What did you have for lunch today? A culinary fail for The Horse.

@TheHorse (218123)
Walnut Creek, California
September 27, 2019 7:09pm CST
If you've ever been to Subway, you may know that they offer a broccoli and cheese soup that's really quite good. I get it with my sandwich one in every four times I go there. I wanted to try something new at home, so I bought a can of broccoli and cheese soup by Progresso (at Safeway), hoping it would be similar to what I've enjoyed at Subway. To cut to the chase, it was pretty bad. It was overly "sweet," as many American canned food are, and the broccoli was mushy and not very tasty. I actually had this the other day for lunch, and will avoid it in the future. Even a dollop of sour cream didn't help. Did you have a decent lunch today?
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@Janet357 (75646)
28 Sep 19
am.about to cook my lunch. buttered shrimps.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
Sounds good What will you have on the side? I'm eating cold steak and rice right now. Perfectly satisfying.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Sep 19
@Janet357 I'm thinking right now...what would I most want on the side with buttered shrimps...chips (French fries)? Salad with blue cheese dressing? I'm not sure.
@Janet357 (75646)
29 Sep 19
@TheHorse oh i forgot already my side dish as i answered this on Sept. 28
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• United States
28 Sep 19
I never have tried that soup from Subway, only the chicken noodle, which they hardly ever have. I had a hot dog for lunch, I was happy with that.
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• United States
28 Sep 19
@TheHorse I would say it is better than Campbell chicken noodle, try it one time. Next tie I will try the broccoli and cheese. When I asked about it last time, the worker told me the soups sell out early, the broccoli and cheese is the favorite.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
@CookieMonster46 It really is quite good. Maybe I'll try the chicken noodle some time. But when I want chicken soup, I generally go for Thai Tom Kha Gai. It rocks.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
Hot dogs are good. Is the chicken noodle good? I DO recommend the broccoli and cheese.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
28 Sep 19
I'm sorry it wasn't good, I hope you can find a tastier version of it. I had a burger for lunch yesterday and it was good. =)
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• Valdosta, Georgia
28 Sep 19
@TheHorse Subway is delicious!
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Sep 19
@LovingMyBabies I like their sandwiches and their soup!
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
I'll keep looking. Or maybe I'll just go to Subway more often.
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@LadyDuck (470959)
• Switzerland
28 Sep 19
Very light lunch today, because I want to make some nice appetizers for dinner. We had cottage cheese with fresh sliced tomatoes and a peach.
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@LadyDuck (470959)
• Switzerland
29 Sep 19
@TheHorse I am going to make pasta for lunch, the hot peppers I stuffed for our appetizers were really very VERY HOT!
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Sep 19
@LadyDuck I would probably enjoy them. Horse Jr. would not. He and I went to a birthday party for a neighbor boy who turned five. His parents are Indian, and I knew there'd be delicious Indian food after the pizza they served for the (mostly Indian) kids. I gave him one bite of my chicken curry and he said "it's too hot!" I was in gustatory heaven.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
Sounds good enough.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
28 Sep 19
A smart one meal, Mexican.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
I enjoy Mexican food. I like it spicy. The Mexican food in CA tends to be quite good. I won't have it again in Georgia.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
@andriaperry I was spooked by all of those Anglo-Americans at the place we went to in Georgia. The food was...OK...I'd call it bland.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
28 Sep 19
@TheHorse I made my own jalapeno red hot sauce tonight. There is a place in Talledega, Al. in the square that is run by Mexicans and the food is awesome!
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
28 Sep 19
I had a pulled pork sandwich for lunch. It was really good.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
I've enjoyed pulled pork, but I don't seek it out.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
@Happy2BeMe I don't eat pork that often. I'm a beef and chicken kind of fella. Even though I have friends who are cows and chickens. Go figure.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
28 Sep 19
@TheHorse it was really good. It was the first one I had in years. I was trying to decide what to have for lunch and I spotted the special at the take out when i was walking by and I was like that's it.
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@snowy22315 (179884)
• United States
28 Sep 19
I had a BLT. It is pretty simple to make Brocoli Cheese Soup at home. There are easy recipes online. I would try it, you can make it in the crockpot. I have done so and it turns out well.
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@snowy22315 (179884)
• United States
29 Sep 19
@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Sep 19
Crockpot?
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@Torunn (8607)
• Norway
28 Sep 19
I had a sausage a the farmers market. A very nice hot dog, with lamb, wild garlic and some other herbs. I'm not sure I'd trust a soup that claims to be a broccoli and cheese soup but needs to add "made with real cheese". What other ways can you make a broccoli and cheese soup?
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@Torunn (8607)
• Norway
29 Sep 19
@TheHorse "Light" is good when you talk about lamps or light sabres. Or things you have to lift.
@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Sep 19
I should have left it on the shelf when I saw the word "Light."
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@RasmaSandra (79456)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Sep 19
Believe it or not, I was lazy to make myself some food today so I have an olive loaf and American cheese sandwich. I was very fond of olive loaf when I was little but now it tastes much too salty for me so I finished what I had and no more for me,
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@RasmaSandra (79456)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Sep 19
@TheHorse Here is a photo
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
@RasmaSandra The horror! Is the bologna with "stuff" in it? Or an edible Paul Klee painting?
