What are some of your unpopular opinions about food?
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I've discovered, in another thread, that I've got some unpopular views regarding tinned chicken, microwave rice and steam fresh veggies.
IMO, they're great. Convenience is a wonderful thing.
Others aren't as enamoured with them.
I live off of frozen vegetables. The only vegetables I buy fresh are asparagus and peppers (sometimes baby carrots), but honestly I like to have a variety of vegetables so having frozen helps me not have to run through all of them like a mad woman before they go bad.
As for canned chicken... I mean people don’t side eye canned tuna. I personally wouldn’t try it, but doesn’t seem odd. Microwave rice is a no for me because I hate soft
/mushy sticky rice and that’s what i feel would happen with that lol.0 -
I've discovered, in another thread, that I've got some unpopular views regarding tinned chicken, microwave rice and steam fresh veggies.
IMO, they're great. Convenience is a wonderful thing.
Others aren't as enamoured with them.
I live off of frozen vegetables. The only vegetables I buy fresh are asparagus and peppers (sometimes baby carrots), but honestly I like to have a variety of vegetables so having frozen helps me not have to run through all of them like a mad woman before they go bad.
As for canned chicken... I mean people don’t side eye canned tuna. I personally wouldn’t try it, but doesn’t seem odd. Microwave rice is a no for me because I hate soft
/mushy sticky rice and that’s what i feel would happen with that lol.
Yes ... I get fresh veggies from time to time, but the frozen are wonderful.
As for canned chicken ... I like the flavour better than tuna and it is lower in calories. I use it in soups, with pastas, with the rice, mixed with a bit of light Caesar salad dressing in sandwiches, and all sorts.
And the rice is actually not bad. The individual ones are quite dry ... possibly slightly too dry, but I mix in the chicken and veg and it's good. That's my usual lunch.
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I've discovered, in another thread, that I've got some unpopular views regarding tinned chicken, microwave rice and steam fresh veggies.
IMO, they're great. Convenience is a wonderful thing.
Others aren't as enamoured with them.
I thought canned chicken sounded terrible until I tried it. Definitely very much like canned tuna. I feel like people expect something like what Ashens tested in his video (whole canned chicken).
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »CarvedTones wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »Roasted Brussels sprouts are the best vegetable.
Sometimes I think you are my twin, separated at birth. It's not my single favorite, but I get it infrequently enough that I will have some whenever it's available. I like them cut in half, flat side up, lightly sprayed with olive oil and Trader Joe's Everyday Seasoning fresh ground over them.
Speaking of Trader Joe's and Brussels sprouts, it's my favorite time of year. They're selling the whole stalks very cheaply right now.
I love the tasty suckers, but they do tend to be expensive.
Hmm, now that I have a new vegetable garden bed, maybe I will grow some Brussels sprouts next year.
/runs off to google something/
Drat, wood chucks love anything in the cabbage family >.<
I have all winter to plan my garden. We really need a garden thread wherever it would fit in.
I'd love that, because I want to learn how to.
I can't dig for one, there's far too many tree roots, but we have sun and I'm sure I could do raised beds. If I only knew how.
There are lots of online sources for how to's on gardening. State universities, their websites will have an .edu address, can help with your particular area based on growing season and such. Raised beds are awesome. I have quite a few and it makes gardening so much easier.
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lynn_glenmont wrote: »CarvedTones wrote: »lynn_glenmont wrote: »CarvedTones wrote: »lynn_glenmont wrote: »CarvedTones wrote: »A substantiated opinion - the case against using GMO products is complete woo. Every major health organization around the world (CDC, WHO, EUPHA, etc) endorses them as safe. Purposefully avoiding GMO products is pretty much anti-science. A lot of common products avoid them because of public perception so we end up avoiding them without trying. There are reasons to hate Monsanto's business practices with respect to GMO crops. It's a real shame; GMO crops have more yield per acre, reducing the amount of farmland that needs to be cleared. They are more tolerant of drought, increasing the food supply in some areas that need it most. They are more bug resistant, decreasing the need for pesticides that often pollute water supplies.CarvedTones wrote: »A substantiated opinion - the case against using GMO products is complete woo. Every major health organization around the world (CDC, WHO, EUPHA, etc) endorses them as safe. Purposefully avoiding GMO products is pretty much anti-science. A lot of common products avoid them because of public perception so we end up avoiding them without trying. There are reasons to hate Monsanto's business practices with respect to GMO crops. It's a real shame; GMO crops have more yield per acre, reducing the amount of farmland that needs to be cleared. They are more tolerant of drought, increasing the food supply in some areas that need it most. They are more bug resistant, decreasing the need for pesticides that often pollute water supplies.
