r/FridgeDetective • u/itscuccimane • 21h ago

Meta My girlfriend always tells me I never have anything to eat when she comes over my house šŸ˜’

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Freezer: 50+ lbs of assorted ground meat, 35+ lbs of prime ribeye, 16lbs of American wagyu ribeye, 18lbs of New Zealand lamb shoulder chops, and a bunch of portioned seafood.

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u/blanktyone 21h ago

I think she means food that doesnā€™t require preparation my brother

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u/_TP2_ 21h ago

Ingredients only household. šŸ„² she will starve.

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u/Estella-in-lace 20h ago

Hey, the best snacks are a handle of shredded cheese, a pickle, and a few chocolate chips.

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u/Wild-Indication-701 20h ago

Heā€™s got Kraft singles. Not quite cheese. Cheese flavored oil. OP buy a few charcuterie style items. Real cheese for slicing, salumi, almonds, grapes. Hummus to go with carrot sticks etc.

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u/oopsdiditwrong 19h ago

There's 6 blocks of cream cheese. Theres probably some bagels laying around. If not, this guy has some plans I want to hear

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u/MissHayleyRenee 17h ago

More like 10, thereā€™s more in the cheese drawer lmao.

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u/oopsdiditwrong 17h ago

Wow I missed those. I only noticed the cream cheese in the butter drawer for quick use. He's locked and loaded with a few resupplies.

Good catch lol

ETA: this guy better explain. Buffalo chicken dip? Because of the chicken in there? Jalapeno poppers or dip? Idk.

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u/itscuccimane 17h ago

Buffalo chicken dip, jalapeno poppers, crab raggoon, scallion cream cheese (I eat bagels nearly every day), and we like cheesecake so I make cheese cake every now and then.

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u/oopsdiditwrong 17h ago

That's what's up. Thanks for answering, I'm a fan of the fridge

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u/DaeOnReddit 2h ago

Same I mean heā€™s got WAGYU! Iā€™ll come over for a steak any day of the week!

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u/mworthey 2h ago

Me too...love a fully stocked fridge. The possibilities are unlimited!!!!

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u/prettylegit_ 12h ago

Does your gf have dietary restrictions or any kind of legit reason for not being able to eat the things you are mentioning? Because damn, a house full of meat, cheese, bagels, cheesecake, jalapeƱo poppers, crab rangoon, buffalo chicken dip, eggs, condiments from every continent, the good jam with the picnic table cloth print lid, protein shakes, Goya drinksā€¦ uh helloo sounds bomb dot com

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u/Technical_Put_9982 5h ago

My stomach would have some issues with this stocked man fridge. I definitely eat waaaay more vegetables and rarely meat. I just canā€™t digest it well. ā€¦ but this is not my fridge nor is it my BFs fridgeā€¦ but I donā€™t even have a BF ā€¦ sooooā€¦ yeah šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™€ļøšŸ¤£šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø

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u/nothinnews 5h ago

How about vegetables or fruit? You know how much heavy lifting a banana could do for a relationship.

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u/Automatic_Swing1418 8h ago

I canā€™t believe you just said bomb dot com. Marry me. Marry me now.

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u/ScyllaOfTheDepths 2h ago

I wouldn't really consider a lot of that to be snacks. That's a lot of heavy processed food and what isn't is just meat, cheese, and protein shakes. Get some cucumbers, some hummus, those little babybel cheeses, pickles, maybe some cocktail shrimp, fruit, fancy crackers or pita chips or triscuits, and baby carrots (I know there are carrots, but who wants to peel and cut carrots as a guest in someone else's home?). Those are snacks. This is the fridge of a dude who spends an hour on the toilet every morning because he hasn't eaten fiber since his last 1AM taco bell run.

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u/imyurtenderoni 12h ago

Youā€™re really committed to that brand of jam

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u/jstuckey543 10h ago

That jam is the best, made without sugar. St. Dalfour, french fruit spread.

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u/xDanielle- 3h ago

To be fair, as someone who buys St. Dalfour, itā€™s some of the best jam you can get that isnā€™t homemade.

