what is your "default food"?

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the sort of food that is easily accessible, that you really enjoy eating, that you could eat a lot of, that you tend to keep around the house, but that isn't really a guilty pleasure or anything like that, not even a dessert, just a good fulfilling snack or even a meal if you're feeling unambitious.

for me it would be things like:

- apple juice
- challah bread
- carrots
- green peppers
- cheese (esp. brie and white cheddar)

i could basically survive on these.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Sunday, 3 April 2005 20:59 (twenty-one years ago)

hummus
tofu dogs
grapes

― hstencil (hstencil), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:02 (twenty-one years ago)

cereal
mac & cheese

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:03 (twenty-one years ago)

asian noodles
grape/cranberry/grapefruit/orange juice
cereal
quesedillas
pasta
mac and cheese!!!!

― absolutego (ex machina), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:04 (twenty-one years ago)

quesadillas
blood oranges
pretzels
candy.

― Ian John50n (orion), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:05 (twenty-one years ago)

cottage cheese

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:07 (twenty-one years ago)

if I had more money, it'd be pizza. I'd always have some cold pizza in the fridge

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:07 (twenty-one years ago)

oh soycheese pizza too.

― hstencil (hstencil), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:08 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)

babies

― caitlin oh no (caitxa1), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Crisps (US: chips) and Edam cheese
Toast and Marmite
I eat a ham and cheese ciabatta for lunch pretty much every working day
Apples (average about two a day)

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:24 (twenty-one years ago)

spaghetti
hot dogs
bacon

― phil-two (phil-two), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Tomato and cheese sandwiches.
shortbreads
any stonefruit
good crumbly cheddar

― kate/thank you friendly cloud (papa november), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Pizza. It's great when it's warm, and after a couple of days in the fridge, it's still good to go.

― Craig Gilchrist (Craig Gilchrist), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:26 (twenty-one years ago)

trail mix granola bars (with cranberries and almonds in them!)
any bolthouse farms juices
cucumbers

― tehresa (tehresa), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:27 (twenty-one years ago)

toasted cheese sandwiches
tortilla chips + salsa
aidell's chicken + apple sausages
russett potatoes for baking

― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Kellog's 'Just Right' cereal
Toast and Marmite
Sainsbury's wild mushroom fagottini and napoletana sauce

― Bob Six (bobbysix), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:42 (twenty-one years ago)

pita and various mideastern dips

― anthony, Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:43 (twenty-one years ago)

• Jose Ole Chicken, Green Chili & Cheese Chimichangas
• A double hit of ramen: one "oriental" and one shrimp
• Turkey sammich (god help me, I like the Wal Mart private label brand of smoked turkey best)
• Cheesy scrambled eggs + grits + toast or biscuits
• Mushroom omelet + toast

― Curious George Finds the Ether Bottle (Rock Hardy), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Is couple of days old cold pizza a US delicacy? Never come across it before.

― Bob Six (bobbysix), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm in the UK. I actually think I prefer cold pizza to warm pizza...

― Craig Gilchrist (Craig Gilchrist), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I prefer cold babies to warm babies

― A / F#m / Bm / D (Lynskey), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Important distinction: room-temperature pizza is miles better than cold pizza. My rule is eat it within 30 hours of arrival or throw it out, and it's never made me sick.

― Curious George Finds the Ether Bottle (Rock Hardy), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Pizza
crackers + cheese (feta or cheddar)
pb+j
toast
cereal (Product 19 or Chex)

― Jordan (Jordan), Sunday, 3 April 2005 22:46 (twenty-one years ago)

My wife and I drink enormous amounts of Emergen-C.

Also: buttered toast.

