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So I was listening to a NFL draft podcast on my morning jog this morning and learned that Mel Kiper, Jr., amongst other bizarre dietary habits such as eating mashed potatoes on pizza after removing the cheese, eats pumpkin pie every single day. Apparently, Mel does this daily by eating just the filling (not the crust) with a massive amount of whipped cream.
Upon hearing the above, after getting over my initial disgust at Mel it got me thinking whether there's an actual food item I could eat once a day and enjoy. After this thought basically dominating the remainder of my run, I still could not decide. I love things like a well-made Wagyu ribeye or filet, a cheesesteak from Angelo's, pizza for Pizzeria Bianco or something similar, a couple of Thai dishes from Lotus of Siam, and this absolutely amazing skirt steak prepared by this New Mexican restaurant in Mesa, AZ - but all of those things are so filling that I actually don't think I could eat them daily. The only food item I could come up with that is both delicious enough and light enough to consume for one meal daily is something called a "sushi burrito" from my favorite sushi place in Vegas as I could see myself eating that for lunch daily for a long time. I also think there's this sea bass dish prepared by this New Mexican restaurant in Sedona that I could eat daily. But, even then, I do think both would get old after awhile.
So, I put this to the board - could you do something similar to Mel Kiper and eat the same food item daily?? I think he's nuts but want to gauge others' reactions to his dietary quirks. I will say in my own life one of my son's classmates eats the same microwavable dinosaur chicken nuggets for dinner every single day but, well, he's 6 years old and I assume will grow out of this by adulthood. Put differently, I am shocked a functioning adult with money to spend on food variety like Mel exists who purposely chooses to eat the same thing daily.
Please vote with the following qualifiers in mind:
1. This is the same food "item." What I mean by that is that, much like his pumpkin pie, it must be a specific food item such "cheese pizza," "ribeye steak," pasta with tomato sauce and meatballs," etc. In other words, your answer cannot be eating a geographical collection of food (e.g. Chinese food, Italian food, Mexican food, tacos, etc.) that offers variety. Additionally, you cannot say that you'd eat at the same restaurant (e.g. "I'd eat at Ruth's Chris every day") as, again, that offers you variety. It must be the same food item.
2. The above qualifier notwithstanding, the food item may be prepared by different restaurants or chefs. For example, if you choose cheese pizza, you can assume you can get cheese pizza from homemade to Little Caesar's to Sally's Apizza or John's on Bleeker or whatever. But, it must always be cheese pizza (i.e. you can't switch it up to a BBQ chicken pizza or some such that offers variety).
3. You are not to consider dietary impact. In other words, this poll is truly based on taste and I don't want answers such as "well, I could truly eat a cheesesteak daily but because of the negative health impact I won't." Assume you will live your normal lifespan regardless of whether you eat this item daily.
4. Similarly, you are not to consider cost or logistics. Assume that, should you choose some unique dish served only in China or whatever that you were lucky to have once, that it's both logistically possible and affordable to have it served to you daily.
5. This one food item requirement can be had once per day but it must be significant enough to be one of your primary meals. What this means, for example, is that should you choose a breakfast item (e.g. pancakes), you are not required to eat pancakes for lunch and dinner. But, your answer cannot be something that does not constitute a significant food intake such as "I could eat a snack size bag of pistachios everyday." My goal with this poll is to stay within Kiper's apparent parameters of eating a significant sized piece of pumpkin pie daily (which, let's be honest, probably has enough calories to constitute a meal).
6. You must eat this item daily for the rest of your life and you should assume you have at least five (5) more years to live - meaning you will eat this item for at least the next 1,825 days.
7. You much actually truly believe you will still enjoy to happily tolerate the food. In other words, "can" (or "could") is more loosely defined in this poll as, obviously, anybody can eat just about anything put in front of them daily if it's the only option (e.g. prisoners) but they do not enjoy it. Mel actually still enjoys pumpkin pie.
