New Poll shows Tea party more popular than Republican Party

jackalope said:

Sure you are, but you'd be wrong about 25 cents. Also, peppers will add nothing in terms of calories or nutrition, olives and salad dressing will only add fat. You don't have enough protein for the three kids, with one chicken breast, and you don't have any carbs.


Why don't you just give up the fact that you were wrong. One chicken breast and a bag of salad greens will NOT make a meal for three kids.

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Gill said:

You think a couple of peppers and a tablespoon of salad dressing costs more than 25 cents???

According to the link I posted, it has:

620 calories
87 g protein
20 g fat
26 g carbs

We routinely feed four adults on a bag of salad mix and a couple of chicken breasts, so don't tell me it can't be done.

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Reverend_Hellh0und said:

AS one who makes BBQ, you can do, pork shoulders that will feed a family of 4 for weeks for less than 50 cents a lp, Turkey is at 59 cents a lp right now....


Perhaps if American Poor didn't use what little money they had on multiple flat screens and cell phones, they could eat better...


Now there are some in dire straits, but the fact is, the majority of "poor" can eat just fine.

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Gill said:

Ahhh, you make BBQ. I knew there was something special about you. Since I grew up in the Mecca of BBQ (Memphis), I know a thing or two about the subject.

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Reverend_Hellh0und said:

:lol: Do I make BBQ?


Brisket... Smoked 14 hrs....

Loin backs smoked about 7-8hrs...

Chicken thighs, finished product took 3rd in a local contest....

:mrgreen:

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Reverend_Hellh0und said:

:lol: Do I make BBQ?


Brisket... Smoked 14 hrs....



Loin backs smoked about 6-7hrs...


Spares, with rib tips in the home made beans... smoked 7-8hrs...



Chicken thighs, finished product took 3rd in a local contest....




; )

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Gill said:

Nice !!! I don't BBQ in contests myself, but my brother-in-law does. His team was 110 two years ago in the World Championship at Memphis in May, but they moved up to 17th place last year.

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jackalope said:

The link you posted was not the ingredients you said you use (either the first time, with the greens and chicken), or the second time (adding peppers, olives, and salad dressing).


And, making the salad in the link you posted will not cost $3 for three kids (as you said the first time), nor will it cost $3.25 (as you said the second time). You want to prove you can feed three kids a healthy meal for under $10, then post the ACTUAL ingredients needed for the meal (enough for all three kids), and the cost of those ingredients. You accomplish nothing, in terms of proving your point, by lying.

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j-mac said:

OMG! I think I drooled a little......:shock:


j-mac

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Reverend_Hellh0und said:

Sweet... I don't do contests much, this was a charity and I only did the thighs... I actually don't like contest BBQ that much, I prefer to cook for those that eat.

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Gill said:

Yep, me too. My bro-in-law is pretty serious with it.

You seen the new TLC show, Pitmasters? I caught a few minutes of it last night.

The big debate in Memphis is wet or dry BBQ.

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Reverend_Hellh0und said:

Yeah, I've met most of those guys... Cept the goat they put in that 1st show who came in 47th out of 47.... :lol:



I make memphis ribs, both wet and dry.


My answer to that is the rib. How it looks raw... I can tell by the fat content wether to sauce it or not.

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Gill said:

I took a water smoker to deer camp a few years ago and put a hindquarter from a young doe on it after the morning hunt. Took it off after coming in that night and everyone swore it was better than prime rib.

That was the best meat I've ever smoked. Was tender and juicy.

BBQ is big in Owensboro, KY and there are some good places to eat there. They specialize in mutton there. Tried it and don't like it... too greasy for me.

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Reverend_Hellh0und said:

yeah, i've had it as well.. It is good, done right out of the smoker but gets greasy chewy and gamey as it cools....

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Gill said:

It didn't last long enough in deer camp to cool off....:lol:

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jackalope said:

So, you are spending $20 - $23 per day on groceries (presumably including more than just food). And, how many people is that for? I'm assuming you're willing to concede, then, that you can make a meal for three kids - a healthy meal - for less than $10?

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Reverend_Hellh0und said:

This is the Big Green egg, a lump charcoal, ceramic cooker/smoker... It is an hierloom.... can sear a steak at 1000 degrees, or smokes at 225 degrees for 24 hrs, on one bowl of charcoal, in a blizzard....


It is bbq enlightenment. :thumbs: :mrgreen:

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Gill said:

Or you could buy a bag of salad mix for $2. and cook a chicken breast ($1.) and serve a healthy meal.

Serve water with it and you have a low-cost healthy meal.

It does take a little effort and you have to actually control what your kids eat instead of just giving them what they want to shut them up.

