Food at Potlucks- Am I the only one?

Elizabeth24 wrote:
We will be having our XMas Potluck at our park this afternoon and like I did at Thanksgiving, I plan to bring my own food in a tupperware container, it is not that I really have to watch what I eat, I just cannot bring myself to eat food prepared by folks that I do not know. Anyone else out there feel the same.

You don't know me and I think I'm a pretty darn good cook! :B

Mike

I've seen some disgusting things in my life. One of which is someone who lets cats on the kitchen counter top - cat hair in my food - NOT!

The other thing is how was the dish refrigerated - you've seen most RV fridges, 6.3 isn't a lot of room to store a lot of stuff!

That being said, of course I eat at potlucks! :B

Lauren wrote:
Hey, run100, I can only be called run50!
Happy New Year.

Great job on the 50! 50 can be more fun than 100. Although, they're all fun!

This is getting interesting. :-)

What bugs me more - another slant digressing - is the people who load their plate and eat about half of it and throw the rest in the trash. Can't believe they found they disliked that many things and, if they had question, just not take it.

Another good thing about this RV park potluck. They had a raffle for three gift baskets and another one that was a 50-50 raffle. All the money brought in went to the local animal shelter. Think it was over $400 total of the two.

Have not heard of anyone getting sick at ours; doubt there was.

But I would not eat at one restaurant within at least 5 miles of here.

Bumpyroad wrote:

JaxDad wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:

Farm kids who shoveled out the stalls and slopped the pigs, tend to get sick far less often than those brought up in an anti-bacterial bubble. Unfortuantely more and more kids are being brought up in that bubble.

link to that study please
bumpy

While not directly on point with getting sick it is still a very important study showing kids growing up on sterile 'city' food have far more food allergies than they're rural counterparts do.

Study on food allergies amongst children.

nothing to do with sterile city food, attributed to "“We have found for the first time that higher population density corresponds with a greater likelihood of food allergies in children,”
bumpy

I guess you missed the whole paragraph down near the bottom of the article;

"Past research has shown an increased prevalence of asthma, eczema, allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis in urban areas versus rural ones. One hypothesis is that exposure early in life to certain bacteria associated with rural living may protect against hereditary hypersensitivity to certain allergens. Or, many pollutants encountered in urban areas may trigger the development of these allergies."

The study clearly states that the increase in allergies, asthma, eczema, etc., is increased in higher population densities, on a per capita basis, not just higher because there's more people.

If you want to attend, I think the very best solution is for you to fix a dish to pass/ serve to everyone and then you take your own food when you go thru the line. Many times there are also breads/desserts from a bakery, fresh fruit and vegetable trays, cheeses etc that you could also eat without fear the your neighbor prepared them in a less than desirable way.

More and more we find potlucks have a lot of KFC and other things, if there are any close.
Usually gave good luck at them. At Family Reunions up noth everything is made at home.
I know why all the Cousins are skinny.
If there's fried chicken, smashed taters, and pinto beans I'm good to go.
Don't want no bean salad or past salad, or raw veg mix nor rolls. Give real bread; corn bread or biscuits. Don't bring no convenience mart or fast food tea neither. Sugar won't disolve in cold tea.

run100 wrote:

Personally, I'm not a big fan of hand sanitizers and all these over-the-top "anti-bacterial" products either. Shoot, now even shoes, socks and other clothing are being made with anti-bacterial features. Why? I thought washing the clothes was enough????

I think the whole hand sanitizer and anti-bacterial craze has very little to do with health improvement.

It is at it's core a glorious example of capitalism and marketing in action. Create a need, in this case fear is driving the need, and fulfill the people's wishes for products and services that meet the need. It matters little if the fear/need is real or perceived, because as we know perception is reality.

Although I mentioned it earlier, I'll restate it -
I'm not a germaphobe, or paranoid about my fellow camper's cooking habits. Instead, I just get grossed-out when thinking about potlucks and restaurant buffets. Does that mean I never eat at either one - no. As I teach my kids - you don't have to be a paranoid nut, but it's wise to be cautious (that applies to most things in life.)

It's just a good habit to wash your hands after using the bathroom, keep your kitchen, dishes and utensils clean and make sure foods are stored and cooked at proper temperatures. As long as these basics are covered, I'm pretty comfortable.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of hand sanitizers and all these over-the-top "anti-bacterial" products either. Shoot, now even shoes, socks and other clothing are being made with anti-bacterial features. Why? I thought washing the clothes was enough????

On the other end of the spectrum, if we follow the beliefs of some - - if we could just get exposed to a few good doses of botulism, listeria, salmonella and sprinkle in a bit of bubonic plague, ebola, etc., our immune systems will get tough enough for us to survive forever! NOT! And that is a definite, NOT!

Hey, what's for lunch?

ok
eating and drinking alcohol at parties.

you don't have to eat at a potluck. a potluck is a social event, not just a cheap place to eat.
you don't have to drink alcoholic drinks if you're a tee total-er.
you don't have to drink sugary drinks if you are on a low sugar diet.
you don't have to eat meat if you're a vegetarian.

who cares what you drink or eat? not me. I'm not watching to see who is eating or drinking and who is not.