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ocean-blue-orchids · 7 months ago

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Pocky Panic pt 2!

This is a continuation of the “what if Yuu introduced the pocky game to NRC and it caught like wildfire” prompt from @the-fab-fox ! I took some of the pairings he suggested and wrote some of them! And snuck my own oc in too because :3 I can :3

Gay chicken and tooth rotting fluff ahead‼️

Pairings are: Trey x Vil, Riddle x Floyd (this one has a short drabble too!), Azul x Cater, Jade x Ruggie x Jamil, Leona x Silver, n2squad (aka Jamil x Leona x Vil, named and basically created by @mellosdrawings), Jade x Finn x Trey (Finn being @the-fab-fox’s oc, hope I did him justice!), and Wiro x Sebek (Wiro being my own silly little guy oc bebo)

This is all mostly off the top of my head and absolutely not beta read lol. I hope people enjoy!

Trey x Vil

-going back to the “vil wont participate because of the sugar content in Pocky” thing��we know Trey has baked healthier sweets for Vil before and by GOD does he have some extra motivation to do it now

-A giant variety all in Vil’s favorite flavors (which based on his favorite food of smoothies, is probably fruity flavors), and he bundles them up in a bag and puts a nutrition label on it and Trey you aren’t beating the mom friend allegations ever

-But yes this does indeed work and Vil has to try to keep cool and act like this very romantic act that’s tailored directly to him doesn’t make him want to giggle into a pillow like a teenage girl.

-That’s hard to do when he’s also like an inch from Trey’s face but. Well. It’s fine he’s fine

Riddle x Floyd pt 2 eelectric boogalo aka “Candi somehow convinces themselves to super ship FloRid after years of not really caring for the ship just by writing some fluff”

-Hm yeah I can say more on this topic. Because Riddle could literally collar Floyd and he would STILL be begging to play this with him

-I mean, it’s Goldfishie! Every reaction Riddle has is like Floyd’s favorite personal react channel. He needs to see how this would go

-But after being collared twice and almost getting hit by a flying cauldron once (thanks Deuce) he is completely lost for ideas

-He complains about this during a basketball club meeting…and maybe Ace is annoyed with Riddle for one reason or another, and he mentions the fact that rule #267 is that any new sweets that are to be presented at an unbirthday party must be thoroughly taste tested by the Queen first!

-And there’s a taste testing day coming up soon…

-Cut to Floyd baking up a STORM in the Mostro Lounge kitchen (which Azul is typically fine with, since he gets to add new things to the menu). Floyd gets the hang of making pocky pretty fast and bakes a bunch. And then maybe he breaks into Heartslaybul to plant the pocky in with the other sweets. And then also he hides in the room with the sweets overnight

-I mean he is an ambush predator so-

-And woagh! The plan works and now Riddle is shouting because Floyd jumpscared him when he went to inspect the pile of sweets

-oh my god I’m writing a snippet AGAIN? Man we’re only two ships in but the voices. The voices!!!

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Riddle instinctively tossed the first thing in his hands at the intruder-a frosted sugar cookie. Floyd caught it in his mouth with minimal effort.

“Mmh. Dish ish good stuff, Goldfishie~”

Riddle’s face moved on from pale shock into a pinkish red as he realized who he was dealing with. He should have expected this-who else would bury themselves in the Heartslaybul pantry like some sort of raccoon?!

“But not as good as your face right now~! Man, you really should get a portable mirror, you’re missing out on yourself.”

“This is absolutely UNACCEPTABLE! I know you like to cause chaos, Floyd, but this is a new level of ridiculousness! When I tell Azul that you’ve been snooping around the Heartslaybul pastry storage, he’ll-“

“Eh…why’dya think I’d care if you told ‘zul? Not like he’s my dad or somethin…”

Floyd stood up from where he had been hiding all night, his body making slightly unnatural clicking sounds as he stretched.

“Besides, don’tcha have a bunch of taste testin to do now? Why waste your time yelling at me?”

Riddle’s face was currently at tomato red, working its way up to beet-but he paused to think about what Floyd was saying. He scanned the pile of containers and counted at least fifteen new sweets to taste test…and he had a study session in an hour, and it absolutely wouldn’t do to be late-!

“…you’re right. For once. Now get out of here so I can get to work! You have ten seconds before I collar you and send you back to Azul with your tail between your-or-your legs between…uh…TEN, NINE, EIGHT-“

“Aw, come on!”

“-SEVEN, SIX, FIVE, FOUR-“

“I’m here to help youuuu…”

“-THREE, TWO-“

“You can’t follow your rules without my help!”

