Pasta for dinner

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know... I love eating other people's food. A simple bowl of pasta warmly served to me, in good company, is just as good as any. It doesn't have to be a dietician's dream bowl of food.

I'm not going to eat other people's food just to prove a point. I might pick at it but that's as good as it will get. If the people cared that much about it they would probably solicit opinions first to find out what their guests like. OP didn't really care and just made what she and her kids wanted.

It was an impromptu lunch, not a planned in advance dinner party. It was literally one meal on one day. Is everyone truly so disordered with their eating that they couldn’t suck it up?

None of that is the point. Even OPs friend ate it, we're just saying on its face it's not a good lunch. It's not. If you want to count how many penne noodles I eat then you're a sucky friend too.

It actually is though. A nice hot tasty meal.

For you, others disagree. It's a subpar lunch devoid of basic nutrients. But that's normal for a lot of people.

[Anonymous]

The friend is probably a spoonful of plain yogurt and 3 almonds kind of lunch-eater. Pasta with vodka sauce sounds good to me. There will be fruits and vegetables at the other meals of the day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The friend is probably a spoonful of plain yogurt and 3 almonds kind of lunch-eater. Pasta with vodka sauce sounds good to me. There will be fruits and vegetables at the other meals of the day.

So you admit that this isn't that great and you would need to eat better to make up for it later.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know... I love eating other people's food. A simple bowl of pasta warmly served to me, in good company, is just as good as any. It doesn't have to be a dietician's dream bowl of food.

I'm not going to eat other people's food just to prove a point. I might pick at it but that's as good as it will get. If the people cared that much about it they would probably solicit opinions first to find out what their guests like. OP didn't really care and just made what she and her kids wanted.

It was an impromptu lunch, not a planned in advance dinner party. It was literally one meal on one day. Is everyone truly so disordered with their eating that they couldn’t suck it up?

None of that is the point. Even OPs friend ate it, we're just saying on its face it's not a good lunch. It's not. If you want to count how many penne noodles I eat then you're a sucky friend too.

Define "good."

This reminds me of the thread about thanksgiving for vegetarians when people were freaking out about BUT WHAT IS THE VEGETARIAN PROTEIN OPTION!!! Ma'am thanksgiving is the best carbs of the year, let them eat sides. No one is dying from one low protein meal.

The orthorexia on this thread is nuts.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know... I love eating other people's food. A simple bowl of pasta warmly served to me, in good company, is just as good as any. It doesn't have to be a dietician's dream bowl of food.

I'm not going to eat other people's food just to prove a point. I might pick at it but that's as good as it will get. If the people cared that much about it they would probably solicit opinions first to find out what their guests like. OP didn't really care and just made what she and her kids wanted.

It was an impromptu lunch, not a planned in advance dinner party. It was literally one meal on one day. Is everyone truly so disordered with their eating that they couldn’t suck it up?

None of that is the point. Even OPs friend ate it, we're just saying on its face it's not a good lunch. It's not. If you want to count how many penne noodles I eat then you're a sucky friend too.

Define "good."

This reminds me of the thread about thanksgiving for vegetarians when people were freaking out about BUT WHAT IS THE VEGETARIAN PROTEIN OPTION!!! Ma'am thanksgiving is the best carbs of the year, let them eat sides. No one is dying from one low protein meal.

The orthorexia on this thread is nuts.

I already defined good several posts back. Now you define good. If you think butter noodles is it, then we can agree to disagree. The pasta lovers poopooed something with a little bit of everything. It's clear you're just playing devil's advocate at this point because you can't offer up your own definition of a solid lunch.

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Anonymous wrote:I am the PP, and I think sandwiches would be equally fine, probably with the same sides (e.g. cucumbers and cutie oranges)

Or grilled cheese, or quick quesadillas, or chick fil a dupe nuggets or veggies and hummus, or frozen pizza.

Okay, so I'm judging your nuggets and frozen pizza a lot harder than a bowl of pasta. This just goes to show that what people think is "better" is completely subjective.

OP, please finagle an impromptu lunch invite to your guest's house next time, and see what she serves you. Feel free to raise your eyebrows expressively and give her a long, appraising look before you silently tuck into whatever the F she dishes out.

