Re: [Wargamer] DnD fans debate whether sushi is unrealistic in a make-believe game

On Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:31:32 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
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Nowadays,* none of our group can afford such dangerous diets. Oh sure,
we might splurge on some junk food (because D&D without crisps isn't the
same; you need to have SOMETHING at hand to throw at the DM when he
makes a ruling you don't like! ;-)

My doctor said I shouldn't either, except if I eat healthy seven days/week
then one day/week I can have a meal whatever I want (though I was born
vegetarian/vegan... if I wasn't, don't know he'd say that or tells others
at least eat anything you want vegetarian/vegan).

But as often we're likely just do without the unhealthy stuff, replacing
it with stuff that doesn't destroy our aging bodies so quickly. We just
can't afford to do it anymore. Why, the other day* somebody brought KALE
to munch on! The horror!

Why not kale crisps/chips?  Though price came down, they still cost more
than stuff I'd thow at Dungeon Master (DM).  I usually get many discount
kale chip bags at overstock stores like Grocery Outlet.  Some flavours
surprisingly taste better than some potato crisps/chips & nachos, which of
course baked (usually high-salted) and unsalted (usually high oil) ones
exist also... some people at a vegetarian society showed us they just cut
up corn tortillas and dehydrate/bake their own unsalted baked nachos. but
they're suprisingly almost as good... I even dehydrated my own potato
crisps similarly.  Similar to kale crisps are seaweed snacks, though might
sometimes be cheaper, I avoid since Fukushima incident spread throughout
all oceans.

My doctor said don't eat junk food but said popcorn isn't junk food.  He's
in a health philosophy against salt and oil though, and historically
against herbs/spices, but newer people in it found some can be very
healthy, so those and nutritional yeast can flavour popcorn and homemade
crisps/chips almost as good as Doritos.  My sibling--a dietician--
disagreed with him and said we need some salt anyway, but don't overdo it.

I think nuts & seeds are healthier raw, but there recipes exist making
those similar to crisps/chips (like sticks) which unless have excess salt
I don't think are as bad as crisps/chips, so I buy such sticks in bulk.

So, I think there are still a fair number of healthy snacks for gaming.  I
also always use suger-free soda/cola/pop, which I mean doesn't have (high
fructose) corn syrup--a sugar--either (careful if you ask because many 
people are ignorant).  Unfortunately fruit juice has almost as much, so I
use some (or mixed with) vegetable juice, or soda/cola/pop sweetened with
stevia (some people dislike the taste), or herb or green or black, not
necessary to sweeten, but one could use lemon/lime or sweeten with sucanat
or liquorice or stevia.

In classic D&D (DD) I'm an elf (played classic, and advanced (AD&D, ADD)
first (1st, 1E, 1) and second editions, and these using some aspects of
previous editions, all basically backwards-compatible... never played
2000s so-called 'third' edition, though have original 1980s third edition,
and I don't plan to play anything past ADD2.)