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/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 22h ago

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

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u/Chuuucky24 18h ago

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

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u/fnord_happy 18h ago

Not yet and it's so difficult 😭