What would you eat for 30 days?
Due to the recent post on Slice about the guy that ate sausage pizza for 30 days, what could you eat breakfast, lunch and dinner for 30 days? I know my boyfriend would say, "Chinese food" but that's too vague. One specific food for 30 days. Me, it would have to be buffalo chicken wings. I could eat those 3x a day for sure. So let's hear it, what would you eat?
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37 Comments:
i beg to differ on the chicken wing thing...i work at a radio station & over the summer we did a 'wing zing' concert/wing contest with almost 20 different wing joints. all of them brought in wings nonstop for the office for close to a month. trust me-as much as i loooove wings-you totally get sick and tired of them. i judged the contest too, so i had to consume one of each in one sitting-nearly overdosed that day. granted, i'm back to my wing loving ways again, but i did have to take a respite for awhile once that was done.
i think i could eat fruit everyday for a month though.
gastronomeg at 3:15PM on 11/02/09
The guy who did the pizza bit was paid a four figure sum for completing the stunt. For a four figure payoff, I could also live on pizza for 30 days, but I'm sure I'd be sick of it by then. That said, why would anyone not getting paid want to do the same thing?
dmcavanagh at 3:40PM on 11/02/09
I could eat rice with some sort of sauce everyday. Or grilled cheese.
PrettyNicola at 3:45PM on 11/02/09
Sushi. Now, to find someone to sponsor me...
avaryne at 3:55PM on 11/02/09
my first thought was chicken noodle soup,but I love chicken noodle soup so much that I fear I would hate it by the end. It's the one food I regularly eat three meals a day when I've made it.
BananaMonkey at 3:55PM on 11/02/09
Pasta or baked potatoes. (Are different toppings allowed?)
Or eggs (prepared various ways.)
Then add three more miles of walking to my schedule.
CJ McD at 4:01PM on 11/02/09
I could do chicken for a month if I was able to cook it differently for almost every meal. I could probably also do steak on the same terms.
Everything else I think of gives me a weird feeling in my stomach.
I could also do fruit but it would have to be different fruit constantly.
AyeEat at 4:54PM on 11/02/09
pizza. good, new york, cheeze pizza. i would not get sick of it. ever.
nalega at 5:05PM on 11/02/09
Either popcorn or oatmeal. And if I could add seasonings or toppins, respectively, I could go a *lot* longer than that! I spent the better part of a solid Year (really, this is no joke) eating only those two things....not the healthiest, but I don't clam to be Marion Nestle, and I was totally, utterly, skint for that entire time...thanks PhD.
Traveller at 5:36PM on 11/02/09
Just the thought of it makes me slightly queasy...but if there were a lot of cashish I might entertain it. Believe me though, I would not be easy to be around and would hardly be smiling like pizzaboy.
PoorOldMama at 5:50PM on 11/02/09
My instinct is sushi, but that might be too broad for this answer. Spicy tuna rolls then. :-)
ec_washington at 5:50PM on 11/02/09
char broiled steak
Italiancupcake at 6:00PM on 11/02/09
Ramen or pho tai.
I know I can do ramen because I have done ramen/udon 2 times a day over a span of 3 months when I was living at home. Of course, I wouldn't be able to afford it these days because they were $3-5/packet back in the mid-1980s. I also lost 20 lb.
Cassaendra at 7:13PM on 11/02/09
Pizza, red wine, chocolate...a most appropriate response to any question.
finewinendine at 8:20PM on 11/02/09
spaghetti with garlic, butter, and parmesan cheese. i know i could do it because it was my standard dinner for a long time.
cybercita at 8:34PM on 11/02/09
(1) SUSHI. this is the definitive answer.
(2) my version of brekkie, which = yogurt, fruit compote, muesli, seasonal fruits.
(3) salad, heavy mustard dressing, lots of seasonal ingredients.
jencwalter at 12:22AM on 11/03/09
Fresh-baked, chewy Russian rye bread, slathered with good salted butter, and egg creams made with U-Bet chocolate syrup.
salpico at 12:44AM on 11/03/09
Not to be a nutrition nut, but humans need a daily dose of Vitamin C. Without it, you can get scurvy. In one kind of 'funny but not funny' case, a bunch of frat guys who lived on beer and hot dogs got it even in the modern era. So those of you who are eating oatmeal or yogurt, I hope you're taking a multivitamin, eating fruit, or eating vitamin-fortified foods.