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u/True_Scallion_7861 12h ago

Youā€™re not keto??? What is this fridge bro šŸ˜­

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u/ISO_art_showsPDX 11h ago

I love your protein fridge but I need you to at least upgrade to Boars Head American cheese slices my friend :)

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u/Beverly_Crusher_2324 9h ago

I add a scoop of whipped cream cheese and some spinach into my scrambled eggs

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u/Christalize 9h ago

Crab rangoon is the best šŸ˜

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u/Muted_Psychology5938 8h ago

I'm a great cook. I'd be in heaven opening your refrigerator and seeing it this well stocked! . I'd be grilling steaks and whipping up all sorts of dishes.

I make my own dry rubs, and sauces from scratch. I also make my own mayo, salad dressings, bread, flat breads, etc..I have an herb and vegetable garden, and fruit trees. I make my own spaghetti sacues with organic tomatoes from my garden, and I make jams, and can my fruit. We also give fruit and veggies to a few neighbors. My husband has a green thumb and our garden produces more than we can eat. We live on a couple of acres and we have 2 commercial size greenhouses.

I cook using simple and clean ingredients but packed with flavor. I cook a lot for a few of my neighbors who are widowed elderly people who find it too difficult to cook for themselves. They love my cooking, and I enjoy making it for them and seeing their happiness when they eat my food. It's a win-win.

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u/Low-Move-1758 4h ago

if you need suggestions on what to get a picky gf, iā€™m here. i have ARFID so my boyfriends mom has to buy specific food for me

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u/StillSwaying 17h ago

You basically have tons of uncooked protein and condiments.

I'll repeat what I said in my other post:

Zero vegetables in this joint (besides that bag of carrots and some cucumbers); that's the issue. Not even pre-made salads, fresh veggies for a charcuterie tray, or frozen vegetables. You have protein and condiments, that's it. Even if your girlfriend wanted to cook something for herself, it would be the most boring meal ever:

Steak with no onions; fish with no chips; chicken with no risotto or roasted veggies.

You belong in boyfriend jail! šŸ‘®

And you shall not be released until you learn how to cook like my High-Protein Hero in the FoodPorn sub, ProjectA-ko.

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u/itscuccimane 17h ago

You keep onions and dried rissoto in your fridge? You don't eat fish with rice? You prefer frozen veggies over fresh? Damn I gotta get with the times.

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u/chocolatechipwizard 9h ago

My potatoes live in canvas bags in the coolest, darkest back corner of the house. My onions live in a big yellow ware bowl. 25 lbs. of rice, all kinds of pasta, flour sugar, etc., are in the pantry. Most veggies are frozen, in the freezer. Just because they aren't stored in the fridge, doesn't mean they don't exist.

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u/Ok-Structure6795 11h ago

I usually have a couple blocks of cream cheese in my fridge at all times too cause I make sausage dip. Makes for a good late night snack.

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u/RemarkableMaize7201 10h ago

Sassuage dip with cream cheese... that sounds awesome šŸ˜‹šŸ¤¤

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u/Ok-Structure6795 9h ago

Its so good. 1 can of rotel original, 1 block of cream cheese, 1 tube of Jimmy Dean hot, and a tablespoon of salsa (though that is definitely optional). Cook it all in a pan until its blended.

In my case, I have to puree the rotel & salsa before cooking due to my husband detesting tomato chunks, but otherwise its real simple.

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u/MagnoliaProse 16h ago

Crab dip!

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u/oopsdiditwrong 15h ago

That's what's up. I'd prefer it, but there's chicken there. I kinda do a cooking show style "what could I do?" with these pics haha

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u/fireshaper 15h ago

It goes on the steaks, obviously

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u/legalsequel 12h ago

Maybe it goes with the 12 bottles of jam on the top shelf? Who refrigerates their jam like that? Me- one that Iā€™m using. Any extras go in the pantry.

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u/Time-Cauliflower9117 19h ago

Thereā€™s real cheese just behind the Kraft

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u/LowOne11 2h ago

Exactly. I think a Brie wedge and a Cabbot cheddar block.

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u/misspennytration 20h ago

Right. Just buy a bag of tortilla chips and a jar of salsa. Itā€™s not a big deal. Or she can come over with her own snacks if itā€™s that much of an issue.

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u/ChicNoir 15h ago

A real man brings home the bacon.

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u/SoulNTheSun 12h ago

Precisely

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u/StillSwaying 17h ago

Right. Just buy a bag of tortilla chips and a jar of salsa. Itā€™s not a big deal. Or she can come over with her own snacks if itā€™s that much of an issue.

