TheDruidOcelot Cooks

Food for the Food Blog, Soup for the Soup Throne. (I'm stashing my recipes here and my food photos, because I need yet another hobby. Think of it like a quasi-publicly accessible recipe box.)

[druidocelotfood]

Foods I can be bribed with- (because its a FUNNY list)

Freshly homemade peanut butter cookies (made with CRUNCHY peanut butter)

prickly pear candy (if you know, you know. if you DON'T know, please go find out.)

Carne Guisada (HOMEMADE. Tex-mex style. I literally CAN NOT FIND IT UP HERE.)

My partner's homemade jjajangmyeon (only my partner can bribe me with this)

My partner's homemade bierocks (again. only my partner can bribe me with this)

My partner's mother's homemade cherry cordials (she makes the ONLY ones I will eat, keep that queen anne's trash AWAY from me)

any of the liberty orchards "delights" or aplets and cotlets boxes.

a case of Barbican (in strawberry, raspberry, or pomegranate flavor)

[apolladay]

Do you think you get enough fibre in your diet and do you eat meat?

Yes fibre, yes meat

Yes fibre, no meat

No fibre, yes meat

No fibre, no meat

Something else

Remaining time: 1 hour 18 minutes

[innerchildabortionclinic]

What Looks Like a Sugar Addiction Might Be an Eating Disorder

Sugar cravings aren't usually addiction. Discover how restriction and the binge-restrict cycle may be driving your eating patterns.

Feel like some people may need to read this. Basically when you under eat you crave sugar a lot more because it's an easy source of energy for your body

[innerchildabortionclinic]

Some people saying "uhh shouldn't this be obvious" but there is genuinely such a push right now to paint normal human body functions as outdated nonsense that should be ignored for better health. Like cravings for sugar and carbs will always have a reason for existing, it's not some sort of evil trick to sabotage your diet, just probably means you're lacking something

[lastoneout]

Literally been saying this for years AND I am SO fucking glad there are studies and shit now so I can actually show people the truth without them going "oh I'm glad you don't get sugar cravings but for me if I buy any candy I just eat it all immediately so I have to avoid it completely" or "yeah I can't let myself have sugar so I just vape with sugar cookie juice bcs it's healthier" like that's normal and not a major sign that your relationship with food is beyond fucked and needs serious attention before you kill yourself.

No one ever believes me that I don't really get sugar cravings or binge candy because I never ever make candy into a special thing I can only have sometimes. If I want sugar I eat sugar and I honestly fail to finish candy off more often than I eat all of it, and the days when I do I was clearly extremely stressed and I immediately feel better and, crucially, STOP CRAVING SUGAR.

This is the opening of the aricle: "Have you ever felt a loss of control while eating sweets? Does it feel hard to stop eating? Do you feel ashamed of how much you’re eating? Has this caused you to wonder if you’re addicted to sugar?"

And I have never once restricted sugar, and I promise all of you, I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE FELT LIKE THIS. I grew up food insecure, have several mental illnesses that make me prone to addiction, and my parents were addicts which means I'm genetically predisposed to addiction AND EVEN THEN I have never had trouble controlling myself around sweets EVER even when I was a kid!! The only food I get like this about legit is fresh fruit bcs I was too poor to afford it regularly as a kid, and gee, I wonder why being denied this type of food made me fixate on it like crazy, maybe there's something to think about there, yeah??????? The ONLY time I have ever felt even a little like this was when doctors were trying to get me to lose weight and the second I stopped restricting the cravings went away. And again, the cravings I do have are when I'm stressed, about to have a migraine, or when my doctors were trying to give me an eating disorder, and they go away when I let myself eat some gummy worms or make brownies. Every time. Every single time.

Constantly craving sugar is a sign something is wrong with your body. It's not normal to feel that way 24/7. You should be able to have candy in your house without stressing about it or eating all of it in a day. You're not a bad person or a failure, your relationship with food is broken and it can be fixed so you don't have to live like this. You should not have to live like this.

Being skinny or "healthy" cannot be worth living like this.

[druidocelotfood]

If buying frozen fruit and blending that up with a beverage is the difference between you getting the recommended daily servings of fruits and not, then fucking make that smoothie.

SERIOUSLY.