― Douglas (Douglas), Sunday, 3 April 2005 22:53 (twenty-one years ago)

curry

― ken c (ken c), Sunday, 3 April 2005 23:27 (twenty-one years ago)

COFFEE IS A FOOD!
sparkling Calistoga water
mixed nuts
tomatoes
cheese
dried fruit

― Drew Daniel (Drew Daniel), Sunday, 3 April 2005 23:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Baguette + gorgonzola dolce
Macintosh apples
coffee coffee coffee

― daria g (daria g), Sunday, 3 April 2005 23:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I have yogurt and orange juice for breakfast nearly every day. I really really really like orange juice but the yogurt thing is totally default at this point.

― Matthew C Perpetua (inca), Monday, 4 April 2005 00:31 (twenty-one years ago)

stirfried vegies & rice
toast and poached eggs
water crackers
tea

― gem (trisk), Monday, 4 April 2005 00:37 (twenty-one years ago)

crunchy peanut butter - the goopy natural kind. i sort of freak out if there's no peanut butter in the house, so i've taken to having two different jars of the stuff around at any given time.

― geeta (geeta), Monday, 4 April 2005 02:55 (twenty-one years ago)

pizza
french fries
brussel sprouts w/ onion
carrots
cucumbers
cherry tomatoes
mac and cheese

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Monday, 4 April 2005 03:05 (twenty-one years ago)

chana masala + rotis
cheese pizza (mozzarella, sometimes a bit of fresh parmesan + tomato or pesto)
omelette sandwiches
dark chocolate
beer
coffee
water

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Monday, 4 April 2005 03:11 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost Trace, I love that cereal. It's Racial Harmony Crunch or some such thing.

I like the little rock-hard silos of millet; they make me a better person.

― Stephen X (Stephen X), Monday, 4 April 2005 03:13 (twenty-one years ago)

pasta
popcorn
cheese & crackers (laughing cow cheese, and v. crunchy crackers)
tea ("don't eat a snack, you're too fat, pretend tea is food instead")

― Maria (Maria), Monday, 4 April 2005 04:03 (twenty-one years ago)

trader joes soy nuggets
butternut squash soup
tofu dogs
sweet potatoes

― Holly (an appletross), Monday, 4 April 2005 04:14 (twenty-one years ago)

PEANUT'S BUTTER! GEETA IS RIGHT!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 4 April 2005 04:14 (twenty-one years ago)

My wife and I drink enormous amounts of Emergen-C.

emergen-c is my backup for when i'm out of juice!

― tehresa (tehresa), Monday, 4 April 2005 04:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Mmm, peanut butter. I've decided I must always have apples around so I can have an excuse to eat peanut butter.

― Maria (Maria), Monday, 4 April 2005 04:21 (twenty-one years ago)

cheese + apples is probably my favourite simple snack

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 4 April 2005 04:22 (twenty-one years ago)

This is biased somewhat toward my tastes as of late

cereal (in particular, Frosted Mini Wheats and Apple Cinnamon Cheerios. And no milk. I eat my cereal dry -- I pop them like peanuts)
plums
apples
swiss cheese
coco bread
plain old tap water

I could be perfectly happy with just those things + two or three steaks per week.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 4 April 2005 04:31 (twenty-one years ago)

mm, tap water and steaks

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 4 April 2005 04:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Bread & Salami, with cheese spread or feta for variety.

I am not really a foodie.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Monday, 4 April 2005 05:46 (twenty-one years ago)

tofu
mango
candied ginger

― Remy Ulysses Fitzgerald (x Jeremy), Monday, 4 April 2005 05:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey Remy, what do you do to Tofu to make it taste decent. I have a habit of making it taste like old rubber no matter what I do.

― kate/thank you friendly cloud (papa november), Monday, 4 April 2005 05:51 (twenty-one years ago)

try freezing cubed extra firm tofu then thawing it and squeezing out the excess water. it will give the tofu a nicer, meatier texture and make it much more absorbent of marinades/sauces.

― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 4 April 2005 09:28 (twenty-one years ago)

-rice
-broccoli
-eggs
-onions

I have actually survived on various permutations of the above for years at a time. In fact, I've perfected low budget healthy food into "Thing".

Mmmm, Thing. I think I might have it for dinner.