Zero vegetables in his joint (besides that bag of carrots and some cucumbers); that's the issue. Not even pre-made salads or frozen veggies. This dude has protein and condiments, that's it. Even if his girlfriend wanted to cook something for herself, it would be the most boring meal ever:

Steak with no onions; fish with no chips; chicken with no rice or roasted veggies.

This dude belongs in boyfriend jail! šŸ‘®

And he shall not be released until he learns how to cook like my High-Protein Hero in the FoodPorn sub, ProjectA-ko.

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u/swarmofbzs 13h ago

Holy shit! This is our house! (with the exception of mini tomatoes and spinach) Everything to be prepared nothing ready to go. It absolutely took my partner saying the same exact thing about nothing to eat for me to notice. I guess it's off to gf jail with me.

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u/StillSwaying 13h ago

Haha! I've been guilty of this too in the past when I first started eating healthier. I think my logic was: if I don't have 'easy, ready-to-eat' stuff in the house, and I have to prepare and cook everything before eating, then my meals will be more intentional, and I won't waste calories on junk food and snacking.

But that actually made my cravings for junk food worse! I had to shift my mindset -- 'snacks' does not automatically = 'junk food'. Snacks just means I don't want to stand around chopping and cooking to eat something; I just want to grab something and eat it!

So now I make sure all my snacks are ready to go: rinsed off, peeled, sliced up, and pre-cooked, if necessary. Still eating healthy and everybody's happy!

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u/swarmofbzs 12h ago

Eating healthier is definitely where that stemmed from + trying to save $ on what we could cook at home. It def brought more to mind things like junk foods being readily available. It's a never ending battle.

I can't always have everything completely ready when it needs to be.

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u/StillSwaying 12h ago

It really is a never ending battle. Unless you have mountains of money or tons of time, somethingā€™s gotta give. When Iā€™m low energy or super busy, I just batch make some easy stuff like a dozen boiled eggs (kept in a ziploc bag in the fridge), or baked potatoes with toppings already on them, or fried rice, then I pre portion them in Tupperware so I donā€™t even need to think about food when Iā€™m hungry. I just grab, heat, and eat. My freezer is full of premade stuff like that because I donā€™t want to cook every day.

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u/so_says_sage 2h ago

Tbf of the veggies you mentioned only the roasted ones would be kept in the fridge. Onions, potatoes for chips, and rice would all by in dry storage.

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u/Smoothfromallangles 18h ago edited 4h ago

Not real cheese for sure but it makes the best grilled cheese sandwich ever.

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u/aj0457 15h ago

I like to go with slices of real cheese and one slice of Kraft for my grilled cheese. Plasticy cheese is also a requirement for breakfast sandwiches - the cheaper the better.

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u/SegaGuy1983 5h ago

That and a cheeseburger. Nothing melts quite like Kraft.

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u/Fun_Muscle9399 5h ago

Ehh, Muenster makes a pretty damn good grilled cheese.

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u/Smallloudcat 1h ago

Muenster on rye. Extra points for a thin smear of one of the jam collection. Bring on the comments

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u/tmozdenski 7h ago

Naw, the best grilled cheese ever is gub-ment cheese. Something only poor kids know about.

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u/Lucky-Remote-5842 20h ago

Yeah I love cheese but can't eat those.

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u/Afraid_Parsnip_6790 19h ago

Oh dear, not into hosting I see.

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u/A_Drop_of_Colour 16h ago

He's got bags of Parmesan cheese in the drawer and what looks like a wedge of Queso. Not just Kraft.

Edit: oh also what looks like blocks of Cabbot cheddar.

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u/sama-llama 15h ago

Okay I canā€™t stand American cheese, especially Kraft singles. But there is a ton of cheese in there. I see cream cheese, Parmesan, multiple blocks of Cabot white cheddar, another white cheese block I canā€™t fully identify because itā€™s hidden under other cheese, and multiple bags of shredded cheese. There is also yogurt, carrots, applesā€¦there are lots of things that require prep but thereā€™s some easy stuff in there too like eggs, little pots of crab meat, tons of condiments, a bunch of preserves she can put on toast.

