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Originally posted by Gun Grape View Postbamboo shootsPoliticians are elected to serve...far too many don't see it that way - Albany Rifles! || Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it - Mark Twain! || I am a far left millennial!
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Ran out of coffee a couple days ago, and have forgotten to buy some more the last couple of days.
Is the solution to this problem to go to a coffeeshop this morning, and buy my cup of coffee?
Nope.
I ran some water through my 5-cup coffee maker, and am drinking cups of tea prepared with 5 bags of black tea.
Add in some whole milk and splenda, problem solved."Every man has his weakness. Mine was always just cigarettes."
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Originally posted by Gun Grape View PostGet rid of the fork and knife and use metal chopsticks instead :) No need for a spoon either. Drink the soup.
Right now I'm eating two turkey andouillies, cut into pieces, and smothered in spicy brown mustard.
Because the sausages were cut into small pieces, smothered in sauce, and chopsticks are being used to eat it, this is most definitely German-American-Chinese fusion cuisine.
Also featured: my world-famous pickled baby carrots, chunks of New York sharp white cheddar, hand torn, and mild pepper rings, all courtesy of Aldi. Dessert will be a small bar of 85% Moser Roth dark chocolate. All will be washed down with my equally world-famous bachelor lemonade.
Gordon Ramsay should step aside, I'm going to make my own TV show, and call it... Iron Ramsay. It'll probably be on public access TV to begin with, much like Tom Green and Stuart Smalley originally were, but I'm sure I can make millions if I keep at it. I might even open a chain of restaurants that serve up my increasingly world-famous recipes.
Last edited by Ironduke; 20 May 18,, 16:42."Every man has his weakness. Mine was always just cigarettes."
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Switched it up from the $5 30oz tin of ground coffee from Aldi to the $1 2.82oz jar of instant coffee from my local dollar store.
Cons- tastes even worse than the terrible tasting Aldi coffee
Pros- much easier to prepare, simply microwave a cup of hot water, add instant coffee, milk, and splenda
- can take some with me on the go, and make coffee wherever hot water is to be found (I'm sure cold water would work too)
- less mess, no annoying coffee filters to worry about emptying into the trash
- don't even have to buy coffee filters at all
- don't even need a coffee maker anymore either
- like the terrible tasting Aldi coffee... it still has caffeine
In other Bachelor Cuisine news, I recently had some pain in both of my kidneys. I figured it was due to the excess calcium from my massive dairy intake (~60%+ of my caloric intake), excess sodium from all the processed foods I eat, combined with a bit of dehydration.
Luckily, a cure was found. I got a $4 liter-sized bottle of 100% pure cranberry juice from Aldi, and doubled my intake of Bachelor Lemonade, and the kidney pain was gone.
My food pyramid:
No chips, french fries, soda, breakfast cereals, sugars (except in ice cream), or refined grain products (except as protein delivery devices), etc.
To finish up my post, I've made a recent discovery. Whole milk + instant coffee = caffeine + nutrition = absolutely delicious.
Since milk is 50% cheaper than Mountain Dew in the Midwest, and is roughly equal in price elsewhere, I highly recommend anyone who likes milk to switch from drinking caffeinated sodas to stirring however much instant coffee they like into however much milk they care to drink.
You could even grab a bottled pint of milk on the go, drop instant coffee in, shake it, and voila, you're good to go.
Let the cows turn that corn into milk, instead of having it turned into HFCS, and support America's dairy farmers.Last edited by Ironduke; 29 May 18,, 02:44."Every man has his weakness. Mine was always just cigarettes."
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I have to say if your restricted culinary choices are due to a lack of funds, okay.
But if you have the money you owe it to yourself to learn how to cook well and eat good food.
Life's too short to settle for crappy food.“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
Mark Twain
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Originally posted by Ironduke View PostSwitched it up from the $5 30oz tin of ground coffee from Aldi to the $1 2.82oz jar of instant coffee from my local dollar store.
Cons- tastes even worse than the terrible tasting Aldi coffee
Pros- much easier to prepare, simply microwave a cup of hot water, add instant coffee, milk, and splenda
- can take some with me on the go, and make coffee wherever hot water is to be found (I'm sure cold water would work too)
- less mess, no annoying coffee filters to worry about emptying into the trash
- don't even have to buy coffee filters at all
- don't even need a coffee maker anymore either
- like the terrible tasting Aldi coffee... it still has caffeine
In other Bachelor Cuisine news, I recently had some pain in both of my kidneys. I figured it was due to the excess calcium from my massive dairy intake (~60%+ of my caloric intake), excess sodium from all the processed foods I eat, combined with a bit of dehydration.
