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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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[–] Shindo66@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Im sorry to say, chicken wings could quite possibly be the worst thing for you. Its the absolute fattest part of the chicken. Its really all fat. Then they are covered in sugary sauce or fatty sauce. They aren't chicken breast, they're the dark meat covered in skin. The dipped in delicious butter/oil rich buffalo sauce. The best things ever...

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

That’s often the recipe. However, there is a way to make it healthier. Remove the skin, skip all the sauces, boil the wings in plain water, chop the meat into pieces, and sprinkle them on a salad. Use fat-free yoghurt as a salad dressing to make it taste better. The good thing is, you can fill your stomach with this without gaining weight.

[–] Shindo66@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yup. Most unhealthy things can be made healthy by making them horrible.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

Fat and sugar are tasty. That gives us an evolutionary advantage to prioritise foods that are good for survival in a hunter-gatherer society. Nowadays, though, these taste receptors are not really helping me stay healthy.

[–] Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm only slightly ashamed to admit I had buffalo wings for breakfast with oil rich buffalo sauce this morning.

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

OK, I wasn't thinking of the sauce, that part could be unhealthy.

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Have you ever made buffalo sauce? It's literally 50% butter and 25% honey (and its delicious)

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago

No, I may or may not have had it at a restaurant or something, but if so, don't remember it. It's not a usual food where I live.

[–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Wings are white meat though.