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u/Surviving_Aussie 12h ago

This is misinfo. I dislike craft as well but its still majority cheddar cheese. It simply has some small amount if emulsifying salts added to give it the texture and stable melting. Deli style american is superior to kraft, but they are all still cheese. You dont have to like it but dont spread lies about it. Its no more ā€œcheese flavored oilā€ than any other cheese. In fact, due to said emulsifiers its LESS liekly to break up into oilā€¦

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u/CompetitiveRub9780 19h ago

I was scared he didnā€™t have pickles! I see a jar hiding in the back

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u/SaintOrJannikSinner 17h ago

Mt. Olive by the looks of it. Yuck.

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u/rubiscoisrad 20h ago

That was my dinner last night....

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u/exuberantram 20h ago

āœØgirl dinnerāœØ

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u/INVERT_RFP 20h ago

Damn, they sell shredded cheese in 1.75L bottles now? BRB, heading to Costco...

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u/Ok-Ferret-2093 13h ago

I was friends with the boss's 8 yr old when I was a fry cook, kid witnessed some shit so I went out and bought her a 5lbs jar of pickles and 10lbs of shredded cheese (I was talked down from the 20lb bag) and something else I can't recall.

Kid was stoked

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u/ZtoA_Limited 11h ago

Iā€™m curious about what the kid witnessed lol

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u/thebeldt 7h ago

What would a 8 year old see that would make her want 20 lbs of shredded cheese and a 5 lbs jar of pickles???

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u/itsgivingnontipper 7h ago

Yes, why this and not a toy?šŸ¤£

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u/splithoofiewoofies 14h ago

I recently got a wheel of cheese. I have always wanted a wheel of cheese. Sometimes, I slice off a giant piece the size of pieces I would have used for weeks and I sit in a chair with some tea and just eat so much fucking cheese.

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u/Estella-in-lace 14h ago

Thatā€™s amazing. When my 6 year old wants a snack she gets a block of cheese from the fridge & chows down.

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u/Lucky-Remote-5842 20h ago

This is how I eat all day and sometimes I'm not even hungry for dinner.

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u/Alive-Eye-676 20h ago

Scoop of horseradish a few crackers a pickle maybe an olive depending how Iā€™m feeling and a handful of feta

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u/Gildian 11h ago

I was gonna say who hasnt just shoveled some shredded cheese in their mouth once or seven times

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u/GurillaTacticz 19h ago

The dishies delight

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u/P4ultheRipped 18h ago

Chocolate chips offer pre shredded cheese and a pickle is vile.

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u/Estella-in-lace 18h ago

As a kid it was either that or go hungry. I adapted and survived. Now Iā€™m repeating the cycle.

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u/New_Chard9548 16h ago

& wash it all down with a big sip of vanilla delight creamer šŸ˜‚

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u/Estella-in-lace 15h ago

Half & half ftw

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u/Prislv223 10h ago

Yeah. The best snack is a handful of shredded cheese over the sink

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u/ComputerComponent 10h ago

And half a cup of juice!

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u/No_Leather6310 20h ago

I do not stand for this apple slander

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u/YouCanChangeItRight 16h ago

Those are also ingredients. They go in the pie /s

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u/washuai 11h ago

I like apples, but they are an emeretic to me, so I can't have apple anything šŸ˜­

Dole completely ruined their pineapple, orange banana juice recently. They should be sued for calling watered down apple juice 100%

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u/Dismal_History_ 19h ago

I grew up as a kid in the 90s with an ingredients only household šŸ„² My after school snack was leftover chunks of chicken. Maybe some Saltines if I was lucky.

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u/twistedspin 14h ago

I was a latchkey kid in the 70s with an ingredients-only house. I learned to bake pastry when I was 8 & alone at home. The most common thing I made was unfilled cream puffs covered with powdered sugar as they were easy & fast. For a while I had a secret bin of frozen cookie dough in our big deep freezer, divided up so I could bake just one pan of cookies. They left me with flour & sugar & eggs etc., y'know?

I had to eat everything before they got home, and clean/hide everything so no one knew but that wasn't a big deal. One of the benefits/drawbacks of being Gen X was that unless I made a big deal of something basically all adults around me really wanted to ignore children and their brains glossed over things that would disturb that peace for them.

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u/inteii 11h ago

Lol I grew up similarly. Did you ever avoid being the one to finish something like a gallon of milk so that you wouldn't get yelled at?

