What potentially toxic food did you love to eat when growing up?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What do you mean "growing up?" So you guys are saying you don't eat doritos or shake and bake chicken anymore?

LOL. Thank goodness I'm not the only one. I admit Dorritoes are a health food, but toxic? I guess the orange crap on them has artificial stuff in it. And I'm completly puzzled by the Shake and Bake chicken thing. Isn't it just bread crumbs?

Ok, I'm the poster you quoted and WHAT A RELIEF! Between this thread and the anti-milk thread, I'm the worse eater/feeder in the universe. I agree that these things are no healthy options, but potentially toxic? I actually had McDonalds for lunch and ate Doritos while watching American Idol last night. I must be an unhealthy toxic beast.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:my mom's leftovers- she grew up where you leave food on the counter til it gets to room temperature (such as turkey would be left overnight) then fridge.. ack..

We've been doing this for years at our home. No one has become sick becuase of it...

You're very lucky. They close restaurants for things like that. Especially poultry, you really are playing with fire.

Having lived in several developing countries (and survived in areas where there was no refridgeration- imagine!) I am continuously amazed at American's obsession with hygiene and bacteria. Sure hygiene is necessary for health, but common! its over the top here in the US! Even European countries do not obsess about things like hand sanitizers, antibacterial soap or the need to have every buit of food immediately refridgerated... Think french cheeses and mold! Yum.

You know some bacteria are actually good for you! if you kill them all, your body won't function.

Blue, washed rind and raw milk cheeses are delightful, but irrelevant to this conversation. E.Coli and salmonella are never "good for you." They are incredibly common on raw poultry and grow readily at room temperature. They also don't care if you think Americans are germophobic.

A 1998 Consumer Reports study found "Campylobacter, a rod-shaped bacterium and the leading cause of food poisoning nationwide, in 63 percent of the chickens tested, while Salmonella was found in 16 percent of the chickens. Those numbers include eight percent of the total number tested that had both Campylobacter and Salmonella. Only 29 percent were free from both." In addition, they found "[s]ome generic E. coli (an indicator of fecal contamination)... present on virtually every chicken on the market, but the levels were almost always low."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:my mom's leftovers- she grew up where you leave food on the counter til it gets to room temperature (such as turkey would be left overnight) then fridge.. ack..

We've been doing this for years at our home. No one has become sick becuase of it...

You're very lucky. They close restaurants for things like that. Especially poultry, you really are playing with fire.

Having lived in several developing countries (and survived in areas where there was no refridgeration- imagine!) I am continuously amazed at American's obsession with hygiene and bacteria. Sure hygiene is necessary for health, but common! its over the top here in the US! Even European countries do not obsess about things like hand sanitizers, antibacterial soap or the need to have every buit of food immediately refridgerated... Think french cheeses and mold! Yum.

You know some bacteria are actually good for you! if you kill them all, your body won't function.

Blue, washed rind and raw milk cheeses are delightful, but irrelevant to this conversation. E.Coli and salmonella are never "good for you." They are incredibly common on raw poultry and grow readily at room temperature. They also don't care if you think Americans are germophobic.

A 1998 Consumer Reports study found "Campylobacter, a rod-shaped bacterium and the leading cause of food poisoning nationwide, in 63 percent of the chickens tested, while Salmonella was found in 16 percent of the chickens. Those numbers include eight percent of the total number tested that had both Campylobacter and Salmonella. Only 29 percent were free from both." In addition, they found "[s]ome generic E. coli (an indicator of fecal contamination)... present on virtually every chicken on the market, but the levels were almost always low."

I was talking about leaving fully cooked chicken out of the fridge, not eating raw poultry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not actually a food, but my bro and I used to play with mercury (from thermometers). loved to see the little balls form and break apart when we stuck out fingers in it. Now they evacuate send hazmat guys in in full gear if a thermometer breaks in a school. ?!

We played with it in science class, and all the teacher did was to take it away and have us wash our hands.

[Anonymous]

According to the USDA, perishable foods in general should not be left out for more than two hours at a time.

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Factsheets/Basics_for_Handling_Food_Safely/index.asp

I think the OP was being tongue-in-cheek when she referred to "potentially toxic food." PP is REALLY talking about toxic food.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:my mom's leftovers- she grew up where you leave food on the counter til it gets to room temperature (such as turkey would be left overnight) then fridge.. ack..

We've been doing this for years at our home. No one has become sick becuase of it...

You're very lucky. They close restaurants for things like that. Especially poultry, you really are playing with fire.

Having lived in several developing countries (and survived in areas where there was no refridgeration- imagine!) I am continuously amazed at American's obsession with hygiene and bacteria. Sure hygiene is necessary for health, but common! its over the top here in the US! Even European countries do not obsess about things like hand sanitizers, antibacterial soap or the need to have every buit of food immediately refridgerated... Think french cheeses and mold! Yum.

You know some bacteria are actually good for you! if you kill them all, your body won't function.

We used to buy eggs off the shelf in Italy and cured meats were never refrigerated. I'm still alive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:my mom's leftovers- she grew up where you leave food on the counter til it gets to room temperature (such as turkey would be left overnight) then fridge.. ack..

We've been doing this for years at our home. No one has become sick becuase of it...

You're very lucky. They close restaurants for things like that. Especially poultry, you really are playing with fire.

Having lived in several developing countries (and survived in areas where there was no refridgeration- imagine!) I am continuously amazed at American's obsession with hygiene and bacteria. Sure hygiene is necessary for health, but common! its over the top here in the US! Even European countries do not obsess about things like hand sanitizers, antibacterial soap or the need to have every buit of food immediately refridgerated... Think french cheeses and mold! Yum.

You know some bacteria are actually good for you! if you kill them all, your body won't function.

We used to buy eggs off the shelf in Italy and cured meats were never refrigerated. I'm still alive.

I'm guessing you don't see that leaving salami out is not the same as leftover meatloaf...

[Anonymous]

I used to regularly run across a busy highway and I'm still alive. Doesn't make it a smart decision.

[Anonymous]

Lemons- beware the acid eats away at your teeth enamel.

[Anonymous]

This is so gross -- but when I was a kid, my mom would patty out hamburgers she would always eat a little bit of the raw ground beef. And I definitely remember doing the same thing a couple of times! Thank god we never got some horrible stomach bug or e coli...

[Anonymous]

Remember that bird that looked like a test-tube and it would bend over to get it';s beak in the water. I loved that thing! I think it was full of mercury to make it move like that.

[Anonymous]

OP here - where can I get the devil dogs!!! WHERE?!?! I forgot about those!

this is a tongue in cheek post. I still eat doritos, hot dogs and I'll eat food that has been sitting out. I just recall that a lot of stuff from the past has been banned! i.e certain dyes, the oil they used to fry McDonalds fries in (back when they were absolutely addicting!), etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hostess snowballs
Cheez doodles (still love those)
Vienna sausages
Captain Crunch

Oooh, I've been thinking about Captain Crunch a lot lately (for some unknown reason). Do they still make it? I haven't seen it on the grocery shelves.

[Anonymous]

PEANUT BUTTER Cap'n Crunch...ooooohhhhhhh........

[Anonymous]

So far today I've consumed Cherry Coke (just a couple of ounces...found it too sweet), Sour Cream & Cheddar Ruffles, a Filet-o-Fish sandwich and fries along with a Diet Coke, pie, and ice cream. And I'm pregnant. (Hanging head in shame.)