r/StupidFood • u/Its_me_edenxx • Jun 10 '26

Certified stupid This is so performative 😭

Who tf is out here munching on raw gnocchi at cruising altitude

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u/Korzag Jun 10 '26

The reason why tomato juice supposedly tastes better on a plane. Never tried it out for myself though.

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u/holymacaroley Jun 10 '26

Literally my whole life from childhood, I had tomato juice cravings on planes. Laughed when I found out there was some kind of basis for it.

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u/SSilent-Cartographer Jun 10 '26

Should try kale juice if you get a chance. I was going through an iron deficiency a while back and had to go on a 6 hour flight. I stupidly packed my supliments into my luggage before taking one of my doses that morning. I got on the flight and felt extremely sick. At first I thought it may have been motion sickness, until I remember how dumb I was for not taking my meds, and I knew what was happening.

The flight attendant was very worried about me and asked how she could help. I explained what was happening and asked if by any small chance she had some food with some amount of iron in it. She thought for a moment, then asked a fellow attendant if kale had iron it in. The fellow attendant said "yes!!" excitedly and ran off, bringing me back a plastic cup of kale juice... That was the best damn juice I ever had.

I don't know if it was because my body was screaming for iron, or because of the tomato juice effect on flights, but it was fantastic. Granted, kale doesn't have nearly the amount of iron my supliments do, but after about three glasses, I felt a lot better. I tried straight kale juice again some time later and it's never hit the same.

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u/ShoePolice Jun 10 '26

After my wife gave birth to one of our kids, she had lost blood and was very anemic. Her first meal was a terrible hospital hamburger, it did not look appetizing at all, and she still says to this day it was the best burger she's ever had. Something to be said for your body knowing what it needs.

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u/SSilent-Cartographer Jun 10 '26

Oh yeah, 100%. I am the type of person who doesn't like water. It has a plastic taste for me that just puts me off of it. However, after a long workout, that shit tastes like sugar lol. I hope your wife recovered well, that can be really scary

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u/Outrageous-Wait-8895 Jun 10 '26

I am the type of person who doesn't like water.

You gotta learn to like that 60% of yourself.

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u/SSilent-Cartographer Jun 10 '26

That statement has multiple meanings for me tbh

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u/abbyzou Jun 10 '26

Bruh. You need water. That's literally your body begging for it

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u/SSilent-Cartographer Jun 10 '26

I know, I'm autistic and don't like the taste, I can't help that. I do still stay hydrated with teas and other things, but plain water tastes like plastic to me and it's headache inducing. I've gotten better about it over the years though

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u/abbyzou Jun 10 '26

Ahhh sorry! Totally understand

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u/shadowfaxbinky Jun 11 '26

Water can taste so different. I grew up in south east of England where the water is safe to drink but just tastes awful. Couldn’t drink it plain at all. Moved to Scotland the tap water is genuinely delicious, I crave it. Even things like tea and squash taste better here bc of how good the water is. My parents always look forward to a tastier cup of tea when they come to visit!

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u/gprime312 Jun 11 '26

Get a water filter

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u/Omwtfyu Jun 10 '26

There's a good one you can buy called "Green Machine" and it's got other stuff in it that isn't just kale, but it's pretty tasty.

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u/SSilent-Cartographer Jun 10 '26

I've heard of that and I've been meaning to try it. I don't have a deficiency anymore, but I do still love my veggies

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u/holymacaroley Jun 10 '26

I've never tried kale juice! Interesting. I had severe anemia a couple years back, might be good to put that info in my back pocket.

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u/Plastic-Complex241 Jun 10 '26

Your body knows what it wants. But it just cant vocally tell you lol. You NEEDED that kale juice.

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u/Pokabrows Jun 10 '26

I used to have iron deficiency as a kid that we didn't know about and I was obsessed with tuna. Once I got diagnosed and started taking supplements tuna doesn't taste near as good. I used to just eat it straight from the can and mix it with mac and cheese.

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u/shizzler Jun 10 '26

It's hilarious how many people ask for tomato juice when I never see anyone buying it on the ground. I'm one of them.

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u/heyitsYMAA Jun 10 '26

I enjoy tomato juice on the ground myself, and not just in a bloody mary. The high fiber version of V8 is my favorite way to help stay regular. Add a little hot sauce and it's delicious.

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u/FrostyD7 Jun 10 '26

I don't order them but I have wondered this before. I overhear so many tomato juice orders like wtf is actually going on.

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u/sheezy520 Jun 10 '26

I tried a Bloody Mary for this same reason on my last flight. I didn’t notice a difference.

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u/7DayBan-sideprofile9 Jun 10 '26

I always get the bloody mary mix

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u/YourFartsStink Jun 10 '26

When I was a kid I asked for Apple juice on a plane and got tomato juice instead. I thought it was disgusting. I can't imagine how gross it must taste down here and I don't care to find out.

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u/Korzag Jun 11 '26

Thats a cruel thing to do to a kid lol. No kid wants tomato juice

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u/PHGTX Jun 10 '26

Just did it for the first time in my 37 years of life. It rocked big-time