So, my grandma and aunt sent me a package for my birthday today, actually, my birthday was about a month ago, so it's a bit late, but whatever. Anyway, inside were the following:

1 package Mueller angel hair pasta
1 package Hydrox cookies
2 packages Kraft macaroni and cheese
1 small jug Bisquick pancake mix
1 jar JIF peanut butter
2 packages Lipton noodle soup
1 package Quaker oatmeal variety pack
1 box of Charlston Chew minis
1 box of Swiss Miss hot chocolate with marshmallows
2 cans of Chicken of the Sea tuna fish
1 box of Rice Krispies treats

There was also some deodorant and cologne, but that's not really important for our purposes.

I guess they think I don't eat enough or something. That would explain why they sent me all this junk food. Out of all this food, the only thing that would probably be considered clean would be the tuna fish. The next healthiest thing would probably be the Quaker oatmeal. So, I'm sure there are some people on this board who would suggest I just donate all this food to the soup kitchen, but I'm still in the process of looking for a job, and my grocery bills are already way too expensive, so there's no way in hell I'm giving food away at this point in my life. So, what's the best way to eat this stuff without gaining too much fat? Should I maybe eat one package of junk food a week or should I just go on a junk food binge for a few days?

If I were in your situation I would just incorporate the foods into my diet and make sure I still hit my target macros and calories.
This actually happens to me every so often. I might get a honey cake from my grandma or a few boxes of cereal from my dad. As long as I still hit my target numbers it in no way impedes my progress. :)

I'm still in the process of looking for a job, and my grocery bills are already way too expensive, so there's no way in hell I'm giving food away at this point in my life.

Share it out among members of your family and hope they reciprocate the gift by feeding you with healthy food in return.

If necessary, reinforce the hope with a hint.

1 package Mueller angel hair pasta<--fine
1 package Hydrox cookies
2 packages Kraft macaroni and cheese<--not too bad
1 small jug Bisquick pancake mix<--not too bad
1 jar JIF peanut butter<--Pretty good
2 packages Lipton noodle soup
1 package Quaker oatmeal variety pack<--Pretty good
1 box of Charlston Chew minis
1 box of Swiss Miss hot chocolate with marshmallows<--not too bad in limited amounts
2 cans of Chicken of the Sea tuna fish<--Great.
1 box of Rice Krispies treats

I know none of this stuff is really "health food" except the tuna, but some of it isn't so bad. Still, as a college student, I definitely feel you on not wanting to waste all that.

The most important thing here is that ALL of this food will keep for pretty much as long as you need it to. I suggest you simply eat the food SLOWLY over a period of time and incorporate it into your diet. Eating one rice krispie treat in a day really isn't that big of a deal. Also, keep in mind that in the scheme of things this really isn't that much of your diet for that long of a period of time--If you were to eat it now, it might last what, about a week or two? So, no matter what you choose to do, definitely don't stress out about it too much is all I'm saying.

Good luck!

Edit: Hm, yeah if you can pull it off and really don't want to eat this food, Phil's idea is a good one. I don't know how old you are/if you have siblings, but I know if you have younger siblings your parents might be willing to take it off your hands for approximately whatever it would cost to buy since this is pretty typical food for most households.

Edit: Hm, yeah if you can pull it off and really don't want to eat this food, Phil's idea is a good one. I don't know how old you are/if you have siblings, but I know if you have younger siblings your parents might be willing to take it off your hands for approximately whatever it would cost to buy since this is pretty typical food for most households.

Oh, I actually thought that he assumed I had a wife and kids or something. I'm actually 26 and living by myself. So, there's no one around to share it with. Gee, is that unusual to be 26 and still have a living grandmother? Because I'm actually the youngest among my siblings. I guess I should update my profile and put a little bit of personal information down.

I'd eat it all at once so that it doesn't tempt me longer than necessary.

:neener:

Oh, I actually thought that he assumed I had a wife and kids or something. I'm actually 26 and living by myself. So, there's no one around to share it with. Gee, is that unusual to be 26 and still have a living grandmother? Because I'm actually the youngest among my siblings. I guess I should update my profile and put a little bit of personal information down.

Oh okay, yeah I didn't know so I figured I'd ask just in case. Funny, I didn't read his post that way but now that I look back on it I think you're right. Interesting how we both guessed your situation was similar to ours...

I was guessing you were early 20s so figured there was a possibility at the very least.

I don't think that's too unusual about your grandparents, although it's probably later than average. I'm only 19, but I still have 3 of my grandparents including both grandmothers, and all 3 are in generally good health, hopefully it stays that way for as long as possible.

You know, the big problem with getting food for your birthday is that you need to buy other food to go with it. I mean, I went to the store today and figured I couldn't really eat pasta without pasta sauce, so I bought a jar. And of course, I always like eating salad with pasta so I bought some stuff for salad. And of course, I figured you can't eat JIF peanut butter without jelly right? So, I bought some blueberry preserves. Well, actually I know a lot of people on these boards who eat peanut butter plain, but well, that's natural peanut butter, and JIF doesn't taste nearly as good as the natural stuff.

And of course, pancakes. I don't really think you can eat pancakes plain. I had some molasses at home, but I didn't think those would work. They had several kinds of syrup: artificial maple syrup, pecan syrup, strawberry syrup, and blueberry syrup. Though, despite the different flavors they all seemed to have high fructose corn syrup as the main ingredient. They really didn't seem very appetizing. I was always used to having pure maple syrup as a kid, but unfortunately the smallest bottle of pure maple syrup cost $7.86. That's pretty damn expensive. But, I bought it anyway. This is despite the fact that the pancake mix I have only makes 6-8 pancakes, so I'm probably only going to use it two or three times and then stick it in my refrigerator for a two years. Oh well, at least now I have maple syrup on hand if I ever need it. Maybe a gourgeous girl who lives in my apartment complex will one day come over and ask to borrow a cup of maple syrup. Then I'll be damn glad that I spent $7.86 on a bottle of maple syrup. But, I think that's pretty unlikely.

Did you bring enough for everyone here at the forum? :)

I don't think that's too unusual about your grandparents, although it's probably later than average. I'm only 19, but I still have 3 of my grandparents including both grandmothers, and all 3 are in generally good health, hopefully it stays that way for as long as possible.

Ya, not that unusual. I still have all 4 of my grandparents, as well as one great grandfather...which makes him my kids great, great Grandfather.

As for the food...just eat it slowly...no big deal.

did they happen to give you the receipe, if so go and get a refund and buy some whey

did they happen to give you the receipe, if so go and get a refund and buy some whey

You can return groceries?

You can return groceries?

Of course, as long as they aren't opened you can get full cash back

Or in many cases, even if they are opened, if you didn't like the product the store will still refund you.

At least that's how it was when I worked in grocery store during high school, about 10 years ago.