― Masonic Cathedral (kate), Monday, 4 April 2005 09:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Toscano bread or Turkish bread
Tomatoes
Brie or Camembert
nice butter
mayonnaise

Tofu people: the fried stuff sold in little bags by Oriental shops is great with soy sauce and wasabi.

― suzy (suzy), Monday, 4 April 2005 09:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Suzy, that tofu stuff sold in little bags cost me the tip of my left index finger! (Or maybe that was Ed's scary knives.)

― Masonic Cathedral (kate), Monday, 4 April 2005 09:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, it really wasn't the same snack covered in blood, was it?

― suzy (suzy), Monday, 4 April 2005 09:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Brown bread
Marmite
Pasta
Apples
Cheese (cheddar, brie, stilton)
Cereal (cornflakes, grape nuts)
Raisins
Hula hoops
Potatoes potatoes potatoes potatoes

― beanz (beanz), Monday, 4 April 2005 09:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Not exactly vegetarian! ;-)

― Masonic Cathedral (kate), Monday, 4 April 2005 09:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Sainsburys studded pasta is my default food - I invariably buy it every time I shop and it's what gets eaten when I can't be arsed to actually cook.

For snacking, anchovies and smoked mussels are my favourites. I tend to avoid snacking, and definitely avoid the obvious snacking foods like crisps or chocolate (except for recently, but it's eastertime).

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 4 April 2005 10:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Cheese

― Rumpsy Pumpsy (Rumpie), Monday, 4 April 2005 10:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Cashews! How could I forget.

― beanz (beanz), Monday, 4 April 2005 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Say "Bless You" and receive your comedy award by return of post.

― beanz (beanz), Monday, 4 April 2005 10:25 (twenty-one years ago)

pistachios
olives
heinz baked beans
cheese on toast
scrambled eggs
rice

― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 4 April 2005 10:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I stick to the aul bamboo. You know where you are with that. I'm not one for trying other foods.

― Panda, Monday, 4 April 2005 11:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Bread. Cheese. Pork pies. Tunnocks Caramel Wafers. Lately: SPINNIDGE.

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Monday, 4 April 2005 11:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Rice (Japanese)
Eggs
Bacon
Pasta
Tomatos (cubed in a tin)
Brocoli
Onions
Salad
Cherry tomatos
Cucumber
Tuna (in a tin)
Tofu (cubed for baking)
Lots of Japanese curry packages that I can pop in the microwave or warm up in hot water.
Yoghurt (strachiatelli cheese/yoghurt)
Orange juice
Green tea

― nathalie doing a soft foot shuffle (stevie nixed), Monday, 4 April 2005 11:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Nota Benny I just have had a falafel and salad pitta and AM STILL HUNGRY. What I wouldn't give for a Tunnocks now!

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Monday, 4 April 2005 11:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Butter lettuce/Endives
Broccoli/Brussel Sprouts
Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes
Gruyere, Petit Basque, Roquefort
Sliced Ham
Espresso

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 4 April 2005 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Smartfood cheddar popcorn

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 4 April 2005 14:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Mac and cheese
tub of organic vanilla yogurt
canned pears
tea
cream cheese
oatmeal

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Monday, 4 April 2005 14:55 (twenty-one years ago)

rice and beans
peanut butter and pretzels
grilled cheese
gardenburgers
shrimp marinara (frozen shrimp = godsend)
roasted red peppers
waffles

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 4 April 2005 14:56 (twenty-one years ago)

granola bars
fruit (usually pears)
cereal
orange juice

― Dan M. (OutDatWay), Monday, 4 April 2005 15:01 (twenty-one years ago)

fruit (usually apples)
yogurt (just about every day)
granola
extra crunchy peanut butter
popcorn
coffee

