Posts Tagged by eating

Player VS Food: Code Red Mountain Dew

January 10, 2012 Posted by under PVS Food
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Hello newbie nibs! Today we’re going to take a look at something to drink while playing, instead of something to eat. That something of course, is going to be Code Red Mountain Dew. This takes the original awesome that is Mountain Dew (or more recently branded ‘MTN Dew’), and adds a cherry twist to it. It’s my personal favorite of the Mountain Dew flavors, but I’ll try to keep my bias at bay.
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Player VS Food: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles

December 20, 2011 Posted by under PVS Food
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In spite of my tardiness and putting this up later in the day, we’re going to do without the pleasantries.

This week I ate (far too many) Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles during both my Thursday and Monday 10m raid on Dragon Soul.
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Player VS Food: Nachos with Cheese

December 13, 2011 Posted by under PVS Food
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This week’s Player Versus Food is going to be all about nom-nom-nom’ing on Nachos with cheese. This suggestion came from my guildie Wargiblet, as it’s one of his favorites.

Apirka and I tested these hunks of cheese Wednesday during our 10 man raid in Dragon Soul.

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Player VS Food: Bugles (Original)

December 6, 2011 Posted by under PVS Food
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This week I was lucky enough to get my hands on a bag of Bugles (Original). These bagged snacks are similar to Potato Chips, which we’ve all ready put through the test. A large difference here though is that these are corn chips, not potato-based. We went with Original flavored because 1) I’m boring and 2) It’s easier to get a general idea how the product stands up.

I loved these when I was younger, since you can play with them by putting them on your fingers and pretending you had long nails. Lame? Maybe. They’ve just recently become available again up here so of course I needed to grab some. I’ve only been able to find them at Wal-Mart so far, but I’m sure that one of your local grocery stores has it in stock too.

We put these to the test on Monday night during a Firelands raid, then again through The Siege on Wyrmrest Temple using the new Looking For Raid (LFR) tool that just rolled out with patch 4.3.
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Player VS Food: Honey Cruller (Doughnut)

November 28, 2011 Posted by under PVS Food
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Hello again loyal readers, and a welcome to those new ones as well. For those just tuning in, each week we pick out a meal or snack to push down our throat-holes while raiding and determine how well-equipped we are to be multitasking in such a way.

In continuation with snacky foods, today I’m going with a doughnut. To be specific, I chowed down on a Honey Cruller from Tim Horton’s during our 10-man Firelands run this week.

Cost: $1.50
Skill required to make: Level 1; Purchased as-is.
Time required to make: None.
Taste Stats: With a little bit of dough and a hole (get it?) lot of glazed honey, these taste fantastic.
Ease to eat: Honey Crullers can (and should) only be eaten with one hand. Cutting a doughnut makes you look like a wuss.
Time to eat: Short; single bite.
Buff (Nutritional Value): Sugar energy.
Debuff: On average, honey crullers have around 169 calories, 7.5g of fat, and 141g of sodium. That said, they’re nowhere near the top of the list for a healthy choice. These also can leave a sticky residue on your fingers, sticking you with sticky keys.
Max FPS (Food Per Sitting): I wouldn’t recommend eating more than 2 of these. As good as they are, they’re really not good for you.
Overall Food Level (fLvl): Common(25). Good as these may taste; the fact that Honey Crullers are unhealthy, leave you with sticky fingers and don’t really give you much of a sugar buzz doesn’t make these an ideal raiding snack.

If you have any ideas for foods, feel free to PST in the comments, and we can group up and down them. We’ll log again for PVF next Monday, and we can level more then. Chow!

Player VS Food: Giant Pixy Stix

November 21, 2011 Posted by under PVS Food
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Hello Hello, and welcome to another PVF. Today we’re looking at more of a short buff then something to satisfy a 40-man raid hunger. What treat? Nothing less than a Giant Pixy Stix made by Wonka.

Cost: $2
Skill required to make: Level 1; buy.
Time required to make: None.
Taste Stats: It’s pure sugar. If you like sugar, you’ll love it.
Ease to eat: Because of the size, it takes 2 hands to hold it and tilt it without making a mess.
Time to eat: 30 seconds.
Buff (Nutritional Value): None, it’s pure sugar.
Debuff: Because of the larger size of the tube, it takes 2 hands when it’s still pretty full to tip it right without making a mess. And if you do spill it, it gets everywhere.
Max FPS (Food Per Sitting): One should be enough.
Overall Food Level (fLvl): Uncommon(50). Though this doesn’t have any nutritional value, it gives a good burst of energy, which will last long enough to get you through the raid. Works well for a buff in the later part of the raid, as the sugar doesn’t stay with you that long.

If you have any ideas for foods, feel free to PST in the comments, and we can group up and down them. We’ll log again for PVF next Monday, and we can level more then. Chow!

Player VS Food: Pita Pizzas

November 14, 2011 Posted by under PVS Food
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Welcome to our weekly column where we chow down on delicious food during our raid time to see how well it works for us, and how close we get to our hunger cap.