“-..? What are you talking about?”

“That rule you gotta follow says that you have to give a thorough examination of the sweets.”

Floyd approached Riddle, leaning down slightly to lift a container filled with the sweets that had been the bane of Riddle’s existence for the past week. He shook it slightly for emphasis.

“How did you know about that rule-no, that’s not important. There’s nothing about those dreadful fad sweets that I need your help with.”

“Oh yeah? You don’t think you gotta put it through a pocky game stress test? Seems pretty neglectful of you to ignore that…”

Riddle took a moment to run that absolutely insane logic through his head…and the conclusion he came to made him let out a small huff. He snatched the container out of Floyd’s hand, opened it, and took out a pocky, pointing it at the eel.

“Very well. Your logic is…somewhat sound. And I’m on a time crunch as is. So you get one. Game.”

Floyd’s eyes widened like a dog being shown a new treat. He grinned, his face now a mix of sinister satisfaction and childish glee.

“Yaaaay~! Ok, ok, Floydie’s going first!

He eagerly leaned down slightly and bit his end of the pocky. It was raspberry flavored, and sure enough it was delicious. The ball was now in Riddle’s court.

Riddle was glad he was in his dorm uniform, his heels gave him the hight to reach his end of the pocky.

It’s just some candy. Just a silly little game.

Riddle bit down, not looking at Floyd-who was keenly looking at Riddle’s face.

Floyd took a surprisingly small bite. They weren’t too close now…maybe this wouldn’t be so bad.

Riddle took a similarly small bite.

Then Floyd followed by halving the length of the treat-Riddle was so close that he could swear he had heard a second pair of teeth crunch down on it.

For once, his face was turning red for a different reason.

Floyd grinned, almost giggling like a child at the sight.

Two more bites later, and the pair were almost out of pocky. Riddle looked at the pocky, then at Floyd. That was a mistake-Floyd was still looking right at him! The eye contact startled him and kept his face matching the pink hue of the pocky in their mouths.

Riddle had never willingly been this close to Floyd, and any time he had gotten this close before, he would quickly blast Floyd away. But now that he was so close…

Had Floyd always looked at him so intensely?

If Riddle didn’t know better, he could almost see a look of admiration on Floyd’s face.

No, no. That’s silly. It’s just entertainment. Maybe…this could still work out in Riddle’s favor. Floyd was just a childish eel, after all, and the best way to handle him would be just giving him the funny experience he wanted so bad. Just a peck on the lips, and he would probably finally get bored and move on to pestering someone else.

Riddle bit down on the last section of pocky. If Floyd didn’t chicken out, which was unlikely, the next bite would be a collision. Their lips were so close, he was surprised they weren’t already touching. It almost felt like they were.

Floyd wasted almost no time once the ball was in his court. He snatched up the last bit of pocky, and kissed Riddle.

It was an awkward kiss, their lips adjusting from holding the candy to a proper peck on the lips. It didn’t help that both of their eyes were open. Despite the butterflies in his stomach (which he was willfully ignoring), Riddle hoped this would be over soon so that Floyd stopped looking at him with that dumb look on his face.

That stupid smile totally screamed “haha, I won!”, didn’t it?

And the way he was leaning forward was clearly to try and knock Riddle off of his balance since he was already feeling lightheaded-which was only because of the strange situation, of course!

And the look in Floyd’s eyes…

Was…

The look in Floyd’s eyes was one that Riddle hadn’t gotten a good glimpse of before. He had thought he had seen the look once or twice, but whenever he saw it, it swiftly disappeared. Now he finally had a chance to see that Floyd was looking at him with…

No, it couldn’t be. Floyd couldn’t be looking at him with adoration. That had to be wrong-this was just him playing a little game with his favorite toy! So he should look like he’s proud of himself, or he should have that dumb sweet face he makes when he’s just told a funny joke, or-

The kiss was over now. Floyd had ended it, to Riddle’s surprise.

But Floyd didn’t move far away. He just…kept looking at Riddle. Scanning his whole face with that same strange expression, as if Riddle’s face were a precious gemstone glittering and reflecting onto Floyd.

His eyes were fixed on Riddle.

Floyd was always calling Riddle “entertaining”. Riddle was accustomed to taking that as yet another insult from someone who viewed him as nothing more than a passing interest. He was entertaining in the same way a cheap toy was. That had to be it.

But Floyd wasn’t looking at him like a toy.

He was looking at him like the sun.

He wanted to see that look more.

He wanted to…do that more.

So he did.

