How do you feel about What’s for dinner posts?
@shaggin (71664)
United States
August 17, 2022 3:43pm CST
Last night as I was making dinner I pondered…
Do you enjoy reading what people are making to help give you ideas of what to cook for your family? I know people ask what’s for dinner often on Facebook for this reason.
Do you just comment on those posts because it’s a quick way to respond. They seem to get a lot of attention so I’m curious how others actually feel about them.
I didn’t make dinner tonight we had leftovers. Last night I made Hot Italian sausage with peppers and onions, Fettuccine Carbonara, and Sweet Potatoes. On the side was a strawberry applesauce.
Photo is unrelated to the post and is a new front door we picked out.
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@BarBaraPrz (45476)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
17 Aug 22
@NJChicaa My thoughts exactly.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
17 Aug 22
@BarBaraPrz 
my husband isn’t pleased by my meal making skills but I provide a vegetarian dish a meat dish and if he doesn’t like it he can make it himself. When he cooks he only makes a meat meal and sides. I don’t want to eat just sides.
my husband isn’t pleased by my meal making skills but I provide a vegetarian dish a meat dish and if he doesn’t like it he can make it himself. When he cooks he only makes a meat meal and sides. I don’t want to eat just sides.2 people like this
@marguicha (215346)
• Chile
17 Aug 22
Posts about food often give me ideas, even if I don´t do my dishes just the same. The pictures also help: sometimes it is just an addition of a veggie that´s hidden in my fridge.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
17 Aug 22
@marguicha I almost never try new recipes without seeing a photo first. Probably a bit like judging a book by its cover.
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@marguicha (215346)
• Chile
17 Aug 22
@shaggin One of the things I like about Coral´s recipes (@thesojourner) are her pictures that include those easy to make and beautiful veggies al dente among the rest of the dish. They add color and are very inexpensive and vitamin ladden
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
17 Aug 22
@marguicha I could have added a photo of the sweet potato tacos to this post since I ate them just after creating this post. I should have thought about it but I just looked through photos of what’s on my phone to try to find something to add. The door was the only one.
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@Tina30219 (81540)
• Onaway, Michigan
17 Aug 22
I like them it gives me ideas on things to try
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@ShyBear88 (59282)
• Sterling, Virginia
18 Aug 22
It doesn’t matter wheats the post is one like half of the time I’ll responded the other half I’m like whatever. A lot do things we can’t have because it’s made with gluten so I usually pay attention to the once that are already gf friendly.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
19 Aug 22
@ShyBear88 I know some people do it as a diet too. I didn’t realize wheat germ is in so much. I’ve only noticed when I have had to buy it as an ingredient in a recipe.
@ShyBear88 (59282)
• Sterling, Virginia
19 Aug 22
@shaggin you don’t have to be gluten intolerant to not be able to eat gluten. Great guess but your wrong. No to the question. My 7 year old is very allergic to wheat germ as well as a few other food allergies. So he eat 100% gluten free like he would if he had celiac.
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@RebeccasFarm (86732)
• United States
18 Aug 22
I think they are basal.
You are a great cook and dinner designer Shanny.
Ooo I love that front door
You are a great cook and dinner designer Shanny.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
19 Aug 22
@RebeccasFarm oh okay I think I get it now
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@RebeccasFarm (86732)
• United States
19 Aug 22
@shaggin 
Anyway your husband should appreciate whatever you cook.
Anyway your husband should appreciate whatever you cook.
@porwest (78761)
• United States
17 Aug 22
I actually really enjoy these kinds of posts, for the very reason you stated. It can sometimes get some creative juices flowing and the next thing you know I am making something I had not thought of or making something I have made before in a new way.
I like reading them as well as sharing them.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
26 Aug 22
@porwest ahh you must be able to imagine the taste of things based on what it contains. Not me. My husband is a creative cook but I have to follow recipes and I can’t tell just by looking at the ingredients if it will be bland like he can.
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@snowy22315 (169893)
• United States
17 Aug 22
I like them. I have been inspired after reading some of the posts.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
17 Aug 22
@snowy22315 I know on Facebook it’s very helpful for those in a slump on what to make. That’s great it helps people here that way too. I usually just go through my Pinterest boards of recipes I want to try.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
18 Aug 22
@snowy22315 and many not good ones but I still love looking on there.