If that's what it takes to get you to down a couple cups of fruit in a day, then that's what it takes. If you know you're not gonna eat fresh fruit before it goes off? Buy frozen. If you know you aren't gonna have the energy (or don't have the manual dexterity) to cut up those apples or that cantelope, just buy the fuckin clamshell of pre-cut. Same goes if you physically can't actually finish a whole damn watermelon before it goes bad. Personally, I'd rather you get your fruit in you in any way that you can, than for you to go without the nutrients in fruit.

Same goes for veggies- If buying pre-cut bagged salad mix is the thing that gets veggies into you? Do that.

If buying frozen or canned veggies means they get used before they spoil? Do that.

If blending your veg up into a soup with some bullion gets it inside of you? GOOD. Do what you gotta do. Get fed. Get your nutrients any way you can. Fuck the twits who say "blending fruits removes the fiber" (it doesn't by the way), and other such fearmongering bullshit.

[apolladay]

Let’s have a potluck! What are you bringing?

* main dish (meat)

* main dish (vegetarian)

* casserole

* salad

* speciality side dish

* chips and dip

* bread/rolls

* dessert

* drinks

* utensils (cutlery, cups, napkins, etc.)

* something else

* see results

Let’s have a potluck! What are you bringing?

main dish (meat)

main dish (vegetarian)

casserole

salad

speciality side dish

chips and dip

bread/rolls

dessert

drinks

utensils (cutlery, cups, napkins, etc.)

something else

see results

Voting ended onJul 23

[fitnessadvicethatfitsinyourlife]

Drinking soda is better than drinking nothing all day. Eating ice cream for dinner is better than eating nothing for dinner. Eating salsa is better than having no produce in your diet at all.

Water is way more hydrating than soda, but soda is more hydrating than nothing. A balanced meal is way more nutritious than ice cream, but ice cream is more nutritious than nothing.

Something is better than nothing. Some hydration is better than no hydration. Some nutrients are better than no nutrients. Some produce is better than no produce.

Don't let societally imposed food guilt trick you into believing that nothing is a better choice. Nourishing your body, however you can, is always the better choice. Fed is best. Always.

[druidocelotfood]

If you like the idea and nutritional content of overnight oats, but can't stand the texture?

There is a solution. Blend that sucker. (I'm not joking)

Take your favorite overnight oat configuration (greek yogurt? protien powder? chia seeds? flax seeds? fruit? milk?) and blend that sucker (before or after letting it soak, either way). (Also if it has chia seeds, blending it can remove the.... frog eggness from the situation if that's a texture that bothers you.) No, blending it does not destroy the fiber. (If anything, it will help make the fiber more readily available, especially in things like raspberry seeds).

[druidocelotfood]

An "easier than it looks" dinner

frozen green beans microwaved with oyster sauce, some sliced cucumber, a marinated soft boiled egg, an air-fried frozen chicken filet, some calrose rice cooked with vegetable bullion, a little bit of homemade pickled red onion, and some sweet chili sauce.

[druidocelotfood]

Was not up for a heavy breakfast this morning-

Two hard boiled eggs, a tomato, about a third of a cucumber, and six strawberries cut in half. (I am listening to my body. My body wanted a snacking plate with no toast.)

Just gotta make a pot of tea, and that'll be perfect.

[druidocelotfood]

Yet Another Dense Bean Salad-

1 (15 oz) can of cannelini beans (white kidney beans), drained and rinsed 1 (15 oz) can of garbanzo beans (chickpeas), Drained and rinsed 2 cups of frozen peas, defrosted under warm running water, and drained 1/2 cup of finely diced onion 1 cucumber, finely diced 2 big fresh tomatoes, diced 1 cup of marinated fresh mozzarella pearls (or homemade marinated fresh mozzarella cubes) 1/3 of a cup of the oil from the marinated mozzarella 1/3 a cup of red wine vinegar salt, pepper, msg, garlic, oregano, and basil to taste

Mix everything in a big bowl. Allow to marinate. Serve with your favorite crunchy thing. (i have made some baked tortilla chips, because i like them and its what I had on hand). A serving is 1 cup. Makes approximately 10 servings (ish)

[druidocelotfood]

Guess who found his stash of matcha in the freezer and made himself a latte????

That's right, this guy.