This time Floyd’s expression had a hint of surprise on it-that quickly melted into elation as he wrapped an arm around Riddle to support the second kiss.

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HAHA WHOOPS THAT GOT OUT OF HAND UHHH NEXT COUPLE QUICK GO GO GO G

Azul x Cater

-See…these two are idiots

-They’re talking about the game all the time. After all, they both watch trends as a part of the their passions; Azul keeps the lounge updated with themed foods, Cater’s posts stay on trend.

-So of course Azul comes to Cater to talk about the new trend and scheme I MEAN…plan out some new business ventures

-And despite these two being all happy and cute and down bad for each other I firmly believe neither has the romantic confidence to ask the other to play the game with them

-So naturally Jade and Floyd see this happening while Cater and Azul talk in the lounge and their solution is to quietly shut down the lounge for the night, dim the lights, serve up the food Cater ordered and the pocky special…and lock all of the exit doors (Jade pickpocketed Azul’s master key)

-They send Azul a text letting him know he’s not leaving their romantic setup until he mer-mans up and plays with Cater

-Pucker up fish boy (Cater tries to play it cool when Azul asks to play with him especially because Azul is trying to sound suave and completely failing-Cater can tell when he’s nervous by now)

-Something something shalalala don’t be scared

Jade x Ruggie x Jamil

-And if I said that this instantly becomes a “who can spoil Ruggie the most” competition

-His tail WAGS. When you give him SWEETS

-This is an almost everyday thing for Jade and Jamil, trying to beat the other to the punch on playing the game with Ruggie

-One time Jade finds an excuse to be at the Savanaclaw dorm at the crack of dawn to gift Ruggie more pocky and play with him (Leona sees this and thinks it’s pathetic-)

-Meanwhile Jamil is using that hypothetical excess stock from Kalim’s overbuying to try and one up Jade on quantity

-Competitions like this are probably a form of flirting for Jade and Jamil. Which means eventually one of their play arguments ends when Ruggie lifts a pocky stick in between them

-They mellow out a little bit after that. Only a little though

Leona x Silver

-honestly these two kinda stumped me at first but then I locked in and opened my mind fr

-Neither of them seem very keen to follow trends, they seem like a couple that goes on casual dates and often naps together

-But I’m sure that Lillia keeps his son updated on trends, and Leona has head or it by association with seeing his underclassmen doing it

-So I think that perhaps on one of their sleepy dates, Silver jumps into Leona’s dream as may be the usual for them by now

-And perhaps the ever so cool Leona is actually having a dream about playing the pocky game with his darling. Little lovesick lion

-So of course Silver does a quick change with his dream self and enjoys the game with Leona in his dream

-It’s so enjoyable that he goes out to get some pocky for them to play with in real life, and he swears he heard some purring when he gave the box to Leona

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Ok and now for some self indulgent ocs and also n2 squad aka: “man I hope I get these dynamics right”

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N2Squad (Jamil x Leona x Vil)

-Ok what if I said that this happens during the early “Jamil is feeling a little awkward around the pre established LeoVil couple” period in the relationship

-Kalim won’t shut up about the trend and Jamil has half a mind to offer to do it with Leona and Vil but what if it turns awkward? Any good planner thinks of all of the possible outcomes and all Jamil can think of are the worst, most embarrassing situations possible

-So when trend setter (and trend watcher) Vil comes over to Jamil and Leona with the pocky Jamil is extremely relieved that he didn’t have to make that move. Touched, even. Not that he’d say it.

-However his little reaction, the small widening of eyes that Leona notices and the way he sat up straighter that Vil caught, gives him away. Vil and Leona watch Jamil just as closely as he watches them, Jamil’s just been so preoccupied with his own low self worth to realize it.

-Leona and Vil don’t let onto this though. They play the game as usual, although I imagine they all play in different ways

-Leona intends to end every round with a kiss. He will get a surprising amount of the pocky in his mouth in one bite just to surprise whoever is on the other end with a kiss

-Vil on the other hand does enjoy the feeling of being desired. So if he deliberately bites his end in a way so that every round ends in the other player having to make the move to kiss him…wow, what a coincidence! Leona and Jamil clock this like three rounds in. Jamil still goes for the kiss. Leona starts messing with Vil and trying to stick him with the last move instead and now they’re somehow competing. At the pocky game. Good job boys

-As for Jamil…I don’t want to say “uncharacteristically flustered” but what else do I call it? I mean can you blame him? His boyfriends are cute, and they’re playing a game about kissing each other for sevens sake

-He actively chickens out the first few rounds, although he tries to play it off

-Eventually he cools off enough to beat Leona to the punch and take a big enough bite for them to kiss. It’s hard to tell if Leona is more satisfied about the kiss or about being outplayed. He gets Jamil back right away of course

-And Vil refuses to make the move for a kiss until Leona insinuates that perhaps Vil is the truly flustered one in this scenario, which Vil objects to fervently.