The thing with 'za is that it is a multicomponent food--tomatoes have Vitamin C, and there is calcium, protein and carbs in the 'food profile.'
I think to get enough nutrients you'd have to pick a 'dish' more than a single food like, say, grapes, or a single food group like nuts.
HeartofGlass at 6:00AM on 11/03/09
Bacon and Potato Omelette
ChrisY at 6:23AM on 11/03/09
Rice in various iterations, especially rice with black beans, onions, orange, hot sauce, and sour cream on top.
Mac and cheese
pot stickers
french toast
sub type sandwiches.
lemonfair at 7:15AM on 11/03/09
At first, I thought my answer would be Nothing! Then I read @finewinedine - I'm with you! and @ JenCWalker re salad - Right on. We eat it almost every night anyway.
Potboiler at 10:23AM on 11/03/09
greek salad, or sushi. yum.
sweethunibabi at 12:24PM on 11/03/09
@sweethunibabi - lol me too! And I'd be sure to include alphalpha (sp?) sprouts. I've heard their nutritional value could support your immune system alone; anyone confirm this?
hungrychristel at 12:43PM on 11/03/09
There is nothing I could eat 3 meals a day, for 30 days. I would be sick of whatever it was.
Skythe at 1:10PM on 11/03/09
my homemade chicken and wild rice soup..... or my italian mother's spaghetti and meatballs.....i am pretty sure i would not get sick of those things.
jackgib at 1:17PM on 11/03/09
Pizza. But GOOD pizza, I couldn't just settle for any pizza like that guy did. I love pizza and am very particular about it.
italiagirl84 at 1:33PM on 11/03/09
Cheese pizza three times a day, definitely. Probably cheeseburgers (Shake Shack!) as well. If hunger were not an issue I could eat ice cream, brownies, or oreos with milk 3x daily as well.
Vegetarianka at 3:12PM on 11/03/09
We probably do this more then we think. My morning habit is black coffee and dry high fiber cereal..the same Monday through Sunday. :o)
Obviously not the only thing I eat in a day, but I've been doing this for years fro breakfast. Black coffee - same cup of dry fiber cereal. Black coffee - same cup of dry fiber cereal...on and on. I have no desire to change.
It's like a day in Groundhog day.
Ribster at 5:10PM on 11/03/09
Brie, a baguette and a good crisp apple, oh yeah...and a nice glass of wine!
julie527 at 5:41PM on 11/03/09
i couldn't eat the same thing for EVERY meal everyday for an entire month. i don't know how that guy did it with the pizza.
kris10 at 7:29PM on 11/03/09
I was going to offer oatmeal... but thats when i thought it was one meal a day. That would be a challenge for me. This whole nothing but one food, i dont think i could handle it for a week.
blizcheetah at 11:47PM on 11/03/09
It's not like he ate sausage and cheese (only) pizza every day. He put other toppings on top of his sausage pizza.
Pizza may not be as expansive as my ramen 2 times daily for 3 months, as I changed up the flavor and ingredients every day, so it never got old.
Cassaendra at 7:38AM on 11/04/09
Are we allowed to pick variations on the the staple ingredients? If so, then some kind of rice, a vegetable (probably broccoli or green beans because I'm lazy) and a protein (cheese, chicken or tofu). And a multi vitamin.
Amandarama at 7:53AM on 11/04/09
Lobster with melted butter. no question.
juliebugsmama at 3:08PM on 11/04/09
@salpico - that sounds amazing...I haven't had an egg cream in far too long. I'm off to buy some U-bet & Seltzer!
KateRuby at 11:01AM on 11/05/09
Salmon nigiri with ginger and wasabi. Give it to me baby. I can't get enough!
Chew on That at 4:26PM on 11/08/09
Black beans & yellow rice w/ tostones or boiled yucca...
honeybea at 4:37PM on 11/08/09