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NFT: Foods You Miss Eating From "Back In The Day"- Healthwise

CRinCA : 3/25/2015 10:21 pm
What's his face's McDonald's thread from a couple of days ago got me thinking "what haven't I eaten in awhile that I shouldn't".

Well, I went off the rails today for lunch. Boar's Head Olive Loaf with Hellman's mayo on freaking Wonder bread.

I'm guessing I haven't had that since 1980 or so but it was just as tasty as I remember.

Whaddya got?

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Pat's Hubba Hubba's Full House  
aimrocky : 3/26/2015 9:17 am : link
the Fairfield County crowd would know what I'm talking about... I'd rotate that with Pat's Steak Pizziola with chili on it. When I was 17 I'd have Pat's once a week. I'd even drive up to Stamford during free period's to grab one.

I took my wife to the one in Port Chester when we first started dating. That was a bad idea... It skeeved her out and she refuses to go back.
I miss  
BIG FRED 1973 : 3/26/2015 9:22 am : link
Chocodiles
Those little chocolate covered doughnuts from hostess  
BLUATHRT : 3/26/2015 9:22 am : link
When I was younger, I would polish a shit ton off in a sitting. Now, I'd be on "my 600 pound life" if I ate them like that.
Nothing to do with health  
KWhite2250 : 3/26/2015 9:23 am : link
But Toaster Pizzas. They dont exist anymore
Also, Garden Catering's High School special  
aimrocky : 3/26/2015 9:23 am : link
Sophomore year of High School me and another guy would walk to the GC on the Post Rd in Greenwich during our 10 am free period and inhale a 1 LB bag of fries and nuggets in seasoned salt. It's a good thing I played a lot of sports, or else I'd be 400 LBS.
Regular visits to the pizzeria  
JonC : 3/26/2015 9:25 am : link
Cut way back on the pizza, parm subs, and even the good relatively not terribly unhealthy burgers and fries.
RE: Chris, Clixe's is now a pretty good....  
BillT : 3/26/2015 9:34 am : link
In comment 12203981 Crispino said:
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BBQ place. Goffle Grill is still there, but it was never as good as Clixe's.

Can't even count how many times I've been to both these places. Clixe's was too great. Remember when it closed. Sad day.
those of you raised and an old-fashioned Jewish home  
oke49 : 3/26/2015 9:37 am : link
might remember a dish called gribines, the most delicious thing in all world. Basically, take the drippings and the skin from a roasted turkey, add in sautéed onions and mushrooms,, put it in a jar and let it congeal;spread it on a piece of challah bread,and you have mouth full of Nirvana. Also an instant heart attack. My mother stopped making it when I was about 7 or 8 because it is probably the single most unhealthy food in history but it was so delicious.
Hey, at least I have a decision to make  
jcn56 : 3/26/2015 9:58 am : link
I remember when I was first out of college and working late, we were comped for dinner. The guys I worked with, then about my age and a bit older, absolutely refused to order pizza because they just couldn't digest it past 2 PM. I can gladly say I can eat every bit as much unhealthy food as I did when I was younger with no negative short term effect.
White Castle belly bombers  
pmmanning : 3/26/2015 10:05 am : link
When I buy them now I throw them directly in the toilet and cut out the middle man.
Chicken Wings...  
Jan in DC : 3/26/2015 10:08 am : link
I haven't had chicken wings in over a year now probably. But god I love chicken wings.
RE: White Castle belly bombers  
RC02XX : 3/26/2015 10:08 am : link
In comment 12204132 pmmanning said:
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When I buy them now I throw them directly in the toilet and cut out the middle man.


Your toilet hates you.
RE: Chicken Wings...  
pjcas18 : 3/26/2015 10:14 am : link
In comment 12204138 Jan in DC said:
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I haven't had chicken wings in over a year now probably. But god I love chicken wings.


There is healthy eating and then there is just why bother even eating. obviously chicken wings aren't one of the 5 (?) food groups, but they have a spot in the "sometimes" food block of the new food pyramid.

That's a spin they teach kids these days "sometimes foods" everyday foods" and some other designations I forget.
Fluffernutter.  
Klaatu : 3/26/2015 10:17 am : link
"Marshmallow Fluff, and lots of peanut butter..."