-TLDR they go through quite a few boxes that night, and for what it’s worth, Jamil feels a bit better about his place in the relationship by the end. It’s a start, at least. (Jamil turn around Jamil your boyfriends have more pocky to play with Jamil they’re behind you jAMI-)

Jade x Finn x Trey

-I know I play around with if the characters are dating or not in each of these so to clarify, this is in the cringefail flirting/pining stage of the ot3. Man I hope I got this close to right 🙏

-As the trend spread, it probably hit all three dorms at the same time. Jade was helping Azul develop a new pocky menu, Trey was seeing Adeuce being not subtle in the Heartslaybul lounge, and Finn probably helped Jamil transport all the pocky Kalim bought to a cooler when he saw poor Jamil lugging box after box through the halls

-So it was only a matter of time until someone made a move and of course Jade was the first to think of this

-His plan was likely to offer to play the game during a lunchtime study session in the courtyard. Good atmosphere, it’s lunch so they’re already eating, and most importantly, it would be just the two of them. No green haired competition to get in the way

-Of course Jade couldn’t account for Trey having baked some pocky of his own for Finn to try. How in the hells did he even know where to find them anyway?

-So while Jade and Trey are proooobably lowkey making some passive aggressive (emphasis on the passive, knowing these two) remarks to each other, they’re too focused on that to notice poor Finn’s temporary blue screen

-Pocky game? With Jade AND Trey? Right now??? At the same time????????????

-and I think it would be very funny rom com love triangle shenanigans if the only way the two are able to settle this is by playing the game themselves-whoever chickens out goes second

-At some point during this discussion Finn manages to squeak out an “ok” to the situation

-Watching Trey and Jade play probably doesn’t do anything to help him calm down

-And for what it’s worth Trey and Jade are making wayyyyy too much eye contact to be normal. Calls coming from inside the house you two

-Surprisingly Jade is the one to back out first? It’s…weird. Uncharacteristic of him. But Trey goes first with strawberry pocky

-Finn is probably just as red as the pocky at this point and he’s so obviously flustered as they play…poor Fox probably has to loose the round once Trey gets within an inch of his face. It’s not that he doesn’t want to kiss Trey, I just imagine that he’s probs flustered out of his mind

-Which is why Jade lost on purpose-he wanted to go in for the weakened prey I MEAN UHHH he wanted to swoop in after Trey went

-He uses some lavender pocky he got from the lounge, and he makes small bites at first unlike Trey’s medium ones

-So Finn is actually able to hold his own for a bit, it’s not too overwhelming!

-until Jade goes for a MASSIVE bite in true eel style and ambushes Finn, getting mere centimeters away, close enough to just close the gap by shifting his face

-He grabs Finn by the chin, thumb under his lips…

-…and pushes the sliver of pocky into Finn’s mouth, ending the game

-He didn’t want to be too brash, after all. He’s playing the long game here. So he lets Finn win the round, and makes quite the impression of course

-Oh and if that isn’t the passing period bell! Time to go to class-and Jade has to go to a different one than Finn and Trey, so he’s off~!

-Trey may have been a touch outwitted but he does get to walk a flustered Finn to class, and he gets to leave his baked goods in Finn’s bag (he slipped them in before they started walking)

-Poor Finn probably looks like a ghost when he gets back to the dormitory-Kalim probably asks if he needs to see the nurse

Wiro x Sebek

-Ok this is self indulgent lol I couldn’t help myself. I did restrain myself from doing the entire freshman polycule, that is my version of restraint

-But assuming Wiro and Sebek are still stubbornly fighting over dorm pride…there’s honestly no way they don’t end up playing this game of gay chicken

-Every argument they have is a game of gay chicken anyways so uhhhh what’s the difference lmao

-They do this during some meeting after school, treating it like it’s a duel when they’re literally playing a kissing game

-They do keep chickening out of it an equal amount, because who would want to kiss their enemy??!! Duh!!!!

-Until they’re at Sebek 6 Wiro 5 and Wiro can’t afford to loose the round

-Octavinelle dignity is on the line!!!!! He’s gotta do something!

