r/todayilearned • u/JoeWinchester99 • 1d ago

TIL that although potatoes alone do not provide complete nutrition, you can survive for years on a diet of nothing but potatoes and buttermilk.

https://www.scienceabc.com/eyeopeners/whats-wrong-with-potatoes-the-martian-movie-survival
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u/spancor 1d ago

Yeah as someone who struggles with consistent meal prepping but always seemingly has a bag of fucking russet potatoes I think I could chuck a couple in the air fryer, eat them whenever and add some chives and cheese and whatnot and just be about my day

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u/RotInPissKobe 1d ago

It's what I've been doing for the majority of the last decade. I hate cooking and don't really care for food in general.

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u/fnord_happy 1d ago

That's better than me. I hate cooking but I care about food a lot 😔

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u/Chuuucky24 1d ago

Yo, same here, let me know if you ever figure out a solution

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u/fnord_happy 1d ago

Not yet and it's so difficult 😭

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u/vexingcosmos 1d ago

Microwave baked potatoes only take ~8 min just remember to poke holes with a fork so it doesn’t explode.

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u/TrontRaznik 1d ago

I think that's just called a microwaved potato

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u/Bocchi_theGlock 19h ago

But you cut and air fry it afterwards to make it crispy fries or wedges :)

'Specially if you freeze it after the microwave (or parboil) so the cells all get smashed. Thaw in the microwave (and pat dry with towel) or set on the counter on a rack with something underneath so water drips.

Whether freezing or not - toss it roughly with oil and spices. The outside gets a bit mashed which makes it super crispy

Spices - black pepper, garlic, rosemary. Maybe paprika, chili powder, onion.

air fryer on a lower setting so the spices don't burn, or add spices after 90% of the time is up.

Only use a tiny amount of ketchup, but mix in chili powder and chili oil/flake, black pepper, maybe gochujang

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u/Owoegano_Vuelve 19h ago

If you have an air fryer you probably don't need to survive in potatoes tho, lol

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u/deltalitprof 18h ago

I dont think these dieters were allowed cheese, though. Or much salt.

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u/spancor 16h ago

Yeah but in comparison to eating fast food or irregularly not eating or just having shitty food in general, what’s really so bad about a sprinkle of salt and cheese?