Agreed. I have zero issue with GMOs.
There is no more rational basis for having a blanket opinion about all GMOs than there is for having a blanket opinion about all possible non GMO organisms. Some will be generally safe for all people, with a very low incidence of allergies. Some will be toxic. And there will be foods that fall somewhere between those extremes.
The process of genetically modifying something doesn't make it automatically safe to eat, anymore than the fact that something isn't genetically modified (by humans through gene manipulation) makes it safe to eat.
Please identify an example of a food that wasn't toxic before modification and is afterwards.
The CDC, WHO, EUPHA and all the other major health organizations are making evidence based scientific conclusions. IMO, trusting science is more rational than dismissing it because I don't like blanket conclusions. There is no rational basis for assuming that modification makes something unsafe to eat when there is no evidence to support that. Science rarely if ever claims 100% certainty of anything only because it is logistically impossible to ever be 100% certain. That doesn't put an unproven hypothesis that isn't based on any evidence on equal footing.
EDIT - Also, they don't just create some new GMO variant and start selling it as food without extensive testing. Mostly they are making sure there is a benefit to the modification, but they do test to make sure the food is acceptable (taste, texture and doesn't kill anyone) as well as achieving their objective (better, yield, more nutrition, higher tolerance to adverse conditions, world peace, etc).
Each GMO food is its own individual case, so having "zero issues" with GMOs is like having "zero issues" with all potential foods There is nothing magical about the GMO process that guarantees that all foods will be safe for all people. I'm perfectly happy to eat GMOs if they have been well-vetted AND if I am allowed access to information about what the modification is. I'm about basing judgments on as much information as possible, so don't try to insinuate that I'm anti-science or anti-evidence. If the evidence is there, there shouldn't be any objection to letting consumers have access to it in each case.
What if they've inserted protein-generating sequences from wheat into a tomato, and I have celiac disease?
I forget the details, but there was a GMO fish that was being brought to market, and they had subbed some gene sequences from a fish that reaches adult weight more quickly than the original fish they were modifying. I would not eat that UNTIL I was able to obtain further information about the fish they were getting the fast-growth genes from. It was a fish that was also commonly eaten by humans, so for me, it was not a concern.
Given the number of drugs that have been approved and brought to market with horrific consequences during my lifetime, due to inadequate vetting, I reserve the right to make my own judgment about each instance of something new that has been "extensively tested" (in the case of GMOs, these extensive tests appear to be on the order of a year or two, which is hardly enough to judge long-term effects).
Long winded way of saying that no, you can't identify a single instance of the issue that you are worried about. But since I can't prove the sky isn't falling I guess you might as well wear the tin foil hat for protection in case it is.
You are taking the very unscientific position that if something is produced by a particular process, it must be healthful, regardless of what ingredients were used to produce it. I think you better check your own headgear.
And the headgear of the CDC, WHO, EUPHA and other major health organization scientists, who I trust more than other internet posters and that should be trusted more than me. They all endorse GMO. Many GMO crops would allow us to feed more people using less resources. But the fear of them is too widespread, and even though that fear isn't based on hard science (it actually discredits hard science), farmers and merchants are reluctant to use them. Less people would die if it weren't for the irrational fear of GMO crops.11 -
seltzermint555 wrote: »SweetLove1988 wrote: »I don’t like popcorn. I don’t see why people eat it.
I feel similarly. I have always felt like popcorn was a disappointing snack even at the movies. No seasoning/toppings really help it, either, in my opinion. My dad loves those huge tins of holiday popcorn with cheese, caramel & butter (or fancier flavors) and I think they're pretty gross.
There's a food truck near me that sells those flavors, plus chocolate, kettle corn, cheddar jalapeno, and garlic parmesan. I had the garlic and cheddar jalapeno mixed together, sooooo good.1 -
All this talk about ice cream reminded me that I really don't care for hot fudge on ice cream (or anything hot, really). It becomes a soupy mess. I actually don't like very much on my ice cream at all; maybe some sprinkles or cookie dough.2
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New_Heavens_Earth wrote: »seltzermint555 wrote: »SweetLove1988 wrote: »I don’t like popcorn. I don’t see why people eat it.
I feel similarly. I have always felt like popcorn was a disappointing snack even at the movies. No seasoning/toppings really help it, either, in my opinion. My dad loves those huge tins of holiday popcorn with cheese, caramel & butter (or fancier flavors) and I think they're pretty gross.