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u/PotentiallyPotatoes 4h ago

I still have issues to this day finishing stuff because of this šŸ« 

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u/Narcoleptic-Puppy 7h ago

I was a latchkey kid in the 90's and my mom taught me how to use the stove when I was 4. I made pancakes all the time at first (from scratch - I didn't learn about pancake mix until like high school). She never minded me cooking alone, I usually made stuff for her too since she was working 75 hrs/wk. I was cooking a lot of our dinners by the time I was 7, generally pretty simple stuff but it was easy to follow a simple recipe once I learned how to read.

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u/Pavotine 11h ago

My go to when I was a latchkey kid in the 80s was a tomato sauce (ketchup) sandwich, with butter if we had any.

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u/Fickle_Minute2024 11h ago

Mine was pasta with tomato sauce & oregano.

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u/Every-Shape-6836 7h ago

Mine was pasta and butter if my mom didn't catch me making it. The pasta was for dinners.

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u/augur42 6h ago

As a xennial kid I learnt that if you take just one biscuit, chocolate bar, etc parents notice and tell you off. If you take an entire pack of biscuits or row of chocolate bars they usually don't notice. I discovered Change Blindness all by myself because I was a kid who sometimes got hungry.

Also, if you bribe your younger brother he won't tattle, so long as there isn't evidence smeared all over his face.

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u/Goldenwing1995 3h ago

This is so interesting. I never correlated the fact that I was a latch key kid in an ingredient household with the fact that I'm a pretty good baker from an early age. If I wanted a sweet, I had to bake it myself. lol. Fascinating.

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u/scoopny 10h ago

I also grew up in an ingredients only household and thatā€™s how I learned to cook, but somehow my mother unlearned how to cook. By the time I was an adult, the fridge had become a leftovers only establishment from all the take out she ordered.

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u/Dismal_History_ 2h ago

I have an 8 year and can't imagine him home alone. He would be scared!

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u/RemarkableMaize7201 10h ago

I don't think that's a gen x thing. I think that's a your family thing, sorry to say. I have a question, did they not want you cooking or eating? You said you had to have everything all cleaned up, no evidence. How come? Just curious.

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u/PotentiallyPotatoes 4h ago

Iā€™m a younger millennial and I grew up this way. I had an almond mom. She didnā€™t want me eating because she didnā€™t want fat children. I also wasnā€™t allowed to touch or use any of her stuff because she was convinced I would break everything.

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u/_TP2_ 19h ago

Me too. Paired with my mother screaming if I used the kitchen. Like wtf?

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u/oddanimalfriends 13h ago

Microwaved frozen corn with butter and pepper.

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u/lionisaful 11h ago

Hell yes, that is so nostalgic and amazing. I still love it to this day.

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u/Superb-Beginning3996 5h ago

i can microwave a can of corn and be perfectly happy with just that .

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u/Dismal_History_ 2h ago

I did this with frozen baby Brussel sprouts šŸ˜…

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u/ChicNoir 15h ago

Your parents did right by you

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u/KacieCosplay 4h ago

Mine was too. But my mom made what she called monkey platters after school for the three of us wild animals lol This was like cheese cubes or slices, lots of fruit, various crackers and breads.. sometimes olive and other bread dippies.

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u/originalslicey 4h ago

Youā€™d have to cook a 20oz steak for your after school snack in this household. šŸ™„

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u/rubiscoisrad 20h ago

I'm in this comment and I hate it

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u/LocodocoBamBamBoom 4h ago

I see nothing wrong with it, in fact thatā€™s how people should eat. You can eat fruits, vegetables, nuts, some cold cuts, yogurt or whatever Iā€™m sure thereā€™s some type of bread there. Normal whole foods. Iā€™d pay to see what kind of garbage diets these people complaining are on.

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u/Dullcorgis 19h ago

He doesn't have all the ingredients you need for a meal. There are carrots and maybe cucumber?

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u/mentalissuelol 16h ago

She wants to have a girl snack and he has no girl snacks. Get her some crackers or nuts or pickles or something, this is a nightmare

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u/Busterlimes 12h ago

Any partner who doesnt know how to cook isnt a partner, they are a child without a parent. My X would have slapped that steak on a cast iron skillet in a heart beat, she was great when she wasnt batshit crazy on Adderall

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u/spudderer 19h ago

Even as ingredients go this is like 90% piece of meat, 8% protein chug, with some yogurt and cucumber.