I haven't had one in, maybe, 40-45 years? Still, every time I pass the marshmallow fluff in the supermarket, I'm tempted.
RE: Haha yeah, I eat decently for the most part.  
Cam in MO : 3/26/2015 10:21 am : link
In comment 12203742 arcarsenal said:
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If all I ate was the bad stuff, I'd be in a lot of trouble. I take my health pretty seriously so most of my diet is good. But there's really nothing that's off limits for me if I want to indulge every now and then.


That's not "lucky".

Saying you're "lucky" is fatlogic.

You're in shape because you don't eat shit all of the time and you get enough exercise. That's the opposite of "lucky".

Don't succumb to fatlogic.


RE: I haven't had a liverwurst sandwich in 30 years. Can't recall my  
OC2.0 : 3/26/2015 10:23 am : link
In comment 12203780 Marty in Albany said:
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last bologna sandwich. I don't eat foods that end with the word "alfredo." Pretty soon I'm gonna have to give up bacon and peanut butter sandwiches, too.


Oh hell no! Say it ain't so.
DOUBLE DOUBLE WITH FUCKING CHILI!!!  
x meadowlander : 3/26/2015 10:31 am : link
Harry's Corner, Rt 46 Little Ferry/South Hackensack, RIP.

That was a Foschini hard roll, slathered with butter on both sides, double egg, double order of sweet sausage chunks, hot dog chili sauce on top.

Sounds disgusting. Inexplicably delicious. The ultimate belly-bomber. Often consumed on the tail end of a Saturday night loaded up on beer, producing epically horrific farts.

RE: Fluffernutter.  
Zebra3 : 3/26/2015 10:31 am : link
In comment 12204158 Klaatu said:
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"Marshmallow Fluff, and lots of peanut butter..."

I haven't had one in, maybe, 40-45 years? Still, every time I pass the marshmallow fluff in the supermarket, I'm tempted.


You forgot to ad a Hersey bar to the middle of the sandwich. Ah man was that good.
I eat whatever I want just in moderation  
Torrag : 3/26/2015 10:33 am : link
Keep 95% of my meals healthy and occasionally splurge on something 'bad for me'. I'm very fit and healthy.
RE: RE: Chris, Clixe's is now a pretty good....  
Chris in Philly : 3/26/2015 10:36 am : link
In comment 12204041 BillT said:
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In comment 12203981 Crispino said:


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BBQ place. Goffle Grill is still there, but it was never as good as Clixe's.


Can't even count how many times I've been to both these places. Clixe's was too great. Remember when it closed. Sad day.


I just want one more container of the meat sauce. It's all I ask!
RE: RE: Haha yeah, I eat decently for the most part.  
jcn56 : 3/26/2015 10:37 am : link
In comment 12204168 Cam in MO said:
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In comment 12203742 arcarsenal said:


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If all I ate was the bad stuff, I'd be in a lot of trouble. I take my health pretty seriously so most of my diet is good. But there's really nothing that's off limits for me if I want to indulge every now and then.




That's not "lucky".

Saying you're "lucky" is fatlogic.

You're in shape because you don't eat shit all of the time and you get enough exercise. That's the opposite of "lucky".

Don't succumb to fatlogic.



That's not true, some people are blessed with a fast metabolism. I have a friend who could have a bacon grease IV and never gain an ounce (and he's a rail to begin with). He's never seen the inside of a gym.

I hate that skinny motherfucker.
I was never really a fan of Mickey D's,  
Section331 : 3/26/2015 10:37 am : link
but the sausage, egg and biscuit was pretty damned good. That and original KFC.
I miss Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips.  
Klaatu : 3/26/2015 10:55 am : link
Are they still around?
Shit  
OC2.0 : 3/26/2015 11:01 am : link
I miss Fat Mike's.
I read labels now  
Steve in South Jersey : 3/26/2015 11:09 am : link
I didn't used to care about sodium, sugar, fat, cholesterol, or the unpronounceable additives. Now I almost always read the label.

