I have almost infinite nopal (prickly pear cactus pads) in my garden....which I have been eating nearly every day... curious what's the nutrition content of them.

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

I have almost infinite nopal (prickly pear cactus pads) in my garden....which I have been eating nearly every day... curious what's the nutrition content of them.

(answer, per Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia

#gardening #cactus

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

Next time I slice myself open on something in the garden, will try this... (probably will be tomorrow, lol, or later today)

Per reference on Wikipedia:

"Prior to modern medicine, Native Americans and Mexicans primarily used Opuntia as a coagulant for open wounds, using the pulp of the stem either by splitting the stem or scraping out the pulp"

#cactus

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

***is there any health benefit/detriment to regularly scratching/cutting yourself while hiking/gardening? Asking for a friend? 🤪

[plutarch@gotosocial.plutar.ch]

@ai6yr

I love how what us Americans call a calorie is actually a kcal, meaning k as in thousand.  So if you say you eat 2,000 calories per day, what you're actually saying is that you eat 2,000,000 calories per day.

[chieroglyph@infosec.exchange]

@ai6yr

Just rub some dirt on it.

[teledyn@mstdn.ca]

@plutarch @ai6yr

Hush! That his is not widely known is how I can excuse my beer and icecream habits by comparing temperatures! Also why pizza demands cold beer.