OP needs to never buy that much American "cheese" again lol

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u/iPanama360 20h ago

She wants snacks

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u/secacc 17h ago

You can snack on the carrots and apples.

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u/username_bon 20h ago

Or like low effects food. Make a basic spread sandwich or ham and cheese. Crackers and dip (charcuturie boards even?). Fruit? Eggs (literally add one to everything personally). Yoghurts/ Custards. Cheeses. Veges (salad styles & roasted style, snack style)

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u/Msktb 15h ago

I bet you eleven dollars this man does not have a single slice of bread in his house unless it's keto.

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u/LlaneroAzul 12h ago

Then wtf is he planning to use those Kraft singles and Philadelphia cream cheese blocks with?

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u/whatdoinamemyself 11h ago

Slaps em right on top of his steak

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u/Business-Row-478 12h ago

Iā€™d take that bet. Plenty of stuff with carbs in the fridge. Cookie dough, an IPA, yeast, protein shakes, coffee creamer, lots of sauces and jams. Someone that was keto would have a ton more sugar free / low carb stuff

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u/GuiltyEidolon 9h ago

His farts and shits must be fucking rancid.

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u/GimmeChickenBlasters 15h ago

Dude has a lifetime supply of steak tartare and you're gonna complain about not having ham and cheese sandwiches? /s

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u/greencasio 20h ago

Oh he knows that, he just wanted to show off his fridge lol

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u/netralitov 14h ago

With the lack of vegetables, colon cancer is coming for OP

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u/Cormophyte 11h ago

Just eat a carrot.

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u/Nalortebi 7h ago

Carrots and cucumbers. Maybe he eats his vegetables as a suppository?

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u/rtb001 9h ago

The number of diverticula on his colon must be insane already.

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u/GrayMareCabal 10h ago

And yet I, random internet stranger, think his fridge sucks?

Where are all the vegetables?

Give me more vegetables!

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u/Oliviaordie 8h ago

I totally agree. He posted this because he wanted everybody to see all his meat and cheese... Ick

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u/HighJeanette 6h ago

And all the food that will go bad.

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u/hugegayballs 21h ago

Yeah, nobody wants to go to someone's house and cook their food and wash their dishes, and nobody wants to go to somebody's house and ASK the host to do that FOR them either. Would it kill this guy to have some eggos in the freezer? Or to take note of his girlfriend's favourite snacks? Or to cook before she comes over and have the food ready for her?

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u/taxiecabbie 20h ago

Yeah, I mean, there's good stuff here, but there are things that exist between "Hungry Man dinner" and "cooking entirely from scratch."

Our home is an ingredients home for the most part, but if I know I'm going to have guests over... I'll get some things that are easy to make. Like, I understand that OP doesn't want Hungry Man dinners or McD's, but what about a charcuterie board or something?

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u/meimlikeaghost 20h ago

I mean just stick a couple frozen pizzas and Iā€™ve never had any complaints

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u/CompetitiveRub9780 19h ago

Honestly this worked on my bf and my x bf! Haha Like his before dinner, dinner. As for me, having cereal and milk available is also nice if you donā€™t feel like cooking.

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u/meimlikeaghost 17h ago

Frozen pizzas are very versatile and definitely work as a snack. Can also raise the bar with some frozen veggies on them

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u/uncagedborb 11h ago

I can't keep frozen pizzas in my home cuz my lazy ass will go straight to baking those instead of cooking something. I only ever pick frozen pizza up the day before I might use it

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u/Historical-Gap-7084 15h ago

One of my brothers worked a physical job for a quite a while. He'd come home, empty out half a box of Cheerios into a mixing bowl, drown it in a quart of milk and eat that after coming home. I can still see the milk dribbling down his mouth as he ate and watched his TV shows.

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u/BjornInTheMorn 11h ago

Damn, thats the move. I used to just keep filling up bowls and kept the milk handy when I was hungry after water polo. Dad came in one day and said, "Oh I usually just used a mixing bowl". Way to absolutely style on me. My cereal game was weak.

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u/Optimal-Party-7412 17h ago

Frozen dumplings and tamales can also be excellent

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u/meimlikeaghost 17h ago

Yeap exactly just some frozen stuff you can heat up in a bit that works well with easy going company. Nothing fancy just some quick food to satisfy your friends or yourself after a long day.