[druidocelotfood]

yet another simple breakfast

Oberlander bread (toasted), some tvarog, some hot ajvar, a little cucumber (sliced with salt, white pepper, and msg), a tomato (sliced, with salt, white pepper, and msg), and a soft boiled egg topped with some freshly ground black pepper (courtesy of my partner, i can NOT get the timing down for jammy yolks to save my life)

[sandwichears]

Whyyyyy does heat stress give u tummy troubles. Don’t you want to stay hydrated. Is losing excess fluid really what you want to do.

The human body is a disaster.

[metalheadsagainstfascism]

For all of the northerners that stood up for Texas during our freeze and said, "Don't make fun of them, they've never dealt with this before. Their infrastructure isn't made for snow and freezing."

This one is for you.

Where I live 108°F with 80% humidity with no wind is normal.

Pacific North West is dealing historic best waves 35-40°C or 95-105°F.

First of all. Don't make fun of them for bitching about the heat. Just like Texas isn't built for a freeze and our pipes burst, Pacific North West isn't built for heat and a lot of their homes don't have AC.

If you live somewhere with a high humidity like 80+ HUMIDITY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. The "humidity makes it feel cooler" is a lie once it gets beyond a point.

If you live somewhere with a lower humidity, misters are nice to cool off outside.

Once you get over 90°F (32°C) a fan will not help you. It's just pushing around hot air. (I mean if you can't afford a small AC unit because they're expensive as hell, by all means a fan is better than nothing).

If you have pets, those portable AC units aren't safe. If your pets destroy the outtake thing, it'll leak CO2. Window units are safer.

Window AC units will let mosquitoes or other small bugs in. Sucks, but that's life.

Now is not the time to me modest. If you have to cover for religious reasons, by all means. If you don't, I've seen people wear short shorts and a swim top. It's not trashy if it keeps you from getting heat stroke.

If you do have to cover up for religious reasons, look for elephant pants or something similar. They're made with a breathable material.

Shade is better than no shade, but that shit it just diet sun after some point. Don't think shade will save you from heat stroke.

I know the "drink your water" is a fun meme now, but if you're sweating excessively you need electrolytes. Drink Gatorade, Powerade, or Pedialite PLEASE. I don't care if you're fucking sitting in one spot all day. That shit WILL save you from heat stroke.

Most importantly. RESEARCH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAT STROKE AND HEAT EXHAUSTION PLEASE!

If you're diabetic and can't drink Gatorade, mix water, fruit juice, and either lite salt or pink salt

If you can afford it, cover windows with thick curtains to insulate the house

If you have tile floors, lay on them with skin to tile contact. If you don't, laying your head on cool counters works too.

If the temperature where you're at is hotter than your body temperature, don't wear heat wicking clothing. Moisture wicking is safe though.

Check your medication labels. Many make you more susceptible to sun and heat

-Room temperature water will get into your body faster. This is something I learned doing marching band in high summer in Georgia, and it saved all of our asses. Sip it, don't gulp it, especially if you're getting into the red; same goes for whatever fluid you're drinking. And just in general drink during the day.

-If you are moving from an air conditioned space to an un-air conditioned space, if at all possible try to make the shift gradual. When my dad and I were working outside and in un-ac houses a few years ago, he'd turn the air down to low in the truck about ten-fifteen minutes before we got where we were going. This way your body doesn't go from low low temps to high temps. S'bad for you.

-If you can, keep your lights off during the day. Light bulbs may not generate a lot of heat, but the difference is noticeable when it gets hot enough. I literally only turn my bedroom light on in the evening when it gets too dark.

Don't be afraid to just like... pour water on yourself if you need to. The evaporation will cool you off.

Put your hand to the cement for 15 seconds. If you can't handle the heat, it'll burn your dog's paws. Don't let them walk on it.

Dogs with flat faces are more prone to heat stroke. Don't leave them out unsupervised.

Frozen fruit is delicious in water.

Wet/Cold hat/handkerchief on your head/neck will help you stay cool.

Pickle juice is great for electrolytes! You can even make pickle juice Popsicles!

Heat exhaustion is more, "drink water and get you cooled off." Heat stroke is more "Oh my god call 911."

