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The infamous banana and mayo sandwich

My sister jokes to her husband that miracle whip is grounds for divorce.

I LOVE both vinegar and lemon, so I'll have to try those on my fries.

Since pasta, mayo, and tuna have been brought up...when I was a poor college student, my roomie would cook us angel hair pasta with a "sauce" of mayo (lots of it), canned tuna, salt, and pepper. It beat ramen noodles. I don't know how we survived without a defibrillator in our apartment.
 
Obviously you've missed the latest news. Fat is no longer evil, or related to heart disease.

Did you see my earlier link to the blog of reviews of Trader Joe's food??
 
Lol I was referring more to the ridiculous amount of sodium in the tuna noodles/ramen, but I figure that's what my kidneys are for! (By the way, why are Ramen noodles 2 servings per packet, who shares their ramen?! It is misleading!) Are you referring to the latest Time magazine cover? I just wish that the press wouldn't hop all over one controversial study (that had several errors that had to be corrected after publication, and has also received calls for retraction) like it is the last word. But it sure does get publicity.

That said, I do get so annoyed when my friends opt for certain lower or nonfat alternatives that are probably worse than the full-fat form! Or when they vilify fatty foods that are healthy, like avocados and nuts/seeds. And most importantly, when I am looking for a full-fat version of something but can only find reduced or nonfat (specifically full-fat Fage Greek yogurt). I eat a mostly vegetarian diet (I include some seafood) because of my high risk of colon cancer, and it has done wonders for my cholesterol and other metrics, but I make sure to get my daily value of fat from a variety of healthy sources and I think that has contributed positively.
 
Oh and yes Nanci, thank you for that link! I have a day off this week and am gonna have to drag myself out of bed early so I can get there while they are deserted!
 
Well, I'm a Paleo/Primal believer, although not as good a practitioner as I would like, so I find the FAT IS GOOD!!! study to just reaffirm what has been anecdotally reported for years.
 
I do like the Paleo diet's emphasis on whole unprocessed foods. I'd say my diet is similar but without the land critters and with some nonpaleo things like some starchy veggies (I love sweet potatoes), legumes, plain yogurt, some whole grains like brown rice or quinoa, and the occasional banana and mayonnaise sandwich! A study a few years back showed that replacing saturated fat with carbs (looks like that is where people are going wrong) has no effect on heart disease risk, but that replacing saturated fats with mono/polyunsaturated fats was beneficial. Strangely the recent fat study was more like "fat is meh" as it originally found no evidence that mono and polyunsaturated fats had positive health effects, which is inconsistent with other studies.
 
ashleynicole said:
Many people disagree over GMOs. I don't have a problem with genetic research especially if it can save lives and cure diseases like Alzheimer's and leukemia.

Heck I don't have a problem genetically modifying one plant with another as long as there is research done to show its safe for human consumption.

But I do know that the genetically modified corn and beets used to make sugar are genetically modified with a type of bacteria to make it resistant to pests and herbicides so its almost like the plant is its own pesticide... and that just doesn't seem healthy to me.

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And I dont have any fancy degree in genetics I am only a Registered Nurse who reads a lot of medical and research articles

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I could care less if human genes make the tomatoes and peas and corn taste sweeter,
I dont really care if that stuff is fed to hormone injected meatmakers & farmfish,
it's the 'roundup resistant' varieties that bother me.
kinda like how aspartame, now renamed 'amino sugar', is the fecal waste of genetically modified e-coli bacteria. But then I suppose all of the inerts (see photo)
If it's BOGO 8 packs of frozen chicken pot pies with unlimited triple stacked coupons I've probably eaten it. MMMMMMMMMMMM Fooooooooood. It's a feeling. Like shopping for a favorite mayonnaise. Anyone around who has made various versions and knows a good recipe for homemade old-fashioned mayo? Ever notice how some packages of Bryer's don't say "ice cream' on them? It's so satisfying. </EndRamble>
OP & thread contributors, now that I know there's lots of varietals of mayo, geeze. At least there's not as many kinds as there are of hot sauces. :sidestep:
Dayam that Duke's is delish with hot yellow curry chicken salad with celery onion grapes chinese organic garlic and some kinda nits, the grapes are seedless and cut in halves or quarters. But for spicier/less sweet hot stuff, another variety of mayo works better. Ya'll can keep the Maricela Dracula Miracle Whip Velveeta Cream of Mushroom Soup for the meatloaf.
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**Glyphosate is the active ingredient in RoundUp
 

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Hot sauce!!! I'm sure there are better brands but as a kid we always had Texas Pete, so I buy that and sriracha. And to bring it back to mayo, I squirt a little sriracha inside my grilled cheeses, which of course have Duke's spread on one side (this makes them taste like pimento grilled cheeses!). This thread is making me sound like I only eat unhealthy food, but these are just my guilty pleasures!
 