Luckily, a cure was found. I got a $4 liter-sized bottle of 100% pure cranberry juice from Aldi, and doubled my intake of Bachelor Lemonade, and the kidney pain was gone.
My food pyramid:
No chips, french fries, soda, breakfast cereals, sugars (except in ice cream), or refined grain products (except as protein delivery devices), etc.
To finish up my post, I've made a recent discovery. Whole milk + instant coffee = caffeine + nutrition = absolutely delicious.
Since milk is 50% cheaper than Mountain Dew in the Midwest, and is roughly equal in price elsewhere, I highly recommend anyone who likes milk to switch from drinking caffeinated sodas to stirring however much instant coffee they like into however much milk they care to drink.
You could even grab a bottled pint of milk on the go, drop instant coffee in, shake it, and voila, you're good to go.
Let the cows turn that corn into milk, instead of having it turned into HFCS, and support America's dairy farmers.
Meat should replace diary products at the bottom of the pyramid. Red Meat = proteins + cholesterol. YOLO! Beef, goat meat, lamb, pork, duck (pork with wings), pigeon, rabbit, venison etc etc.
Beer should replace Meat in the pyramid. We're bachelors afterall and need to wash away our tears from time to time.
Rest is okay. :DPoliticians are elected to serve...far too many don't see it that way - Albany Rifles! || Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it - Mark Twain! || I am a far left millennial!
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Originally posted by Albany Rifles View PostI have to say if your restricted culinary choices are due to a lack of funds, okay.
But if you have the money you owe it to yourself to learn how to cook well and eat good food.
Life's too short to settle for crappy food.
I have none of these things.
In the gig economy, everything is temporary, unstable, unpredictable, and short-term. I work as an on-call dispatch technician. Trying to live the "American Dream" lifestyle is a big mistake if one has such employment. One has to keep things to the barest of essentials. Even if one could afford all of these luxuries one month, one might not be able to the next month.
I'm sure everybody in New York City, for example, would love to have a full luxurious granite-top kitchen with every amenity. But nope, half the city subsists on 99 cent pizza.
I see humor in the situation, hence the reason for these self-deprecating posts in "Bachelor Cuisine".
To be honest, I wouldn't trade what I've got right now for a $10 million mansion. I prefer this lifestyle. It's a wonderful and beautiful thing to be unburdened by material possessions and a strict schedule, and to have freedom.
Freedom > things, in my book. Even if diet has to suffer a bit for it.Last edited by Ironduke; 29 May 18,, 21:22."Every man has his weakness. Mine was always just cigarettes."
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Originally posted by Oracle View PostThings that need to be corrected in your food pyramid:
Meat should replace diary products at the bottom of the pyramid. Red Meat = proteins + cholesterol. YOLO! Beef, goat meat, lamb, pork, duck (pork with wings), pigeon, rabbit, venison etc etc.
Beer should replace Meat in the pyramid. We're bachelors afterall and need to wash away our tears from time to time.
Rest is okay. :D
Beer moves to the #2 spot on the pyramid on the weekends. Given my work schedule, a weekend can be any day of the week. I only drink 2 beers a night when I have to be to work the next day, or I have other projects to do that require sobriety.
One of the reasons I consume so much dairy is due to a plethora of injuries to my left leg. I have damage to bone, muscle, cartilage, and ligament from ankle to knee to hip. The injuries to the left leg have caused me to overcompensate with the right, and my right ankle is getting worn out.
Dairy has protein and calcium, and fat-soluble vitamins, and besides the fact that it's delicious, nutritious, and inexpensive, I eat/drink it for medicinal reasons too."Every man has his weakness. Mine was always just cigarettes."
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Since I've spoken so much about Quad Whoppers and McQuads, I thought I'd share a picture of one I concocted at 1am last night.
Bacon McQuad (McDonald's)
Ingredients:
2 Bacon McDoubles
minus the bottom buns
smash them together
not pictured: the Double McChicken I made much the same way, and had just eaten before I took this picture
Nutrition Facts:
Protein: 112%
Vitamin C: 20%
Calcium: 40%
Iron: 40%
Cholesterol (a muscle-building steroid precursor): 56%
Saturated Fat: 100%
Fiber: 16%
Not bad.Last edited by Ironduke; 02 Jun 18,, 16:00."Every man has his weakness. Mine was always just cigarettes."
