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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhen your SO goes out of town, what kinds of food do you eat?
Me, I eat lots of crap. I usually go to Trader Joe's and pick up some Tempura Shrimp and their version of Tater Tots. And of course, chips and dip. Plus a late night snack of cheese and Triscuits melted in the microwave. How about you?
Aristus
(66,387 posts)With generous helpings of alcoholic beverages.
bif
(22,720 posts)Aristus
(66,387 posts)RevStPatrick
(2,208 posts)...and I'm already looking forward to a ginormous plate of chicken parm and ziti (she can't eat pasta or cheese now because of a diet) and an entire bottle of wine!
Then I'll probably pass out on the couch and wait for her to come home.
DFW
(54,405 posts)I don't break down cholesterol well at all, and have had serious heart issues for about ten years. I do what I can to be alive when she gets back.
JM42
(98 posts)had Ramen noodles with frozen vegies added?
I cook the vegies first in the saucepan for about 2 minutes, then add the noodles and cook another 3 minutes (recommended time).
Stuff I've tried:
chopped spinach
peas
stir fry vegies (different combinations...broccoli, red pepper, green beans, water chestnuts, etc)
frozen shrimp
minced garlic in rice wine and olive oil
sesame oil
mmmmm
bif
(22,720 posts)But I haven't had Ramen in a long while. Too salty and fatty.
marzipanni
(6,011 posts)so you can look for the healthier versions. If a package make two servings the sodium would be 20.5% of daily value of sodium... men would probably eat the whole package so they'd get 41% of sodium allowance.
Most people have a salt shaker or soy sauce at home- we take a salt shaker when we go camping- I'll never understand why any soup is manufactured with so much salt. The label should just say "contains minimal salt, add your own salt to taste", then people with high blood pressure could use it, too.
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1926/whats-the-deal-with-ramen-noodles
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marzipanni
(6,011 posts)An informed decision is an intelligent decision
mainer
(12,022 posts)Ramen is wonder food. The ultimate meal extender.
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LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)Lots of yogurt.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)The dishwasher overfloweth!
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)Spike89
(1,569 posts)I will bake bread, then use the bread to hold massive burger creations (lots of cheese, bacon, sometimes an egg, sausage). I'll also make up a batch of really hot wings if she's gone for more than a couple days.
ConcernedCanuk
(13,509 posts).
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when she goes out of town, she prepares him healthy meals he can heat up.
He's a willing worker-bee - rarely eats properly while she is gone, and has to drag him back to health when she returns.
I've been single most of my life,
and when I find my next SO (and there will be one) - hope she feels no need to go out of town.
CC
how do i get him to go out of town? (married to a worse freaking hermit that me)
bluesbassman
(19,374 posts)That'll get him out of the house for a while.
Kali
(55,014 posts)Bertha Venation
(21,484 posts)Last night I ate almost a whole can of Rosarita frijoles refritos, with cheese and flour tortillas. Oink. (Rather, what do Mexican pigs say? That.)
bif
(22,720 posts)When you're on your own. We eat pretty darn healthy--I'm married with two health-concious daughters. So I rarely make anything heart dumb, and we eat almost no beef. But when my wife goes out of town, I load up on the junk.
Generic Brad
(14,275 posts)All things I can only dream of when she is here.
bif
(22,720 posts)I must say.
Generic Brad
(14,275 posts)So it is not happening.
JK
Like Kali's SO, mine is unlikely to travel and leave me at home. But when there is enough leftover meat for two, I make it into a meal for him and our son... I'd rather eat other things, like a bowl of shredded wheat, granola, fruit, yogurt, milk with dried fruit and nuts. Or snack on vegetables and a peanut butter and apricot jam sandwich.
Silver Swan
(1,110 posts)I bake baguettes every day and eat them with cheese and wine.
IdaBriggs
(10,559 posts)Love triscuits and cheese in a microwave. I also like drinking lemon juice with greek olives in it. (I love sour things!)
bif
(22,720 posts)Junk food of the gods!
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)...and beans.
Captain Stern
(2,201 posts)And after that, some more pizza and beer. And after that, Tums.