What's your JFQ (Junk Food Quotient)?

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The discussion revolves around participants sharing their experiences with various junk foods listed in a linked article. Participants are asked to quantify their "Junk Food Quotient" (JFQ) based on how many of the listed items they have eaten. The conversation includes personal anecdotes, cultural differences in food availability, and varying interpretations of the question.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants report high JFQ scores, indicating they have eaten many of the listed junk foods, while others express having eaten few or none.
  • Several participants clarify their understanding of the question, debating whether it refers to lifetime consumption or recent eating habits.
  • Some participants mention specific items they have never tried, such as Chipwiches and Moon Pies, and express curiosity about them.
  • There are discussions about cultural differences in food availability, with some participants noting that certain items are not commonly found in their countries (e.g., Canada, UK).
  • One participant humorously suggests that their JFQ is zero due to not having eaten any junk food in two years.
  • Some participants share their preferences and aversions, such as not liking certain junk foods or having dietary restrictions that limit their consumption.

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Participants do not reach a consensus on the interpretation of the JFQ question, leading to multiple competing views on what constitutes having "eaten" a food item. There is also disagreement on the popularity and availability of certain junk foods across different regions.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about specific food items and their definitions, while others note that their experiences may be influenced by cultural factors and personal dietary choices.

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This discussion may interest individuals curious about cultural food differences, personal eating habits, and the social aspects of food consumption in informal settings.

Which of these have you eaten?

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How many of these have you eaten?

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2104472_2104473_2104484,00.html?hpt=hp_t3 (time.com)

I've eaten most of these more times than I can count. I've eaten Snickers and Moon Pies a few times. I've never eaten fried pork rinds, even though they're a staple down here in the South. (I'm not from the South originally, which probably explains that. I never eat okra, either. )

So that makes my JFQ = 9.
 
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Oh I just failed completely, I read for some reason which have you not eaten...
 
You mean, ever, in my life, or within the last year?

I have had a bite of twinkie, but could never eat an entire one, ever. So, is that a no?

Ok, to be more difficult, I've never eaten a pizza with just pepperoni (and cheese), but I've had pizzas where pepperoni was an ingredient. I usually pull the pepperoni off along with italian sausage, and I mop the pizza with napkins. Greasy pizzas throw me into a gall bladder attack.

Should I just not respond? :redface:
 
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Evo said:
You mean, ever, in my life, or within the last year?
I think it's all at once. I get a 9 because strictly speaking, I never had a chipwich. But I have had similar snacks.
 
Jimmy Snyder said:
I think it's all at once. I get a 9 because strictly speaking, I never had a chipwich. But I have had similar snacks.
I don't even know what a chipwich is.

Wow, I sound horrible.

Someone just shoot me.
 
Ok, I've answered based on "ever in my life".
 
Evo said:
I don't even know what a chipwich is.
It' a round ice cream sandwich with chocolate chips around the outside edge. There's a picture of it in the OP's link.
 
Jimmy Snyder said:
It' a round ice cream sandwich with chocolate chips around the outside edge. There's a picture of it in the OP's link.
Ah, never eaten one. Thanks.

I was thinking of a bologna sandwich with potato chips inside, now THAT, I've eaten.
 
I interpreted the poll to mean "have eaten and liked." I tried a couple cheese puffs long ago, and did not like them, so I did not vote for them.
 
  • #10
I feel deprived. I have never seen Chipwiches or Moon Pies. Within the last four days, I have had Doritos and McDonalds' fries.
 
  • #11
9. Never heard of a Chipwich either and had an initial thought similar to Evo. It's on my bucket list now. :biggrin:
 
  • #12
George Jones said:
I feel deprived. I have never seen Chipwiches or Moon Pies.
LOL... those are the only two things on the list that I've never eaten (nor seen) also. I've jammed down everything else.
 
  • #13
5, I've never eaten Twinkies, Cheese Puffs, Moon Pie, Chipwich or Fried Pork Rinds. But I am Canadian so perhaps these things aren't as popular up here.
 
  • #14
jtbell said:
How many of these have you eaten?