dave partington said:
I could care less if human genes make the tomatoes and peas and corn taste sweeter,
I dont really care if that stuff is fed to hormone injected meatmakers & farmfish,
it's the 'roundup resistant' varieties that bother me.
kinda like how aspartame, now renamed 'amino sugar', is the fecal waste of genetically modified e-coli bacteria. But then I suppose all of the inerts (see photo)
If it's BOGO 8 packs of frozen chicken pot pies with unlimited triple stacked coupons I've probably eaten it. MMMMMMMMMMMM Fooooooooood. It's a feeling.
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**Glyphosate is the active ingredient in RoundUp
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I think I agree with you on most of those points. It is most definitely a controversial issue. And yes most of us buy what we can afford to feed our families.


Mayo is good... Ive never tried to make homemade...
miracle whip is evil and gross and just... no.


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Omg fried bologna sandwiches.. and ramond noodle soup.... mmmmmm I don't remember the last time I bought ramen noodles since we've been on a healthier food cook in our home.

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I've never found a use for hot sauce, raised in MN.

I tried to make paleo mayo once, with olive oil. It was vile.

I am eating Terra Chips for lunch. They are labeled non-GMO. Trader Joe's also has them.

I try to substitute sweet potatoes for regular potatoes as much as possible.

I made home-made scalloped potatoes up at Rich's last time. Amazingly easy and delicious.

OH! Up in OH you can get home-made Amish noodles. OMG. So good.
 
Since ramen has officially been brought up. I'll share one of my more criticized sandwiches. Basically I'll split the ramen brick into two slices by breaking it at the fold. Each slice gets used on a sandwich (i'm a fatty so i'm a two sandwich kinda guy). Add some mayo (or miracle whip, but since i've gotten married i haven't had miracle whip), some cheese, and dill pickle slices. You sort of have to smoosh the sandwich a little bit to make sure the ramen doesnt crumble everywhere when you bite into it.

And that is one of many oddball sandwiches I've been known to make.

PS. If I don't have any bread, I will frequently use the two ramen slices as bread slices instead. But usually the above sandwich is between wheat bread. I do a lot of crazy stuff with ramen. So much so that I wanted to author my own creative ramen recipes "cookbook". I once made chicken fried rice in birds nest using nothing but a package of chicken ramen, some rice, soy sauce, and an egg.
 
I love raw ramen noodles, just plain. Or in that Oriental salad. I saw a thing on Reddit about 20 recipes for ramen. Your sandwich sounds good- without the pickle. I hate pickles on stuff. On the side- fine. I love gherkins.
 
I love dry ramen noodles too. I very rarely have them anymore, but I would sometimes get the non cup variety and just eat them 'raw'. Sometimes I would sprinkle a little of the flavoring on them, but they're good by themselves too. I also enjoy uncooked regular noodles. Usually when I'm cooking pasta, I'll also be munching on a handful of uncooked noodles.
 
This...sounds....odd, but love to try new things and I am game to give it a go, next time I go grocery shopping I'll pick up some mayo. :)
 
Nanci said:
Trader Joe's freezer section has a TON of excellent pasta dishes, especially the fettucine Alfredo, with or without chicken, which is to die for.
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Oooh, I love Trader Joe's! Nearly every pre-made food item I have liked, so I will try their frozen dishes too.

I LOVE their Spanikopita, and their mushroom tartlettes.

One sauce I make is mayo, lemon and curry. Mix it up, add more of anything to your taste (I don't have an exact recipe, sometimes add more curry, more lemon, whatever to make it tasty to you). Steam a large artichoke until the leaves pull off easily, then dip the softer end of the leaf (closest to the stem) in the mix and scrape the cooked artichoke and mix off with your teeth. Once the leaves are gone, very carefully cut the "hair" off the heart, (nasty stuff) and dip that into the sauce for a perfect ending. SO freakin' good!!!
 
Wow... two other people who like raw/uncooked pasta and ramen. You have no idea how happy this makes me. I knew I felt comfortable here for a reason!
 
Nythain said:
Wow... two other people who like raw/uncooked pasta and ramen. You have no idea how happy this makes me. I knew I felt comfortable here for a reason!
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I didn't discover Ramen noodles until about 3 years ago. I LOVE them! I told a friend at work about them and she was like, "ooooohhhh, rich-y girl, didn't have to eat Ramen noodles all through college!". I laughed so hard! My roommate and I loved mac and cheese, but neither of us ever ate Ramen!

Are the uncooked Ramen noodles like the chow mein noodles? 'Cause I LOVE those!

I like to open a can of corn, use half the juice from the corn and the other half water to boil them in, then cook them with 1/2 the corn and a handful of frozen peas. MMMmmmm.
 
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