This week, we’re eating Pita Pizzas. In short, these are mini pita shells with pizza toppings inside. I had these thanks to the lovely rogue girlfriend Apirka, during our 25 man last Tuesday. Let’s look at the stats.

Cost: Around $6, with some ingredients left over.
Crafting Skill required: Level 5; some cooking required.
Mats required: Mini Pita Shells, pizza sauce, cheese, pepperoni.
Time to craft: Around 30 minutes.
Taste stats: These taste like pizza. I’m a huge fan of pizza, so this ranks really high for me.
Ease to eat: Two-bite size, easily can be handled with one hand..
Time to eat: 30 seconds, two bites.
Buff (Nutritional Value): Surprisingly very healthy. Pita shells are good for you, tomato sauce is good for you, and pepperoni and cheese are’t that bad either. You can add other pizza topics as well, so it can be healthier.
Debuff: When these are hot, you get the goopy, stringy cheese that can cause a mess (just like pizza). when cooled down a bit though, everything stays in place really well.
Max FPS (Food Per Sitting): One plate/bag of pita shells.
Overall Food Level (fLvl): Rare These are fun to eat, taste good, and actually have nutritional value. Putting the debuff aside, assuming you give them a few minutes to cool down, this makes a great treat.

Recipe

  • 1 bag of Mini Pitas
  • 1 small can of Pizza Sauce
  • 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup of diced pepperoni
  1. In a medium bowl, mix the cheese, pizza sauce and pepperoni.
  2. Slice an opening around 1/4 to 1/2 the pita, along the edge, in each of the mini pitas.
  3. Put the mixture into a zip-lock bag, and zip it shut. Cut off one of the corners of the bag, so you can squeeze the toppings through. This is called pipping.
  4. Pipe the toppings into the pita shells.
  5. Place pitas on cooking sheet, and cook for 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees.
  6. Let cool for a few minutes, and chow down.

If you have any ideas for foods, feel free to PST in the comments, and we can group up and down them. We’ll log again for PVF next Monday, and we can level more then. Chow!

Player VS Food: Potato Chips

November 7, 2011 Posted by under PVS Food
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Today we start on a new quest line. Completion of this would reward the most epic loot table consisting of only the highest level food for we, the Players, to put in our throat hole while we game. Many have started this quest, but none have the level or skill yet to complete it. Come with me as we gulp a few levels, click some catering, and gear up our mouths. Let’s go!

As newbies, let’s start off a standard and easily accessible food choice: The Potato Chip. As delicious as these may be, they’re not really the best choice. Let’s look at the stats.

Cost: Usually about $3 for a large bag.
Crafting Skill required: Level 1; Easiest, just open bag.
Mats required: Chips, Bag.
Time to craft: Less than 10 minutes.
Taste stats: Chips taste awesome, and come in a large variety of flavors.
Ease to eat: One-handed.
Time to eat: 4 seconds (or as long as it takes to go to the bag, to your mouth). No pre-bite preparation needed.
Buff (Nutritional Value): Slight stamina increase, not very healthy. Potatoes are in it, but that’s about it.
Debuff: Chips are very greasy, and will make your mouse and keys greasy as well. This can cause delayed reaction time or misclicks. In addition, you can easily get crumbs in your keyboard.
Max FPS (Food Per Sitting): Half a bag to One full bag is usually enough.
Overall Food Level (fLvl): Common Chips taste great and are pretty easy to eat. However, because of the grease debuff this item isn’t recommended. Eat them if you must, but be on the look out for an upgrade before raiding.

If you have any ideas for foods, feel free to PST in the comments, and we can group up and down them. We’ll log again for PVF next Monday, and we can level more then. Chow!

Player VS Food: Dinner is Served

November 7, 2011 Posted by under PVS Food
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Welcome to the pre-installment of our weekly column, Player VS Food.
In our newest adventure, we’ll be taking a look at a variety of foods, beverages, and snacks to determine how well they coincide with Players in their natural environment: Gaming!

Today’s post will be simply a quick run down of what to expect, and we’ll be following up later today with our first food choice.

Cost: Average amount that the item will cost.
Skill required to make: How hard is it to get this item.
Time required to make: How long will it take you to get this item.
Taste Stats: This is often the most important thing to consider, and we’ll look into that.
Ease to eat: While gaming, how difficult is it for you to eat the item.
Time to eat: How long it takes for the item to go from in-front of you, to inside you.
Buff (Nutritional Value): How good is this item for your body in general.
Debuff: What are the negative effects (if any) from this item being digested.
Max FPS (Food Per Sitting): How much of this item will you need before you want to stop eating?
Overall Food Level (fLvl): We’ll consider all of the above, and grade the item to see how well equipped you’ll be after gearing up. Possible fLvls are Poor(1), Common(25), Uncommon(50), Rare(75), Epic(100), Legandary(125)