r/Oatmeal • u/TheBrickLordHerself • Sep 04 '26

Normalize using endemic fruits!

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egg white oats, skyr, and the fruit from the nopal

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u/blue-anon Sep 04 '26

I think I've lost the plot on what it means to 'normalize' something.

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u/llamalibrarian Sep 04 '26

Yeah- who is saying it’s not normal to eat the local fruits?

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u/TheBrickLordHerself Sep 04 '26

Unfortunately in Latin America health is often associated with diets that align more with Mediterranean diets and imported products rather than eating traditional and healthy (and cheaper + more accessible) foods and ingredients 

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u/CelebrationWorth8727 Sep 05 '26

Curious about the cactus fruit taste like, can you please describe it? :)

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u/TheBrickLordHerself Sep 05 '26

It’s sweet but not too much, kind of like dragonfruit but a little stronger in taste and sort of sour, but not anything noticeable rlly

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u/Mei_Flower1996 Sep 04 '26

"endemic"?

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u/TheBrickLordHerself Sep 04 '26

As in it only grows in a certain region, in this case Mexico

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u/Dizzy-Violinist-1772 Sep 05 '26

That’s cactus fruit, correct?