Leego Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 You know what I hate? Pre-prepared foods. And I don't mean like leftovers or when the chef at my school prepares sandwiches and salads, puts them in a plastic container, and sits them on the shelf (although it's surprisingly trap-ish as well, with each sandwich having over 500 calories and there being 2 in a package), I mean TV dinners. They combine all of the things I do NOT want with my food. They: 1: Have ridiculous preparation instructions that 90% of the time I don't follow, because it doesn't matter how I prepare it, it's not going to stop it from being swampy and tasting mediocre but at the same time be oddly addicting, which leads me to... 2: Taste mediocre, but still oddly addicting. 3: Are filled with all kinds of crap that you don't need (or so I've heard somewhere). 4: Are almost never filling, but have a calorie count of over 500, and that's just with one serving. Usually, one package/container/bottle/whatever is: 5: Actually two servings in disguise. I'm gonna start calling these Ninja Calories or Troll Calories. Hell, the whole thing is a troll. But I can see these being useful in a survival situation, maybe. Or a place where fresh food is not easily available. Quote Battle Log Link to comment
TheGreyJedi-Ranger Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 You know what I hate? Pre-prepared foods. And I don't mean like leftovers or when the chef at my school prepares sandwiches and salads, puts them in a plastic container, and sits them on the shelf (although it's surprisingly trap-ish as well, with each sandwich having over 500 calories and there being 2 in a package), I mean TV dinners. They combine all of the things I do NOT want with my food. They: 1: Have ridiculous preparation instructions that 90% of the time I don't follow, because it doesn't matter how I prepare it, it's not going to stop it from being swampy and tasting mediocre but at the same time be oddly addicting, which leads me to... 2: Taste mediocre, but still oddly addicting. 3: Are filled with all kinds of crap that you don't need (or so I've heard somewhere). 4: Are almost never filling, but have a calorie count of over 500, and that's just with one serving. Usually, one package/container/bottle/whatever is: 5: Actually two servings in disguise. I'm gonna start calling these Ninja Calories or Troll Calories. Hell, the whole thing is a troll. But I can see these being useful in a survival situation, maybe. Or a place where fresh food is not easily available.I agree with you on all of this. The problem is that last year I couldn't and had no time to cook. So I bought the "healthier" ones and had a salad with them. Not something I'd recommend if it wasn't necessaryl Quote Grey Jedi Ranger Jedi's Hero Journey Part III: Baby Steps Are Still Forward Movement Jedi Battle Log “Keep Calm, Carry On, and Don't Freeze Up!” - Oboro Shirakumo (Loud Cloud), My Hero Academia Vigilantes Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12. #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, #29, #30, #31, #32, #33, #34, #35, #36, #37, #38, #39, #40, #41, #42, #43, #44, #45, #46, #47, #48, #49, #50, #51, #52, #53, #54, #55, #56 Link to comment
Juni0r83 Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 You also pay a significant amount of money for the cost of marketing, and packaging of the food stuffs. They disguise it by saying you're paying for the convenience factor, but then how do they pay for those other things?Anyway, I once bought the properly portioned ones for my wife and I, and they averaged about 400-450 calories per dish, so we though "great, about the right calories and prevents our general apathy from making us buy takeaway". Except you needed two to feel like you've eaten more than a child's serve. Needless to say that diet plan didn't last very long. 1 Quote Dwarf Warrior I am today what I made myself yesterday, I will be tomorrow what I make of myself today. Current challenge: Juni0r83 works on his Schedule-Fu Previous challenge: Juni0r83 re-evaluates and refocuses Link to comment
Platzhalter Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Whenever I see those while grocery shopping, it makes me wonder who is actually buying this stuff. It's expensive, doesn't taste like anything you'd want to eat and the serving sizes are just ridiculous. There are better choices, even for those emergency where you don't want to do anything. 1 Quote Level 3 Lizardman Assassin STR 3 | STA 2 | DEX 4 | CON 3 | WIS 1.5 | CHA 2 Link to comment
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