We need to talk about buttered noodles

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll bet if they were house-made noodles with locally sourced fresh butter and shaved Parmesan, with a side of organic sugar snap peas served in artisanal bowls at Founding Farmers for $22.99, these people wouldn't have any problem ordering them for their kids (or themselves!)

Exactly. I've found that the people who whine the most about stuff like this (see the above PPs who characterize plain pasta as "gross" or "disgusting"), or who believe that food must be exotic, spicy, or complicated to be considered worthwhile, usually don't really know what they're talking about. They tend to be far more concerned with the appearance of sophistication than anything else. It's like the food version of nouveau riche.

[Anonymous]

Our version of buttered noodles is fresh pasta, evoo, pecorino and parm with a side of roasted veg. We all have it for dinner about once a week: the adults with chardonnay and the kids with whole milk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:nobody cares.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because it's boring and white bread and there are healthier and more adventurous things to try. I never had them growing up, and I think they taste disgusting. It's sad when kids eat them at restaurants with good food.

They have their whole lives to branch out. As long as they are healthy, why do you care?

I don't really, just answering the question. I used to work at an amazing Italian restaurant and only the most annoying tables ordered buttered noodles for their kids--so my experience has colored this opinion.

I think about mess making when eating in a restaurant. Ordering buttered noodles is much safer than ordering red sauce in a restaurant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Boring and no reason to eat them...no nutritional value and they are just gross.

This. Missing protein component and micronutrients (eight the exception of the green beans)

You literally night as well feed them a snickers bar instead of the buttered noodles

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:White pasta has little nutritive value. The protein in white pasta is not accessed by the body alone (just like the protein in rice needs something like beans to compete it. Butter is not a healthy fat; it is saturated as is cheese.

^^^ this person has been reading "nutrition" blogs. Or perhaps seeing a $150-an-hour bethesda "nutritionist."

All of my high-incomed, triathloning acquaintances are now experts! And they all sound the same.

It's your choice to be retarded but it's true. If you are not getting all the essential amino acids, then the protein you are consuming is processed like a carb. Which is why vegans have a hard time building muscle without a lot of planning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Boring and no reason to eat them...no nutritional value and they are just gross.

This. Missing protein component and micronutrients (eight the exception of the green beans)

You literally night as well feed them a snickers bar instead of the buttered noodles

With for eight
And might for night

iPhone ...

[Anonymous]

It's okay, but the kids get a taste for buttery noodles and that's all they want. Your are tired and you make it. Next thing you know that's all they eat. Who would not want to eat a box of doughnuts for every meal?

[Anonymous]

Just had buttered noodles for breakfast. Thanks for the suggestion, everyone.

They were delicious, and after a hard run yesterday, my muscles and liver will be happy for the glycogen.

You know that the worst I got for your health isn't poor nutrition, it's stress, right? If you are stressing about the nutrient or lack of in buttered noodles, and avoiding something so simple and tasty, rye really doing yourself a disservice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Boring and no reason to eat them...no nutritional value and they are just gross.

This. Missing protein component and micronutrients (eight the exception of the green beans)

You literally night as well feed them a snickers bar instead of the buttered noodles

Um...this might be a SLIGHT exaggeration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:White pasta has little nutritive value. The protein in white pasta is not accessed by the body alone (just like the protein in rice needs something like beans to compete it. Butter is not a healthy fat; it is saturated as is cheese.

^^^ this person has been reading "nutrition" blogs. Or perhaps seeing a $150-an-hour bethesda "nutritionist."

All of my high-incomed, triathloning acquaintances are now experts! And they all sound the same.

It's your choice to be retarded but it's true. If you are not getting all the essential amino acids, then the protein you are consuming is processed like a carb. Which is why vegans have a hard time building muscle without a lot of planning.

It is a myth that you need all the essential amino acids in the same meal, or even the same day. A small amount of meat or dairy protein will go along way to helping maximize protein from grains.

Vegans may have difficulty getting enough food to build muscles for body building purposes, simply because it is hard to eat a ton of protein just from plant foods. The food fills them up, it is too bulky. Animal proteins have no fiber so you can eat more of them before filling up. So they do have to think about food intake if they are trying to gain muscles for body building or athetic purposes, but not because they have to carefully combine amino acids -- that theory went out about 20 years ago.

Also went away -- the R word. Stop using it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's okay, but the kids get a taste for buttery noodles and that's all they want. Your are tired and you make it. Next thing you know that's all they eat. Who would not want to eat a box of doughnuts for every meal?

You could say that about rolls and butter, too. Or mashed potatoes. Or rice. These are common side dishes in our culture. Are you saying you don't make these things ever? What do you serve for dinner?

I grew up (in the 70s) eating a meat (pork chop, chicken cutlet, slice of ham); a starch side (noodles, rice, biscuit, roll, potatoes), a vegetable side (broccoli, spinach, green beans) and a side salad. I didn't grow up just wanting buttered noodles all the time. This is the same way I feed my children now

What do you all serve, if you don't serve starches like noodles, rice, rolls, potatoes? And how old are your kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll bet if they were house-made noodles with locally sourced fresh butter and shaved Parmesan, with a side of organic sugar snap peas served in artisanal bowls at Founding Farmers for $22.99, these people wouldn't have any problem ordering them for their kids (or themselves!)

+1

You'd get even more takers if the product was called Craft Butter and Artisnal Pasta w/ sustainably grown durham wheat from a cooperative in Kansas. Bonus points if the wheat was harvested using a vintage combine by a 30-year old liberal arts major who grew a beard in the last 3 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's okay, but the kids get a taste for buttery noodles and that's all they want. Your are tired and you make it. Next thing you know that's all they eat. Who would not want to eat a box of doughnuts for every meal?

You could say that about rolls and butter, too. Or mashed potatoes. Or rice. These are common side dishes in our culture. Are you saying you don't make these things ever? What do you serve for dinner?

I grew up (in the 70s) eating a meat (pork chop, chicken cutlet, slice of ham); a starch side (noodles, rice, biscuit, roll, potatoes), a vegetable side (broccoli, spinach, green beans) and a side salad. I didn't grow up just wanting buttered noodles all the time. This is the same way I feed my children now

What do you all serve, if you don't serve starches like noodles, rice, rolls, potatoes? And how old are your kids?

Op here-I want to know too! Bread/toast and butter is a breakfast staple in my home. Granted I use the sprouted-fancy bread. And my kid can eat the hell out of my mashed potatos.

[Anonymous]

If you are not getting all the essential amino acids, then the protein you are consuming is processed like a carb.

By stating this, you are unwittingly proving that you have no actual knowledge about biochemistry but are, as I suspected getting your info from blogs about "clean eating" and other sources at your CrossFit-type gym. Your assertion is flat out incorrect.

(and yes, we know you're a child who's into working out, because you used the word 'retarded' in your PP)