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You'll never see ____ on my grocery list

Jerzee, Oh wow! Did you really "give her a look?" Boy, I'll bet she'll never buy another Pop Tart as long as she lives. Good work. Score one for the good guys.

franknwine at 8:02AM on 03/06/08

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You'll never see ____ on my grocery list

Not seen on my grocery list:

chickpeas
canned bean sprouts
oat bran
capers

JEP at 6:22PM on 03/07/08

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You'll never see ____ on my grocery list

I'm a vegan, so the obvious dairy/egg and meat products are out.
I try to avoid supermarkets and stick with my local farmers market where I can get pretty much everything I need
I may be fairly healthy but there is a lot of crap that finds itself in my cart as well. I confess to enjoying canned fruit. And pre-packed cereal

choc_puddin at 5:07PM on 03/07/08

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You'll never see ____ on my grocery list

You will never see pork , ham or bacon in my shopping cart. That is for sure.

Hillary
Chew on That

Chew on That at 5:02PM on 03/07/08

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You'll never see ____ on my grocery list

Thanks Jerzee....I've used powdered gelatin myself....I was thinking you made it with only fruit, and couldn't figure out how you got it to set that way!

mepolo at 1:08PM on 03/07/08

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You'll never see ____ on my grocery list

I'm a vegetarian, and health-food neurotic as can be, yet have many fond memories of pop tarts.

No, I wouldn't buy them now because my palate has changed. But as a tyke the molten hot center of a frosted blueberry, strawberry, and when the 'new flavors' came out (yep, I'm that old I remember when these were new, and only came 6 to a box) of chocolate or brown sugar really hit the spot.

'Nevers' are always a combination of taste, lifestyle, health goals, and culture--not purity.

My nevers would take to long to list, but I would say of things I have NEVER bought, EVER, even shopping for a sick relative or shopping to help out a busy friend with kids:

boxed mac n' cheese
cat food
pork rinds or pork of any kind
straight granola (despite my crunchy lifestyle)
coconut
fruit leather/fruit roll-ups
100 calorie packs (sorry Ed Levine, but I think they're a 'racket' ;)
Most recent 'kid food' including Booberry cereal, Dora the Explorer cereal, because I don't have kids...
olive oil (don't like even though I'm Greek so I'm definately going to bad Greek girl hell)
Ranch dressing
Sweet and Sour Sauce
more unusual cake box flavors, like carrot or banana cake

Funny but even stuff I wouldn't buy again I have 'tried once' like Cool Whip, or bought for someone else like instant mashed potato, Jello, Twizzlers, and so forth...just because something isn't on your grocery list doesn't mean it's a regular buy or even for the purchaser.

HeartofGlass at 6:47AM on 03/07/08

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You'll never see ____ on my grocery list

what a great post, Susquehanna!

jeang at 6:19AM on 03/07/08

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You'll never see ____ on my grocery list

You take your fav fruit juice or puree what you like and then make sure to follow the cold to hot and use gelatin sheets or unflavored gelatin.
raspberry, blueberry, mixed fruits just stay away from pineapple juice.
It is very light and refreshing and I want to bring it back sexy again. It is sooo good. You can add sparkling wine or water. You must try it. Gelatin sheets must be softened for five to ten minutes in cold liquid. Once the excess water has been wrung out of them, they will look and feel like wet plastic wrap. At that point, they can be added directly to hot ingredients without further warming to dissolve them, as is necessary with powder.

JerzeeTomato at 6:23PM on 03/06/08

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You'll never see ____ on my grocery list

@JerzeeTomato: I'm just as curious as mepolo about your gelatin. How do you do it with only fruit?

Susquehanna at 9:01AM on 03/06/08

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You'll never see ____ on my grocery list

Papaya and bananas are no-nos. No, no, no. It's a smell and texture thing.

Reading the comments above, it's clear that the world sure is a funny place. I grew up eating wholesome food, yet I was the kid picking the neighbor's flowers and dancing in the aisles. Thank goodness for discipline, right? The smartest person I know ate s_ _t all of his life. Has a Chemistry degree from Berkeley, yet grew-up on Pop Tarts, Ding-dongs, Wonderbread, lunchmeat and Hawaiian Punch. Was (and still is) as shy and level-headed as can be.

We are what we eat, for the most part, but one's intelligence and/or disposition doesn't seem to be altered by processed food as radically as some people suspect.

Susquehanna at 8:39AM on 03/06/08