Dinner Grades

aimeepricciardone
aimeepricciardone Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
At the suggestion of my nutritionist, I will be giving myself a grade for dinner each night. I am aiming for a B. I will record them here to keep track.

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  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    Why not post it on your wall or blog?

    I agree, it might be easier so you don't get us whippersnappers cluttering up your thread.
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    RelCanonical wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    Why not post it on your wall or blog?

    I agree, it might be easier so you don't get us whippersnappers cluttering up your thread.

    Yes, the peanut gallery (such as myself, apologies to the OP!) will weigh in since this is an open forum for discussion. If you don't mind that, though, nothing wrong with keeping it here.

    If you're logging your food on MFP you can also use the notes section to grade each day right in your diary.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    If I were you, I would add the grade to the notes section of your diary so you can see tbe grade with the meal. Or do a blog.

    I am also curious what criteria you have for each grade level if you do not mind sharing.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    pinuplove wrote: »
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    All my dinners are As :D

    What are the criteria by which you judge your meals?

    I think a gymnastics rating system would be more fun. Extra points difficulty. Deductions if it sticks to the pan.

    Automatic F if it burns.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,775 Member
    pinuplove wrote: »
    RelCanonical wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    Why not post it on your wall or blog?

    I agree, it might be easier so you don't get us whippersnappers cluttering up your thread.

    Yes, the peanut gallery (such as myself, apologies to the OP!) will weigh in since this is an open forum for discussion. If you don't mind that, though, nothing wrong with keeping it here.

    If you're logging your food on MFP you can also use the notes section to grade each day right in your diary.

    Excellent idea.

  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,321 Member
    pinuplove wrote: »
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    All my dinners are As :D

    What are the criteria by which you judge your meals?

    I think a gymnastics rating system would be more fun. Extra points difficulty. Deductions if it sticks to the pan.

    ah yes, several categories and than average out the score - eg presentation, taste, nutrition.

    and then factor in degree of difficulty.

    My dinner tonight: tinned soup and oven wedges with tomato sauce: degree of difficulty = 1 ;)
  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    I think the dinners need an impartial judge for grading. Why don't you tweet photos of them to Alton Brown, Cat Cora, and Ted Allen and get them to grade them?
  • Stockholm_Andy
    Stockholm_Andy Posts: 803 Member
    What is a dinner grade?
  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
    Dear diary.....
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    I found a website for giving grade letters to ingredients:

    http://www.befoodsmart.com/ingredients/aspartame.php

    I am not sure that is what this is about.

  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,780 Member
    Sometimes I really love the mfp forums. :)
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    glassyo wrote: »
    Sometimes I really love the mfp forums. :)

    What grade would you give us?
  • sytchequeen
    sytchequeen Posts: 526 Member
    Will you include points for Artistic Interpretation?
  • Evelyn_Gorfram
    Evelyn_Gorfram Posts: 706 Member
    paperpudding wrote: »
    pinuplove wrote: »
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    All my dinners are As :D

    What are the criteria by which you judge your meals?

    I think a gymnastics rating system would be more fun. Extra points difficulty. Deductions if it sticks to the pan.

    ah yes, several categories and than average out the score - eg presentation, taste, nutrition.

    and then factor in degree of difficulty.

    My dinner tonight: tinned soup and oven wedges with tomato sauce: degree of difficulty = 1 ;)

    Slightly swerve-ey, but what's an oven wedge made of? Hopefully not cast iron and firebrick. :#
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,321 Member
    Potato wedges that you bake in the oven instead of frying. You can make your own or buy them ready made in bags in freezer. Don't you have them where you live?

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  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    @paperpudding We (or at least I) would call those oven fries or potato wedges :smile:
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,321 Member
    Yes I would call them potato wedges too - or oven wedges. (Meaning they are baked in oven , not deep fried)
    Interchangeable terms to me.
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    Don't even get me started on chips and crisps and biscuits and puddings :laugh:
  • Evelyn_Gorfram
    Evelyn_Gorfram Posts: 706 Member
    paperpudding wrote: »
    Potato wedges that you bake in the oven instead of frying. You can make your own or buy them ready made in bags in freezer. Don't you have them where you live?

    2m3dv7v0oi8h.jpg

    Yes, we do have oven fries. I especially like 'em baked with herbs and a dash of balsamic vinegar. B)

    But if I were to hand you an "oven wedge," you'd probably find yourself holding a triangular piece of wood to use for wedging into a balky oven door to keep it shut.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,053 Member
    I make notes on the recipes themselves. I don't assign grades, though, just things like "Yum!" or "DH says..." or variations to try next time.
  • VUA21
    VUA21 Posts: 2,072 Member
    pinuplove wrote: »
    Don't even get me started on chips and crisps and biscuits and puddings :laugh:

    Or why is it cheesecake and not cheesepie as it's similar to pumpkin pie, lemon meringue pie, and sweet potato pie??? Note: US Pringles are "Potato Crisps", I just checked the package on some I have in my pantry.
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