Food Products That I Would Not Have in the House If...........

[TheProgressivePatriot]

Food that I would not have in the house if it were not for my wife

Everyone who has ever lived with another person knows that, all else aside, you can never totally be on the same page when it comes to food. In the case of my wife and I, the differences are relatively minor. Generally, I like dished to be more spicy than she does, but that is easily adjusted at the table.

However, there a some food product that she must have that quite frankly, I just don't see the point in. Two come to mind:

Ketchup

Now I don't hate ketchup. I just don't see the point of it when there is Salsa in the world. Ketchup is for kids. Salsa is for grownups and there a so many great kinds!!

Boxed Chicken Noodle Soup

I make some great homemade soups out of whatever is in the house. Broth from cooking vegetables and beans, the vegetables and beans themselves, whole wheat pasta and brown rice. Tomatoes, zucchini , you name it. It becomes a minestrone , Italian wedding soup, or a bean soup. My wife thinks they are good too and there are often leftovers. Yet for some reason that I will never understand, she will on occasion, cook up this boxed soup for lunch consisting of mostly white flour, salt and artificial colors and flavors. Go figure.

Now, to give here equal time, there are a couple of things that I stock for myself that she won't go near and would not buy

Tofurky Italian Sausage and Deli "Meats"

Mind you, she is by no means adverse to meat substitute products. We regularly have meatless meat balls, burger, faux pepperoni, and more. So it is especially odd that she wants nothing to do with Tofurky. Oh well.

Hot Sauces

I have the whole collection. Chipotle, Chili Habanero, Sweet and Spicy, Chili Garlic and more. Good even on eggs! Not for her though

Foods that neither of us will have in the house

Donuts

Marshmallows

Soda

Red Meat


Any one care to share??

 

[Harry Dresden]

Ketchup is for kids?.....cant see dipping fries in Salsa.....but then maybe thats just me...

 

[mdk]

Don't be talking shit about ketchup. We take that condiment very seriously in my region.

 

[Tilly]

Food that I would not have in the house if it were not for my wife

Everyone who has ever lived with another person knows that, all else aside, you can never totally be on the same page when it comes to food. In the case of my wife and I, the differences are relatively minor. Generally, I like dished to be more spicy than she does, but that is easily adjusted at the table.

However, there a some food product that she must have that quite frankly, I just don't see the point in. Two come to mind:

Ketchup

Now I don't hate ketchup. I just don't see the point of it when there is Salsa in the world. Ketchup is for kids. Salsa is for grownups and there a so many great kinds!!

Boxed Chicken Noodle Soup

I make some great homemade soups out of whatever is in the house. Broth from cooking vegetables and beans, the vegetables and beans themselves, whole wheat pasta and brown rice. Tomatoes, zucchini , you name it. It becomes a minestrone , Italian wedding soup, or a bean soup. My wife thinks they are good too and there are often leftovers. Yet for some reason that I will never understand, she will on occasion, cook up this boxed soup for lunch consisting of mostly white flour, salt and artificial colors and flavors. Go figure.

Now, to give here equal time, there are a couple of things that I stock for myself that she won't go near and would not buy

Tofurky Italian Sausage and Deli "Meats"

Mind you, she is by no means adverse to meat substitute products. We regularly have meatless meat balls, burger, faux pepperoni, and more. So it is especially odd that she wants nothing to do with Tofurky. Oh well.

Hot Sauces

I have the whole collection. Chipotle, Chili Habanero, Sweet and Spicy, Chili Garlic and more. Good even on eggs! Not for her though

Foods that neither of us will have in the house

Donuts

Marshmallows

Soda

Red Meat


Any one care to share??

 

[TheProgressivePatriot]

Don't be talking shit about ketchup. We take that condiment very seriously in my region.

Oh boy! Militant Ketchup advocates. Who knew??

 

[TheProgressivePatriot]

Ketchup is for kids?.....cant see dipping fries in Salsa.....but then maybe thats just me...

Fries are for kids too LOL

 

[WillowTree]

I throw a package of that boxed chicken noodle soup into a pot of rice. Makes the rice delicious!

 

[mdk]

Don't be talking shit about ketchup. We take that condiment very seriously in my region.

Oh boy! Militant Ketchup advocates. Who knew??

Don't mess with The Heinz Horde. lol

 

[Harry Dresden]

Ketchup is for kids?.....cant see dipping fries in Salsa.....but then maybe thats just me...

Fries are for kids too LOL

yea im sure you would be in the majority on that.....

 

[Muhammed]

Ketchup is for kids?.....cant see dipping fries in Salsa.....but then maybe thats just me...

Fries are for kids too LOL

Fries are for everyone.

 

[TheProgressivePatriot]

I throw a package of that boxed chicken noodle soup into a pot of rice. Makes the rice delicious!

