I buy exactly what I will eat for the week, and eat it all. I don’t waste any food. At the end of seven days, my refrigerator is nearly empty, except for things that last me more than one week, like milk.
I’m almost the exact opposite, if I have the same meal two days in a row I’m not going to want it again for a couple of weeks.
I know it’s kinda against the spirit of this community, but if you reject enjoying the sheer variety of food this world has to offer, I can’t help but feel you’re missing out on one of the greatest joys of life.
I’m curious do you not get cravings for stuff? I know I’m deficient in B-vitamins if I’m suddenly craving Marmite, for example
As someone who loves food, I agree with you.
Food is my #1 carnal pleasure, and I like to have meals that are varied in taste and in texture. When I visit a foreign country, the biggest joy of the trip is sampling their food, and experiencing all the local flavours.
But, I understand that isn’t the same for everyone. For some people food is just fuel, and they’d rather spend their energy on other things which matter more to them. I can’t agree with that, but I do respect it.
I am wondering that too, it must be a very well rounded meal. When my body tells me “go eat that” I take it as a sign that I really need some stuff.
Isn’t not wasting food the default? You don’t have to eat the same meal all the time for that, you just buy what you intend to prepare/eat before it goes bad.
If you don’t have variety over time please be at least taking a multivitamin too. It’s not perfect but it helps against nutrient deficiencies
There’s meals that provide a wide range of nutrients probably enough to cover everything. Chicken curry (bell pepper, carrots, chicken breast, rice) could be one I think.
I guess the nutrient variety could be built into the repeat meals ?
I hope you’ve done your research on the nutritional value of your unvarying meal. And do you only eat one meal a day? Or is there variety in other meals?
So what’s the meal?
Human flesh
Fun fact: humans have everything the human body needs.
Kinda uncool to post this and not tell us the meal, OP!
Hey, I’m on your side.
Totally. I was addressing OP!
And is it the same meal three times a day? And how do they drink milk that’s over a week old and not vomit?
Milk usually lasts just over a week…
Milk keeps fresh for more than two weeks if you keep the container closed, doesn’t it? And after opening one container you simply use it up within several days where it stays fresh.
Never had a problem with that.
If you keep it unopened, yes, it’ll definitely keep longer than a week. I gathered that OP is talking about an opened container of milk though
Could be UHT?
I buy 3 one litre bags of milk every two or three weeks and they last just fine, what kind of milk are you drinking?
Do you open all three bags when you get them and then keep using them for three weeks? I’m going to guess no, that you instead open them one at a time and use each one within a week of opening.
For those not in the know, eastern Canada has bagged milk. Look it up. I know of nowhere else that does this
The upper portion of the Midwest US used to, specifically kwik trip gas stations. They have their own line of goods, and until like 2 yrs or so ago that included bagged milk. Very disappointing it’s no longer available. They said it wasn’t worth replacing the old bagging machine.
Germany had them until the 80s. Cool concept with less trash.
Sadly, I do not know the answer to either question. Hopefully OP comes through.
I like your tiles. I even bought a t-shirt with one on it!
Thank you! I actually got the username from something else, but the tiles are super interesting.
I’ve been eating tomato soup for lunch every day for what feels like at least a year simply because I went to medieval times and they gave me tomato soup and I liked it
Hey, me too! Well not always 4 years but it has gone on that long before. I find something I like then just eat that same thing constantly. Shopping is easier that way too.
I’m pretty sure this efficient lifestyle turn my family against me. 🤔
Out of curiosity, and if it doesn’t offend you, what’s your ethnicity and cultural background?
Why is that relevant?
OP has given no clues as to the meal they are continuously consuming. Perhaps the commentor to whom you are responding is try to pry out some indication of at least the flavor palette OP is working with.
I enjoy preplanning my food throughout the week and then going to the discounter exactly once a week and getting everything for the upcoming week in one strike. I cook big portions and shove parts of the food into the freezer. Fresh produce sometimes is a problem to keep fresh for a week in summer so that’s when there may be a second short visit at the grocery department in such weeks. What I do different to your approach is that I cook a variety of meals because I enjoy preparing them and eating them.
Mastering the schedule and the shopping makes me feel good and proud of myself. It’s important to me.
All hail the king.
Yup. My current every day meal plan:
-
Eggs, bacon, cheese, pico de gallo, avacado and flour/Greek yogurt bread
-
Greek yogurt, oatmeal, protein powder, sweetener, chocolate chips, blueberries
-
Cheese hamburger, ketchup/mustard, pico de gallo
This pretty much means my meal prep is making a batch of pico de gallo and processing 2 gallons of milk into Greek yogurt over the week.
The rest of the cooking I’ve got figured out with a microwave only and an oven for the bread.
I certainly won’t claim 4 years solid on it thought - so interested to here what your meal plan is. I can certainly go for months with the same thing and then maybe I’ll cycle in another meal and go for months with that.
-
Nice
I did this my first few semesters of college. Honestly it was great
I need to do this myself.
