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If you could only eat 5 different foods forever

59 replies

cosystripysocks · 16/12/2022 14:26

So let's say nutrition was no object and you could eat unlimited amounts of 5 different foods for the rest of your life but nothing else.

We're talking about individual items and not full meals so you could say things like chicken, bread, chocolate, apples, basil, eggs, chillis, carrots, pasta, bacon...

And let's say you also have access to oil/butter and salt and pepper.

Which 5 foods would you pick?

OP posts:
Purpleavocado · 16/12/2022 14:30

That would be horrible! Mine would be fillet steak, lobster, asparagus, pistachio ice cream, honeydew melon

BibblesworthTheThird · 16/12/2022 14:30

Cheese
Apples
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Chocolate

LubaLuca · 16/12/2022 14:32

Potatoes
Cheese
Pasta
Jalapenos
Bread

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MurderAtTheBeautyPageant · 16/12/2022 14:32

prawns (not the piddly ones, the ones that are the size of a baby's thigh)
roast chicken
chips
milk chocolate
peaches

grapehyacinthisactuallyblue · 16/12/2022 14:33

Do you include sugar, soy sauce, spices/herbs to oil/butter/salt/pepper category?

If not I would choose rice/salmon/leek/sugar/soy sauce. Happily have teriyaki salmon with rice and leek rest of my life.

Fridaysgirl17 · 16/12/2022 14:34

Pasta,chicken,tiger bread,cheese, chocolate 🍫

ElEmEnOhPee · 16/12/2022 14:34

Bread
Cheese
Steak
Chips
Chicken

NoDairyNoProblem · 16/12/2022 14:34

Steak
potatoes
cherries
savoy cabbage
dark chocolate

murasaki · 16/12/2022 14:35

potatoes, cheese, lobster, bacon and spinach.

I'd like some cream for most of the above though.....

BelenaConhamHarter · 16/12/2022 14:35

Chocolate
Coffee
Cheese
Ratatouille Grin
Salmon

Jacksfesteringresentment · 16/12/2022 14:35

Potatoes
Bread
Legumes
Bananas
Crisps or
Peanut butter (if the crisps count as potato)

PrinceHaz · 16/12/2022 14:35

Pain au chocolat
Cornish Cruncher Cheddar
Nice cherry tomatoes
dry aged steak
nice baguette

Aposterhasnoname · 16/12/2022 14:36

ElEmEnOhPee · 16/12/2022 14:34

Bread
Cheese
Steak
Chips
Chicken

This.

Ijuststoodonlego · 16/12/2022 14:36

Steak (medium rare)
Spuds mashed up
Savoy cabbage
Cheese
Hummus

Never have I felt weirder!

Floydthebarber · 16/12/2022 14:37

Chicken, lentils, bread, chocolate biscuits, bacon. I think.

ElEmEnOhPee · 16/12/2022 14:37

ElEmEnOhPee · 16/12/2022 14:34

Bread
Cheese
Steak
Chips
Chicken

Changing my answer of chips to potatoes for the sake of a bit more variety (not as quick to think of that as other posters) 😬

Claudia84 · 16/12/2022 14:39

Pasta
Tomatoes
Potatoes
Bread
Garlic

Headaxhe · 16/12/2022 14:39

Rice
Courgette
Potato
Flour
Soy sauce

Theoldwoman · 16/12/2022 14:39

Eggs
Bananas
Fish
Avocado
Cheese

Inextremis · 16/12/2022 14:41

Cheese, eggs, potatoes, onions, curry powder (that's if I'm not allowed the spices to make my own!).

frampan6 · 16/12/2022 14:43

Bread
Eggs
Tomatoes
Coffee
Greek yoghurt

123woop · 16/12/2022 14:46

Marmite
Potatoes
Cheddar
Chocolate
Pasta

amylou8 · 16/12/2022 14:47

Cheese, eggs, potatoes, bread and bananas.

GorgeousKitten · 16/12/2022 14:47

Milk chocolate
Potatoes
Rice
Chicken
Seafood and if I have to narrow it down then king prawns

treadcarefully · 16/12/2022 14:48

Me: bread
Potatoes
Chicken
Broccoli
Chocolate

Dh: baked beans
Bacon
Potatoes
Peas
Steak

Assuming we could have tea?