-But no matter how close he gets and how warm Sebek’s face gets, Sebek isn’t backing down to Wiro’s frustration

-But Wiro isn’t planning to back down either…even as they get closer, and closer…

-And eventually he moves in for what could be best described as a collision

-It’s not exactly the most romantic kiss but it certainly leaves the two stunned for a moment

-And then they agree that it’s a tie

-Guess they’ll just

-Have to have a rematch

-Of course. That’s only logical

-(If the music club sees Wiro suddenly writing love songs for the club, no they DONT)

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maryellencarter · 11 days ago

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* free housing. allowed to paint, garden, choose where you live, etc. no hoas. free maintenance included, so you can just call someone if the toilet backs up or whatever and don't have to maintain it yourself.

* free food. i like the food stamps model of "you get so much a month, it doesn't expire, spend it on anything with a nutrition facts label", because i have trouble prioritizing food and having money i can't spend on anything else helps. but make it not means-tested and give everybody the same amount, whether they share food or not. it's hard to figure out how to balance the amounts if it can also apply to hot food, since that's so much more expensive, but god knows you psychologically need hot food sometimes, so figure that out.

* ubi. for everyone. saw a proposition recently that it should start as half-pay at fifteen and ramp up to full pay at eighteen, which, no. do you know how expensive kids are? start it at birth. full pay. a full food stamps allowance as well. or when the pregnancy is diagnosed. so the family can buy baby furniture in advance. give the kids at least partial *control* of it in their teens, maybe full control -- there's a massive conversation on children's rights to be had that's not within the scope of this post.

* free healthcare. vision, dental, therapy, surgery, meds, dme (including glasses), you name it. if the medical professional prescribes it, it's covered at 100%.

* free transportation. buses and trains, bikes with infrastructure support, taxis (including those vans with wheelchair lifts), shuttles connecting to the train station, if somebody wants to go to a place they should be able to get there. Also redesign buses to have proper luggage spaces so you can bring your groceries without taking an extra seat, and better handicap access so they don't get behind on their schedule whenever a wheelchair user needs to get on or off.

* free communications. cell phones with unlimited data plans and mobile hotspot, landline phones that work when the power's out (remember those?), free internet service at a usable baseline speed with net neutrality and strict privacy controls.

* free education. all of it. well funded, free textbooks and supplies, free college, free postgrads, if someone wants to spend their entire life getting different degrees or retaking algebra then let them. why not? they might learn something.

* free third spaces. libraries are good, but give us free community centers. free swimming pools. free gyms. free craft classes (supplies included).

* i'm not even sure what to call this one. free domestic support? if you need a housekeeper or a laundry service or a cook or a babysitter, you should be able to get one without having to rely on family or friends. UBI might make this easier, but I don't feel like disabled people should have to spend their UBI on a housekeeper and a cook just to have the same standard of living as an able-bodied person who can do their own laundry.

* strong labor protections. we're going to need garbage disposal people and housekeepers and bus drivers and the people who do the technology shit when your phone doesn't work. and they need to be well paid and not exploited. (i actually enjoy doing the technology shit when your phone doesn't work! i'm good at it! it was the being exploited by a megacorp that i couldn't handle.) this includes legal sex work with equally solid labor protections. paid training in all jobs so you can get into a new field without risking your livelihood, and free protective equipment whether that means condoms or hardhats.

* strong supports for small business and individual creators. rebalance the taxes so people don't pay absurd amounts for daring to do something for money that isn't An Job.

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vegantinatalist · 23 days ago

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i will not pretend or lie. Nonvegans are FUCKING STUPID. I genuinely have not met one who isnt an absolutely CLUELESS ass scratching MORON. I say this as someone who is not all that smart myself and who doesn't value iq very much (eq matters more imo. like ok you can build a computer, but have you ever thought about your emotions beyond what youre feeling in the immediate moment?)

They don't know ANYTHING about the food system that supplies them. They don't know ANYTHING about animal welfare laws. They don't know ANYTHINGGGGG ABOUT ENVIRONMENTALISM. They don't know ANYTHING about how their state manages resources. They have 0 experience in activism or voting (outside of presidential elections) and have never gotten active in their communities in any way. They don't know how to effectively fight for any cause they care about. They don't know ANYTHING about food or nutrition in general. They don't even read food labels or know how to pronounce half the ingredients in anything they buy. They don't know what or where anything they buy is sourced from. They don't know how their purchases are affecting anything. They don't know what poverty is like and even if they do they still dont know what foods are cheaper. They don't know how to feed themselves without relying on industry propaganda and spending more than they need to. They don't know what materials are more durable quality or how to even test. They blindly trust all authority with 0 skepticism. They believe a massive slew of superstitious pseudoscience GARBAGE when it comes to food. They can't even make the connection that dairy is whats causing them to constantly have a phlegm filled sinus. They don't know what ANY words mean. They don't know what any definition of any philosophy is. They don't have a healthy understanding of any concept surrounding accountability. They don't understand what a religion is. They have no common sense or dot connecting capabilities at all. They have no pattern recognition. They are completely inflexible thinkers. They don't know about anything, whether on the scale of their immediate surroundings or globally. They don't know anything about veganism or how it's even defined. Whatever they know about any of these things, is unbelievably infantile. Like "stop using plastic straws!" or "look for the okeo tex sticker when buying online!"