There's a food truck near me that sells those flavors, plus chocolate, kettle corn, cheddar jalapeno, and garlic parmesan. I had the garlic and cheddar jalapeno mixed together, sooooo good.
Unlike a prior poster, I do like my popcorn sweet, but unlike you, savory is a "not so much" with me. White cheddar is kind of ok for a couple of handfuls until the powdered cheese after taste starts kicking in. Caramel and chocolate I am good with. Buttered movie popcorn is another "a little goes a long way" snack for me. Yeah, thanks, I will take a handful; no thanks, no more...1 -
I only like cauliflower drowning in melted Velveeta cheese6
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Trader Joe's is overrated.8
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Trader Joe's is overrated.
There are 3 or 4 things I get there that I can't find anywhere else. One is their brand of a seasoning - Everyday Seasoning - that I could probably find an equivalent for. The others are not explicitly their brand, but items that I can't seem to find anywhere else. But overall, I agree. Out of all of the thousands of things they stock, that's a pretty small amount that I find worthwhile. If I didn't have one that is really convenient to swing by, I would never go.
I also think Whole Foods is over rated with a caveat - I don't think there is a difference in many of their products, especially produce and the difference in many of their products is worth the difference in price. For hard core "natural only" consumers, there are a number of items that you will be hard pressed to find anywhere else. Their food bar is really good, but it is restaurant quality food at restaurant prices and like all food bars if you get there at the wrong time it is far from amazing.1 -
kshama2001 wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »CarvedTones wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »Roasted Brussels sprouts are the best vegetable.
Sometimes I think you are my twin, separated at birth. It's not my single favorite, but I get it infrequently enough that I will have some whenever it's available. I like them cut in half, flat side up, lightly sprayed with olive oil and Trader Joe's Everyday Seasoning fresh ground over them.
Speaking of Trader Joe's and Brussels sprouts, it's my favorite time of year. They're selling the whole stalks very cheaply right now.
I love the tasty suckers, but they do tend to be expensive.
Hmm, now that I have a new vegetable garden bed, maybe I will grow some Brussels sprouts next year.
/runs off to google something/
Drat, wood chucks love anything in the cabbage family >.<
I have all winter to plan my garden. We really need a garden thread wherever it would fit in.
Okay, unless someone started it in another forum, we've got 6 people who say they would like to do this and no one did.
I'm starting it in the food thing as it fits.
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CarvedTones wrote: »Trader Joe's is overrated.
There are 3 or 4 things I get there that I can't find anywhere else. One is their brand of a seasoning - Everyday Seasoning - that I could probably find an equivalent for. The others are not explicitly their brand, but items that I can't seem to find anywhere else. But overall, I agree. Out of all of the thousands of things they stock, that's a pretty small amount that I find worthwhile. If I didn't have one that is really convenient to swing by, I would never go.
I also think Whole Foods is over rated with a caveat - I don't think there is a difference in many of their products, especially produce and the difference in many of their products is worth the difference in price. For hard core "natural only" consumers, there are a number of items that you will be hard pressed to find anywhere else. Their food bar is really good, but it is restaurant quality food at restaurant prices and like all food bars if you get there at the wrong time it is far from amazing.
They have a salsa that I love, and will go in specifically for that salsa. But it's all I get there. Nothing else is worth it, IMO.1 -
Hot dogs - take a questionable meat source, grind it down into a liquid-like emulsion, and then pack it in a cellulose casing of unknown material - and yet people seem to really love them.3
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Bry_Fitness70 wrote: »Hot dogs - take a questionable meat source, grind it down into a liquid-like emulsion, and then pack it in a cellulose casing of unknown material - and yet people seem to really love them.
Cellulose...6 -
Avocado is yucky3
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Bry_Fitness70 wrote: »Hot dogs - take a questionable meat source, grind it down into a liquid-like emulsion, and then pack it in a cellulose casing of unknown material - and yet people seem to really love them.
Cellulose...
Was the last hot dog you had wrapped in a cellulose casing made out of cotton linters or wood pulp?2 -
cottage cheese > skyr > greek yogurt
(picky about my cottage cheese brands tho)2 -
greyhoundwalker wrote: »I don't like pasta, never eat it when I'm out and if I cook it at home for my family my sauce goes on potatoes instead. I've never met a single other person who agrees!
Cannot STAND pasta (or bread... or cereal... or potatoes... basically any starch). People think I'm crazy! I do like lasagna and manicotti though.3
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