Soda both sugar and diet are off limits. No Cheesesteaks, all burger joints, red meet, pizza (limit myself of a couple of slices a couple times a year). No cakes, cookies, and doughnuts.
RE: RE: RE: Haha yeah, I eat decently for the most part.  
Cam in MO : 3/26/2015 11:11 am : link
In comment 12204205 jcn56 said:
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In comment 12204168 Cam in MO said:


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In comment 12203742 arcarsenal said:


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If all I ate was the bad stuff, I'd be in a lot of trouble. I take my health pretty seriously so most of my diet is good. But there's really nothing that's off limits for me if I want to indulge every now and then.




That's not "lucky".

Saying you're "lucky" is fatlogic.

You're in shape because you don't eat shit all of the time and you get enough exercise. That's the opposite of "lucky".

Don't succumb to fatlogic.





That's not true, some people are blessed with a fast metabolism. I have a friend who could have a bacon grease IV and never gain an ounce (and he's a rail to begin with). He's never seen the inside of a gym.

I hate that skinny motherfucker.


Citation needed.

It can be a little easier or a little harder based on some things, I agree with that. The key work being, "little".

Fatlogic runs rampant.





*word  
Cam in MO : 3/26/2015 11:11 am : link
...


And I'll give you the citation.  
Cam in MO : 3/26/2015 11:15 am : link
From the mayo clinic:

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Metabolism and weight loss: How you burn calories

Find out how metabolism affects weight, the truth behind slow metabolism and how to burn more calories.
By Mayo Clinic Staff

You've probably heard people blame their weight on a slow metabolism, but what does that mean? Is metabolism really the culprit? And if so, is it possible to rev up your metabolism to burn more calories?

It's true that metabolism is linked to weight. But contrary to common belief, a slow metabolism is rarely the cause of excess weight gain. Although your metabolism influences your body's basic energy needs, it's your food and beverage intake and your physical activity that ultimately determine how much you weigh.

blessed and lucky - ( New Window )
Starting to dip our toes in dangerous, chubby waters,  
GiantFilthy : 3/26/2015 11:15 am : link
but no one has blamed their thyroid yet so I think we can swim in this.

(^.^)b
RE: DOUBLE DOUBLE WITH FUCKING CHILI!!!  
BillT : 3/26/2015 11:20 am : link
In comment 12204189 x meadowlander said:
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Harry's Corner, Rt 46 Little Ferry/South Hackensack, RIP.

That was a Foschini hard roll, slathered with butter on both sides, double egg, double order of sweet sausage chunks, hot dog chili sauce on top.

Sounds disgusting. Inexplicably delicious. The ultimate belly-bomber. Often consumed on the tail end of a Saturday night loaded up on beer, producing epically horrific farts.


You guys are killing me with these great North Jersey roadside places. The chili dogs were the best ever.
more of a logistics thing than a health thing  
eli4life : 3/26/2015 11:36 am : link
But an Italian hot dog with potatoes peppers and onions mmmmm now I'm hungry
RE: more of a logistics thing than a health thing  
BLUATHRT : 3/26/2015 11:38 am : link
In comment 12204353 eli4life said:
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But an Italian hot dog with potatoes peppers and onions mmmmm now I'm hungry


Italian Hot Dog? Do you mean sausage?
RE: RE: Chicken Wings...  
Jan in DC : 3/26/2015 12:18 pm : link
In comment 12204151 pjcas18 said:
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In comment 12204138 Jan in DC said:


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I haven't had chicken wings in over a year now probably. But god I love chicken wings.



There is healthy eating and then there is just why bother even eating. obviously chicken wings aren't one of the 5 (?) food groups, but they have a spot in the "sometimes" food block of the new food pyramid.

That's a spin they teach kids these days "sometimes foods" everyday foods" and some other designations I forget.


I think the "Sometimes" will probably have to be during the Football season then. I'm taking this as your permission to eat Chicken wings.
I spent my high school and college years in Rochester, NY  
David in LA : 3/26/2015 12:24 pm : link
I would kill for a "garbage plate" like I remembered them.
RE: RE: RE: Haha yeah, I eat decently for the most part.  
arcarsenal : 3/26/2015 12:33 pm : link
In comment 12204205 jcn56 said:
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In comment 12204168 Cam in MO said:


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In comment 12203742 arcarsenal said:


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If all I ate was the bad stuff, I'd be in a lot of trouble. I take my health pretty seriously so most of my diet is good. But there's really nothing that's off limits for me if I want to indulge every now and then.