Image Description provided by @loveize

[Image description: an infographic showing the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The graphic is labeled "Heat Dangers: First Warning." Signs of heat exhaustion: faint or dizzy, excessive sweating, cool, pale, clammy skin, rapid, weak pulse, muscle cramps. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat exhaustion, get to a cool, air-conditioned place, drink water if conscious, and take a cool shower or use cold compress. Signs of heat stroke: throbbing headache, no sweating, red, hot, dry skin, rapid, strong pulse, may lose consciousness. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat stroke, call 911. End description]

Be safe.

-fae

[bits-and-pieces-of]

As someone who works outdoors in the summertime: OP is very, very correct and heat is NOT a joke.

I would also like to add that beyond a certain temperature, cold water can genuinely be dangerous as a shock to your system. Roofers especially are often BARRED from drinking cold water, because going from nearly 40°C heat and then drinking something ice-cold can CAUSE ACTUAL SEIZURES.

Your best bet is lukewarm or slightly cool water, combined with wrapping an ice pack in some cloth and putting it on the back of your neck or tucking it into your belt.

And for the love of god if you have to go outside, wear BIG FLOPPY UGLY HATS as well as sunscreen. (Good Sunscreen. 60SPF minimum.) Sunburns retain heat and are Fucking Miserable on top of giving you cancer. Bad ones dry out your skin and can cause infections when you’re still sweating a lot and it gets into blisters.

Heat Stress is cumulative. If you are out trying to do the same thing Monday to Friday, something that you could manage on Monday is probably going to knock you flat on your ass on Friday if you don’t pace yourself.

If you’ve had any sort of heat-stress illness in the past, you are more prone to getting it again and more easily than someone who’s never had it.

[themythicalcodfish]

reblogging bc it’s getting solidly into the Deep Heat where I am.

[bard-llama]

Cooling towels like this can be lifesavers, but you have to be able to wet them regularly to keep them cool. Not sure how well they work in super humid areas, but in the dry heat of AZ, they are great.

[ariaste]

Further tips:

Science and anatomy are your friend. Think strategically. The main science fact to remember: EVAPORATION -> COLD.

You know how in the winter, people are like "Wear a hat, you lose so much heat from your head"? This can be used to your advantage in summer. Keep your hair wet -> Evaporation will help suck out heat as it dries. (And still wear a hat to keep the sun off your head, as previously mentioned.)

If it is so hot that you can't sleep at night, get your top sheet damp and lay under it with a fan pointed at you. Evaporation -> cold.

If you're planning to sit in one place and you don't have A/C and you can't stand the feeling of being wet all over, get some ice packs, wrap them in towels, and stick them against your major arteries -- against your neck, under your armpits, or between your legs (this last one is particularly good if you have to be on zoom calls and don't want people to notice your coping strategies). Cool the blood -> cool the rest of your body as it circulates. You'll still feel hot, but it'll help keep you at a level where the heat is tolerable. (Careful not to get ice burn on your bits, so move the ice packs every few minutes to a different position.)

Likewise, sticking your feet in a bucket of cool water will also help suck some heat out of your blood. Cooling your core (torso) is even better but harder to do efficiently since it's a broader area, except by like taking a cold shower or submerging yourself in water. If you have a bathtub, you can fill it with plain water -> that is now a free miniature swimming pool which you can dip into periodically throughout the day to help cool down.

If you have curtains on the south-facing windows of your home, close them. You can also get UV-blocking window film online if your windows are old and don't have the newfangled fancy shit on them. I haven't used the film myself, just curtains, but any amount of solar gain (heat from sunshine coming inside) that you can block before it gets inside your house is good. Pair this with opening the windows at night as soon as the temperature drops and closing them early in the morning before it kicks up again. It takes TIME for the temperature inside and outside to equalize, so that is a couple extra hours of slightly more comfort.

Be aware of which areas of your house get warmest (eg: rooms on the south side); if it is possible to close doors between those areas and the areas that stay a little cooler, do so. This prevents the hot air from circulating into the rest of the house. (Even hanging a curtain or a sheet over that door can help a bit.)

Finally, if you are not peeing as regularly as you usually do, or if your pee starts getting dark, YOU ARE NOT DRINKING ENOUGH WATER. GO DO THAT RIGHT NOW. Speaking as someone who once fucked up in this manner, severe dehydration is no joke. I was bedridden for MONTHS afterward.