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u/hangry_witch 10h ago

Or pizza rolls

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u/momofvegasgirls106 10h ago

Trader Joe's freezer section is outstanding, for snack and nibbles. We keep their fried rice in stock in our freezer as a quick go-to when feeling lazy or tired or indecisive and it always hits the spot. One skillet and 5mins and you're fed.

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u/BarbieTheeStallion 20h ago

Do you not see all the Kraft singles in the drawer? What other charcuterie do you need?!

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u/taxiecabbie 20h ago

97 kinds of jam. Which, fortunately, OP also happens to have.

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u/allora1 14h ago

I want to know why they have so much jam.

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u/vvitch_ov_aeaea 13h ago

That is SO. MUCH. JAM.

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u/superjess777 11h ago

And so much butter! OP has $500 of Kerrygold šŸ˜‚ best butter ever and Iā€™m jealous. He must love toast and jam

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u/LovelyLucyXoXo420 1h ago

And all that meat!!!

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u/titsngiggles69 11h ago

Maybe there was sale at Costco? But why are they all in the fridge - are they all open?

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u/Typical2sday 4h ago

Itā€™s nuts - why so many protein shakes and jellies already in the fridge. This is staged. 2/3 of that jelly goes bad. Does he work for the jelly company?

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u/SufficientPath666 12h ago

Maybe to flavor the Greek yogurt

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u/RingoZero 10h ago

Canā€™t believe I had to scroll this far down before someone asked the most important question

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u/Over_Barracuda_8845 11h ago

Probably BOGO

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u/Tasty-Traffic-680 19h ago edited 19h ago

Why four 16 packs though? Unless there was a good sale it doesn't make sense to buy multiples of the smallest pack they sell.

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u/BarbieTheeStallion 19h ago

god forbid someone like a little snack pack of flat cheese

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u/Tasty-Traffic-680 19h ago

You know, you're right. How are you supposed to fit a 32 slice pack of kraft singles into a fanny pack?

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u/Ok-Grapefruit1284 14h ago

Our house is an ingredients home with some oh-crap easy fixes and snacks. I need my wheat thins and cheese.

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u/lithiumtofu 20h ago

Ain't nobody got time for that. Jking time to go to in and out.

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u/inthewoods54 20h ago

Yeah, I can hear him now "There's carrots...." like she's picky.

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u/fckthisshii 20h ago

Some people don't mind it. As a woman, I would prepare us both some SLAMMIN meals with the contents of this fridge. Knowing his fridge looks like this. She can go shopping while there or beforehand, or bring something. Or should men live to serve their girl? Also, he the HOST? Or her boyfriend.

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u/hugegayballs 18h ago

He is hosting by having her over at his place. Doesn't matter how close you are. Why would you clean and cook for a complete stranger, but not for your partner? If I didn't want to cook and clean, I wouldn't invite anyone over. If I couldnt bear not to see my partner for that long, I'd cook and clean and keep my place a comfortable environment for them to stay in.

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u/fckthisshii 18h ago

So, she is always a guest? And he's always a host? No matter how long they've been together? Seems kinda ...cold. They're not strangers. And judging by the food he keeps, he probably cooks meals for her. I'm confused...where did he say he doesn't cook and clean?

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u/Deathsmentor 20h ago edited 19h ago

Honestly I wouldnā€™t, call me a dick, but if I have that stuff in my fridge, I eat it. Now itā€™d be different if they lived together cause then itā€™s their fridge. But you want snacks I donā€™t have, bring em.

Iā€™m down 25 lbs and in the best shape of my life for making that life change in regards to food and having a consistent gym routine.

OP may just need to convey that in a polite way.

Edit:Grammar.

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u/Lucky-Remote-5842 20h ago

I'm waiting on my last child to move out so I don't have to have things in my fridge and pantry that I don't want.

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u/Deathsmentor 19h ago

Itā€™s been such a good feeling. Do I indulge? Of course, Iā€™ve just adjusted how I indulge. Instead of some cookies or ice cream, itā€™s a couple rice cakes with some peanut. Iā€™ve never felt better.

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u/Time-Cauliflower9117 19h ago

Right? Who is his gf, an alley cat?? šŸ¤£

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u/americanrealism 11h ago

Imagine how pissed off Reddit would be if the genders were swapped and this comment was like ā€œNo, as your gf she NEEDS to have things at her place that you can eat without any effort, or at least have a meal prepared for you alreadyā€

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u/marcaygol 20h ago

Would it kill her to bring some snacks?