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jackalope said:

That may be healthy food, but it doesn't come near approaching the necessary caloric content for a meal, regardless of whether it's healthy, or unhealthy.


Calories in Salad Bag - Lettuce, Carrots & Cabbage
Nutrition Facts
Generic - Salad Bag - Lettuce, Carrots & Cabbage

1. Servings:

Calories 20 Sodium 0 mg
Total Fat 0 g Potassium 0 mg
Saturated 0 g Total Carbs 0 g
Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 0 g
Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 0 g
Trans 0 g Protein 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Vitamin A 0% Calcium 0%
Vitamin C 0% Iron 0%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Calories in Salad Bag - Lettuce, Carrots & Cabbage - Calories and Nutrition Facts


Calories in Chicken Baked Chicken Breast
Nutrition Facts
Chicken - Baked Chicken Breast

1. Servings:

Calories 284 Sodium 128 mg
Total Fat 6 g Potassium 0 mg
Saturated 2 g Total Carbs 0 g
Polyunsaturated 1 g Dietary Fiber 0 g
Monounsaturated 2 g Sugars 0 g
Trans 0 g Protein 43 g
Cholesterol 146 mg
Vitamin A 0% Calcium 1%
Vitamin C 0% Iron 5%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Calories in Chicken Baked Chicken Breast - Calories and Nutrition Facts

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Gill said:

Well damn.... guess me and a few million others don't eat healthy meals several times a week when we have a chicken salad for lunch or dinner..... :roll:

Maybe you should have looked here. A REAL homemade grilled chicken salad has plenty of calories for one meal, maybe too many.

Guess we should all be eating a Big Mac, fries, and a super sized soft drink... right?? I'm sure it has 2,000 calories.

You need to let the Mayo Clinic know they are serving unhealthy meals.

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jackalope said:

That's nice, but not at all what you said. You said you'd buy a bag of salad greens and a chicken breast and make a meal for three kids. Which is NOT calorically sufficient for a meal.

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Gill said:

Really, what were the ingredients posted in the links?? The link listing calories didn't list all of the ingredients.

Do you think a bag of salad mix, either an iceberg lettuce mix or a romaine caesar mix costs more than $2? A five pound bag of chicken breasts costs $6. Normal serving size of chicken in a salad is 4 oz. Salad dressing is $1.50 a bottle.

Yep, can easily make a good grilled chicken salad for three for $3.

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disneydude said:

I stand by my original estimate for dinner....I think if you are truly preparing a nutrious meal you are going to spend that amount, give or take a dollar or two.

I spend about $150/week on groceries. I would say that about 100 of that is for food, the other for other products. That would be about $15 a day for food. I generally make dinner.....use the left overs for lunches, so lunch generally doesn't cost a whole lot, just for drinks, fruit, snack. Breakfast usually consists of either cereal or eggs (which I get from our chickens)....sometimes Bacon, potatoes, so again...not a whole lot. If I were to guesstimate, I would say I spend on average of $2-3 on breakfast, a couple dollars on lunches and about $10 on dinner.

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Reverend_Hellh0und said:

This:

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75Greeno said:

the whole tea party thing is rebulican

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jackalope said:

You never said how many people, and I stand by my original estimate that it's quite easy to make meals for three kids for under $10.


divided by two nights - $6.47/meal

And, most importantly, I will have leftovers, even after feeding three kids for two nights.

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disneydude said:

BTW - 5 people - 3 adults, 2 kids.

I appreciate your example, but I do try to not serve the same thing for two nights. In fact, I try not to serve "left-overs" except as lunches. That's not to say that sometimes, I will cook a Roast and then serve BBQ sandwiches for dinner the next night....or take Chicken and then make Chicken Enchiladas or something like that.

Again....yes...there are going to be meals that you can make that are under the $10 price point that I listed...but night after night after night....I still say that you are going to "average" be in the $10 range.

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jackalope said:

Average for two adults, and three kids, or for three kids? Cuz that is a big difference (first of all, kids require less food, unless they're teenagers, and secondly, even with a straight division, you are now talking about $2/per person per meal, instead of $3.33 - almost a 67% difference).

And, no need to eat the same thing two nights in a row, freeze half the chicken. The rice will keep in the pantry, the milk obviously can be used for lunches and breakfasts or other dinners, and the carrots can be part of another meal, or part of healthy snacks.


ps, Re: your edit - You're right, three pounds of chicken won't be enough for two meals each for five people, I was going by the three kids example you were talking about earlier in the thread. For five, add another pound or two of chicken (depending on appetite), which will add another $0.75 (for one lb), or $1.50 (for 2 lbs) per meal, and you will have enough for two meals for five. The carrots, rice, and milk are all enough for a second meal for five people, including two adults.

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