People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day • Hacker News Board

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by cooooooffffeeee » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 2:32 AM UTC

k_sze wrote: post #13

I wonder if HN readers just have a higher tendency to not care about fancy food. I’m that kind of person. I also don’t care about varying my clothing unless absolutely necessary for the occasion. I’d rather save my money for other things that I care about, such as decent portable and home audio, vintage fountain pens, and the occasional computer gear.

I care, but I choose when to care... and when I do it's pretty high end. Some people go out to eat every week, I go maybe every other month... but when I do I make sure it's worth it.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by caymanjim » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 2:35 AM UTC

vricius wrote: post #221

crunchiebones wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess this means the 'meat maximalist' carnivory diet will eventually 'die off'

No, it won't. Meat has everything the body needs. Owsley Stanley was a soundman for the Grateful Dead. He also had one other claim to fame… he ate nothing but meat for 47 years. Let me repeat that, he ate nothing but meat for FORTY-SEVEN YEARS. He wrote all about his diet on a low-carb forum back in 2006. He died in a car accident not too long after but his words of wisdom still live on. You can read how he came to t…

It's an interesting read. I read all of it except the repetitive forum bit. I don't have anything negative to say about his conclusions, but I'd have to read more supporting evidence before accepting it as gospel.

Even if he's right, it'd be nearly impossible for most people to follow the diet, and about 90% of the world population would have to die off for everyone to follow it sustainably (not that I have any problem with that).

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Post by refurb » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 2:36 AM UTC

analog31 wrote: post #245

When I was in grad school, I lived on oatmeal for breakfast, a cheese sandwich on homemade bread for lunch, and a small stir-fry on rice for supper. I never got sick of it. Now my spouse is vegetarian, and the kids don't eat beef (long story). If we eat meat, it's just a nice little bit of chicken or pork that the kids and I can put on our portion. And due to a health scare, I have replaced the cheese sandwiches with…

That hilarious, we had a very similar meal plan. I used to have oatmeal for breakfast since I was a teenager. A simple sandwich for lunch and a stir fry for dinner.

I would cooked 5 portions of the stir fry on the weekend and have dinner for M-F. I did vary it up with different types of meat and vegetables, but otherwise it was the same.

Never got sick of it.

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Post by WrtCdEvrydy » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 2:55 AM UTC

dustindiamond wrote: post #177

jperras wrote: post #157

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As someone who spent literal years working at a McDonald's as a teenager, the basic hamburger is perhaps only eclipsed by the Filet of Fish sandwich as one of the least ordered regular lunch menu items. The Big Mac probably outsells all other regular lunch sandwiches 3:1, at least. Of course it's been almost 20 years since I worked there, but I don't imagine it has changed all that much.

How did the seasonal McRib fare?

Not sure but I had as many as I could.

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Post by noisy_boy » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 2:56 AM UTC

apo wrote: post #22

Article doesn't mention it, but I suspect one benefit is weight control. If you eat something different every day, it's hard to be mindful of consuming too many calories. Especially given the high levels of fructose corn syrup in just about everything. You can go broke even with a high paying job if you don't manage expenses. You can also get fat eating all the right foods but in too much quantity.

That was what I did when I was trying to lose weight. I ate subway sandwiches (different variety without cheese) for 2 years - every evening. Mornings were just a plate full of fruits and lunch was variety of typical foods but small portions. Combined with running thrice a week + Muay Thai, I went from 82kgs to 62kgs in three months and stayed around that for a long time.

It is hard to keep up though - I eventually stopped the eating/exercise regime and gained a significant portion of the lost weight back.

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Post by dang » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 2:57 AM UTC

ArrayList wrote: post #134

YUMad wrote: post #48

'Zerocarb' here. I don't insist on eating the exact same thing, but what I eat is quite limited - meat, animal fat, salt and water. I started this because of health issues, but I grew to like the simplicity of it as well. I can eat one large meal and not feel hungry or exhausted the whole day, and I can easily find adequate food without being fussy in most environments. For example, McDonalds burger patties are 100%…

That is insanely bad diet. Hilarious. How are your numbers? Btw, meat causes cancer[0]. 0. https://www.who.int/features/qa/cancer-red-meat/en/

Please don't cross into incivility or personal attack in HN comments.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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Post by samatman » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 3:00 AM UTC

manigandham wrote: post #242

gilbetron wrote: post #180

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I'm in my late 40s, and I was shocked to find out several years ago that I'm the happiest when I just eat meats/proteins and veggies. While I like fruit, it generally makes me feel crappy, almost as bad as with processed carbs. It helped that I also "discovered" sauteed greens, which really helps boost many of my meals now.

Fruits are all sugar, they're nature's candy. They've also been genetically modified to be bigger and sweeter than they ever were before industrial farming.

The term you’re looking for is ‘bred’.

Genetic modification is a term of art, one which doesn’t apply (yet) to fruits on the market.

This will not be true forever, papaya and banana are likely to be the first ones.

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Post by usefulcat » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 3:03 AM UTC

munificent wrote: post #78

When my daughter was born during the recession, my wife and I went through a stretch where money was pretty tight. One obvious expense to cut was eating out for lunch every weekday. So I switched to bringing in lunch. For several months, I brought the same thing: granola, yogurt, and chopped melon. I love food and love variety, so I was really surprised to discover that I simply didn't get tired of it or resentful. E…

Nearly 9 years ago I started a job where (tldr) it wasn't practical to go out for lunch most if the time. Since then I've eaten sandwiches for lunch nearly every day at lunch. With some variations, but not a lot recently. Down sides: I do sometimes miss the chance to get out of the office for a bit. Upsides: have saved a bunch of money and lost about 30 pounds of weight without really even trying. Also I only need about 20 minutes for lunch each day (+shopping once a week, which doesn't take long since I mostly eat the same thing).

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Post by ricardobeat » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 3:12 AM UTC

TACIXAT wrote: post #93

Like the person mentioned in the story with food allergies, I eat the same meal everyday for the same reason. I found a restaurant that will take care of cross contamination, and foods that don't make me feel sick. I'm going to milk this opportunity for as long as I can. I eat 3 beef patties, 2 chicken patties, and fries. For dessert I have some greasy corn tortilla chips. On the weekends I cook steak, brazilian chee…

Are you sure you have gains in health, considering you’re eating burgers, tortillas and fries only, every day?

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Post by digitalsushi » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 3:33 AM UTC

randomacct3847 wrote: post #14

Honestly I think this is partially why Blue Apron failed...they overestimated how many people desire variety in dinner choices. Someone build a blue apron except for ingredients for weekly meal prep.

i wish supermarkets would just sell a box kit similar to blue apron. 40 bucks for 4 nights of ingredients for 2 people - i dont always need a whole cabbage, a whole ginger stalk, a whole whatever. they could wrap it in wax paper, use a cardboard box, the entire unit could be digestible or compostable.