While educating myself online (watching instagram reels).

I learned something new!! (Some random girl said this)

Every year, the thing you KEEP saying you regret not doing is the thing holding you back.

Which made me realize two things:

1. Every year I regret not producing and posting more content. I think it can be fun and helpful.

2. My personality use to be more weird, in a good way, but not I’m too ‘optimized’ to let my weird out now.

So, this year I promise you (and myself) that I will be publishing 10 content pieces a week AND I’m gonna try and step back to let my authentic weird back in.

I want to be bubbly, and get more niche obsessions, and maybe hear some more rants.

It feels like life is more fun that way.

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xx, Caite

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Brussel Sprouts had an R&D team fix their taste.

Growing up, I remember my dad always saying he hated Brussel sprouts as a kid, but didn’t mind them now.

I assumed it was because my mom cooked them differently than my grandmother did.

What actually happened is way crazier.

I… couldn’t wait to share this.

In the 1960s and 70s, Brussels sprouts were bred for efficiency, not enjoyment.
High yield. Easy harvesting. The version that did this well had significantly higher bitterness and a strong sulfuric smell.

For anyone who remembers sixth-grade science: sulfur = rotten egg energy.

After farmers and grocers took notice of the growing anti-sprout sentiment, scientists traced the issue back to specific compounds responsible for the harsh taste and smell.

The conclusion was that seeds they had been using to help with their new harvesting technology were not what the people actually wanted.

While all of this was unraveling, a Dutch seed company was searching the archives to find the OG seed variations people liked to eat.

What they had found was gentler varieties, and cross-bred them with modern plants. The result was a quieter, sweeter version of the same vegetable…

This is the seed that became the mass produced version. By the 2010s, this new sprout became the industry standard, quietly replacing the bitter ones entirely.

Which means most of us didn’t “grow into” liking Brussels sprouts.

They just finally fixed the product.

… which is so wild to me. Do you know of other foods that had this happen to them?

Sources: Here, Here, & Here!

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