BUT THEY WILL SIT THERE FULLY BELIEVING THEY ARE THE EXPERT IN ANY/ALL OF THESE THINGS AND SIT WITH THE SMUG UNAWARENESS OF A TODDLER CLAIMING TO HAVE CARVED MOUNT RUSHMORE. They think they are the cleverest being ever born and the worst part is its often partly true because the well of stupidity in society is infinitely deep and they are probably smarter than most of the people around them if they have even 1 independent thought ever.

Get me the FUCK OUT OF HEREEEE

No I won't care about any comments saying "im not a vegan and i know how to do one of these things i listed" i dont care. stop paying an industry that kills children and exploits countries, fucking idiot. that includes the hunting industry WHICH IS SUPPLIED BY FACTORY FARMS WITH ANIMALS RAISED IN FACTORY FARMS YOU STUPID MORONS, if youve already done that but still get meat/dairy other ways, stop fucking finding excuses to brain animals, it upsets anyone with an ethical conscience and i hate you.

#raging vegan #angry vegan #anti carnist

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acti-veg · 2 months ago

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please can I ask what do you think of royal canin as a cat food brand? I heard they are owned by Mars who test on animals? do you have any good alternatives for the UK/ Canada? x

Their statement is that they do non-invasive feed trials, which is standard for pet food companies - it usually just means they did nutritional testing and taste testing on a focus group of pets. They are indeed owned by Mars Inc. who do carry out extensive animal research on dogs, fish and horses.

I can’t recommend anyone on the basis of animal welfare because there isnt any welfare label that is worth a damn. The Good Shopping Guide have a good ethical breakdown of many brands here, I’d recommend checking that out and trying a few to see what works best for your dog.

#ask #vegan #pet food

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bebeautifull · 4 months ago

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Vegan products often focus on natural ingredients that nourish the skin. Be Beautiful highlights how these products can improve your complexion while being gentle.

2. Ethical Consumerism

By choosing vegan and cruelty-free makeup, you contribute to a compassionate and sustainable beauty industry. Be Beautiful champions ethical consumption as a force for good.

3. Innovative Formulas

Vegan brands are at the forefront of innovation, offering versatile, high-performing products. Be Beautiful shows how ethical beauty can deliver exceptional results.

Tips for Transitioning to Vegan and Cruelty-Free Makeup

1. Gradual Replacement

Start by replacing one product at a time, focusing on basics like foundation or mascara. Be Beautiful suggests starting small to make the transition manageable.

2. Explore Dupes

Find vegan alternatives to your current favourites. Be Beautiful frequently shares dupe lists to help you discover comparable options.

3. Stay Informed

Follow trusted blogs, social media, and resources like Be Beautiful to stay up to date on the latest ethical beauty trends.

4. Share your experience

Encourage others to embrace vegan and cruelty-free beauty. Be Beautiful believes in creating a community of like-minded people.

Common misconceptions about vegan and cruelty-free makeup

1. Limited options

Contrary to this belief, there are countless vegan and cruelty-free brands that offer a variety of products. Be Beautiful highlights the abundance of options available today.

2. High costs

While some luxury brands are vegan, there are plenty of affordable options. Be Beautiful frequently offers budget-friendly recommendations.

3. Compromised quality

Vegan and cruelty-free products are just as effective as their counterparts. Be Beautiful features high-performing products that prove this myth false.

Conclusion Choosing vegan and cruelty-free makeup is a significant step toward a more ethical and sustainable beauty industry. Brands like Milk Makeup, Fenty Beauty, and Tarte Cosmetics prove that beauty and compassion can coexist in harmony. By supporting these brands, you're not only improving your beauty routine, but also contributing to a kinder world. Be Beautiful is here to guide you on this journey, offering information, advice, and product recommendations. Embrace ethical beauty with Be Beautiful and redefine your makeup choices with confidence and compassion.