OKAY, THE TL;DR QUESTION IS: ARE YOU LIKE MEL KIPER, JR. WHERE YOU'D ACTUALLY CHOOSE TO EAT THE SAME MEAL ITEM DAILY AND, IF SO, WHAT IS THAT ITEM?
Upon hearing the above, after getting over my initial disgust at Mel it got me thinking whether there's an actual food item I could eat once a day and enjoy. After this thought basically dominating the remainder of my run, I still could not decide. I love things like a well-made Wagyu ribeye or filet, a cheesesteak from Angelo's, pizza for Pizzeria Bianco or something similar, a couple of Thai dishes from Lotus of Siam, and this absolutely amazing skirt steak prepared by this New Mexican restaurant in Mesa, AZ - but all of those things are so filling that I actually don't think I could eat them daily. The only food item I could come up with that is both delicious enough and light enough to consume for one meal daily is something called a "sushi burrito" from my favorite sushi place in Vegas as I could see myself eating that for lunch daily for a long time. I also think there's this sea bass dish prepared by this New Mexican restaurant in Sedona that I could eat daily. But, even then, I do think both would get old after awhile.
So, I put this to the board - could you do something similar to Mel Kiper and eat the same food item daily?? I think he's nuts but want to gauge others' reactions to his dietary quirks. I will say in my own life one of my son's classmates eats the same microwavable dinosaur chicken nuggets for dinner every single day but, well, he's 6 years old and I assume will grow out of this by adulthood. Put differently, I am shocked a functioning adult with money to spend on food variety like Mel exists who purposely chooses to eat the same thing daily.
Please vote with the following qualifiers in mind:
1. This is the same food "item." What I mean by that is that, much like his pumpkin pie, it must be a specific food item such "cheese pizza," "ribeye steak," pasta with tomato sauce and meatballs," etc. In other words, your answer cannot be eating a geographical collection of food (e.g. Chinese food, Italian food, Mexican food, tacos, etc.) that offers variety. Additionally, you cannot say that you'd eat at the same restaurant (e.g. "I'd eat at Ruth's Chris every day") as, again, that offers you variety. It must be the same food item.
2. The above qualifier notwithstanding, the food item may be prepared by different restaurants or chefs. For example, if you choose cheese pizza, you can assume you can get cheese pizza from homemade to Little Caesar's to Sally's Apizza or John's on Bleeker or whatever. But, it must always be cheese pizza (i.e. you can't switch it up to a BBQ chicken pizza or some such that offers variety).
3. You are not to consider dietary impact. In other words, this poll is truly based on taste and I don't want answers such as "well, I could truly eat a cheesesteak daily but because of the negative health impact I won't." Assume you will live your normal lifespan regardless of whether you eat this item daily.
4. Similarly, you are not to consider cost or logistics. Assume that, should you choose some unique dish served only in China or whatever that you were lucky to have once, that it's both logistically possible and affordable to have it served to you daily.
5. This one food item requirement can be had once per day but it must be significant enough to be one of your primary meals. What this means, for example, is that should you choose a breakfast item (e.g. pancakes), you are not required to eat pancakes for lunch and dinner. But, your answer cannot be something that does not constitute a significant food intake such as "I could eat a snack size bag of pistachios everyday." My goal with this poll is to stay within Kiper's apparent parameters of eating a significant sized piece of pumpkin pie daily (which, let's be honest, probably has enough calories to constitute a meal).
6. You must eat this item daily for the rest of your life and you should assume you have at least five (5) more years to live - meaning you will eat this item for at least the next 1,825 days.
7. You much actually truly believe you will still enjoy to happily tolerate the food. In other words, "can" (or "could") is more loosely defined in this poll as, obviously, anybody can eat just about anything put in front of them daily if it's the only option (e.g. prisoners) but they do not enjoy it. Mel actually still enjoys pumpkin pie.
OKAY, THE TL;DR QUESTION IS: ARE YOU LIKE MEL KIPER, JR. WHERE YOU'D ACTUALLY CHOOSE TO EAT THE SAME MEAL ITEM DAILY AND, IF SO, WHAT IS THAT ITEM?
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