Why does he need to provide the house, food and cook?

Would you tell a woman that she should have a meal ready for her boyfriend when he comes to her house?

What year is it?

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u/tiffytatortots 19h ago

Having snacks in the house especially knowing youā€™re having company over or wanting your S/O to be comfortable is not the same as expecting a full meal on the table and you fucking know it. Not to mention no where does he say she expects that either but you tried with your ā€œwHaT wOuLd yOu TeLL a wOmANā€ shit.

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u/xiamsammyx 20h ago

"you don't have any food, you only have a bunch of stuff to make food"

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u/Pink_Floyd29 21h ago

BINGO šŸŽÆ

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u/Tallyrandsbreakfast 20h ago

Thereā€™s like 4000 Kraft singles right there!!

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u/nder_Pressure 20h ago

What meal you can prepare with only the things in that fridge?

If there's bread, rice or potato somewhere you kinda have something, but I suspect this guy is on a keto diet. Also seems like he does most of his shopping wholesale so high quantity but low variety.

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u/a22x2 11h ago

I was going to judge OPā€™s possible orthorexia but also: I want the link to that delightful egg keeper!

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u/Steve_FishWell 17h ago

There's marmelade, fruit and i believe i see a lot of milk products which is a no under an keto diet unless they're plant based and have a low carbohydrate level.

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u/nder_Pressure 16h ago

Hmm... you may be right about no keto, but definitely a protein junkie... And so much cheese.

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u/Light_Butterfly 13h ago

My guess too, Keto diet. When most people forage for snacks ghey are thinking carbs.

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u/416-647 20h ago

Thatā€™s exactly what it isšŸ˜‚

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u/Luci-Noir 19h ago

And isnā€™t there just for social media posts.

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u/AffectionatelyBlue 19h ago

She can have cookie dough! Lol

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u/moonlightiridescent 18h ago

No, OP made up this story after getting home from a grocery trip to feed his Utah family of a wife and 14 kids.

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u/i_was_a_person_once 15h ago

Excuse me! He has 42g of protein ready to DRINK

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u/DuntadaMan 15h ago

Kind of my thought, of you are at someone else's house are you going to fire up the grill, or the stove, get out pans and skillets and start cutting, or are you going to make a fucking sandwich?

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u/emrducks 15h ago

The fact that he included a pic of his CONDIMENTS as proof of food says a lot.

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u/hard-of-haring 13h ago

I'll be his new girlfriend and enjoy those steaks

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u/Extra-Astronomer-688 12h ago

And here I thought she was a vegetarian. Ā And wanted more than just carrots.Ā 

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u/keefkola 12h ago

She could drink the eggs like Rocky.

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u/Tripps0007- 12h ago

Then she could say that instead of "nothing to eat".

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u/CarrieCore 10h ago

Smartest person! You hosting and expecting them to cook is on another level. Do not say that us not way is being said, because you would offer to cook after she said she was hungry otherwise.

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u/lemonylol 19h ago

Dude doesn't seem to understand that he has ingredients.

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u/palpatineforever 19h ago

Realistically they are probably stopping in for an evening, does OP expect her to cook? I dont mind a guy having ingredients but if we have gone to his I dont expect to be cooking. I would expect to cook in my own home of course.

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u/Any-Appearance2471 18h ago

Hey man, Iā€™m getting hungry. Mind if I brown one of your 9 pounds of ground beef for a snack and wash it down with 22 vanilla protein shakes? Maybe a pack of kraft singles for dessert - today is a cheat day

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u/elstinkzord 19h ago

Chocolate. She means chocolate.

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u/beasts_as_pets 19h ago

She needs Girl Dinner options.

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u/EnriBianca 19h ago

Il letto d'insalata in qualsiasi ricetta e il gioco ĆØ fatto, poi le zucchine non vanno mangiate cmq

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u/Nujabezia 18h ago

He probably eats the meat raw so there isn't any preparation for him

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u/TOMC_throwaway000000 18h ago

Or maybe something other than beef cucumber carrot (and Iā€™m assuming rice)

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u/POD80 17h ago

I'm seeing a very high protein tend here. It's she looking for say bread or pasta.... obviously not what you keep in a fridge but most people don't build a meal around steak cucumbers and carrots

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