this is the game of nutrition facts labels. someone enters the
nutrition facts from the label of a food product, and others guess what
it is. the winner gets to enter the next label.

   this item is usually entered in enigma and linked to kitchen and
puzzles, but i'm breaking with tradition and entering it in kitchen
first.

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   serv size: 3 pcs. (2g)
   servings: about 25
   calories: about 10
   total fat: 0g
   cholest: 0g
   sodium: 0mg
   total carb: 2g
   sugars: 2g
   protein: 0g

Definitely not for diabetics!  Are they normally eaten at 2 a.m.?

   [This item of fabled tradition is now linked to Enigma.]

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   you've just about got it, valerie. do i have to wait for the exact
right brand name?

Depends on how picky you feel like being.

   in that case, valerie has it. the label is from a box of altoids.

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I would still like to know if it is allowed to enter items that are acquired
without a label, such as fresh produce or bulk foods.  If we are going to have
a potluck, it would be nice to have a few more fruits and vegetables.  The
public library has several volumes worth of food values in the reference
section, I think published by the USDA.  (I don't recall seeing kelp in the
vegetable one, and most of them were titled things like:  poultry, fish,
beef...).  We could still required that someone actually have the food in
their kitchen before entering it.

I don't think there are a lot of rules to this thing, keesan.
Enter something fresh and unlabled and see how it goes.  

I didn't know you were required to have the food - I thought you just had to
know the stats, from whatever source.

On the assumption that Valerie's cupboard is bare (it has been five days),
or that she is down with the flu, I will enter the following purchased from
Arbor Farms in a container marked 'High in iron, calcium and protein'.

Net Wt. 12.0 OZ. (340g)
Serving size approx. 1/4 cup (45g)  
Servings per container 8

Calories 160  fat cal. 10

Total fat 1.0 g  2%
Saturated fat 0 g 
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 5mg
Potassium 220 mg
Total carb. 32 g 11%
Dietary fiber 6g 24%
Sugars 0g
Protein 5g
Vitamin A 0, Vitamin C 0, thiamine 10%, riboflavin 2%, niacin 4%
calcium 8%, iron 20%

STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.....

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The mystery item was purchased in a cardboard box.

Hmm.  Rather high in calories & fiber to be dried beans.  Wrong iron/
calcium ratio to be a spud (though maybe with milk added...)  Is this
a mixture, or a one-source food?

not a mixture, note that it advertises the iron and calcium, which makes it
somewhat different from other items in the same class

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YES!  That was obviously a well-thought-out guess.  You are too modest.

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No, no, no.  I don't buy them in little cardboard boxes, but in 50 pound bags.
This was something more exotic.

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no, no, no, keep trying.  We also bought 50 lb of quinoa.

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sorry, no.  This is 'the smallest grain in the world!'.  Tiny X provides GIANT
SIZE nutrition!  It's high in minerals and has more calcium than wheat or
barley...   But if nobody can guess it in a week I will tell.  

In other words, it hasn't been selectively bred for holding freighters
down in the water.  (Maximum tons per acre, whether it's worth harvesting
or not.)

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Arrowhead Mills proudly introduces Teff...the smallest grain in the world!
In fact, 150 grains of Teff weight only as much as a single grain of wheat
- but don't let its size fool you -- Tiny Teff....  Ounce for ounce, Teff has
more nutrient-rich bran and germ than any other grain.

We bought a box of it to grind into flour and made injera, a low-gluten
fermented pancake.  The local restaurants use pastry wheat flour.  You can
use any other low-gluten grain, such as corn or barley.  Mix it up very
liquid, let is sit in a warm place and stir it daily with your hands, removing
anything glutinous.     The box also gives a veggie-burger recipe.

I was not sure anybody out there had actually heard of teff.  Never
underestimate the knowledge of a grexer!  Valerie, your turn, unless some
other grexer has an interesting label or food to enter.

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Valerie, have you any good recipes for bread or pancakes from other less
common grains?  Barley, millet, etc.

What sort of plant does this t'eff stuff come from?

(Or would that more properly be t'eff st'uff?)

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Teff is a type of grain, which I presume grows on something like a grass. 
Valerie, that can't be yogurt again, can it?  Something dairy, anyway.  Does
lactose count as a sugar?

Looks a little high in fat to be yogurt, but it sure seems like
a dairy product. Milk, maybe?

Lactose should be a sugar chemically, but I don't know if the FDA counts it...
I don't see why not.

Pretty high sodium to be milk.  And where's the carbo's?  But the fat
profile fits whole milk perfectly.  

Cheese sticks?  That's a lot of fat, and I noticed the calcium...  Oh...maybe
sticks of butter?

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Orange creamsicles?  Oh, wait...no sugar.  

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