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artg210-karenf · 5 months ago

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In the article “I wrote the book on user-friendly design. What I see today horrifies me” by Don Norman he talks about how there is a disconnection between designs and people's ability to use these designs. As most of the Western world’s population is aging, you would think that accessibility, especially vision accessibility, would become more commonplace and promoted. However, Norman’s opinion states that the opposite is happening. Everyday items are more difficult to use, think about cans where it is sealed so tightly that you cannot open them, or packaging that requires a knife to open. These designs are not accessible to people with any form of disability or mobility impairment. When items are designed for elders or disabled people, they often are bland, and unstylish and highlight that they are unable to do something. Norman mentions how canes used to be stylish and even fashionable to the point where able-bodied people would use them as an accessory. Thinking back, when was the last time you saw someone use a stylish cane? Most canes or mobility aids look like they came straight out of a hospitable, in an ugly white or grey plastic. This makes people not want to use mobility aids even if they need them and only increases the stigma of using a medical device. As mentioned previously, labels for medicine are also too small, but it isn't just medical labels that are like this. Think about nutrition labels and ingredient lists for processed foods. Often the font size is too small or there is a low contrast between the font colour and the background colour. Even captions in movies or TV shows have this issue. Captions often block parts of the show or even have overlapping words, making it impossible to read what is going on. While these may seem like minor inconveniences to the designer as JP Williams stated in “Design Issue: The State of the Ballot”, the user is never wrong and is never stupid. If something is designed to make a user feel stupid or complete a task incorrectly, it is poorly designed. Ignoring good, accessible designs can have serious effects on the user, whether it makes them vote incorrectly, causes environmental damage, or leaves them confused. To do this the RGD Access-Ability handbook states that we should design for the outliers and identify the wide range of human ability. We should consider the range of eyesight ability, hearing ability and cognitive ability when designing. By using grouping or hierarchies in our design, it makes them easier to understand and comprehend. Keeping text short, literal and clear makes it easier to scan. Avoid typefaces where ‘I1l’ (that's uppercase i, the number one, and the lowercase L) look the same or typefaces that use mirrored letters. Instead increase contrast, line spacing and tracking of text elements to make them more legible. Make your design perceivable, operable, understandable and robust. Test everything to make sure it is accessible for people with vision impairments, difficulty hearing and cognitive impairments. For my designs, I make sure to test for colour blindness by changing my work to grayscale so that I know my work is legible.

Key Take-Aways:

Disconnection in design makes it harder for people to use the product

Accessibility should be considered at the beginning of a design

Design for the outliers

Design to reduce stigma

Test every design for every condition

Real-World Examples of Inaccessible Designs:

The photo above shows an instruction sheet for my own prescription medicine. In this 3 page document, only three sentences (the highlighted ones) were important for my understanding of the medicine I was taking. While warnings, side effects and the use of my medicine are important, most of this information is jargon. This text was not easy to scan, hence why I had to highlight the information on how to take a dose of my medicine. The order in which the information is presented is also confusing, considering this is a prescription drug, I already know the use for it. Instead the ‘side effects’ and ‘how to use’ should come before the ‘uses’ section.

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chinueq · 2 months ago

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India's leading Food, Water and Air Testing Lab | Equinox Lab

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eqlabs · 8 months ago

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All Food Testing Services in Kolkata, West Bengal

All food testing services in and around Kolkata. NABL accredited and well equipped lab for food microbial testing, nutritional labeling and shelf life testing. Read more....

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saintmeghanmarkle · 1 year ago

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In 2016/2017 Michelle Obama had nutrition facts label updated - first time in 20 years. MO explained the importance of accurate information. Hmm what if a label is missing?? Hey ARO Jam! by u/Megsandhcringe

In 2016/2017 Michelle Obama had nutrition facts label updated - first time in 20 years. MO explained the importance of accurate information. Hmm, what if a label is missing?? Hey ARO Jam! Then we have the “love like a mother” (which is stupid - how about love or love like a parent or love like a friend..etc.) As someone with food allergies, a child with food allergies, anyone with food allergies, we rely HEAVILY on food labels. How about if you use “love like a mother” then you make sure you check the nutrition labels before feeding it to kids. Oh wait, there is no label on ARO Jam! Add: before anyone gets mad at me, yes, I’m aware Kelly McKee Zajfen lost a child. So unimaginable. I’m not coming for her, I just think the whole “love like a mother” and those latching on to that need to pay attention. Not everyone one has kids, not every parent is a mom and love like a … friend/human/whatever is suitable. Just my opinion. I read somewhere Serena Williams has food allergies - TW’s supposed BFF. I’m sure Serena isn’t loving the idea that someone sent her a bottle of jam without any ingredients listed and made in someone’s kitchen without a thorough sanitation/allergy free testing, environment. I’d be pissed that it even made it past the front door! post link: https://ift.tt/5nReoT2 author: Megsandhcringe submitted: May 02, 2024 at 05:01PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