But why judge that's so rude! See how easy it is? But if you prefer your friends to blow smoke up your not knowing how to cook ass, then that is a personal choice.

It's not rude to judge, only to make apparent that the judging is happening.

Look, if every meal must optimize your protein/fat/carb ratios, then you cannnot accept random invitations to dine. You must decline graciously and go home to feed yourself. If you accept an invitation to dine, you must steel yourself to the fact that the offering is completely out of your control and to be a gracious guest you must eat what is placed before you without comment (unless complimentary), unless you have clearly told the host of your vegetarianism/nut allergy/other well-known, not made up dietary restriction. Christ, I've known this since I was 7, when I choked down tuna casserole at my friend's house even though I really wasn't fond of it. The fact that adults today cannot handle this and would rather let their preferences be rudely known shows a real drop in social etiquette. I think it comes from the rise of people eating out so much, where they get to choose exactly what they want. People are not used to eating at other people's houses anymore and it shows.

100%. It was a lovely gesture to make a pasta lunch. The rudeness and rigidity on this thread is depressing.

This was not pasta lunch. This is emergency rice if you are stuck on a roof in a flood for a week.
I have not seen this level of poverty meal since never. Why do y'all crib about the cost of food going up if you want to eat basic homeless person's shitty food?

I also think most of you cannot cook, let alone cook from scratch. So, once AI takes your job...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The friend is probably a spoonful of plain yogurt and 3 almonds kind of lunch-eater. Pasta with vodka sauce sounds good to me. There will be fruits and vegetables at the other meals of the day.

No. This friend is a pasta with vodka sauce, side of roasted chicken, veggie and mozzarella salad - kind of gal. Simple, uncomplicated meal that normal people eat.

Who eats pasta? The peasants? Then call it what it is. Poor people's subsistence meal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The friend is probably a spoonful of plain yogurt and 3 almonds kind of lunch-eater. Pasta with vodka sauce sounds good to me. There will be fruits and vegetables at the other meals of the day.

So you admit that this isn't that great and you would need to eat better to make up for it later.

Correct. And that’s absolutely fine. It’s one meal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know... I love eating other people's food. A simple bowl of pasta warmly served to me, in good company, is just as good as any. It doesn't have to be a dietician's dream bowl of food.

I'm not going to eat other people's food just to prove a point. I might pick at it but that's as good as it will get. If the people cared that much about it they would probably solicit opinions first to find out what their guests like. OP didn't really care and just made what she and her kids wanted.

It was an impromptu lunch, not a planned in advance dinner party. It was literally one meal on one day. Is everyone truly so disordered with their eating that they couldn’t suck it up?

None of that is the point. Even OPs friend ate it, we're just saying on its face it's not a good lunch. It's not. If you want to count how many penne noodles I eat then you're a sucky friend too.

It actually is though. A nice hot tasty meal.

For you, others disagree. It's a subpar lunch devoid of basic nutrients. But that's normal for a lot of people.

+1
Yes, people in US are becoming poorer and are eating subpar meals. That is the new normal. Where do we think we live? China?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The friend is probably a spoonful of plain yogurt and 3 almonds kind of lunch-eater. Pasta with vodka sauce sounds good to me. There will be fruits and vegetables at the other meals of the day.

No. This friend is a pasta with vodka sauce, side of roasted chicken, veggie and mozzarella salad - kind of gal. Simple, uncomplicated meal that normal people eat.

Who eats pasta? The peasants? Then call it what it is. Poor people's subsistence meal.

Sure, I'll just whip that all right up on the spot after the park. If that's a quick lunch, what do you do for dinner?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The friend is probably a spoonful of plain yogurt and 3 almonds kind of lunch-eater. Pasta with vodka sauce sounds good to me. There will be fruits and vegetables at the other meals of the day.

So you admit that this isn't that great and you would need to eat better to make up for it later.

Correct. And that’s absolutely fine. It’s one meal.

Dude. It is not a meal. It is just pasta. I can boil rice and say this is a meal. Or a slice of bread. And in very dire situations it is a meal.