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
I don't even know what "olive loaf" is!
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@1creekgirl (41339)
• United States
28 Sep 19
That soup really doesn't sound very good. I had a hot dog that was tasty for lunch and we ate with friends at Red Lobster for supper.
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@1creekgirl (41339)
• United States
28 Sep 19
@TheHorse What is on a Chicago hot dog?
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
@1creekgirl I think the real distinguishing factor is hot peppers. Relish, onion, etc. as well.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
Sounds good. I'll take a Chicago style hot dog any day.
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@JudyEv (338942)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Sep 19
I had a cup of instant soup which is pretty standard for me. Vince had a brawn and tomato sandwich.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Sep 19
Brawn?
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@JudyEv (338942)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Sep 19
@TheHorse Do you know it as 'head cheese'? Here, it is pieces of (usually) different meats set in a clear jelly then sliced.
• Japan
28 Sep 19
I have been eating off the same pot of stew all week. I turned today's into curry. It was quite nice, and next week's stew meat is sitting in the Shuttle Chef getting tender so I can pull it apart tomorrow and throw in some veggies.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
What kind of meat are you using?
• Japan
29 Sep 19
@TheHorse This one was pork.
@NJChicaa (119411)
• United States
28 Sep 19
I refuse to eat canned soups. They are all gross. Today's lunch was ground beef cooked with spinach, diced tomatoes, and seasonings and a baked sweet potato. Not amazing but at least food that I could get down. My appetite has been awful.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
Why has your appetite been awful? Your lunch sounds good. I got called in to work early, so I've only grazed today. But I have some leftover steak and rice beckoning to me from my refrigerator.
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@NJChicaa (119411)
• United States
28 Sep 19
@TheHorse My divorce was finalized almost a month ago and I think I have developed bulemia. I'm not in a good place these days.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
@NJChicaa That's not a good place to be. Is there a Horse Surrogate there who can help you navigate these difficult waters? Depression is one of Kubler-Ross's stages of grieving (are you familiar with her work?). Ive been there. Appetite zero. Couldn't watch love scenes on TV. But you have to take care of your body and remind yourself "This too shall pass."
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• United States
28 Sep 19
I didn't do lunch today, I'm still recovering from Disneyland. If you added the wood stain to the soup I can understand the fail. I avoid the Progresso company soups, I haven't had any of them that are any good. If I do get canned soup I end up doctoring it for my own tastes. As for broccoli and cheese soup I would make mine from scratch which would be useless as Bill doesn't care for broccoli and I would have to eat it all myself. I also love clam chowder and had some at Disneyland...it was pretty good for a change it had plenty of clams. Tomorrow when we go to town we will probably stop for either Subway or Blaze Pizza. Sunday we'll have a better lunch after we go to the grocery store...cream of tomato soup sounds kinda good for a change.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
I don't do any kind of tomato soup. But I may go to Subway tomorrow to get a sandwich and some GOOD broccoli and cheese soup.
@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
After my first couple of spoonfuls, I thought of adding wood stain to the mix, but chose not to.
@jerzgirl (9291)
• United States
30 Sep 19
I ate the rest of the burrito filling I made last night. I don't particularly like Progressive soups. They use quality ingredients, but for some reason, they just don't have enough flavor. Plus, you got the "light" version which to me taste watered down. Creamy soups just aren't as creamy as they should be. Since you live in the States, you should try Panera Bread's broccoli cheese soup that is packaged for sale in supermarkets. You might look online to see which stores carry it so you don't waste gas.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Oct 19
Ah, thanks for the advice. We have a Panera Bread "shop" near here. I wonder if they have it there. I've never been inside.
@ptrikha_2 (46851)
• India
29 Sep 19
It was a fasting day for me today. We have a full nine days of fasting for many. But I am keeping only on two days. We have fruits, and boiled Potatoes, curd and things made of Buckwheat flour(Kuttu in Hindi).
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Sep 19
I admit that I never fast, though I sometimes light a candle for no particular reason (or to celebrate a Holiday). Yesterday I went to a birthday party for a boy turning five. His parents are Indian, and they had yummy Indian food for the grownups after the pizza was served for the kids. The Indian food was too "spicy" for Horse Jr.
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
28 Sep 19
Can soups can't be expected to taste really good.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
When I was a kid, I liked Scotch Broth. I've had some clam chowders that are good. And I do like Andersen's pea soup.
@Tampa_girl7 (50139)
• United States
2 Oct 19
I also love Broccoli and Cheese soup. Thanks for the warning.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Oct 19
No problem. I'll do a post if I find one that's actually good. Or maybe I'll just go to Subway more often.
@wolfgirl569 (105422)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Sep 19
Great lunch today. They had free doughnuts at the auction.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
Heh. I had a doughnut too...at work...to help get me through the afternoon.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Sep 19
I had toast.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 19
I just had some toast. But there was cream cheese and lox on it.
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