20 Foods

[Miss Chicken]

If you had to limit you diet to just 20 basic foods for the rest of your life what 20 foods would you choose. By 20 foods I don't mean things like pizza or hamburgers instead you have to list the ingredients to make those (for hamburger - ground beef, bread rolls, cheese, tomato etc).

I read that when asked this question most people come up with a reasonably balanced diet so feel free to comment on whether other people's diets are balanced and if they are not what is missing from the diet.

My 20 foods are

Chicken
Scallops
Lamb
Strawberries
Bananas
Apricots
Peas
Onions
Tomatoes
Pak choi
Plain yogurt
Soy and linseed bread
Plain Couscous
Cheese
Muesli
Puff pastry
Olive oil
Sweet chili sauce
Chocolate
Coca cola

EDITED TO ADD - To remove carrots and replace them with bananas.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Bordeaux Rouge
Burgundy Rouge
Burgundy Blanc
Chateauneuf du Pape
Barolo
Chianti
Brunello di Montalcino
Montepulciano
German Rielsing
Austrian Gruner Veltliner
Champagne
Priorat Rouge
Quarts de Chaume
Hendricks Gin
Plantation Rum
Zubrowka Vodka
Tonic Water
Olive Oil
Bread
Guinness


Hugo - What?

 

[Plecostomus]

1. Beef Jerky
2. Ramen Noodles
3. STOVE TOP STUFFING!!!1! (can't believe I forgot this!)
4. Potted Meat
5. Chicken-Sausage In A Can
6. Pizza Rolls
7. Ranch Dressing
8. Mac-And-Cheese (the creamy kind not the powder kind)
9. Milk
10. Butter
11. Hot-Sauce
12. Heavy Cream
13. Bacon
14. English Muffins
15. Potato chips
16. Other kind of potato chips
17. Cheddar cheese
18. Shrimp
19. Hamburger Helper
20. Hamburger

...thank GOD I married someone who knows how to cook "real food"

 

[Miss Chicken]

Hugo Rune

You would last long but you would probably die happy.

What are you going to use the olive oil for? (I hope I don't regret asking).

 

[Hugo Rune]

Hugo Rune

You would last long but you would probably die happy.

What are you going to use the olive oil for? (I hope I don't regret asking).

Why to moisturise the bread of course!

What other reason would I want it?


Hugo -

 

[Count Zero]

1. Rice
2. Potatos
3. Pasta
4. Tomatos
5. Soy beans/stuff made from soy
6. Olives/Olive Oil
7. Garlic
8. Onions
9. Apples
10. Oranges
11. Tangerines
12. Bread
13. Chocolate
14. Beans
15. Peas
16. Cheese
17. Yoghurt
18. Nuts
19. Honey
20. Raspberries

Damn. No more room for strawberries...

 

[WillsBabe]

porridge oats
milk
olive oil
bread
soya beans
garlic
tuna
rice
cous cous
coffee
rooibos tea
onions
tomatoes
quorn
chickpeas
lentils
natural yoghurt
peppers
blueberries
butter

I don't know what I think of this list. Some of these things are my favourite foods, some are ingredients that would make a range of my staple meals. Although there are a lot of ingredients still left out. Then there's tea and cofee, which I don't want to live without.

 

[thestrangequark]

What a miserable idea!

chocolate
chai
satsumas
blueberries
bananas
grapefruit juice
spinach
mushrooms
squash
sweet potatoes
pasta
zucchini bread
lobster
chicken
almonds
soy milk
raisin bran
hummus
wine
blackberry pie

 

[Miss Chicken]

Hugo Rune

You would last long but you would probably die happy.

What are you going to use the olive oil for? (I hope I don't regret asking).

Why to moisturise the bread of course!

What other reason would I want it?


Hugo -

Not really sure but with all that alcohol in you I thought you might come up with something more creative that moistened bread.

 

[Mallory]

1. Beef
2. Pork
3. Chicken
4. Bananas
5. Apples
6. Beans
7. Onions
8. Tomatoes
9. Carrots
10. Potatoes
11. Butter
12. Cheese
13. Bread
14. Pasta
15. Eggs
16. Olive oil
17. Rice
18. Milk
19. Chocolate
20. Beer

 

[Miss Chicken]

I forgot bananas - so I had to take carrots off my list and put bananas in.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Not really sure but with all that alcohol in you I thought you might come up with something more creative that moistened bread.

Sadly, even when drunk I'm pretty dull and with a singular mind... drink, drink, drink... little bit of great bread and oil to throw into the stomach to keep it churning.

Bread is one of the great, GREAT foodstuffs when treated with care and attention. Comforting and invigourating too. Vastly under-rated IMO and olive oil can be as interesting as great wine. One of the most interesting tasting sessions I took part in whilst in the Wine industry was a central Italian olive oil tasting. 100 different oils from different sites, terroirs, with differing styles, richness levels and complexity.

Utterly fascinating, but very hard work.


Hugo - Not a Spanish Olive Oil fan

 

[Count Zero]

That olive oil tasting sounds intriguing. I do all my cooking with olive oil and I love Mozarella Caprese.

 

[Lookingglassman]

Spinach
ribeye steaks
potatoes
chocolate chip cookies
peas
bacon
captain crunch with crunchberries
shrimp
catfish
scallops
garden salad
french dressing
whole milk
butter
broccoli
asparagus
corn on the cob
pork chops
barbeque chicken
salmon

 

[Aurian]

Just 20 things? I would be in so much trouble...

1. bananas
2. bread (see.. low GI diets would never work on me)
3. salmon
4. chicken
5. pasta
6. potatoes
7. cheese
8. ham
9. eggs
10. minced meat
11. tomatoes
12. onions
13. milk
14. oats
15. apples
16. chocolate
17. rice
18. satsumas
19. butter
20. cucumber

 

[kimc]

Assuming I can drink unlilimited amounts of coffee and wine along with my 20 items:

1) spinach
2) oatmeal
3) berries
4) sausages
5) salmon
6) chicken
7) cabbage
8) tomatoes
9) endamame
10) onions
11) baby romaine
12) miso
13) herbs
14) garbanzo beans
15) spices
16) apples
17) cheese
18) grapes
19) chocolate
20) asparagus

 

[stoneagepunk]

If I had to limit myself to 20 foods, it would be these
I suppose I don't have to list water.

potato
rice
semolina
oats
buckwheat
wholemeal bread
soya milk
tofu
olive oil
banana
strawberry
orange
tomato
mushroom
carrot
onion
garlic
nuts
herbs
honey


I like fish too, but my list is full

 

[Colonel Green]

chicken
rice
garlic
red chili peppers
eggs
coffee
flour
butter
milk
salt
strawberry jam
grapefruit
halibut
tiger prawns
steak
gin
vermouth
olives
India Pale Ale
gewurztraminer

 

[Warp Coil]

chicken
hamburger
rice
potatoes (mashed, baked, fried, whatever)
peanut butter
jelly
bread
pasta
cheese
honey nut cheerios
milk
brownies
oranges
carrots
corn
tomatoes
BBQ sauce

Hmm... not even a full 20 and I can live with that.

 

[Pingfah]

garlic
flour
egg
unhomogenised milk
sugar
tomatoes
lamb
pork
beef
chicken
red cabbage
apples
potatoes
rice
carrots
broccoli
potatoes
chili
basil
coriander



I figure I can make pasta, bread, cheese, lard, butter and cream out of the above, so need to list them.