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dreamlit-wanderer · 1 year ago

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i forget sometimes that i have an incredible BS-ing power . i was trying to convince my brother that they banned prime (that drink that kids are obsessed with), because "the caffeine levels on the nutrition label were fine, but they spot-tested some of them and they were WAY over. They're doing a full recall and everything". now my brother didnt believe me cuz he went into this fully convinced that i was lying to get on his nerves but i accidentally convinced my mum to the point of her looking it up

#dreamlit rambling #she said later that she like looked at me and i had just absolutely NO tells . like as far as she could see i was telling the full truth

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briantwomeydallas · 2 years ago

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How Innovation Is Reshaping the Food Industry

Food innovation refers to introducing novel ideas, products, and technologies that change how society produces, processes, packages, distributes, and consumes food. It goes beyond merely creating new recipes or flavors - food innovation encompasses advances in agriculture, food science, sustainability, and packaging. The goal is to enhance efficiency, safety, nutrition, and the overall consumer experience.

The need for food innovation arises from the ever-changing demands of consumers and the pressing challenges faced by the industry. As the global population continues to grow, so does the demand for food. Additionally, sustainability concerns, climate change, and limited resources prompt exploring alternative food growing and production methods. Innovations in food aim to enhance food security, minimize environmental impact, and offer consumers healthier, more diverse options.

Food innovation occurs through a combination of research, collaboration, and creativity. Scientists, entrepreneurs, farmers, and food industry professionals work together to develop new technologies and processes. Research institutions and startups play a crucial role in conducting experiments, testing new concepts, and bringing innovative products to the market.

In recent years, the food industry has witnessed groundbreaking innovations reshaping how people interact with food. The plant-based movement has gained immense traction, with plant-based alternatives for meat, dairy, and seafood becoming mainstream. Companies have developed plant-based burgers, vegan cheeses, and sustainable seafood alternatives using cutting-edge technologies. Beyond plant-based options, innovations have also focused on alternative protein sources, such as insect-based proteins and lab-grown meats, offering sustainable and protein-rich alternatives.

Swedish startup Mycorena is boosting microbial protein production through its fungi-based mycoprotein called Promyc. This ingredient can be used to create meat and tuna alternatives, beverage additives, and dessert ingredients, offering plant-based and sustainable options for consumers.

Finnish startup Onego Bio has developed a product genetically identical to egg whites using fermentation, and without using actual chickens. It uses precision fermentation of a microflora called Trichoderma reesei to produce ovalbumin, the protein found in chicken egg whites. This technology offers a sustainable and animal-friendly alternative for various food applications, including baked goods, desserts, sauces, and dressings.

Companies like New Culture are incorporating animal-free casein into their cheeses through precision fermentation. This breakthrough allows them to produce animal-free mozzarella cheese, offering a delicious and cruelty-free alternative to traditional dairy products.

In addition, consumers increasingly seek transparency in food choices, leading to the clean label movement. Brands are responding by using simple natural ingredients and avoiding artificial additives and preservatives.

Breakthrough innovations in the food industry are revolutionizing how society grows, produces, and consumes food, focusing on sustainability, nutrition, and convenience. One such innovation is plastic-free and smart packaging. Food companies are exploring biodegradable and even edible packaging solutions in response to environmental concerns. Smart packaging using nanotechnology is also gaining popularity, allowing consumers to assess food safety and quality easily.

The Internet of Things (IoT) in agriculture employs sensors and data analytics for optimizing crop conditions, irrigation, and pest control, reducing resource usage. Food waste reduction solutions, such as surplus food redistribution platforms, are being developed to combat the global food waste crisis. Moreover, biotechnology and data science advances enable personalized nutrition, tailoring dietary recommendations to individuals based on their genetic makeup, lifestyle, and health goals. These innovations promise a more sustainable, healthier, and efficient food future.

Food innovation is driving a remarkable transformation in the food industry, responding to the challenges and opportunities of today. From new plant-based products to sustainable agriculture and cutting-edge technologies, the future of food promises to be more diverse, nutritious, and sustainable. As consumers, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders continue to embrace innovation, the food industry's journey toward a more resilient and conscious future is set to continue.

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