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Frugality and Diet#

Friends of Frugality and Rice Consumption#

Friends of Frugality#

Friends of Frugality – ACEVS
Liulang Pavilion left a comment in this article about consuming rice.

Rice Consumption Calculation#

I also calculated it, but I didn't keep track of my own consumption clearly. I will continue calculating later.

Ancient and Modern Diets#

Ancient Diet#

In ancient times, just being able to have enough to eat was good. At most, there were two meals a day. If we go back thousands of years, humans ate whatever they encountered, and if there was nothing, they went hungry, probably often being hungry. Because even now, the scientifically unproven three meals a day still have quite long intervals.

Modern Diet#

Three meals a day are a product of the industrial age, and the eight-hour work system probably is too. Now that machines are advanced, most people are no longer strictly workers; mental laborers seem to consume more. In fact, the brain consumes 20-30% of the body's energy, and with the popularization of AI, this proportion is likely to decrease.

Energy Consumption and Work#

Physical Labor#

Moving companies, etc., that do not rely on exoskeletons and must engage in physical combat consume a lot of energy.

Mental Labor#

Driving is a good way to consume brain energy; the brain weighs about 2% of the body. The brain consumes 40% more energy while driving than usual, which is why people often feel fatigued after driving, especially for long periods.

Cost-Effectiveness of Driving#

Cost of Driving#

In my view, driving is relatively low in cost-effectiveness; you should just take a taxi when you need a car. Generally, you won't spend more than ten thousand a year. For long distances, you can carpool; about 30 kilometers might cost around 20, and a daily round trip would be about 40 yuan (a friend did this before). Based on normal commuting days, about 250 days a year, it would cost around ten thousand.

Disadvantages of Driving#

The downside is that there may be various unexpected incidents; with your own car, it's generally just car-related incidents (mainly breakdowns and traffic accidents). With more people, there are also human-related incidents (mainly not accidents, but being late, having matters to attend to, or taking leave).

Human Brain and Technology#

Simulation of the Human Brain#

The human brain is like a CPU, memory, and hard drive, almost integrated. This is also the direction of Apple's motherboard design, which seems to simulate the human brain to improve efficiency.

Mixed Grain Rice and Health#

Choice of Mixed Grain Rice#

Back to mixed grain rice, I used to like various types of rice. I saw a post on what is worth buying, where a rib rice shop owner tested many types of rice. His consumption was fast, and he quickly tested the data. In the end, he chose Yanhe Long Grain Fragrant Rice for its high cost-effectiveness, mainly due to its taste and price, ensuring quality while making more profit. Switching to Thai fragrant rice might result in lower profits. So for a while, I only bought Yanhe Long Grain Fragrant Rice until I watched a few short videos.

Diabetes and Diet#

They are all diabetes carriers, in their 30s and 60s, serious and disciplined, enjoying testing and sharing. Sugar People Help, Sugar People Jie, the names are quite fierce. Testing content: after eating a certain amount of food, measure blood sugar at half an hour, one hour, and two hours. Later, there was dynamic silicon-based testing, showing real-time blood sugar changes over several hours clearly. I watched videos of most of the foods I commonly eat and made a table to record them. I rarely used the table later. Many foods that seem like coarse grains have a high glycemic index, such as corn, whole grain bread, steamed buns, biscuits, and noodles. They both consider themselves disciplined and control well, especially Sugar People Jie.

Recipe for Mixed Grain Rice#

I also learned about mixed grain rice from them, looking at their recipe (which also varies): oat rice, buckwheat rice, black rice, brown rice. Black rice and brown rice are too sticky; sticky and mushy ones are glycemic boosters, so I gave up on them. The same goes for glutinous rice and sweet corn. Meat has the downside of fat issues. Fish is good in every way except for bones and consumption time. Crustaceans like crabs, shrimp, and scorpions are about uric acid.
Currently, I use oat rice (the kind that can't be flattened) + any rice, each half.
Pairing oat rice with any rice seems to lower the taste, so any rice will do.

Steaming Rice in a Pressure Cooker#

Now, when steaming rice in a pressure cooker, I use one measuring cup, with the net weight of mixed grain rice about 150g, adding about 250g of water. After cooking, the mixed grain rice is about 300g, which is the maximum I can eat in one meal. Generally, I eat one meal at noon. In the evening, it's vermicelli, rice noodles, or bamboo noodles + a lot of vegetables. The folic acid in vegetables may lead to issues like stones.
Now, any white rice we eat at home is an improvement in life for the children.
However, before the holidays, the kids eat at school.

Books Not Read#

Grain Brain
Ketogenic Diet

Reference Articles#

1.4 kilograms of brain consumes 20% of the body's energy! Is the human brain constantly leaking energy? Now we finally know.
How shocking is the energy consumption of the brain? Look at the GIFs!
Why is driving more tiring than working? - Auto Home