Comments on: Eat Like a Lady? No Thanks.

By: kim shimer

kim shimer — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:16:59 +0000

This confirms it. I’m a dude.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:05:51 +0000

We had a similar conversation last night when by special request we had Sloppy Joe’s made with a can of sauce from a brand named Manwich! The boys questioned the Manwich label but then agreed Sloppy Joe’s are not a typical girl food. I go both ways and my appetite is at least 2x that of my husbands on a frequency adjusted basis. I tend to have one big meal-dinner. He has 6-8 mini-meals. He always underestimates the quantity required for our family, including ravenous 13 and 9 year old boys. Last time he bought two half chicken breasts for our family of four I made him eat something else. And once he bought half a cake at the bakery to serve for a dinner party of 12!

By: Well Read Hostess

Well Read Hostess — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:07:03 +0000

Weight in is right…totally unfair that ManFood is 10x better than Chick Food and is 10x (at least) worse for you…and your ass. And by “your” of course, I mean, “MY.”

By: Patti

Patti — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:30:37 +0000

This post was dancing through my head today as I was polishing off a double double cheeseburger today at In and Out Burger (while my husband was at Safeway grocery shopping)

I must admit that I am an equal opportunity eater!

Beer’s OK (since I am at St. Louisan and AB is sort of a birthright),but I much prefer wine now that I am in California.

By: The Domestic Goddess

The Domestic Goddess — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:38:43 +0000

Totally man food. Except for beer. Ew. Tastes like earwax.

By: rjga

rjga — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:32:53 +0000

Honestly, I have never thought of food in gender terms. But now that you said it, you are absolutely correct! I admit – I am a beer drinker. And also, I would rather drink it out of the bottle. I drink wine (and don’t complain), but would really rather a beer. I am old enough not to care too much what people think. (Though when I am dressed up, I usually have wine. Somehow it is inappropriate to drink beer in a dress).

By: lesliedr

lesliedr — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:33:56 +0000

My husband truly believes that a chef salad with Russian dressing is diet food. If I did triathalons like some people I know, I could eat man food all the time. Sadly, I don’t, so I can’t.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:22:51 +0000

Well of course there was once a book called Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche. Please don’t tell Malcolm because this is one of his favorite foods. And he started a mini-craze at his middle school lunch table when he brought a slice of quiche wrapped in foil instead of a sandwich!

By: MelanieO

MelanieO — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:18:43 +0000

As a native upstate New Yorker, I ADORE chicken wings, especially if they require me to lick my fingers, but they must be served with blue cheese dressing and tons of celery (a side of woman food?). I also fell in love with cheesesteaks while living in Philly years ago but they just aren’t as good anywhere else so I don’t eat them anymore.

While I otherwise dine almost solely from the woman food menu, I’ll take ice cream over sorbet any day…and don’t come near me with a Tofu Pup at Fenway Park!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:30:53 +0000

Unabashed gender stereotyping? Yes. Totally spot-on generalization? Absolutely! You’ve hit the nail on the head here, Emily. I would add that ANY salad — except maybe a fried chicken salad — is “woman food.” Personally, most of the time I prefer “woman food” (soup is a woman food, chili is not). Although, I do love a good steak from time to time (must be small and ridiculously tender, though). And spaghetti and meatballs. And fried chicken. Oh, an I LOVE dessert. When the other women at my table demure when the waiter asks, “Is anyone interested in dessert?” I always exclaim, “Of course!” Although, I tend to prefer fruit-based desserts (woman) to cream- or chocolate-based desserts (man). This is really complicated.