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Monday, 4 April 2005 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

tangerines

peanut butter (nacheral and crunchy)

roasted peanuts

spinach, mushrooms

those Yoplait yogurt smoothies, I'm addicted to those for breakfast these days, my calcium intake since I don't drink milk

swiss cheese, cajun-style turkey, Italian bread (for sammiches)

really hot, spicy hummous

― edd s hurt (ddduncan), Monday, 4 April 2005 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh god, pistachios. THey would be my default food if they lasted longer than .0000000001 nanoseconds after passing the threshold of my door.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 4 April 2005 16:23 (twenty-one years ago)

cereal (esp. granola)
orange juice
hummus
apples
bananas
baby carrots
frozen veggie burgers
peanut butter
whole wheat bread

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 4 April 2005 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

trader joes soy nuggets

oh man, these are good! i always get them when i go to tj's, but that has not been often, lately.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 4 April 2005 16:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I could alternate between:

bacon, spaghetti and peas
corned beef sandwiches, with some tomatos and lettuce on the side.

For the rest of my life

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 4 April 2005 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

PB&J
Soy Cheese
Peapods
Oranges
Hummus
Spinach Turnovers
Amy's Soup

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Monday, 4 April 2005 16:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Bananas
Soy vitamin drink (or soy spirutina protein powder shake formula)
Soy ice cream
Soy milk
non-caffeinated Oregon Chai mix (the honey and spices one)
Pasta
Red pasta sauce in jar, balsamic vinegar, Sriracha
Yukon Gold potatoes (hash browns), ketchup
Ginkgo Biloba
Olive Leaf extract
Echinacea

I'm a total hippie inside.

― donut debonair (donut), Monday, 4 April 2005 16:54 (twenty-one years ago)

baby carrots - a nice snacky treat that you can throw at people
frozen shrimps - with some of these around, fajitas, shrimp marinara, hundreds of dishes are minutes away
peanut butter - #1 first thing I go for when I'm DRUNK, #2 is the celery
seedless fruits - because I eat like a vacuum cleaner, and seeds hurt
chips and salsa - boldly traversing the snack/meal divide

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 4 April 2005 16:57 (twenty-one years ago)

baby carrots - a nice snacky treat that you can share with the dogs.
Peanut butter sammiches
Cottage cheese - the cheap, house brand - large curd.
chips & salsa.
crackers & whatever cheese is around (and there's always some..)

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 4 April 2005 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

multi-grain cheerios
yogurt
wheat thins and kaukauna cheese spread
pasta pasta pasta
pizza
tuna (in a pouch. fuck a can)

― ()ops (()()ps), Monday, 4 April 2005 17:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Ginkgo -> Do you mean ginko nuts? If so, YUM!

― nathalie doing a soft foot shuffle (stevie nixed), Monday, 4 April 2005 17:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Cheese and biscuits (cheddar, feta, camembert, brie, and my new favourite - boursin with black pepper)
Golden Wonder tomato sauce crisps
Bananas
Grapes
Rocket/Lambs Lettuce
Cherry Tomatoes
Beetroot
Cucumber
Bruschetta
Jacket Potatoes with cottage cheese, or baked beans and melted cheese.

Oh, anything really.

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 4 April 2005 18:11 (twenty-one years ago)

chicken with some kind of sauce, mashed potatos, and broccoli.

― shookout (shookout), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 02:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Eh, I don't usually go in and mess around with the defaults too much; I just leave mine set on "slime mold".

― Dan I. (Dan I.), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 02:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I was thinking about this thread today as I defaulted, foodwise, and here it is again. So, foods I always seem to have and eat:

Frozen shrimp (seconded, many many meals minutes away)
Frozen green beans (b/c I always need something green with dinner, and they go with shrimp)
Almond/cashew/sunflowerseed butter + honey
Rice cakes (organic only due to all others being horrible) or ryvita
Raisins, almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, coconut

I hang my head in healthly shame... rrgh.

― rrrobyn (rrrobyn), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 02:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Idiot Lucretia forgot to say: POSH TOMATOES. "Taste the Difference" vine-ripened ect ect. I am ALL about those at the moment.

Oh, and GIN.

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 07:32 (twenty-one years ago)

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