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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 23 points 3 days ago (7 children)

I have a simple flowchart to determine what is or isn't a veggie:

> Can I eat it? -> Yes -> Does it come from an animal? -> No = Vegetable

[–] RichardDegenne@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

... Is it not?

Being a grain (or even specifically a "Cereal grain") doesn't exclude it, see corn.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 points 2 days ago

Gushers are vegetables, got it.

[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Sand has a lot of minerals in it. Probably the healthiest veggie of them all!

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 days ago

That’s why they call you the bread man.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I mostly agree, but there's a few holes in that flowchart:

My favorite vegetables are salt and ice.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago

Rocks are vegetables nodnod

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Ahh Diogenes the greatest philosopher

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I also add: Does it taste good?

I do this because of cranberries. I do not eat anything that you can make candles or soap from......