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Greetings, dear reader! Hopefully you are ready for the unique and wonderful NFKickasseggtivities-eggsperience. I would like to introduce you to this eggsperience with a fun fact: the upcoming Sunday is Easter. That fact was fun, right?  I could of course write this NFKickasseggtivities about Easter.  But wouldn’t that be a bit too obvious?  Besides, I don’t want to stain the holiness of this Catholic celebration with the written word, insofar I haven’t done that already.  Instead, I will enlighten you with the knowledge about a topic I personally associate with Easter (and also – mostly – with my breakfast): eggs.  Those who believe that it shows a legg (lack) of inspiration or good taste to write about what one frequently has for breggfast (breakfast), obviously don’t know me very well yet!

Monday there are no activities planned.  This is because a lot of you might start their week eggshausted (exhausted)  due to the culture trip to Leipzig this weekend. We don’t want to deny those their rest.  But even for those who didn’t come along on the culture trip, Monday morning is rarely a moment to look forward to. Do you share that sentiment? Than I have the perfect solution for you: start your day by consuming one or more eggs for breakfast! Personally I recommend chicken eggs due to their price and culinary versatility.  An average egg contains about 8 grams of protein, 7 grams of fat and almost no carbs. That makes eggs a very good breakfast for people trying to lose weight. The high protein content kicks your metabolism into a higher gear and makes you feel full, while the lack of carbohydrates forces your body to use its fat reserves for energy.  Furthermore, eggs are a great source of zinc, vitamin A and B12, and they’re one of the most eggficient (efficient) sources of choline, a food that has been shown to have a beneficial impact on the memory.

Just like every week, there is a fakbar on Tuesday starting on 9pm at the M-café.  On top of the regular fun you might encounter during our weekly fakbar, there will also be the preseleggtions for the interfacultary beerpong tournament. A small competition will select the two best teams who can represent NFK at this tournament, for which NFK will pay the entrance fee. The preselections will start at 10.30pm and the entrance fee is 7 euro.  There are still some spots left for those who want to participate. You can find the link to the reggistration list on the facebookpage of the event.

Wednesday and Thursday there will be no activities, so I will use the space I would otherwise use to describe these activities to debunk a common misconception about eggs. Back in the sixties, it was thought that eggs were bad for your liver because one egg yolk contained about 2/3 of the daily recommended cholesterol intake. However, research has now shown that there is no clear correlation between a high egg consumption (up to three whole eggs a day) and a raised level of LDL (LDL is short for Low Density Lipoprotein or “bad cholesterol”), and can even lead to a higher level of HDL (High Density Lipoprotein or “good cholesterol”, which decreases risk of heart- and vascular disease, contrary to LDL).

Friday there will be a special breadmeal to celebrate the day Our Good Lord Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. The end of your week is guaranteed to taste eggcellent (excellent).

Extra: Saturday the 31st of March the Philosophy Celebration will take place. The opening lecture, titled The Affects of Democracy, will be given in English by prof. Chantal Mouffe at 1.30pm in theater 30cc.  Afterwards there will be several lectures and panel discussions of a philosophical nature, although most of those will be in Dutch. A day ticket costs 12 euro for all students, and 9 euro for those who have a culture card.

So, we have finally reached the end of this NFKickasseggtivities. Hopefully you will have a good week! See you next time!

Greetings dearest readers! Please be welcomed at this week’s NFKickassactivities.  This one will show you the way throughout the coming week. Are you trembling with anticipation already when reading this prophecy? You should be, because this week’s theme is characterized by some high-tension dynamic Michael Bay-esque action: oatmeal.

On Monday there’s a movie night. The movie, titled “masculin-féminin”, is  not directed by Michael Bay but by French director Jean-Luc Goddard and will start at 9.30pm in Room C of the HIW.  The movie tells the story of a love affair between a Parisian activist and pop-singer. They can be seen as representative for the so called “children of Marx and Coca Cola”. Sadly, Coca Cola is very bad for your tooth enamel  due to its low pH-concentration of only 2,6. Furthermore, it’s high refined sugar content can cause an unhealthy peak in blood sugar levels. If you’re looking for a healthier source of energy, why not try oatmeal? Contrary to the carbohydrates in Coca Cola™ , those in oatmeal are of a more complex type which means they are able to sustain with energy you for a longer period of time without leading to a higher risk of diabetes type 2 in the long run. If that’s not enough, the betaglucan in oatmeal acts as a natural stabiliser of cholesterol levels. And then we’re not even talking about the fact that oatmeal lends itself for a way wider range of culinary purposes than Coca Cola™.

Tuesday there will be fakbar as always, starting from 9pm in the M-café.  For the occasion, our staff will attempt to offer a limited amount of oatmeal.  The multitude of dietary fibers will undoubtedly be great for your digestion.  Who would’ve thought that your weekly fakbar-evenings could be even more epic and rich in essential minerals than they already were?

Wednesday and Thursday there will be no activities. If you were to find yourself bored at some point during those days due to the lack of occupational therapy, you can read this short explanation of the production of oatmeal. Please don’t cheat by looking before you are bored during one of those two days.

Oatmeal is made from oats. Oats come from the oat or Avena Sativa,  a yearly growing grassplant stemming from Mesopotamia and the Balkans. The plant is best grown in a soil that’s slightly dry and sandy and in a moderately cold climate, although it can survive in a relatively broad range of circumstances.  In order to turn the oats into delicious oatmeal, the grains first have to be dehusked in order to get the outer cover off.  After that, the oats have to soak in a moderately moist environment for one or two days to rid the grains of most of the carbonic acid.  When that’s done, the grains need about 6 days to geminate. The product of this has to be dried. To finish it up, you can choose to mill, steel cut or roll the resulting oats in order to turn them in the delicious and healthy snack we all know and love. Bon appétit!

Exceptionally, there will be no breadmeal on Friday, because a significant portion of the students will have left for the culture trip to Leipzig.  All the participants have been briefed per mail. To all those who will not come along on the culture trip and are now imagining a lonely and soulless Friday without breadmeal: Don’t fear! There is a food that will fulfill your metabolic and emotional needs for a bargain just as well as the breadmeal. You guessed it, it’s oatmeal.

Extra: Saturday the 31^st of March the Philosophy Celebration will take place. The opening lecture, titled The Affects of Democracy, will be given in English by prof. Chantal Mouffe at 1.30pm in theater 30cc.  Afterwards there will be several lectures and panel discussions of a philosophical nature, although most of those will be in Dutch. A day ticket costs 12 euro for all students, and 9 euro for those who have a culture card.

So, this was this week’s NFKickassactivities. Hopefully you enjoyed it (maybe even just as much as a fantastic bowl of oatmeal).  To wrap it up I will leave you with an anecdote to show that oatmeal is truly the food of the strongest of people. When Samuel Johnson, a writer and poet who was notorious for his bad health, described oatmeal as “a grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people”, Lord Elibank, a lawyer, economist and soldier who died at the old age – back in the 18^th century – of 75, allegedly replied: “Yes, but where else have you seen such strong horses and such strong men?”.

Bye!