# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/61 "2010-12-12T14:34:48Z")
Cheese! ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/62 "2010-12-12T14:42:02Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Does vodka count? zoid is a genius. Screw cheese, can I change my answer and expand this to “alcohol”? ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/63 "2010-12-12T15:11:14Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Originally Posted by Regallag\_The\_Axe View Post > > If I say pizza, does that cover everything from plain cheese to last night’s buffalo chicken, double bacon, double cheese cholesterol fest? > > Yes, it does. This is exactly why I picked pizza. Going by the to go menus in my drawer, I can slap any ol’ thing I like on a slab o’ dough and call it pizza! Ergo, \*everything \*is free! 😃 (Well, okay, maybe not soup.) ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/64 "2010-12-12T15:23:02Z")
Another vote for cheese. Cheese is why my cholesterol will **never** be low. If it had the magic power of not being bad for me, I would be delighted. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/65 "2010-12-12T17:44:47Z")
Potatos,fried, baked, roasted, mash, hash browns, chips(French Fries). Love 'um to death. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/66 "2010-12-12T17:52:55Z")
So many great suggestions but given that sugar was ruled as too broad a category I’m going to go for cheese please. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/67 "2010-12-12T17:54:48Z")
Can I vote coffee? ---
**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 12, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/68 "2010-12-12T18:08:34Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Yes, you will get full; that does not change. What is different is that your one food is not bad for your health in any way. In fact, it is healthy for you. Pizza it is. Since I’m not going to save any money, and I can’t just keep eating it without feeling full, that’s my choice. It’s an often greasy, unhealthy food, that for some reason I can eat a lot of without feeling full. I put way too much thought into this. ---
**Author:** ![Gestalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/90ced4/32.png) [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/69 "2010-12-12T18:26:26Z")
chips, incl. tortilla. ---
**Author:** ![luv2draw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@luv2draw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luv2draw)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/70 "2010-12-12T18:35:26Z")
chocolate!!! ---
**Author:** ![Critical\_Mass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Critical\_Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical_Mass)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/71 "2010-12-12T18:50:40Z")
As a diabetic, I’m have to limit my carb intake to next to nothing. There are a few foods I really miss. Sweets, pizza, potatoes, rice and pasta. I might have a nibble every once in a while but I can’t eat a full serving without issue. It’s a tough call, but I think I would go for pasta as my choice. Potatoes are a close second. ---
**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 12, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/72 "2010-12-12T21:09:18Z")
Until I started hanging around here, I never realized how many folks share my deep, deep love for the cheese. Just sayin’. mmm ---
**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 12, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/73 "2010-12-12T21:10:50Z")
> [@DianaG](#): > > zoid is a genius. Screw cheese, can I change my answer and expand this to “alcohol”? From the OP: > [@](#): > > But you get to choose just one food. And you may never change it. Enjoy your cheese, Diana. 😃 mmm ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/74 "2010-12-12T21:42:52Z")
Chicken Pad Thai. I ate it pretty much non-stop for over two years. I’ve only stopped because of the cost and the desire to be more healthy. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/75 "2010-12-13T14:19:07Z")
Free as in I have to pay for it? The fuck? Forget it then; if I could afford to make food choices independent of cost, I still wouldn’t be counting calories. May I suggest you close this poll and replace it with one that actually says what you mean? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/76 "2010-12-13T15:06:37Z")
Vegetarian choice: Ben & Jerry’s Meat choice: Bacon bacon bacon bacon Drink choice: Coffee ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/77 "2010-12-13T15:08:12Z")
> [@Nametag](#): > > Free as in I have to pay for it? The fuck? Forget it then; if I could afford to make food choices independent of cost, I still wouldn’t be counting calories. > > May I suggest you close this poll and replace it with one that actually says what you mean? Huh? he says right in the OP what he means: > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > 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. See, says what he means…right there. Perhaps you might make a poll asking what it is that you mean? ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/78 "2010-12-13T15:51:19Z")
Outrageous answer: Long Pig, with all laws and taboos against it gone.\* Real answer: Beef (if that’s too broad, I’ll go with steak). \*Having said this now, I wonder how long the world’s population would last if **everyone** ate Long Pig? ---
**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 13, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/79 "2010-12-13T17:43:16Z")
> [@tripthicket](#): > > Outrageous answer: Long Pig, with all laws and taboos against it gone.\* > > Real answer: Beef (if that’s too broad, I’ll go with steak). > > \*Having said this now, I wonder how long the world’s population would last if **everyone** ate Long Pig? I’ll allow beef. But it is only the beef; not the bun to the burger nor the sauce in the Stroganoff. mmm ---
**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 13, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804/80 "2010-12-13T17:44:45Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Vegetarian choice: Ben & Jerry’s > Meat choice: Bacon bacon bacon bacon > Drink choice: Coffee Just one, Annie-X! However, you can do ice cream (not just B&J) or pork (not just bacon). Coffee seems an odd consideration. mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-free-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-whatll-it-be/563804.md?page=5)