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You Know Why I'm Glad I'm A Celiac?

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penguin Community Regular
penguin
Posted

I have a great excuse not to eat the TGI Friday's fried mac and cheese.

GROSS!

:P

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frenchiemama Collaborator
frenchiemama
Posted

That does look disgusting, doesn't it? Why must everything be deep fried? :wacko:

Rikki Tikki Explorer
Rikki Tikki
Posted

That does look pretty nasty. And what about the fried green beans? Do you suppose people actually eat that stuff? :blink:

Hi Leah: I saw you are posting, I am eating the green m&m's! :D:D:D Throw in an orange now and then

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

:lol: Yea--my husband just told me about it the other day--I didn't know it existed!

It actually sounded kinda good :ph34r: in a "but it would probably kill me" sort of way :P

penguin Community Regular
penguin
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It actually sounded kinda good :ph34r: in a "but it would probably kill me" sort of way :P

No, cheese fries with bacon and downing in real ranch dressing sounds good in a "but it would probably kill me" sort of way...

Deep fried mac and cheese just goes against all that is holy :P

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted
No, cheese fries with bacon and downing in real ranch dressing sounds good in a "but it would probably kill me" sort of way...

Deep fried mac and cheese just goes against all that is holy :P

They both sound good to me right now--guess it's been too long without real junk food! God help me, sometimes I just plain miss the stuff :D

nikki182 Rookie
nikki182
Posted

Hmm.. deep fried mac and cheese looks exactly like something I would want to eat :lol:

And that leads me to why I'm thankful to be a celiac... No matter how much I want to put junk like that in my body, it's not an option...

I don't think I would want to go to dinner with people who would be ordering Fridays new appetizers though. That would be rough...

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TinkerbellSwt
Posted

I cant go for either the fried mac n cheese or the green beans. Both seem just plain ol wrong!!

Like penguin said though.. cheese fries, now there is something I can relate to. with a nice side heaping of ranch!

KrisT Explorer
KrisT
Posted

Y'all are killin me here!!! I'm just learning how to eat and now you have to remind of wonderful fabulous things like cheese fies!!! <sigh> <dreaming of chili cheese fries at Johnny Rockets>

Lymetoo Contributor
Lymetoo
Posted

What's sad is that some people think deep fried green beans is a good way to get their vegetables in!!!! :rolleyes::lol:

jkmunchkin Rising Star
jkmunchkin
Posted
I have a great excuse not to eat the TGI Friday's fried mac and cheese.

GROSS!

:P

How the heck do you fry mac n' cheese?!!! Or better yet, why? LOL!!

I do however miss the mac n' cheese from Chat n' Chew. It's this place in NYC that I used to go with my friends all the time. It has total comfort food, and it was just out place we would go when we just wanted a laid back girls night. Actually it is where I told my best girlfriends I was engaged and asked them to be my bridesmaids! I have dreams about their mac n' cheese. :(

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
Posted

Okay -just one question

What is this mac and cheese!!?? :blink:

P.S I'm English!

VydorScope Proficient
VydorScope
Posted
Okay -just one question

What is this mac and cheese!!?? :blink:

P.S I'm English!

Umm little pasta noodles covered in cheese sauce.

Guhlia Rising Star
Guhlia
Posted
Y'all are killin me here!!! I'm just learning how to eat and now you have to remind of wonderful fabulous things like cheese fies!!! <sigh> <dreaming of chili cheese fries at Johnny Rockets>

Kris, you can still have cheese fries, just make them yourself at home. If you're in the US, you can use Ore-Ida fast food fries, Kraft shredded cheddar cheese, Hormel black label bacon, chopped green onions, and Kraft brand ranch dressing on the side. You can also add chili, I know there are a few safe canned brands. It may not be as simple as going out and ordering it, but this way you can season it as you like and it will taste better.

aikiducky Apprentice
aikiducky
Posted
Umm little pasta noodles covered in cheese sauce.

Then how on earth do you deep fry it? :blink::huh::D:D

This board, I learn something new every day... :D:D

Heh, if the pasta didn't kill me, the cheese would. :P

Pauliina

DingoGirl Enthusiast
DingoGirl
Posted

Nikki - macaroni and cheese is known as a classic American comfort food....can be very good and creamy and then there's this horrible boxed stuff - ugh - with no real cheese on that one, just a powdered facsimile that emulsifies with water added......ewwww....but the REAL mac and cheese - yummy - - -

DEEP FRIED - - how sick is that? Can you imagine the fat grams and the calories.....people eat this without thinking about it at all and then......GASTRIC BYPASS :o

I'm STILL not glad I'm a Celiac though. :angry:

Rikki Tikki Explorer
Rikki Tikki
Posted
Nikki - macaroni and cheese is known as a classic American comfort food....can be very good and creamy and then there's this horrible boxed stuff - ugh - with no real cheese on that one, just a powdered facsimile that emulsifies with water added......ewwww....but the REAL mac and cheese - yummy - - -