[nothorses]

From the nurse who taught my WFA class: Pedialyte is the only actual ORS (Oral Rehydration Solution) straight off the shelf. You can turn lots of other things into an ORS with a little added salt or sugar, but Pedialyte is the only thing that doesn't need anything added to it. If you have the option, go with Pedialyte.

Here's a sampling of ORS recipes from the Patient's Guide to Managing Short Bowel Syndrome:

There's a ton more online if you're curious; you can make an ORS out of just about anything.

It doesn't need to be lite salt or pink salt (???) and regular table salt will dissolve quicker and easier than like, kosher or rock salt. By a lot.

Drink a few ounces every 15 minutes for 2-ish hours.

[metalheadsagainstfascism]

For all of the northerners that stood up for Texas during our freeze and said, "Don't make fun of them, they've never dealt with this before. Their infrastructure isn't made for snow and freezing."

This one is for you.

Where I live 108°F with 80% humidity with no wind is normal.

Pacific North West is dealing historic best waves 35-40°C or 95-105°F.

First of all. Don't make fun of them for bitching about the heat. Just like Texas isn't built for a freeze and our pipes burst, Pacific North West isn't built for heat and a lot of their homes don't have AC.

If you live somewhere with a high humidity like 80+ HUMIDITY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. The "humidity makes it feel cooler" is a lie once it gets beyond a point.

If you live somewhere with a lower humidity, misters are nice to cool off outside.

Once you get over 90°F (32°C) a fan will not help you. It's just pushing around hot air. (I mean if you can't afford a small AC unit because they're expensive as hell, by all means a fan is better than nothing).

If you have pets, those portable AC units aren't safe. If your pets destroy the outtake thing, it'll leak CO2. Window units are safer.

Window AC units will let mosquitoes or other small bugs in. Sucks, but that's life.

Now is not the time to me modest. If you have to cover for religious reasons, by all means. If you don't, I've seen people wear short shorts and a swim top. It's not trashy if it keeps you from getting heat stroke.

If you do have to cover up for religious reasons, look for elephant pants or something similar. They're made with a breathable material.

Shade is better than no shade, but that shit it just diet sun after some point. Don't think shade will save you from heat stroke.

I know the "drink your water" is a fun meme now, but if you're sweating excessively you need electrolytes. Drink Gatorade, Powerade, or Pedialite PLEASE. I don't care if you're fucking sitting in one spot all day. That shit WILL save you from heat stroke.

Most importantly. RESEARCH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAT STROKE AND HEAT EXHAUSTION PLEASE!

If you're diabetic and can't drink Gatorade, mix water, fruit juice, and either lite salt or pink salt

If you can afford it, cover windows with thick curtains to insulate the house

If you have tile floors, lay on them with skin to tile contact. If you don't, laying your head on cool counters works too.

If the temperature where you're at is hotter than your body temperature, don't wear heat wicking clothing. Moisture wicking is safe though.

Check your medication labels. Many make you more susceptible to sun and heat

-Room temperature water will get into your body faster. This is something I learned doing marching band in high summer in Georgia, and it saved all of our asses. Sip it, don't gulp it, especially if you're getting into the red; same goes for whatever fluid you're drinking. And just in general drink during the day.

-If you are moving from an air conditioned space to an un-air conditioned space, if at all possible try to make the shift gradual. When my dad and I were working outside and in un-ac houses a few years ago, he'd turn the air down to low in the truck about ten-fifteen minutes before we got where we were going. This way your body doesn't go from low low temps to high temps. S'bad for you.

-If you can, keep your lights off during the day. Light bulbs may not generate a lot of heat, but the difference is noticeable when it gets hot enough. I literally only turn my bedroom light on in the evening when it gets too dark.

Don't be afraid to just like... pour water on yourself if you need to. The evaporation will cool you off.

Put your hand to the cement for 15 seconds. If you can't handle the heat, it'll burn your dog's paws. Don't let them walk on it.

Dogs with flat faces are more prone to heat stroke. Don't leave them out unsupervised.

Frozen fruit is delicious in water.

Wet/Cold hat/handkerchief on your head/neck will help you stay cool.

Pickle juice is great for electrolytes! You can even make pickle juice Popsicles!

