If you could eat only one food.

[A. Kingstone]

Everyday, forever, one food only.


Pizza.

[Jimmy Cantiello]

I will answer under protest because I'm having a hard time accepting such a concept.

Cheeseburger. Mind if I have it with fries?

[jaka]

Probably would be dead pretty quickly, but that would be mayonnaise.

[A. Kingstone]

I will answer under protest because I'm having a hard time accepting such a concept.

Cheeseburger. Mind if I have it with fries?

Rules are rules but seeing as you're the gastro-genius of this site we'll let it slide.

[steve(thelil)]

Mine would be pizza also. Although I prefer it plain, if I could eat only one food I would add sausage and peppers to balance my diet.

[BeBop]

Lentils. No doubt about it. Love 'em.

[sozamora]

If health concerns were not a consideration, it would be eggs.

[steve(thelil)]

If health concerns and nutrition were not a concern I'd eat plain cheese pizza. If liquids count, I'd drink red wine.

[BeBop]

If health concerns were not a consideration, it would be eggs.

I don't really follow eggs (as a foodstuff) closely since I'm vegetarian, but I thought most of the "healthy concerns" had dissipated. Most medicos seem to have severed the close link that was once perceived between dietary cholesterol and arteriosclerosis.

Abstract from National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine (italics mine)
The perceived relationship between dietary cholesterol, plasma cholesterol and atherosclerosis is based on three lines of evidence: animal feeding studies, epidemiological surveys, and clinical trials. Over the past quarter century studies investigating the relationship between dietary cholesterol and atherosclerosis have raised questions regarding the contribution of dietary cholesterol to heart disease risk and the validity of dietary cholesterol restrictions based on these lines of evidence. Animal feeding studies have shown that for most species large doses of cholesterol are necessary to induce hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis, while for other species even small cholesterol intakes induce hypercholesterolemia. The species-to-species variability in the plasma cholesterol response to dietary cholesterol, and the distinctly different plasma lipoprotein profiles of most animal models make extrapolation of the data from animal feeding studies to human health extremely complicated and difficult to interpret. Epidemiological surveys often report positive relationships between cholesterol intakes and cardiovascular disease based on simple regression analyses; however, when multiple regression analyses account for the colinearity of dietary cholesterol and saturated fat calories, there is a null relationship between dietary cholesterol and coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality. An additional complication of epidemiological survey data is that dietary patterns high in animal products are often low in grains, fruits and vegetables which can contribute to increased risk of atherosclerosis. Clinical feeding studies show that a 100 mg/day change in dietary cholesterol will on average change the plasma total cholesterol level by 2.2-2.5 mg/dl, with a 1.9 mg/dl change in low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and a 0.4 mg/dl change in high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. Data indicate that dietary cholesterol has little effect on the plasma LDL:HDL ratio. Analysis of the available epidemiological and clinical data indicates that for the general population, dietary cholesterol makes no significant contribution to atherosclerosis and risk of cardiovascular disease.

[sozamora]

If health concerns were not a consideration, it would be eggs.

I don't really follow eggs (as a foodstuff) closely since I'm vegetarian, but I thought most of the "healthy concerns" had dissipated. Most medicos seem to have severed the close link that was once perceived between dietary cholesterol and arteriosclerosis.

I was thinking more along the lines of eating of a well-balanced and varied diet, not any specific health concern pertaining to eggs. Though I suppose if I ate omelettes with tomatoes and onions I'd get my vegetables too.

[BeBop]

I was thinking more along the lines of eating of a well-balanced and varied diet, not any specific health concern pertaining to eggs. Though I suppose if I ate omelettes with tomatoes and onions I'd get my vegetables too.

By that measure (well-balanced and varied), the "one food" diet notion advanced here is doomed from the git go.

At least with eggs you get some protein, healthy fat, calcium, low levels of sodium and not too many empty calories. You could do a lot worse, and I'm not sure you could do much beter on one food!

[moldyfigg]

Pasta with various sauces.

[hornplayer]

Eggs. I love them, and besides, they're the perfect protein.

[Blue Train]

If I didn't have to worry about my health....steak. Preferably either a ribeye, or porterhouse.

If I had to worry about my health. A ruling from the Judges is needed....

Can I just say fish, or do I need to proclaim a certain kind?

Follow-up question....can I just say sushi?

[sozamora]

Eggs. I love them, and besides, they're the perfect protein.

Thank you. I used to think it was weird that I would settle on the humble egg as a favorite food when there's so much other good stuff out there. And you know about food more than most, so I feel validated.

[BeBop]

Eggs are great, but I gotta go with my lentils for perfect protein.

No fat
No cholesterol
No sodium
Fiber (16grams per cup!)

...and please don't give me that "incomplete protein" BS that was debunked a million years ago, but lives on in legend.

[walto]

Edamame.

[moldyfigg]

I could run a long time on Baja fried fish tacos.

[steve(thelil)]

Pasta with various sauces.

If "pasta with various sauces" counts as one thing, i would limit myself to "pasta with various meats and vegetables."

[A. Kingstone]

I felt for sure thelil would say buffet.

It's a desert island kind of query and some of you are straying into box set territory.

Sushi is an interesting question. I could go for that too.

I said pizza yet a lot of things can go on top.

We may need a mediator.

I'm surprised no one said 'bread'.

[uli]

Italian.

[A. Kingstone]

Italian.

Unless you're a discerning cannibal I'm afraid you're disqualified.

[Jimmy Cantiello]

It may come as a surprise to many here but I'm totally on board with lentils. No, I would not choose them for my "one" food but they are very versatile and have great flavor. I usually cook them in chicken stock and add carrots. The secret is not to cook them until they're mushy but just to the point of al dente.

[BeBop]

It may come as a surprise to many here but I'm totally on board with lentils. No, I would not choose them for my "one" food but they are very versatile and have great flavor. I usually cook them in chicken stock and add carrots. The secret is not to cook them until they're mushy but just to the point of al dente.

Yeah, that's the ticket! I sub vegetable stock for chicken and throw in onions, broccoli and whatever else I can scavenge. Throw it in a pot with my immersion heater and...

[hornplayer]

It may come as a surprise to many here but I'm totally on board with lentils. No, I would not choose them for my "one" food but they are very versatile and have great flavor. I usually cook them in chicken stock and add carrots. The secret is not to cook them until they're mushy but just to the point of al dente.

I'm also a fan of lentils. I particularly like the little green Le Puy from France. They're so versatile, so easy to prepare (unlike beans) they don't have to soak before cooking, so relatively quick, tasty... and so good for you/one...