the 'let's talk about unusual stuff thread.'

[Marzipan]

some good and bad news. good, in that milk chocolate may be about to have a reduction in sugar content (something I ranted about earlier today) but the bad news is you're just swapping one carbohydrate for another; oat flour. apparently it will provide the same texture and mouth feel as the full sugar version, but may be healthier due to the reduced refined sugar content.

dark chocolate is the obvious go-to, but the taste is different from milk chocolate.

For better sugar-reduced chocolate ... just swap in some oat flour?

While chocolate will likely never be considered an overall healthy food, it would be good if there could at least be a lower-sugar version of it that people liked just as much as the real thing. Well, it turns out that the addition of oat flour could help make that happen.

newatlas.com

 

[Lysrin]

some good and bad news. good, in that milk chocolate may be about to have a reduction in sugar content (something I ranted about earlier today) but the bad news is you're just swapping one carbohydrate for another; oat flour. apparently it will provide the same texture and mouth feel as the full sugar version, but may be healthier due to the reduced refined sugar content.

dark chocolate is the obvious go-to, but the taste is different from milk chocolate.

For better sugar-reduced chocolate ... just swap in some oat flour?

While chocolate will likely never be considered an overall healthy food, it would be good if there could at least be a lower-sugar version of it that people liked just as much as the real thing. Well, it turns out that the addition of oat flour could help make that happen.

newatlas.com

But you know, good dark chocolate does grow on you the more you eat it. I really like it now where in the past I couldn't stand it. YMMV of course. There's one we buy that has some sea salt, and is I think 80% or more dark that is very good. So not pure dark, but a long ways there.

 

[Marzipan]

But you know, good dark chocolate does grow on you the more you eat it. I really like it now where in the past I couldn't stand it. YMMV of course. There's one we buy that has some sea salt, and is I think 80% or more dark that is very good. So not pure dark, but a long ways there.

I have found milk chocolate to be so sweet it hurts to eat. I'm of Dutch heritage, so chocolate (and cheese) are very important to me. I watch my blood / chocolate (and cheese) levels religiously! my personal fav is about 60% cocoa, but if they can bring down the sweetness and avoid making it any more bitter, I'm interested.

 

[GeezerGamer]

Oh the things I could say but won't........

Two mysteries surrounded the Georgia Guidestones. One may have finally been solved

A monument in Georgia gave cryptic instructions for humanity. Then someone blew it up.

edition.cnn.com

I'm planning to have a great wknd, I wish you all the same

 

[Marzipan]

vegan animal fat...

Plant-based meat startups are adding real animal fat to the mix: ‘It didn’t sizzle right, it didn’t smell right, it didn’t have that incredibly fatty taste and mouth feel’

"Pork tastes different from beef and from chicken. None of them taste like coconut,” says the founder of one lab-grown-fat startup.

fortune.com

 

[Marzipan]

wow.

PHOTOS: Chilliwack woman witnesses bobcat attacked by cougar in tree

Fight between 2 wild cats went on for more than hour, says Chilliwack resident Tammy Jordan

www.theprogress.com

 

[Marzipan]

bird names that sound rude or insulting.

12 More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

Words beloved even by cranky fans and pettichaps

www.merriam-webster.com

 

[LaughingCrow]

Microsoft Dev's 30-Year-Old Temporary Code Still Lingers in Windows 11

https://twitter.com/x/status/1772042158046146792

Plummer also admitted that the 32GB limit on FAT volume size in Windows was an arbitrary decision he made at the time, which has since become a permanent constraint.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/25/24111288/microsoft-format-drive-windows-ui-dialog

 

[Marzipan]

Sperm whales used a poopnado to fend off an attacking pod of Orca's.

Sperm whales drop giant poop bombs to save themselves from orca attack

A pod of sperm whales flung their poop at unsuspecting orcas to avoid a fatal attack.

www.livescience.com

 

[Marzipan]

Rescued baby hedgehog turns out to be hat bobble

A wildlife rescue was handed the ornamental tuft by a well-intentioned rescuer.

www.bbc.com