Why does ALL processed food taste like garbage?!
I'm serious!. I was raised on home cooking, so much so that I never even had a CAN of tomato soup until I married my husband at age 30!. The only things that came out of a can in our home was TUNA and that's about all I recall!.
No food was ever packaged and FROZEN!! That was unheard of!. No one needed a deep freezer!. Other than ice cream and ice cubes there was hardly anything else (maybe freshly caught fish) in the freezer too!.
There were no grocery stores, there was the butcher, the baker, a corner store with FRESH produce bought at the market every day or two, and a small "grocery store" the size of most Seven Elevens!.
Every time I decide to give myself a break and buy something that LOOKS tempting in the freezer section, I regret it BIG TIME!.
HOW can anyone screw up something as simple as CHICKEN FINGERS!? I mean white chicken and bread crumbs!. It's so easy to cook and free REAL food so why can't they do just that!?!?!? I'll be happy to pay double just keep it it REAL!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
No food was ever packaged and FROZEN!! That was unheard of!. No one needed a deep freezer!. Other than ice cream and ice cubes there was hardly anything else (maybe freshly caught fish) in the freezer too!.
There were no grocery stores, there was the butcher, the baker, a corner store with FRESH produce bought at the market every day or two, and a small "grocery store" the size of most Seven Elevens!.
Every time I decide to give myself a break and buy something that LOOKS tempting in the freezer section, I regret it BIG TIME!.
HOW can anyone screw up something as simple as CHICKEN FINGERS!? I mean white chicken and bread crumbs!. It's so easy to cook and free REAL food so why can't they do just that!?!?!? I'll be happy to pay double just keep it it REAL!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Oh, my dear, you are a woman after my own heart!.
I have always prepared all food completely from scratch, and that includes my spice mixes!.
I cannot understand why there cannot be quality prepared products!. The manufacturers must have to go to special efforts to make food that tastes so frikkin crappy, and is so unhealthful!.
I laugh when I remember that my sons' friends would take them aside and ask them whose birthday it was if they were asked for dinner at our house!. My sons swore up and down that the pinnacle of homemade gourmet was a box of mac n cheese that the mom put her shoulder to the wheel and not only boiled, but shook in the powder packet in the saucepan and threw on the table, at these other homes!. I just refused to believe them!.
As busy as my life is, I'd still rather chop up some vegetables and stir fry them and eat them over a cup of couscous (prep time: 5 minutes), and wouldn't even begin to know what is what on the frozen food aisle!. but, yes, I would pay handsomely to be able to buy something of quality once in a while and eat without cooking!. Some Thai restaurant food is acceptable, that's about all I can think of!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I have always prepared all food completely from scratch, and that includes my spice mixes!.
I cannot understand why there cannot be quality prepared products!. The manufacturers must have to go to special efforts to make food that tastes so frikkin crappy, and is so unhealthful!.
I laugh when I remember that my sons' friends would take them aside and ask them whose birthday it was if they were asked for dinner at our house!. My sons swore up and down that the pinnacle of homemade gourmet was a box of mac n cheese that the mom put her shoulder to the wheel and not only boiled, but shook in the powder packet in the saucepan and threw on the table, at these other homes!. I just refused to believe them!.
As busy as my life is, I'd still rather chop up some vegetables and stir fry them and eat them over a cup of couscous (prep time: 5 minutes), and wouldn't even begin to know what is what on the frozen food aisle!. but, yes, I would pay handsomely to be able to buy something of quality once in a while and eat without cooking!. Some Thai restaurant food is acceptable, that's about all I can think of!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I was raised on home cooking, too!. my mom and dad make good food!.!.!.but!.!.!.
sometimes (since i'm rele picky) i have to have something that comes outta the freezer!. (i'm only 12)
i guess u just have to either have parents that suck at cooking or be rele picky - then you'll know what freezer food or tv meals taste like - and you'll be used to it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
sometimes (since i'm rele picky) i have to have something that comes outta the freezer!. (i'm only 12)
i guess u just have to either have parents that suck at cooking or be rele picky - then you'll know what freezer food or tv meals taste like - and you'll be used to it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I DONT KNOW!! I HATE CHICKEN NUGGETS! DAMN PROCESSED MEAT!!! GROSS! THE GOVERNMENT IS MAKING MCDONALDS CHANGE THEIR CHICKEN TO 100% ALL NATURAL CHICKEN THAT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE MEAT OFF THE BONE, NOT MEAT THAT WAS SMUSHED TOGETHER BY A MACHINE THAT LOOKS LIKE A BOMB EXPLODED IN IT BECAUSE ALL OF THE BUBBLE POCKETS! I ONLY EAT CHIC-FIL-A'S CHICKEN BECAUSE ITS NUGGETS ARE real CHICKEN! WELL HOPE I HELPED WITH THIS ARGUMENT! GOOD LUCK WITH THAT HUBBIE OF YOURS! LOL JK!. ; )Www@FoodAQ@Com
because it is cheap to make
so they use low quality productsWww@FoodAQ@Com
so they use low quality productsWww@FoodAQ@Com
it is the preservatives in them !. the FDA says it is safe but thats not there only lie !. check out Fluoride !. I bet you remember the clean foods act that we got robbed of for a greater industrial foods poisoning !. I am glad you avoid those foods with preservatives !. once you eat it it does the same thing to you !. it stops you from burning off fat !. thank god we have a government that cares about what we eat !. i despise white bread !. it has no nutritional value !. they bleach it all out to make it last longer then add preservatives !. then add vitamins !. but the Preservatives cancel that out !.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Eve,
I KNOW!. IT'S PATHETIC!. It's why us Americans are getting so overweight and so ill--more than the French, who still smoke cigarettes like crazy!.
