Foods you have discovered as a Nurse

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What are some great or not so great foods that your fellow coworkers have introduced in your life?

For me it has been hummus ! Such a convenient food to have around, and really filling.

Specializes in LTC and School Health.

Vitamin A- Ativan, Moscato....

Oh, you meant food... lets see

Breakfast casserole-it was made for a morning meeting. I got the receipe and started making it myself

They bring in hummus but I don't like it.

I think that is all....

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Flamin' Hots and nacho cheese. Have not tried it, though.

I've revisited the old rum and cokes!

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Specializes in Nurse Scientist-Research.

Jean Marie;

I used to live in NW Florida (which I let people know is more like Southern Alabama) and I don't think I remembered ever having tasted Muscadines. And though I have not sampled Menudo, I did discover tamales at work not long after I moved to Texas. They were home made with love from a patient's family member and I have no idea if they were the pig brain version.

I still break my generally low-carb dietary habits every Christmas to eat some well-made tamales (pig-brain free varieties).

Another wonderful discovery was a version of banana pudding made with cream cheese and condensed milk. I lost my co-worker's handwritten recipe but it's super easy to find on the internet. I take it to events where one is expected to bring something and it's right at my skill level (no cooking involved).

I'm sure I'll think of a few more delicious items introduced to me at work.

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Specializes in Pedi.

Buffalo Chicken Dip... it has brought all kinds of amazingness into my life.

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Ramen Noodles is an excellent choice for those of us who thought student loans were free money! I'm seriously eating them right now.

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I introduced my old coworkers to Ugli fruit. And I had a coworker give me some star fruit. Talk about good!

Oh and chicken adobo! Yum!

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When I worked med-surg I discovered that many people like to start their day with Pepsi or Mountain Dew for breakfast. My stomach lurches even as I write this.

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Specializes in Emergency.

Braised pigs knuckles. Mmmmm, rich porky, fatty goodness. Cassava pudding is awesome too.

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Specializes in Med/Surge, Psych, LTC, Home Health.

Used to work with a group of girls from Nepal; they used to make some yummy food and

bring it in to work. Couldn't tell you what any of it was called, though.

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Specializes in OB.

I work in NYC with a ton of coworkers from the Caribbean. The most adventurous thing I tried at a party was curried goat-- not terrible, but I don't know that I'd ever have a craving for it. Also tried fried oxtail, Haitian rice and beans, and a lot of other cool stuff. I've learned so much about the diverse cultures that exist in the Caribbean from working with them and eating their food!

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Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.
When I worked med-surg I discovered that many people like to start their day with Pepsi or Mountain Dew for breakfast. My stomach lurches even as I write this.

That would be me since I don't like coffee.

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

One girl I work with brings lychee fruit. They have a pinkish red rind that you peel off and you eat the white flesh inside.Very tasty.

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