# 3 ingredients you use the most

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 11, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-ingredients-you-use-the-most/678520 "2014-01-11T16:41:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-ingredients-you-use-the-most/678520/41 "2014-01-14T01:39:08Z")

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Protein powder (a certain kind that is diverse in it’s uses and able to be used in recipes).

Chicken.

Oatmeal.

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-ingredients-you-use-the-most/678520/42 "2014-01-14T01:48:32Z")

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Broccoli cole slaw (does that count as 1 ingredient?)  
Whole wheat lavash  
Blue Cheese Dressing

I have some kind of salad/wrap thingie for dinner 3-4 nights a week, and those are the basic building blocks.

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**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-ingredients-you-use-the-most/678520/43 "2014-01-14T19:09:43Z")

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Main:  
potatoes  
tomatoes  
chicken

Season:  
onion  
garlic  
pepper & salt

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