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Originally posted by Ironduke View PostCholesterol is actually a muscle-building naturally occurring steroid. Few people know this, but it's true.
Originally posted by Ironduke View PostBeer moves to the #2 spot on the pyramid on the weekends. Given my work schedule, a weekend can be any day of the week. I only drink 2 beers a night when I have to be to work the next day, or I have other projects to do that require sobriety.
Btw, strong or lager? I have stopped drinking beer as it makes me lazy, plus I don't know why even foreign beers brewed in India has a bad after-taste. Another reason why I stopped drinking beers is that there are very few places where we get chilled beer. Feels disgusting to have warm or semi-chilled beers. But, when I do go to a pub, I drink Stella and Corona. Stella (strong) being my favourite. All lagers though and tiny bottles. :(
Originally posted by Ironduke View PostOne of the reasons I consume so much dairy is due to a plethora of injuries to my left leg. I have damage to bone, muscle, cartilage, and ligament from ankle to knee to hip. The injuries to the left leg have caused me to overcompensate with the right, and my right ankle is getting worn out.
Dairy has protein and calcium, and fat-soluble vitamins, and besides the fact that it's delicious, nutritious, and inexpensive, I eat/drink it for medicinal reasons too.Politicians are elected to serve...far too many don't see it that way - Albany Rifles! || Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it - Mark Twain! || I am a far left millennial!
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Originally posted by Oracle View PostOh, that's news to me. I thought excess cholesterol causes plaque that causes heart-attacks & strokes.
Excess cholesterol eaten for one's entire life might kill one at 58, but when lifespans averaged 40-50 years, few lived long enough to experience death from this. Disease or traumatic injury were far more likely causes of death than cholesterol for 99.99% of human history.
It's almost like Alzheimer's. Unheard of until modern medicine pushed lifespans into the 80s and beyond. Almost nobody lived long enough to get most cancers either, until the 20th century.
Alzheimer's, strokes, heart attacks, cancer... all First World problems.
My heavy dairy/meat diet is actually working miracles as we speak on my injured left leg. I've badly injured it four times now in different locations in the last 14 years, my Achilles tendon, a badly torn calf muscle, torn anterior crucial ligament/meniscus, and was also T-boned once by an SUV whilst bicycling, etc.
I've still got a ways to go on my dairy/protein therapy, but I'll cut back on consumption as soon as it's completely healed, then eat more fresh vegetables and fruits.
You are what you eat. If you were to injure your cartilage, for example, eat animal cartilage. Damage your bones, consume dairy. Tear a muscle, eat steak.
If one is sedentary and sits in an office in front of a computer screen all day, sits in front of a computer/TV all day when you get home, and sits in a driver's chair whilst driving everywhere for errands and commuting, never gets injured, and wants to live to 100, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, or be a vegetarian.
Btw, strong or lager?Last edited by Ironduke; 03 Jun 18,, 16:39."Every man has his weakness. Mine was always just cigarettes."
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You really need to speak to a nutritionist.
There is no reason for a person to eat dairy after they are a baby.
And this whole must eat meat to repair muscle is way off. You don't need meat , you need foods high in vitamin C. That's what builds protein in your body to repair bones and cartilage. You need to be eating way more fresh green leafy veggies. Spinach, broccoli, fruits, Nuts Fresh fish for the Omega 3s.
McDonalds, milk and beer is a quick way to a short life. Or one full of pain because your injuries didn't heal right.
I've had 4 operations on my knees, broken ribs, broke collarbone among other injuries, had chronic kidney stones and at no time did the Doctor tell me I needed more meat and dairy.
And once I cut down on red meat and dairy, ( no more chilli, cheese and Sauerkraut dogs with a cup of coffee for breakfast) and started eating healthier I had less injuries and feel better.
Strokes cancer and Heart Attacks are not "first world problems". People were dying of those way back. But science and medicine wasn't advanced to a point to identify the cause. But we are finding it now
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...-arteries.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/s...nia-crypt.html
Its not just sedentary people that eat lots of fruit and veggies. (and no I'm not a vegetarian)
http://www.businessinsider.com/elite...d-haye-boxer-5
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Another reason why I stopped drinking beers is that there are very few places where we get chilled beer. Feels disgusting to have warm or semi-chilled beers.
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