I'm happy for you. For me, eating is about more than immediate oral gratification. It's about how I feel about what I eat. It is about the short and long term effects on my health. Taste is important but it has to be balanced and with a little time and thought that can be achieved.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Food that I would not have in the house if it were not for my wife

Everyone who has ever lived with another person knows that, all else aside, you can never totally be on the same page when it comes to food. In the case of my wife and I, the differences are relatively minor. Generally, I like dished to be more spicy than she does, but that is easily adjusted at the table.

However, there a some food product that she must have that quite frankly, I just don't see the point in. Two come to mind:

Ketchup

Now I don't hate ketchup. I just don't see the point of it when there is Salsa in the world. Ketchup is for kids. Salsa is for grownups and there a so many great kinds!!

Boxed Chicken Noodle Soup

I make some great homemade soups out of whatever is in the house. Broth from cooking vegetables and beans, the vegetables and beans themselves, whole wheat pasta and brown rice. Tomatoes, zucchini , you name it. It becomes a minestrone , Italian wedding soup, or a bean soup. My wife thinks they are good too and there are often leftovers. Yet for some reason that I will never understand, she will on occasion, cook up this boxed soup for lunch consisting of mostly white flour, salt and artificial colors and flavors. Go figure.

Now, to give here equal time, there are a couple of things that I stock for myself that she won't go near and would not buy

Tofurky Italian Sausage and Deli "Meats"

Mind you, she is by no means adverse to meat substitute products. We regularly have meatless meat balls, burger, faux pepperoni, and more. So it is especially odd that she wants nothing to do with Tofurky. Oh well.

Hot Sauces

I have the whole collection. Chipotle, Chili Habanero, Sweet and Spicy, Chili Garlic and more. Good even on eggs! Not for her though

Foods that neither of us will have in the house

Donuts

Marshmallows

Soda

Red Meat


Any one care to share??

Can't have fries without ketchup. We do these really good baked fries.

I've been vegetarian for more than 30 years and can tell you that of all the veg products out there, tofurky is all but criminal. I keep thinking they'll get better and finally, maybe even get it right but that stuff is horrible. In Tucson, I used to get a vegan 9 bean loaf and a vegan lentil loaf - both were really REALLY good. Now make meat balls from tofu that can't be beat. Sweet and sour or with red sauce - they really are so good that you could stand at the stove and eat them.

Hot sauce - me too. Mexicans eat many different kinds of hot sauce and they're fanatical about which one they use with which food. I never did get that and couldn't tell one from another. Go into a real Mexican restaurant in Tucson or Mexico for that matter, and at each table, there's a big container of like 10 or more different kinds of hot sauce. Who knew?

Donuts - Ugh. Weird kind of greasy fat.

Marshmallows - Another ugh. But, for those who like the marshmallow creme fudge, that's vegan. Vegan marshmallows are also available but I'll pass on anything that is just pure sugar.

Soda - Sugar ugh. Oh, but have to confess I like ginger beer, especially a really strong one we get from the Mennonites.

Red Meat - Never ever again.

WillowTree I know you don't want to know this but that stuff is garbage. Honest - I know where it comes from and its not something you want to put in your mouth. Think fecal soup and the dead pile. Chicken that is used for things where its appearance doesn't matter, like soup, broth, tv dinners, all use the worst, oldest, most contaminated.

If you want to use something like that (WHY??), make your own and use better quality chicken as the base. Buy from a local farmer instead of the garbage (I use that term literally, and yes, I know what "literal" means) that is left over from factory farms.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

I throw a package of that boxed chicken noodle soup into a pot of rice. Makes the rice delicious!

I'm happy for you. For me, eating is about more than immediate oral gratification. It's about how I feel about what I eat. It is about the short and long term effects on my health. Taste is important but it has to be balanced and with a little time and thought that can be achieved.

Yes. Some people live to eat, others eat to live. I try always to be the latter.

I was raised on the usual American meat and potatoes diet where the only added flavors were salt and pepper. Now raise a lot of herbs and spices and buy only organic. And I cannot imagine ever again eating meat of any kind.

 

[TheProgressivePatriot]

Food that I would not have in the house if it were not for my wife

Everyone who has ever lived with another person knows that, all else aside, you can never totally be on the same page when it comes to food. In the case of my wife and I, the differences are relatively minor. Generally, I like dished to be more spicy than she does, but that is easily adjusted at the table.

However, there a some food product that she must have that quite frankly, I just don't see the point in. Two come to mind:

Ketchup

Now I don't hate ketchup. I just don't see the point of it when there is Salsa in the world. Ketchup is for kids. Salsa is for grownups and there a so many great kinds!!

Boxed Chicken Noodle Soup

I make some great homemade soups out of whatever is in the house. Broth from cooking vegetables and beans, the vegetables and beans themselves, whole wheat pasta and brown rice. Tomatoes, zucchini , you name it. It becomes a minestrone , Italian wedding soup, or a bean soup. My wife thinks they are good too and there are often leftovers. Yet for some reason that I will never understand, she will on occasion, cook up this boxed soup for lunch consisting of mostly white flour, salt and artificial colors and flavors. Go figure.

