustling, Im not harried, Im not distratcted, Im not anxious, Im not impatient, Im not speedwalking, Im not in a car, Im not on a bike, Im walking on sidewalks, under bridges, near highways, busy intersections, busy traffic lights, near school buses, near angry white stay at home moms pushing their strollers, moms with toddlers shielding their eyes from me, white police men slowing their patrol cars when I am doing nothing but take a selfie under a bridge.

Why cant I be free?

Why cant I twirl?

Why cant I hug trees?

Why cant I treat a light pole as a stripper pole?

Is it a crime to joke around during the day when people are at school and work, jokingly twirl myself around the pole, pretend I am a pole dancer, and take a video selfie?

Will I be Sandra Bland'd?

Why cant I take pictures of a rose garden?

Why cant I take a selfie under a bridge? On a park bench?

Why cant I pick flowers near the sidewalk, smell them, place them behind my ear and skip down the sidewalk pavement?

Capitalism demands that I, a black woman, be a slave to their system but I left their system.

I left Amazon in a week with no job lined up.

I left Dow Jones with no job lined up.

I left Bank of America in 3 months with no job lined up.

I left Yale.

I quit my career coaching business after 3 years and over a hundred executive clients.

I permanently left corporate in 2019 and quit my business this year.

I am a permanent freeelancer now.

I am a podcaster now. We dont have sponsors yet so I dont currently generate income.

$55/hr at Amazon and after six months they were going to convert me with the coveted unrestricted stock aka golden handcuffs.

It was a cult. I left in a week.

I made -$7,000 last year as my business failed. I hated sales and referrals dried up.

Capitalism says I am a failure and a loser.

Capitalism says I, a nubian queen, Isis, an egyptian goddess, am only worth the revenue I generate.

I was the highest rated recruiter with the most hires at every Fortune 500 company I worked at.

I had over a hundred executive clients with my career coaching business that landed offers at Disney, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, Amazon & Comcast with five figure salary increases.

I was a career advisor at Yale who coached graduate and postdoc STEM students.

Capitalism rolls its eyes and asks me, What have you done for me lately?

It demands I turn myself back into a machine to be deemed worthy.

But those days are over.

I will never work another 9 to 5 in any industry -- corporate, academic or non-profit.

I will never work a job that requires that I report into a supervisor.

I will never work another job with dictated shifts.

I will never sell anything to anyone ever again. I detest sales and I hate capitalism.

Capitalism is dehumanizing and it kills. It profits off of, relies on and thrives on energetic and psychic attacks that sends its adherents & acolytes to an early stress-induced death.

I was having GI issues and I healed myself.

No doctor, no gastroenterologist, no harmful laxatives, no chemical stimulants, no synthetic lab-made prescription medication that can all be addictive.

The smoothie takes 5 minutes and is just blending 1 cup pineapples, 1/2 cucumber, 1/4 grated ginger, 1 lemon, 1 orange, 2 tbs apple cider vinegar and 4 ice cubes & 1 cup of water in a mixer. Makes 2 servings, drink 1 cup in morning and 1 cup at night.

I just started walking outside in nature for an hour a day, not power walking, no step counting, no calorie counting, just being in nature, soaking up the sun, breathing the air, barefoot in grass, hugging trees, picking and smelling flowers, doing simple yoga exercises, abdominal massages, using a heating pad on my stomach, drinking 32 to 64 oz of water a day, eliminating coffe, not drinking soda during the week (used to drink 1 to 2 cans a day), fresh fruit & vegetable smoothie in the morning, oatmeal or grape nuts cereal with peppermint herbal tea no sugar or honey, homemade vegetarian salad & homemade vegetarian dressing (store bought dressing has a ton of fat, sugar amd calories) and mixed nuts as a snack Monday through Friday then I take a break and eat what I want on the weekend.

GI issues resolved themselves in a week, I am healthier, lighter, less sluggish, more fit, more in shape and more energetic. This is now my diet 75% of the time (5 days a week).

Decolonize your mind.

You have the ability to heal yourself. Stop running to doctors and quick fixes.

Change what you eat. Move more.

Get outside in nature! You are nature!

That is what heals. We come from nature and we are nature.

Trees, grass, sunlight, air, flowers, butterflies, streams, brooks, meadows, gardens, pumpkin patches, orchard farms, parks, nature trails.

Get outside.

Not to get in your car. Not to go somewhere.

Stop spending all your time penned inside like an animal and a prisoner.

Not to go to the mall, shopping, a restaurant, a salon, a spa, a movie theater, work, school, a grocery store, a laundromat, dry cleaners.

Not to run an errand.

Not to sit in traffic in a machine.

Not to burn calories.

Not to power walk.

Not to lose weight.

To reconnect with nature.

To reconnect your mind, soul, body, heart and spirit.

The west purposely severs this connection in service of capitalism.

Its up to you to restore it.

Walk. Breathe. Be. Skip. Twirl. Pose. Use the sidewalk as a catwalk. Take selfies. Take pictures.

Stop and smell the flowers.

Hug a literal tree.

Lay on the grass while cars roll past you with their windows down and stare at you like youre crazy.

Its 11 am on a Tuesday.

What the hell is she doing laying on the grass with her arms outstretched?

Why isnt she at work or at school?

Confuse people with your very presence.

I have a goth alt kawaii japanese street fashion aesthetic that includes boyshorts, leather garters, torn fishnets, leather chokers, hello kitty tiaras, six inch pink platform heels, black lipstick, mini cut out crop tops, extremely thick black eyeliner and hot pink eyeshadow.

For wearing this on Friday on my daily walk at 8:30 am which I then shared on TikTok, I was accused of being indecent, inappropriate for children to see going to school, people stared, rolled their windows down, honked at me, cars followed me, two men purposefully walked right into me bumping me (there was plenty of room on the sidewalk), an HVAC repairman leered at me outside of his van and literally just stared holes through me as I walked by.

Im 41. Im 5"1. Im 92 lbs. Im black and female.

I have a quirky style and aesthetic. I look young.

I also shaved my head bald a few weeks ago and have a bald fade.

People have since then called me a dyke, asked if I am trans, am I a boy or a girl, whats the deal.

Thats when I dont have a wig on.

I love different looks so I also wear long wigs.

The reaction is completely different when I wear a wig and people tell me how good I look, that people are slowing their cars down because I am attractive.

Bald fade, bony dyke who looks like a boy and might be trans.

Long wig, attractive girl, let me slow down and get a look.

Still black no matter the hair. Still followed.

Still harrassed.

A MAGA Proud Boy harrassed me with my bald fade while I was wearing an Eagles shirt and jeans. He stared at me as I took a selfie on a bench under a tree, when I got up to walk home, he started walking towards me and blocked my path in the small walkway we were both on and wouldnt let me pass.

Doesnt matter if its boy shorts and leather garters or an Eagles shirt and jeans.

I am harrassed for being a carefree black girl in capitalist Amerikkka.

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What's your favorite meal and drink?

I used to love enchiladas, but now I'm a real fatty cause my fav meal is Hungry Jacks (Aussie Burger King) The burgers are always so huge; bun and meat patties, and full of heaps of salad (which I know is ironic, but I love lots of salad on a burger) Nice and saucy too. It doesn't taste too greasy either.

And the best part, it's sooo calorific. I had it for lunch a few days back and It was 3k calories 🐖

Fav drinks are juice and vanilla coke. I have a glass of each every day. Alcohol wise I like whiskey and cider, tho I don't drink often.