# You get one free food for the rest of your life - What'll it be? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 11, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804 "2010-12-11T18:38:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/1 "2010-12-11T18:38:28Z")
I have the power to designate one free food for you for the rest of your life. What’s it gonna be? This food, once so designated by yours truly, has virtually zero calories. Zero sodium. In fact, zero of anything that is bad for you. What it does have is a mysterious ability to improve your overall health. I have built into it a safety mechanism that renders it impossible for this food to harm your body in any way, no matter how much you ingest. But you get to choose just one food. And you may never change it. But, you ask, what is considered a ‘food’? An apple? What about apple pie? Apple pie à la mode? In general, you may choose a ‘combination’ food, but the ingredients to your combo do not carry over. In other words, you may select cheeseburgers. Fine. But that does not mean that any other cheese you eat contains my magic. Nor any other beef. Not even other forms of hamburger. Just cheeseburgers. Eat that sloppy Joe – even if it’s with a slice of cheese and on a bun – at your own peril. And I will reject any cute attempts at circumventing my restrictions. You may not choose ‘fats’. You may not choose ‘dairy’. I would, however, allow ‘cheese’. So what do you wish to indulge in for the rest of your years, guilt-free? ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/2 "2010-12-11T18:41:25Z")
The problem with this is: No matter how much you love your food of choice, you WILL become EXTREMELY sick of the taste of it after a period of time. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/3 "2010-12-11T18:41:27Z")
Steamed. Pork. Dumplings. (Can I get dumpling sauce ‘free’ with them too?) ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/4 "2010-12-11T18:42:52Z")
I’m going to have to go with chocolate chip cookies. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/5 "2010-12-11T18:43:41Z")
Would sushi count? 'cause I can eat a metric assload of sushi. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/6 "2010-12-11T18:54:18Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > Would sushi count? 'cause I can eat a metric assload of sushi. Damn, beaten to it…a metric assload of sushi for a diet probably would not be all that bad for you anyway. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/7 "2010-12-11T18:56:32Z")
Chili. Based on some recipes I’ve seen, every food known to man has gone into chili. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/8 "2010-12-11T18:59:31Z")
Yup, for me it would be either sushi or cheese. Of course, once I think about it, sushi is nearly the only meal I eat without cheese. And sushi isn’t bad for me. Cheese it is, then. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/9 "2010-12-11T19:00:31Z")
Well… If Carvel ice cream is your choice, you could[buy Patton Oswalt’s Black Card](http://cgi.ebay.com/Carvel-ICE-CREAM-4-LIFETIME-BLACK-CARD-/130461892284?pt=US_Gift_Certificates&hash=item1e60227ebc)that gives the owner $25 in free Carvel ice cream every week for the rest of his life. That’s a lot of Fudgie the Whale cakes! ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/10 "2010-12-11T19:00:42Z")
Pizza, no doubt about it. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/11 "2010-12-11T19:01:49Z")
Does vodka count? ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/12 "2010-12-11T19:03:00Z")
Maple syrup sausage links. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/13 "2010-12-11T19:03:32Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > The problem with this is: No matter how much you love your food of choice, you WILL become EXTREMELY sick of the taste of it after a period of time. No one said you had to eat it all the time, just that when you eat it, it’s “free.” Hell, you can pick cheesecake, and never eat it for the rest of your life. I’m not sure what mine would be. I’m trying to think of the most fattening and unhealthy of my favorite foods. I am tempted to say cheeseburgers, but once I decide, \*\*Mustard \*\*won’t let me change it! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/14 "2010-12-11T19:27:47Z")
I was going to go with French fries, but the OP’s explicit allowing of “cheese” as a crossover ingredient is irresistible. Just say “cheese”! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SecondJudith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@SecondJudith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecondJudith)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/15 "2010-12-11T19:30:13Z")
Pret a Manger’s lemon cheesecake. Not the way they do it now, in the little plastic pots, but in the cardboard jewel box. Oh maaaaan. That was in my Top Three Favourite Foods for years until they changed it. I once ate three in a week. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/16 "2010-12-11T19:44:01Z")
Chick-fil-a spicy chicken sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/17 "2010-12-11T19:45:12Z")
Pizza. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/18 "2010-12-11T19:47:04Z")
That’s easy. Pez. Cherry flavored Pez. No question about it. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/19 "2010-12-11T19:49:04Z")
Tough call. My nominees would include steak (NY strip if we’re getting specific), blueclaw crab, and cheese. (My local Wegman’s has an incredible cheese selection and it would take ages to get through everything there.) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/20 "2010-12-11T20:09:34Z")
> [@Electric\_Warrior](#): > > Steamed. Pork. Dumplings. (Can I get dumpling sauce ‘free’ with them too?) Yeah, sauce can be included. > [@Kolga](#): > > Would sushi count? 'cause I can eat a metric assload of sushi. Sushi counts. Wouldn’t be my choice. But it counts. > [@runner pat](#): > > Chili. > Based on some recipes I’ve seen, every food known to man has gone into chili. 😃 Great idea. > [@WhyNot](#): > > Pizza, no doubt about it. Another great idea. > [@DCnDC](#): > > Maple syrup sausage links. No need to be so specific; ‘sausage’ is fine. > [@gwendee](#): > > That’s easy. Pez. Cherry flavored Pez. No question about it. Really? Pez? > [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](#): > > Tough call. My nominees would include steak (NY strip if we’re getting specific), blueclaw crab, and cheese. (My local Wegman’s has an incredible cheese selection and it would take ages to get through everything there.) Simply ‘steak’ is OK. mmm [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804.md?page=2)