Now, to give here equal time, there are a couple of things that I stock for myself that she won't go near and would not buy

Tofurky Italian Sausage and Deli "Meats"

Mind you, she is by no means adverse to meat substitute products. We regularly have meatless meat balls, burger, faux pepperoni, and more. So it is especially odd that she wants nothing to do with Tofurky. Oh well.

Hot Sauces

I have the whole collection. Chipotle, Chili Habanero, Sweet and Spicy, Chili Garlic and more. Good even on eggs! Not for her though

Foods that neither of us will have in the house

Donuts

Marshmallows

Soda

Red Meat


Any one care to share??

Can't have fries without ketchup. We do these really good baked fries.

I've been vegetarian for more than 30 years and can tell you that of all the veg products out there, tofurky is all but criminal. I keep thinking they'll get better and finally, maybe even get it right but that stuff is horrible. In Tucson, I used to get a vegan 9 bean loaf and a vegan lentil loaf - both were really REALLY good. Now make meat balls from tofu that can't be beat. Sweet and sour or with red sauce - they really are so good that you could stand at the stove and eat them.

Hot sauce - me too. Mexicans eat many different kinds of hot sauce and they're fanatical about which one they use with which food. I never did get that and couldn't tell one from another. Go into a real Mexican restaurant in Tucson or Mexico for that matter, and at each table, there's a big container of like 10 or more different kinds of hot sauce. Who knew?

Donuts - Ugh. Weird kind of greasy fat.

Marshmallows - Another ugh. But, for those who like the marshmallow creme fudge, that's vegan. Vegan marshmallows are also available but I'll pass on anything that is just pure sugar.

Soda - Sugar ugh. Oh, but have to confess I like ginger beer, especially a really strong one we get from the Mennonites.

Red Meat - Never ever again.

WillowTree I know you don't want to know this but that stuff is garbage. Honest - I know where it comes from and its not something you want to put in your mouth. Think fecal soup and the dead pile. Chicken that is used for things where its appearance doesn't matter, like soup, broth, tv dinners, all use the worst, oldest, most contaminated.

If you want to use something like that (WHY??), make your own and use better quality chicken as the base. Buy from a local farmer instead of the garbage (I use that term literally, and yes, I know what "literal" means) that is left over from factory farms.

Thank You. But I have to wonder why you think that Tofurky is so bad? It is highly processed I suppose, but so are many other things like Boca Burgers which I love.

I remember the early days of my experimentation with vegetarianism in the late 70's early 80's. Veg burgers came in a can. It was a grey, clay like past that you were supposed to form into patties a fry until brown. You could fry the shit out of it and it might brown a bit on the outside but is was still grey inside. And it tasted just like it looked, grey.Food technology has come a long way since then. Still, I suppose the best way to go I to stop trying to imitate meat and eat minimally processed vegetables

 

[Papageorgio]

Foods not in my house: potato chips, soda, white bread, margarine, meats with nitrates, liver.

Foods in the house, uncured bacon, watermelon, lots of berries, organic tortilla chips, homemade salsa, homemade beef jerky, baby back ribs, butter, organic meats.

I try stay away from hydrogenated anything, anything with corn syrup, high fructose and other highly processed foods.

 

[PredFan]

Foods I would not have in the house if it wasn't for my wife:

Salad Dressing (instead of mayo)
Nutella
Low carb chocolate squares

Things neither of us will have:

Beets
Lima beans
Turkey sausages (Basically anything made out of turkey that should have been made out of pork or beef)
Veggie burgers
Veggie anything except actual vegetables

Things that are a must in our house:
Bacon
Red meat
Spam
Blueberries
Eggs
Coffee
Yogurt
Ketchup

 

[Lewdog]

I found some stuff at Walmart that is an absolutely awesome condiment, it is sriracha mayonnaise.

 

[IsaacNewton]

No hot sauce.



Always a bag of Hershey Kisses in the freezer. 22 calories each which is cool.

No mayo. No ketchup. Huge bottle of mustard. Large bottle of garlic salt and bottle of powdered garlic.

 

[gallantwarrior]

Ketchup is for kids?.....cant see dipping fries in Salsa.....but then maybe thats just me...

Don't eat fries, don't need ketchup. That being said, I make my own and there is no sugar or corn syrup involved. I use apples to make my ketchup sweet. I also make my own mayonnaise. Plain yellow mustard is usually OK. Red meat is a yes, fatty cold cuts and ground meat, not so much. I do appreciate a good pico de gallo, though.

 

[gallantwarrior]

Don't be talking shit about ketchup. We take that condiment very seriously in my region.

Oh boy! Militant Ketchup advocates. Who knew??

Don't mess with The Heinz Horde. lol

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