Fourth Post!

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Post about fandom! Or whatever! Whether it's a rave about some obscure series, or an essay dissecting every last reason why some internet-famous author should rethink their career, someone will probably read it at some point! We also just chat about life.

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Re: Food

[(Anonymous)]

I saw an odd readymeal in aldi and was curious so I bought it. I like to try weird things I see around to find out just how weird they are, and occasionally they turn out surprisingly tasty (though the other day I bought 'buffalo wings soda', this was NOT good. Tasted mostly of herbs and sugar, but not in a good way. Might use it as a marinade, I dunno. This stuff: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/buffalo-wing-soda--331155378838632617/).

Anyway, today's curio was a box containing two pancakes, about the size of my palm, with bacon and maple syrup. The box was maybe 10cm by 10cm by 5cm.

I was curious about the nutritional value; I'm making a half-assed attempt to track what I eat since I'm a bit overweight, and writing it down is such a hassle that it works as a snacking-deterrent. So I looked at the label, and blinked. 1400 calories! That's like 3 meals! For two tiny pancakes! I know bacon pancakes aren't healthy, but this one is ridiculous! What did they *put* in it?! Did it start life as army rations???

https://groceries.aldi.co.uk/en-GB/p-snacksters-two-pancakes-with-bacon-and-maple-syrup105g/5023823005026

I don't think I'm normally that far off with my guesses, but if you'd asked me to guess with that, I'd've said maybe 500-600. I feel like it shouldn't be legal to sell that without a massive sticker on it like the ones you get on cigarettes. I wondered if it was a typo. Maybe it is. I don't know anything. Now I'm adrift.

I'm like 'do I cook it into thirds and microwave a lone third for dinner sometime?' That sounds like some eating disorder shit. But I don't want to have a day where I eat rubbish microwave pancakes and nothing else. I can split them with a friend, but it'll still be a rubbish food-to-enjoyment ratio, and I'm not sure there's a friend I can convince to join me for this one, anyway. At least the pancakes will live in the freezer in the meantime, so I can ponder it for months...

Re: Food

[(Anonymous)]

Ahaaa, I think it is a typo and they swapped round the kj and the kcal.

Re: Food

[(Anonymous)]

Mystery solved, I can eat my gross snack whenever.