re: #332 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo

Instant noodles are popular with the homeless, for obvious reasons. It was my idea to start stocking them in bulk at our church pantry. It’s been a big hit. We have one client who likes Vienna sausages with Ramen or Cup O Noodles. Haven’t tried that but it might work. Canned chopped ham ($1 for 4 ounces) definitely does. For hungry people who have homes (a larger group than the actual homeless), the frozen mixed vegetables are an excellent choice for all kinds of things. I never liked the canned mixed veggies, but I discovered recently that the Wal Mart store brand of “Mixed Vegetable Medley” is actually pretty good. I got some of those for my emergency food stash, too.

I know all this will absolutely horrify suburban foody snobs. Fuck them and their pretensions.

I was keeping instant noodles, microwave popcorn, and cheese crackers in a desk drawer at work for years to have available in case I needed to work through lunch or otherwise not have time to go out and grab something to eat.

And then I started paying attention to my salt intake and started reading ingredient labels much more closely.