Thank you - you've improved my life

Back in January, I posted this thread:

What do you want to eat tomorrow...?

I got a lot of good suggestions and advice from folks here. Most importantly, I learned to stop caring about what I want to eat, and just eat what's there. Mostly, I think about which protein I haven't cooked in a few days, and throw something together around that.

The only downside to this is that I no longer know what I want to eat - I've blocked that sort of thinking from my life. The problem with this is that when SWMBO offers to take me out to dinner (she works, I don't, very much) I have no idea of where I want to go or what I want to eat, so it's always a struggle to pick a restaurant.

I guess I can live with that.

EvanR wrote: I have no idea of where I want to go or what I want to eat, so it's always a struggle to pick a restaurant.

you are my wife

I guess the casino buffets have worn their welcome? What does SWMBO have a craving for.... then do that. Can't loose. Oh and an exotic bottle of wine always helps.

4cylndrfury wrote:

EvanR wrote: I have no idea of where I want to go or what I want to eat, so it's always a struggle to pick a restaurant.

you are my wife

Mine too. Last weekend I finally MADE her pick a place to eat.

This is something I see in people. I don't have the problem. I know what I like but I don't care what I eat or really when. PB&J is just as good as a nice steak when it comes to getting me fuel to get on with getting things done. I drive my wife crazy with this. More often than not I look at eating as something that gets in the way of getting things done.

I know many people that are borderline obsessed with food and eating and get upset if plans change. They also tend to be the ones that let food run there life.

I have wondered if it is something in the human genetic code that for some is more hard wired than others as food was an important part of survival and you had to obsess over it to survive. As humans have evolved it has faded more in some than others.

In reply to dean1484:

I'm sorry to report that you are wrong. Your taste buds must be broken.

Great food can be like a Monet, or a symphony, or the finest automobile. An experience to be savored, even sought after. I spend as much money and time doing that as I do playing with cars. Maybe more.

4cylndrfury wrote: you are my wife

Nah, it's not like that. Unless she has something specific in mind (and I go there and eat whatever) we spin the wheel of tacos/burgers/Chinese/chicken joints and pick something.

toyman01..fist bump....a relaxed semi quiet time (location) where a non auto related infused conversation may take place to reestablish those subjects of common interest.....LT1 vs LS3 .....BwaHahahahahahaa

Toyman01 wrote: In reply to dean1484: I'm sorry to report that you are wrong. Your taste buds must be broken. Great food can be like a Monet, or a symphony, or the finest automobile. An experience to be savored, even sought after. I spend as much money and time doing that as I do playing with cars. Maybe more.

I'm wondering if he's never had a good steak - or he has the secret to the best PB&J in the universe.

It is not that I don't appreciate fine food. It is just not important to me.

Then again I like SPAM chips aka Spacon so maybe Toyman has a point.

Women can't even pick what table to sit at many times. I'll never understand it.

I'd don't know... I enjoy fine food and have no problem dropping a fair amount on a good dinner. And living in the mid-Atlantic area, there is no shortage of choices. However, much of the time, food is simply a requirement for life and whatever is cheap & easy will do. My problem right now is satisfying those two requirements while adding in "reasonably healthy." I'm not doing so good there.

dean1484 wrote: More often than not I look at eating as something that gets in the way of getting things done.

I totally get this. I've always felt that it's the largest inconvenience in my daily life.

Now a days though the only thing that my eating is getting in the way of is making food for my son. That dude eats like three meals a night.

dean1484 wrote: More often than not I look at eating as something that gets in the way of getting things done.

Yup. I really do appreciate a good meal from time to time. I also appreciate the social aspect that comes with a meal with friends.

But at home... its just something I need to do that cuts into my time to do other things that are more important/higher priority/more fun than making food. Most of my home meals are centered around some sort of bachelor chow for this reason - I make a weeks worth of chili at once. Or cook 5lbs of shredded chicken which I use to make quick sandwiches.

4cylndrfury wrote:

EvanR wrote: I have no idea of where I want to go or what I want to eat, so it's always a struggle to pick a restaurant.

you are my wife

This is my life almost daily. Every night when I leave work SWMBO says "Dinner ideas?" There are rare occasions when I come home and she's already decided what to have for dinner. Those are good days.

In reply to Nick (Bo) Comstock:

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nutherjrfan wrote: Women can't even pick what table to sit at many times. I'll never understand it.

I literally drove my ex-wife home one day after she pulled the "I don't care where we go. Oh no, not there. Oh I don't care, Oh no not there."

I drove her home and told her to get out of the car and I left to go to get food.

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z31maniac wrote:

nutherjrfan wrote: Women can't even pick what table to sit at many times. I'll never understand it.

I literally drove my ex-wife home one day after she pulled the "I don't care where we go. Oh no, not there. Oh I don't care, Oh no not there." I drove her home and told her to get out of the car and I left to go to get food.

Yep. Quite possibly the most annoying argument a couple can have. BTDT many times. Whenever I get nostalgic about my ex-, I can think about those arguments (among others...).

nutherjrfan wrote: Women can't even pick what table to sit at many times. I'll never understand it.

Conversely, those of us who know exactly what we want and aren't shy about asking for it are considered "high maintenance". I figure I am damned either way so I'm requesting sushi with a booth by the window.

In reply to EastCoastMojo:

A woman who says what she wants is much more likely to get it than to leave a man trying to guess. Don't assume we know. We're dumb. We call it a "win" when our socks happen to match.

ProDarwin wrote: https://www.completefoods.co/

thanks...now down the rabbit hole I go...

EastCoastMojo wrote:

nutherjrfan wrote: Women can't even pick what table to sit at many times. I'll never understand it.

Conversely, those of us who know exactly what we want and aren't shy about asking for it are considered "high maintenance". I figure I am damned either way so I'm requesting sushi with a booth by the window.

So much prefer that than the meek "I don't know whatever you want."

I know you're hungry woman, what sounds good to you?

I'm happy to go to the kitchen and make a sammich, but I'll take you somewhere if you want something!

Just find a food place that you haven't gone to or and old place, and try something new.

Try other cultures food for best results ie Thai, mid eastern, African... Old family restaurants seriously don't know what herbs and spices are... Only culture worse is English, it's all bland flavorless mush.

Or just find a new vegetable in the store or growing in your yard and learn to do something with it. Fresh and indigenous is great or better even cook with some invasives... New foods will give the best Netflix and chill you can get

If I find a new vegetable growing in my yard I'm googling the berkeley out of it before I toss it on my plate lol.