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I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 1:16 am
by Lloyd Blankfein
I have to say there is no better TV dinner than Marie Calendar's slow roasted beef.
Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:00 am
by benjamin801
If Trader Joe's exists where you live, their frozen dinners are stellar. Their boeuf bourguignon, pesto chicken, and all of their burritos are outstanding, and they're actually a decent meal's worth of food.
Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 5:53 am
by sleewell
I think what I feed yogi is better
This morbidly obese lady at work eats 2 per day.
Super high sodium, go Amurica!
Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:04 am
by Marc G
I rather cook for myself... control the crap I put in my mouth...
Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:45 am
by benjamin801
Marc G wrote:I rather cook for myself... control the crap I put in my mouth...
So would I, and I'm fortunate to live with a really good cook. But it's great to have some backups in the freezer...

Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:52 am
by Marc G
hahaha. I hear you.... I do go in to lazy mode sometimes, to get around that I try and do stuff and I freeze and eat later like bolognese etc.... all you have to do is boil pasta... some nights I've even been so lazy i'd just warm up the bolognese and eat it like chilli with some pita bread...
Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:55 am
by benjamin801
Marc G wrote:hahaha. I hear you.... I do go in to lazy mode sometimes, to get around that I try and do stuff and I freeze and eat later like bolognese etc.... all you have to do is boil pasta... some nights I've even been so lazy i'd just warm up the bolognese and eat it like chilli with some pita bread...
Bolognese on toast, because I'm either out of pasta or too lazy to boil water, is definitely a thing in my house as well...

Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:34 am
by Marc G
hahahaha... also I get good prices from my butcher on Ribeye steak and those thaw quickly... that's always a nice go to quick meal.
Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:37 am
by 100 watt
Boston Market frozen entres..FTW.
Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 11:01 am
by Rampage
I would commit suicide if I were addicted to TV dinners. Then again, that might be a little redundant.
Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 12:13 pm
by 100 watt
Don Miguel mini frozen tacos, bitches.
Dump some taco sauce on em..love it.
Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 1:35 pm
by indienoise
Ugh, no thanks. For me, eating bum food is frozen pizza or Stouffer's chipped beef gravy. (Which I LOVE)
But usually, if it's coming from my kitchen, I want to have as much control over it as possible.
Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 1:39 pm
by Ostinato Rubato
My wife knows better than to ever feed me a fucking frozen dinner.
Cook me a fucking meal worthy of a man.
Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 5:58 pm
by Steveijobzz
Mike LX-R wrote:My wife knows better than to ever feed me a fucking frozen dinner.
Cook me a fucking meal worthy of a man.
This post wins this thread.
Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 6:18 pm
by Chris Z
ibenjamin801 wrote:Marc G wrote:I rather cook for myself... control the crap I put in my mouth...
So would I, and I'm fortunate to live with a really good cook. But it's great to have some backups in the freezer...

Marie calendar pot pies ftw.
Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:41 pm
by Dave Lister
Mike LX-R wrote:My wife knows better than to ever feed me a fucking frozen dinner.
Cook me a fucking meal worthy of a man.
Does she win a free pair of Irish sunglasses when she doesn't?

Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:59 am
by RSBro
I had a Marie Callendar's chicken pot pie the other night. They are pretty tasty IMO.
Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:50 am
by benjamin801
RSBro wrote:I had a Marie Callendar's chicken pot pie the other night. They are pretty tasty IMO.
The Marie Callender's stuff is all really yummy for what it is, but it has so much goddamn sodium that I can't get my shoes or wedding ring off for 12 hours after I eat it.
Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 10:12 am
by Rampage
RSBro wrote:I had a Marie Callendar's chicken pot pie the other night. They are pretty tasty IMO.
Not gonna lie, I had a thing for those back at my pinnacle of fatness. Pot pie + massive handful of cheese (because every food needs cheese when you're fat) was dinner a few times per week.
Just did the math: Pot pie = 820 calories and a handful/cup of cheese = ~ 450 calories. 1,275 calories for dinner.

Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 10:26 am
by RSBro
benjamin801 wrote:The Marie Callender's stuff is all really yummy for what it is, but it has so much goddamn sodium that I can't get my shoes or wedding ring off for 12 hours after I eat it.
lol i know what you mean. i usually buy 2 and eat them both like once every quarter or something just to satisfy the craving. i drink a LOT of water with it hahaha.
Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 10:29 am
by RSBro
Rampage wrote:Not gonna lie, I had a thing for those back at my pinnacle of fatness. Pot pie + massive handful of cheese (because every food needs cheese when you're fat) was dinner a few times per week.
Just did the math: Pot pie = 820 calories and a handful/cup of cheese = ~ 450 calories. 1,275 calories for dinner.

Well that's not bad if it's ALL you eat during the day. Like during busy season, dude, it fkn sucks. I've gained 11lbs since January, but I always know it's coming and I just go insane w/ a diet and exercise the few months after and get to my more "regular" weight (which is still too much but whatevs). Leaving the house at 6:30, getting home at 8, maybe 9, and there's so much to do taking even a 30 min lunch break is out of the question most days, so yeah. Pot pies are very comforting after days like that even though they're so bad for you.
Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 10:48 am
by Rampage
RSBro wrote:Rampage wrote:Not gonna lie, I had a thing for those back at my pinnacle of fatness. Pot pie + massive handful of cheese (because every food needs cheese when you're fat) was dinner a few times per week.
Just did the math: Pot pie = 820 calories and a handful/cup of cheese = ~ 450 calories. 1,275 calories for dinner.

Well that's not bad if it's ALL you eat during the day. Like during busy season, dude, it fkn sucks. I've gained 11lbs since January, but I always know it's coming and I just go insane w/ a diet and exercise the few months after and get to my more "regular" weight (which is still too much but whatevs). Leaving the house at 6:30, getting home at 8, maybe 9, and there's so much to do taking even a 30 min lunch break is out of the question most days, so yeah. Pot pies are very comforting after days like that even though they're so bad for you.
Unfortunately, that was never all I ate in a day.

So glad I took the lazy way out and went with finance instead of accounting. I'm really happy with that decision now because I have a lot of flexibility in my scheduling which allows me to go back to school so that I can get out of finance.

Re: I am addicted to TV dinners
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 11:20 am
by Ostinato Rubato
Independent George wrote:Mike LX-R wrote:My wife knows better than to ever feed me a fucking frozen dinner.
Cook me a fucking meal worthy of a man.
Does she win a free pair of Irish sunglasses when she doesn't?

Joke: what do you tell a woman with two black eyes? .....
nothing. you already told her twice.
