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Sounds like starvation rations…

Don't sleep on the canned sardines. They never stop being good imo. Their high protein and fat content makes them really satiating. I think they're the ultimate food if you're dieting.

Since gyms were closed, I cut for about 4-5mo at the start of lockdown. Everyday for those 5 months: sardines. Never got tied of 'em or felt like I was on horrific starvation rations.

Be careful eating tinned fish that much. My cousin became very ill in university - losing hair, losing weight, sleepy all the time. They tested her for everything. Eventually they realized she had high levels of mercury from eating a tin of tuna daily. Sardines might be okay because they are smaller, so they bioaggregate less.

Sardines are small short-lived fish. They don't accumulate mercury the way that larger predatory fish such as tuna do. Sardines present a much lower mercury risk.

Appreciate the tip. It does seem like a really good dieting food. Definitely going to buy some tomorrow.

I wasn’t complaining about taste- it sounds like no more than 1200 calories a day (although it would depend a lot on the can size)

I agree the food itself is pretty bleak. But this resonates with me because I have a fond memory of a rushed meal after a surf with my father.

We were on a camping trip so all we had in the car was two small cans of tuna and some multigrain bread. After getting out of the water and feeling completely exhausted, there was something satisfying about slapping the contents of the can onto a slice of bread and biting into the most basic meal imaginable.

Somehow one of the tastiest memories I have is as a kid being outside and eating rye bread with butter.

Hunger is the best ingredient.

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