That's not "lucky".

Saying you're "lucky" is fatlogic.

You're in shape because you don't eat shit all of the time and you get enough exercise. That's the opposite of "lucky".

Don't succumb to fatlogic.





That's not true, some people are blessed with a fast metabolism. I have a friend who could have a bacon grease IV and never gain an ounce (and he's a rail to begin with). He's never seen the inside of a gym.

I hate that skinny motherfucker.


Yeah, I am this guy.

I didn't even work out at all until I was in my mid-20's because I never needed to. I was always thin. Never even close to chunky and basically lived on burgers, pizza, tacos, chicken and steaks. Sugary cereals, pancakes and waffles, bacon egg and cheeses.. you name it.

It has taken legitimate effort for me to get to 180-185lbs.
RE: I read labels now  
RC02XX : 3/26/2015 1:00 pm : link
In comment 12204303 Steve in South Jersey said:
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I didn't used to care about sodium, sugar, fat, cholesterol, or the unpronounceable additives. Now I almost always read the label.

Soda both sugar and diet are off limits. No Cheesesteaks, all burger joints, red meet, pizza (limit myself of a couple of slices a couple times a year). No cakes, cookies, and doughnuts.


So you eat rice cakes 24/7...sorry to hear, man.
RE: RE: RE: RE: Haha yeah, I eat decently for the most part.  
RC02XX : 3/26/2015 1:03 pm : link
In comment 12204480 arcarsenal said:
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Yeah, I am this guy.

I didn't even work out at all until I was in my mid-20's because I never needed to. I was always thin. Never even close to chunky and basically lived on burgers, pizza, tacos, chicken and steaks. Sugary cereals, pancakes and waffles, bacon egg and cheeses.. you name it.

It has taken legitimate effort for me to get to 180-185lbs.


I was the same way. I spent years trying to go from 145 to 175. But after I hit 30, that 175 was no longer the lean 175 I remembered...it started taking more and more effort to stay lean.

Thankfully, you workout hard...but you need to start watching what you eat or by the time you're 35, you'll wish that you were no longer 185.
RE: RE: RE: Chicken Wings...  
pjcas18 : 3/26/2015 1:40 pm : link
In comment 12204435 Jan in DC said:
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In comment 12204151 pjcas18 said:


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In comment 12204138 Jan in DC said:


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I haven't had chicken wings in over a year now probably. But god I love chicken wings.



There is healthy eating and then there is just why bother even eating. obviously chicken wings aren't one of the 5 (?) food groups, but they have a spot in the "sometimes" food block of the new food pyramid.

That's a spin they teach kids these days "sometimes foods" everyday foods" and some other designations I forget.



I think the "Sometimes" will probably have to be during the Football season then. I'm taking this as your permission to eat Chicken wings.


Permission granted. Truth be told, I too rarely eat wings now. Football season is probably it. and it's not an every week thing anymore.
RE: RE: more of a logistics thing than a health thing  
eli4life : 3/26/2015 1:43 pm : link
In comment 12204359 BLUATHRT said:
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In comment 12204353 eli4life said:


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But an Italian hot dog with potatoes peppers and onions mmmmm now I'm hungry



Italian Hot Dog? Do you mean sausage?


No it was a sabretts and the place we got them from put them in a pita type pocket
What's still good that I can't find very often  
Bill in UT : 3/26/2015 1:44 pm : link
Stuffed derma. Now that is a royal fat bomb :)
I haven't seen an Arthur Treacher's for years  
JonC : 3/26/2015 1:48 pm : link
only a very rare Long John Silver's sighting, which was better anyway!
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Haha yeah, I eat decently for the most part.  
Cam in MO : 3/26/2015 1:59 pm : link
In comment 12204567 RC02XX said:
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In comment 12204480 arcarsenal said:


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Yeah, I am this guy.