My mother was a midwesterner from Illinois, so in my younger years I knew nothing other than burnt meat (father's preference), iceberg lettuce, lumpy mashed potatos, Wonder Bread in a stack (with butter on the side), and--for variety--a CHOICE of green beans or peas!. Except for the occasional splash of the tuna-macaroni dish, or the occasional detested cauliflower head for pizazz, That was IT!. The big Paradigm shift in Mom's cooking life was when she discovered Shake n Bake for Chicken!.
BUT then again, Mom's cooking style KEPT ME THIN!.
DON'T EVEN ASK about my weight now!. But my point is that my Mom wasn't so far off the mark (except with the Wonder Bread and Macaroni)!. There is real TRUTH for the need to get back to the low carbohydrate diet, un-fun as it may sound!.
God never said, "Fast foods will be good for you!." It's back to basics!. I feel SO MUCH BETTER, getting away from the donuts and white flour!.
!.!.!.!.!.!.and yes, I succumb to the occasional pizza--but as God is my witness, I can FEEL how bad that white flour is for me--I FEEL like I weigh more the next day, whether I do or not--and in 3 days, I usually DO weigh more!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I KNOW!. IT'S PATHETIC!. It's why us Americans are getting so overweight and so ill--more than the French, who still smoke cigarettes like crazy!.
My mother was a midwesterner from Illinois, so in my younger years I knew nothing other than burnt meat (father's preference), iceberg lettuce, lumpy mashed potatos, Wonder Bread in a stack (with butter on the side), and--for variety--a CHOICE of green beans or peas!. Except for the occasional splash of the tuna-macaroni dish, or the occasional detested cauliflower head for pizazz, That was IT!. The big Paradigm shift in Mom's cooking life was when she discovered Shake n Bake for Chicken!.
BUT then again, Mom's cooking style KEPT ME THIN!.
DON'T EVEN ASK about my weight now!. But my point is that my Mom wasn't so far off the mark (except with the Wonder Bread and Macaroni)!. There is real TRUTH for the need to get back to the low carbohydrate diet, un-fun as it may sound!.
God never said, "Fast foods will be good for you!." It's back to basics!. I feel SO MUCH BETTER, getting away from the donuts and white flour!.
!.!.!.!.!.!.and yes, I succumb to the occasional pizza--but as God is my witness, I can FEEL how bad that white flour is for me--I FEEL like I weigh more the next day, whether I do or not--and in 3 days, I usually DO weigh more!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Too much salt and other preservatives and additives! Most of the time frozen dinners such as chicken is mashed up chicken legs, etc!. that are breaded in the factory!. Those dinners are NASTY! If you grew up on home cooked meals then you would definitely say frozen dinners and other processed foods taste like garbage!. However, there are a lot of people that just grow up on processed foods because they are cheaper and have longer shelf lives!. If they were to taste a home cooked meal then i think they would enjoy it a lot more and have more energy!Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's a conspiracy to keep people beholden to the almighty factory!. I'm not saying that convenience food doesn't have its place, but people are working longer and harder, and making less money!. The best way to keep the masses in check is to offer cheap alternatives to the more costly domain of owning property and raising our own produce!. It makes me wonder who's buying all of the choice cuts of beef for $9!.99 a pound that's offered up in the grocery stores!. Are they throwing the food in the dumpster, or are they feeding the homeless filet mignon!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Hi,
totally agree, raised on home-cooked and baked, and i make and bake my own food too!.
but, i still have a soft spot for stouffer's macaroni and cheese (learned about that from my stepmother, who didn't cook for me)!. i just can't get it exactly the same, though!. lol, sorry!.
i avoid almost all other frozen foods, though i keep some vegetables around for convenience, and veggie burgers!.
for what i can't cook well enough or don't want to take the time for i am willing to pay for someone else to cook it, otherwise, it's cheaper for me to make it, healthier, and better!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
totally agree, raised on home-cooked and baked, and i make and bake my own food too!.
but, i still have a soft spot for stouffer's macaroni and cheese (learned about that from my stepmother, who didn't cook for me)!. i just can't get it exactly the same, though!. lol, sorry!.
i avoid almost all other frozen foods, though i keep some vegetables around for convenience, and veggie burgers!.
for what i can't cook well enough or don't want to take the time for i am willing to pay for someone else to cook it, otherwise, it's cheaper for me to make it, healthier, and better!.Www@FoodAQ@Com