@snowy22315 (169893)
• United States
17 Aug 22
@shaggin Yeah, Pinterest has alot of yummy recipes.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
25 Aug 22
I think these posts are easy to respond to and non-controversial--so they are often a pleasure to respond to.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
26 Aug 22
@divalounger true I cannot imagine a fight being started on one. I don’t find them a pleasure to me they are just blah but some people do really enjoy them.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
26 Aug 22
@divalounger I can’t watch the news it’s too upsetting for me. I tend to slip into a depression and it doesn’t help the people who are going through such awful times by me being depressed. To keep my sanity I stopped watching the news during a flood we had here in 2010 or so.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
26 Aug 22
@shaggin There is a lot going on in the world right now--I read and digest material on most of the news on a daily basis--but there is a sense of relief sometimes in the simple--this is what I am making for dinner post
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
19 Aug 22
@Judyev hmm how come they are hard to comment on? To me they are too easy it’s like no thought has to be put it just writing what was eaten.
I read them but I could take them or leave them. I prefer different kinds of posts like what people do on a daily basis.
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@Deepizzaguy (94475)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Aug 22
I enjoy reading what the readers in the site what is for dinner from my part.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
17 Aug 22
@Deepizzaguy but why do you enjoy it then is what I’m wondering?
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
18 Aug 22
@Deepizzaguy I’ve learned a lot here too it’s wonderful!
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@Deepizzaguy (94475)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Aug 22
@shaggin I like to learn new things from the readers what they like.
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@aninditasen (15732)
• Raurkela, India
18 Aug 22
Today is Janmastami in India so after a fast I'll have some puri and papaya curry and some cold milk.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
19 Aug 22
@aninditasen I tried juice that had some papaya in it and also baby food years ago that was papaya. I didn’t care much for it. With curry seems an odd combination but I’ve only had curry maybe twice so I could be thinking of the wrong flavor combination. How often do you fast?
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@aninditasen (15732)
• Raurkela, India
19 Aug 22
@shaggin I don't usually fast these days as my doctor has asked not to. I used to a few years ago without taking a drop of water but now I take fruit juice, some dry fruits and Indian sweets. Cereals and curry with oil is only taken at night.
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@kaylachan (57599)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Aug 22
I skip them because I have nothing of value to contribute. At first I did reply to a couple, but when I realized I was basically repeating myself I stopped.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
20 Aug 22
@kaylachan that’s understandable. If they aren’t something you enjoy reading or commenting on you don’t have to read them. I prefer other posts over food ones. I find them fairly boring usually.
. I prefer other posts over food ones. I find them fairly boring usually.1 person likes this
@kaylachan (57599)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Aug 22
@shaggin Same here. When you have nothing to say, it's not worth reading.
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@LeaPea2417 (36434)
• Toccoa, Georgia
18 Aug 22
Food posts are fine with me, they do give ideas. And the door you picked out is very nice looking.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
19 Aug 22
@LeaPea2417 I could take them or leave them. Not my favorite and not something I hate either.
Thank you I hope it looks great on our house. Right now it’ll be a pretty door on an ugly house . We are planning to put on dark gray siding though.
. We are planning to put on dark gray siding though.1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
17 Aug 22
I don't mind food posts. Some of them give me ideas and others are just interesting to me. I like knowing what other people consider "good food". (I don't always agree, but I'm not the one eating it.)
Sometimes, a food post is all I can talk about because not much changes here since I left Walmart. *shrug* I never expect anyone to talk to me about what I had. I'll still go read and comment on their discussions, as long as they're interesting to me.
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Sometimes, a food post is all I can talk about because not much changes here since I left Walmart. *shrug* I never expect anyone to talk to me about what I had. I'll still go read and comment on their discussions, as long as they're interesting to me.1 person likes this
@shaggin (71664)
• United States
20 Aug 22
@Daddyevil I don’t mind them but I don’t get excited over them either.
If it gives you something to talk about that’s great. It must get kind of sad how things are for you now. You seem friendly so if that’s the case you must miss the in person socialization of working outside the home.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
20 Aug 22
@shaggin Well, I don't yell for Pretty to come to my room so we can talk about the food posts, no...
Yeah, I do miss the in-person socializing I used to do and the friends I made over the 14 years I was at Walmart.
Yeah, I do miss the in-person socializing I used to do and the friends I made over the 14 years I was at Walmart.1 person likes this
@MarieCoyle (28436)
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20 Aug 22
I actually like the posts about things to cook for dinner. We all need new ideas and to keep trying things we've never tried before, at least I think we should. I do draw the line at raw fish dishes, but that's just me.
Sometimes, it seems we see a lot of posts about fast food. I will try not to get started on how much I detest fast food and what all it does to us, but you get the picture. Yes, I do like homemade food posts!
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
25 Aug 22
@Mariecoyle I don’t eat meat but my son and stepson do like fish. I’ve made tuna dishes but nothing else. I know I need to start trying to make new fish recipes for them to eat.
I don’t eat fast food often mainly because it costs more then I like to spend and also most don’t have much variety for vegetarians.