DEEP FRIED - - how sick is that? Can you imagine the fat grams and the calories.....people eat this without thinking about it at all and then......GASTRIC BYPASS :o

I'm STILL not glad I'm a Celiac though. :angry:

Hi Susan: Haven't seen you on the boards in a while. I agree with you, deep fried mac and cheese :unsure: Who would of thunk it! I don't think I would of eaten it before, what's next deep fried ??? Help me out here! :lol::lol::lol:

Still not glad I am a celiac either!!!! :(:( What I miss is being able to grab something to eat on the go, or maybe it's the donuts that don't sink, or the bread that tastes light and fluffy, might be the milky way candy bars I never craved before but do now, guess it could be the cookie dough ice cream, don't know different moods different foods :ph34r:

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
Posted
Nikki - macaroni and cheese is known as a classic American comfort food....can be very good and creamy and then there's this horrible boxed stuff - ugh - with no real cheese on that one, just a powdered facsimile that emulsifies with water added......ewwww....but the REAL mac and cheese - yummy - - -

DEEP FRIED - - how sick is that? Can you imagine the fat grams and the calories.....people eat this without thinking about it at all and then......GASTRIC BYPASS :o

I'm STILL not glad I'm a Celiac though. :angry:

Thanks for clarifying that Susan

Ah,Macaroni and cheese-but deep fried!!

OMG that's just GROSS!!

(Good to see you girl,-how you doing? :) )

In the UK you can get snickers and mars bar in batter deep fried

Yum-NOT :o:o

Oh I feel queasy :unsure:

Guest ~jules~
Guest ~jules~
Posted

Ya I've seen those commercials for their new appetizers. That kind of stuff is exactly what is wrong with how people eat in this country! Macaroni and cheese isn't that great for you in the first place, then they go throw it in deep fryer.... :blink: why? Why don't we just go back to the kitchen and grab a cup of oil out of the deep fryer and drink it! Blah! I'm with penguin even if I could eat it, I wouldn't yuck....

CarlaB Enthusiast
CarlaB
Posted

Yea, imagine the people eating the fried green beans thinking they're killing two birds with one stone -- a veggie and a grain!! :lol:

They deepfry so much now ... I think my kids told me they were deep-frying Twinkies at the fair!

I'd just like a McGriddle, I miss our traditional Saturday morning breakfast, and in the casein dept. I think I'd do about anything (except get sick!) for a triple grande organic latte from Starbucks.

On the bright side, we're making new traditions -- hubby cooked brunch today! And I'm eating healthier and not pushing myself to the limit all the time. Sometimes it takes losing your health to realize that you really don't need to do it all.

elye Community Regular
elye
Posted

Well, Elvis's favorite snack, according to longtime lore, was deep-fried peanut-butter sandwiches. :huh: Now, sickening as that initially sounds, I think I would have to try one of those given the chance!

Guhlia Rising Star
Guhlia
Posted
In the UK you can get snickers and mars bar in batter deep fried

Yum-NOT :o:o

Oh I feel queasy :unsure:

Uh. I told my husband about this and he said "hmmm... I guess I'll have to go there and try one." YUCK!!! He was serious!!!

heathen Apprentice
heathen
Posted
Then how on earth do you deep fry it? :blink::huh::D:D

This board, I learn something new every day... :D:D

Heh, if the pasta didn't kill me, the cheese would. :P

Pauliina

haven't we all learned if you can eat it, someone somewhere can deep fry it. like milky ways, or snickers, or onions, or pig skin, etc.

wolfie Enthusiast
wolfie
Posted

Yuck!! Deep fried mac & cheese and green beans? :(

Although, we used to go to brunch at this place on the other side of town that had a dish called "Pasta Salvi" which was basically fettucini alfredo that was deep fried into these squares and then topped with some marinara sauce....it was heavenly. I ate it before I knew what it was (on a brunch buffet), but once I went there, I couldn't not eat it..LOL (at least until I went gluten-free ;) )

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queenofhearts
Posted

I tried to post to this thread yesterday, but my computer went bonkers... just had to share this tidbit:

Looking to emulate the success of Chicken McNuggets and fried mozzarella sticks, the group is hoping to inject some red meat into the American snack food diet with cheeseburger fries. The fries, which look like a squat version of standard French fries, are made of a meat-and-cheese compound that tastes ? as the name suggests ? like a cheeseburger.

Breaded, then deep-fried and served with ketchup or barbecue sauce, cheeseburger fries have found their way onto menus in several states including Nebraska, Minnesota and Texas since June. There is also a version being made available to public school cafeterias.

"The challenge is getting people to think of other ways to eat beef," said Betty Hogan, director of new product development for the [National Cattlemen's Beef Association].

Regular cheeseburgers aren't fatty enough!!???

Also there's somebody at the Texas State Fair that makes "Fried Coke"...

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