Heat exhaustion is more, "drink water and get you cooled off." Heat stroke is more "Oh my god call 911."

Image Description provided by @loveize

[Image description: an infographic showing the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The graphic is labeled "Heat Dangers: First Warning." Signs of heat exhaustion: faint or dizzy, excessive sweating, cool, pale, clammy skin, rapid, weak pulse, muscle cramps. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat exhaustion, get to a cool, air-conditioned place, drink water if conscious, and take a cool shower or use cold compress. Signs of heat stroke: throbbing headache, no sweating, red, hot, dry skin, rapid, strong pulse, may lose consciousness. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat stroke, call 911. End description]

Be safe.

-fae

[space-breeze]

one addendum to this as a northerner: our houses are made to keep heat in, so covering your windows with curtains and leaving doors and windows closed will turn your house into a heat box. you want to try to get a cross breeze.

[sleepymccoy]

When it's hot here I have like ten cold showers a day. Just, half a minute in the cold to get my body temp back down.

Also when I go to sleep I'll often out some ice cubes in a cloth and lay them on both my wrists. Blood is shallow at wrist, ankle, and neck and will cool down if touching something cold. You can lower your whole body temp fast that way. I often get to shivering even tho it's 37° C at 10pm

I kept cordial in the house just for summer when I know I need to hydrate but my brain is struggling in the heat. Similarly, ice cream is a fluid. Jelly is a fluid. Apples and celery are mostly fluid. If you're really struggling to drink water for any reason, there are other methods. Also, people say tea and coffee dehydrate you, they don't. They make you pee faster so it's less hydrating than just having water but it's still hydration! Have your coffee in the morning if you want. Then you know have a cold shower to cool off from the hot coffee lol

Don't forget to eat too. Heat can throw you off, get a solid meal in. I buy some ham and nice bread and just eat that cos it can be done cold w butter or hot w melted cheese depending on how I'm going

To be clear, I'm in Australia with no air con in my home. You can make it work with some awareness

[json-derulo]

it sucks that the overwhelming majority of medical messaging around salt/sodium is "evil poisonous substance that you're definitely already eating way too much of," because like. you do still need it. (trust me, as a POTS-haver, I've had to completely rewire my own brain about salt.) and you need more salt when the entire northern hemisphere is hot enough to fry an egg on. ever tried sucking down the recommended 64oz of hydration per day entirely as water, only to find you're peeing constantly without any of the purported benefits of being "hydrated"? assuming you don't have another medical condition that causes frequent urination, your body probably needed more salt/electrolytes to be able to hold onto that water and make use of it. if there was ever a time to keep a sports drink/pedialyte/etc within constant reach, it's when the heat index is 110°F/43°C.

[wiisagi-maiingan]

Peeps in extreme temperatures, plain water is NOT the only way to stay hydrated and can in fact be more dangerous if you're sweating a lot and not putting more electrolytes back into your body.

There are a ton of quick and cheap electrolyte drink recipes that you can find online. Tea, coffee, cocount water, milk, milk substitutes, juice, etc are all hydrating despite extremely persistent myths. Many fruits and veggies like cucumbers, watermelon, strawberries, bell peppers, etc have high water content and are a great way to hydrate while also getting vital nutrients. Popsicles are also a good way to stay cool and hydrated and you can buy them or make your own with whatever ingredients you want; there are recipes online, including ones for electrolyte popsicles, but you can also just do basic ones with your choice of fruit juice and whatever you want to add, like chunks of fresh or frozen fruit.

Anyone who is telling you that you can ONLY drink plain water to stay hydrated is incredibly misinformed, even if they have experience with high temperatures.

[ineffectualdemon]

If you're feeling shitty but been drinking plenty of water and have nothing to make an electrolyte drink

1. Eat fruit

2. Eat something with salt.

I had a day during the worst of the heatwave when I was a feeling really ill and I realised I hadn't had anything with sodium for a good while. I ate some crisps (chips) and immediately felt better. Was that the healthiest option? Maybe not. Was it the most accessible at the time? Absolutely

Remember that you need salt

[aetherograph]

My mom was a camp counsellor and they were constantly telling the kids to eat potato chips as well as drink water bc chips are the easiest form of salt. Also gives you a little fat and starch boost. So yeah. Summer is the best time of year to have salty snacks!