I didn't even work out at all until I was in my mid-20's because I never needed to. I was always thin. Never even close to chunky and basically lived on burgers, pizza, tacos, chicken and steaks. Sugary cereals, pancakes and waffles, bacon egg and cheeses.. you name it.

It has taken legitimate effort for me to get to 180-185lbs.



I was the same way. I spent years trying to go from 145 to 175. But after I hit 30, that 175 was no longer the lean 175 I remembered...it started taking more and more effort to stay lean.

Thankfully, you workout hard...but you need to start watching what you eat or by the time you're 35, you'll wish that you were no longer 185.


Oh, come on.

What else changed around that time for you?

Surely it couldn't have more to do with activity level rather than age?

And arc- you're bordering on being a fat fuck. Stay way from the cookies and start working out, fattie.


RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Haha yeah, I eat decently for the most part.  
arcarsenal : 3/26/2015 2:01 pm : link
In comment 12204567 RC02XX said:
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In comment 12204480 arcarsenal said:


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Yeah, I am this guy.

I didn't even work out at all until I was in my mid-20's because I never needed to. I was always thin. Never even close to chunky and basically lived on burgers, pizza, tacos, chicken and steaks. Sugary cereals, pancakes and waffles, bacon egg and cheeses.. you name it.

It has taken legitimate effort for me to get to 180-185lbs.



I was the same way. I spent years trying to go from 145 to 175. But after I hit 30, that 175 was no longer the lean 175 I remembered...it started taking more and more effort to stay lean.

Thankfully, you workout hard...but you need to start watching what you eat or by the time you're 35, you'll wish that you were no longer 185.


Yeah, I absolutely eat better now than I used to.

I also make it a point to a) not wait until I am starving to eat and b) not eat until I am stuffed when I do. I feel like keeping the body in a steady cycle of fueling/digesting without running on a legit empty or overeating to the point of getting wiped out is good for the metabolism and keeps it healthy.

I eat about 5-6 times a day plus a protein shake post-workout and some casein before bed but lunch and dinner are the only reasonably "large" portions I take in and even those aren't huge.

When I was younger there was no rhyme or reason to my eating. I could wake up one day and eat pizza for breakfast, not eat again for like 8 hours and then stuff my face like a wild animal.. but I think most of us were like that in our teens and early 20's.
Can we get back...  
Chris in Philly : 3/26/2015 2:11 pm : link
to chili dogs and chicken wings instead of Cam and arc discussing their protein shake intake? NTTAWWT?
This thread has reminded me of something.  
Geomon : 3/26/2015 2:12 pm : link
I fucking hate thin competitive eaters.
Greasy Tony's  
liteamorn : 3/26/2015 2:12 pm : link
In New Brunswick, The "Trashcan Special" whoa, that's all i can say.
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arcarsenal : 3/26/2015 2:25 pm : link
Fiiiiiiiiiine, CiP!

To get back on topic a bit, there was a deli I used to go to for lunch a lot and they had a killer hero that was chicken cutlet, bacon, melted cheddar and it was slathered in gravy. It was one of those things that tasted so good, you'd just eat it until you felt sick.

I could really go for one of those right now.
RE: Greasy Tony's  
liteamorn : 3/26/2015 4:17 pm : link
In comment 12204751 liteamorn said:
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In New Brunswick, The "Trashcan Special" whoa, that's all i can say.


Oh yeah, as the sign said, "No charge for the extra grease"
OK, I have another... Dan's Greasy spoon in Albany  
Johnny5 : 3/26/2015 5:03 pm : link
My buddy (actually couple of my buddies) went to Albany U. We, umm, had a lot of fun going to visit, but that's a story (ies) for another time.

Anyway, there was a shitty little greasy spoon diner that we would hit after the bars called Dan's. They had a burger called the "Emmy burger". Holy Shiite. IIRC, it had bacon and a fried egg on what was one of the greeziest most delicious freaking double beef burgers you'd ever want to eat. It had to be 3000 calories... lol
Mom's Salisbury Steak  
montanagiant : 3/26/2015 5:31 pm : link
Stuffed peppers with cheese and meetballs
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