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2104472_2104473_2104484,00.html?hpt=hp_t3 (time.com)

I've eaten most of these more times than I can count. I've eaten Snickers and Moon Pies a few times. I've never eaten fried pork rinds, even though they're a staple down here in the South. (I'm not from the South originally, which probably explains that. I never eat okra, either. )

So that makes my JFQ = 9.

I object. There is no expriation date! I've eaten most of these but nothing in two years. So my JFQ is 0.

There was no option for none of the above either. :biggrin:
 
  • #15
okay wait, I have had pepperoni pizza but with a cauliflower crust, which according to my diet plan isn't junk food.

Too much salt though! Bleh. I use so little salt now that pizza is almost too much to handle. That may be why I haven't made any in a year or so now.
 
  • #16
jtbell said:
How many of these have you eaten?

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2104472_2104473_2104484,00.html?hpt=hp_t3 (time.com)

I've eaten most of these more times than I can count. I've eaten Snickers and Moon Pies a few times. I've never eaten fried pork rinds, even though they're a staple down here in the South. (I'm not from the South originally, which probably explains that. I never eat okra, either. )

So that makes my JFQ = 9.

Same here. I may have eaten a pork rind, but I really cannot be sure. I would only have eaten one if heavily inebriated.

Chipwiches are awesome! (Though they go by some other name around here.)
 
  • #17
KrisOhn said:
5, I've never eaten Twinkies, Cheese Puffs, Moon Pie, Chipwich or Fried Pork Rinds. But I am Canadian so perhaps these things aren't as popular up here.
Exactly the same but I'm British and only have a vague idea of what these things are.
 
  • #18
I may have had a Chipwich, but I don't remember. I have had an ice cream sandwich though.

Otherwise, in my lifetime, I've eaten 9 of the junkfoods.

I've had pepperoni pizza if that's all there is, but usually my minimum is pepperoni, black olives and mushrooms, and I'll add jalapenos if available.

University, Friday night dinner was beer and pizza or beer and hamburger.
 
  • #19
Chipwiches are amazingly good. I didn't know that's what they were called. I guess I don't read labels anymore, I just buy what I want from just looking at the picture.

Only thing on that list I haven't had is pork rinds. And now that I'm a vegetarian, I probably never will. I don't need to eat fried pork fat anyway.

Nowadays junk food to me is a bowl of Raisin Bran cereal.
 
  • #20
Woot! I aced this test. 100%. I must be a genius!
 
  • #21
If you think fried pork rinds are disgusting, try pickled pig lips. :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMS69WGSevk

For a long time, we had a store just outside of town that claimed to be their "home", but it closed and was torn down a few years ago. (Not the store shown in the video, BTW.)
 
  • #22
Ryan_m_b said:
Exactly the same but I'm British and only have a vague idea of what these things are.

*AHEM*
 
  • #23
They can't be worse than chicken lips.
 
  • #24
In the last 10 years or so, I have had some Doritos, though not recently. That's about it. My intake of junk food is almost non-existent.
 
  • #25
xxChrisxx said:
*AHEM*

I'm also a Brit, and I've never come across Twinkies, Moon Pie, or Chipwich. There are still a few bits of American "culture" that you haven't managed to export to the rest of the world!
 
  • #26
xxChrisxx said:
*AHEM*
Why on Earth would you think that's a lie :confused: you can't get any of these things regularly in the UK and even if you did find some in a rare American shop few British people would know what they were.
 
  • #27
A rose by any other name.

Have you never eaten a wagon wheel? They're kinda big and kinda round.

Also, just incase you didn't get it. It was in jest.
 
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  • #28
greasy pizzas are the best pizzas

deliciousness ∝ greasiness
 
  • #29
Duke is wiped out. I took him to visit his friend Max this morning, and they ran really hard. If I had a few more dogs like Duke, I'd have to consider getting a sled and becoming a musher.
 
  • #30
turbo said:
Duke is wiped out. I took him to visit his friend Max this morning, and they ran really hard. If I had a few more dogs like Duke, I'd have to consider getting a sled and becoming a musher.

A bit out of place, but what's life without a little disorder!

I'm ashamed to say I've had six of these many times, though only a couple recently.
 
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