OP did not say that this was a dire situation. In fact, she invited these people to eat at her house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am the PP, and I think sandwiches would be equally fine, probably with the same sides (e.g. cucumbers and cutie oranges)

Or grilled cheese, or quick quesadillas, or chick fil a dupe nuggets or veggies and hummus, or frozen pizza.

Okay, so I'm judging your nuggets and frozen pizza a lot harder than a bowl of pasta. This just goes to show that what people think is "better" is completely subjective.

OP, please finagle an impromptu lunch invite to your guest's house next time, and see what she serves you. Feel free to raise your eyebrows expressively and give her a long, appraising look before you silently tuck into whatever the F she dishes out.

But why judge that's so rude! See how easy it is? But if you prefer your friends to blow smoke up your not knowing how to cook ass, then that is a personal choice.

It's not rude to judge, only to make apparent that the judging is happening.

Look, if every meal must optimize your protein/fat/carb ratios, then you cannnot accept random invitations to dine. You must decline graciously and go home to feed yourself. If you accept an invitation to dine, you must steel yourself to the fact that the offering is completely out of your control and to be a gracious guest you must eat what is placed before you without comment (unless complimentary), unless you have clearly told the host of your vegetarianism/nut allergy/other well-known, not made up dietary restriction. Christ, I've known this since I was 7, when I choked down tuna casserole at my friend's house even though I really wasn't fond of it. The fact that adults today cannot handle this and would rather let their preferences be rudely known shows a real drop in social etiquette. I think it comes from the rise of people eating out so much, where they get to choose exactly what they want. People are not used to eating at other people's houses anymore and it shows.

100%. It was a lovely gesture to make a pasta lunch. The rudeness and rigidity on this thread is depressing.

This was not pasta lunch. This is emergency rice if you are stuck on a roof in a flood for a week.
I have not seen this level of poverty meal since never. Why do y'all crib about the cost of food going up if you want to eat basic homeless person's shitty food?

I also think most of you cannot cook, let alone cook from scratch. So, once AI takes your job...

I have an aversion to this type of food because I ate a whole lot of it as a broke college student. I never want to see a bowl of pasta with butter and/or jarred sauce again now that I can afford to eat real food. And real food isn't expensive DoorDash slop, it's buying fresh food and cooking from scratch. Doesn't cost a lot, tastes much better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The friend is probably a spoonful of plain yogurt and 3 almonds kind of lunch-eater. Pasta with vodka sauce sounds good to me. There will be fruits and vegetables at the other meals of the day.

So you admit that this isn't that great and you would need to eat better to make up for it later.

Correct. And that’s absolutely fine. It’s one meal.

Dude. It is not a meal. It is just pasta. I can boil rice and say this is a meal. Or a slice of bread. And in very dire situations it is a meal.

OP did not say that this was a dire situation. In fact, she invited these people to eat at her house.

A bowl of rice is a meal, as is a bowl of porridge or soup.

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Anonymous wrote:I know DCUM is full of jerks but seriously, there is a loneliness epidemic in this country, OP invited someone over for a casual meal and we are going to rip her to shreds for being sad that someone was rude because it didn’t have enough options??? REALLY????

The vast majority of the time I have fruit on hand and my kids eat a piece with every meal. But yeah some days we’ve run out for whatever reason and the kids eat a grilled cheese as their entire lunch. Life goes on. I would rather be friends with OP than you rigid folks who can’t function with one imperfectly balanced meal.

We found the normal honest person here. I couldn’t agree more. The guest needs to learn manners.

This is what happens when you get two people together who have no idea what they are doing. One doesn't know how to accept the food graciously and the other doesn't know how to serve an appropriate meal.

Jesus, this wasn't a dinner party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The friend is probably a spoonful of plain yogurt and 3 almonds kind of lunch-eater. Pasta with vodka sauce sounds good to me. There will be fruits and vegetables at the other meals of the day.

So you admit that this isn't that great and you would need to eat better to make up for it later.

Correct. And that’s absolutely fine. It’s one meal.

Dude. It is not a meal. It is just pasta. I can boil rice and say this is a meal. Or a slice of bread. And in very dire situations it is a meal.

OP did not say that this was a dire situation. In fact, she invited these people to eat at her house.

A bowl of rice is a meal, as is a bowl of porridge or soup.

If you're in a famine stricken area, maybe.