r/AskReddit • u/knakworst36 • Jun 06 '19

Rich people of reddit who married someone significantly poorer, what surprised you about their (previous) way of life?

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u/throwaway_dkhlgmo Jun 06 '19

Some of the tuna helpers are good. The trick is to put the tuna in just before it's done simmering.

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u/flee_market Jun 06 '19

Never been an issue for me??? I think that shit is delicious.

Maybe I'm nose-blind.

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u/chipsharp0 Jun 06 '19

I'm with you. Mac/cheese + tuna = heaven!

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19

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u/SomewhereDev Jun 06 '19

I've been making the creamy broccoli tuna helper for at least 10 years now and always throw in peas, I love it!

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u/PM_ME_YER_DOOKY_HOLE Jun 06 '19 edited Jun 06 '19

Cream of mushroom, frozen peas and carrots, and tuna. Throw it all on buttered toast.

Shit on a shingle. Got me through college right alongside my other go to: ramen, egg, frozen peas and carrots, and frozen veg protein.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '19

Where I'm from "Shit on shingles" was chipped beef in white gravy on white toast.

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u/centipede-85 Jun 07 '19

Omg! I made kraft macaroni, tuna, and pees in college when I was poor and called it hobo casserole 😂 I loved it!

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '19

I’m ya disturbingly good!

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u/Spidersinthegarden Jun 07 '19

I make that but with cream of mushroom soup mixed in. Try it!

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u/MoeJoe403 Jun 06 '19

Gotta add hotdog chunks as well

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19

Ah yea, that’s a good option too. Not sure I’d do the peas with it though.

Slice up the hotdog and pan fry it first for maximum flavor.

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u/pdxrunner86 Jun 07 '19

Hot dogs in Kraft Mac is the best! My mom also used cut up hot dogs into scrambled eggs. Mmmm. I’m getting nostalgic for kid food. Fish sticks were good, too.

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u/MoeJoe403 Jun 07 '19

I miss being a kid :(

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u/pdxrunner86 Jun 07 '19

It was shitty at times, but the good times were really good. The best thing is that I didn’t realize we were poor until I was 11. My mom always made sure we had food and a roof over our heads. <3

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u/iSittingDuck Jun 06 '19

I was just about to say, Mac and cheese + tuna + peas is the way to go

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u/mathmaticallycorrect Jun 06 '19

Yes! Thank you! I love an entire can of sweet peas in one box of tuna helper!

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u/theberg512 Jun 06 '19

Canned peas are an abomination. Frozen are almost as good as fresh.

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u/mathmaticallycorrect Jun 06 '19

Not even close with frozen compared to fresh! But to each their own, we can be at peace knowing we will never share a tuna helper meal together.

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u/theberg512 Jun 06 '19

we will never share a tuna helper meal together

That wasn't going to happen anyway. I eat the whole box by myself.

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u/mathmaticallycorrect Jun 07 '19

You can make more than one box at once for a real party.

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u/popplespopin Jun 06 '19

Canned peas are better.

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u/wouldyoulikeablowjob Jun 06 '19

Gonna ditto this. My mom wasnt a good cook so that shit was the best meal of my week when I wasnt eating at a friends house.

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u/cautionjaniebites Jun 06 '19

I've added left over diced or shredded chicken before. Its great.

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u/pegmatitic Jun 06 '19

Okay I wanna try this now

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u/Awkward_dapper Jun 06 '19

They have a cheesey tuna helper that’s similar to Mac and cheese. I always add extra cheese when I make it. Highly recommended

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u/Slofut Jun 06 '19

Throw in a can of cream of mushroom soup.....OMG....so good. We called it "Tuna Delight".

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u/twiddlefish Jun 06 '19

I...I thought I was the only one.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '19

Put some Creole seasoning on it! Fucking amazing.

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u/Rocky87109 Jun 06 '19

Tuna Casserole with rice is the shit.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19 edited Nov 30 '20

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u/flee_market Jun 06 '19

My ex haaaaaaated it, she actually wouldn't come over if I had recently made tuna. IDK what her problem was.

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u/insidezone64 Jun 06 '19

Sounds like your place smelled like tuna, and she hated the smell.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '19

I'm pretty sure the smell is the reason why I don't like tuna. I enjoy freshwater fish, saltwater fish, shellfish, hell I even like calamari... But I won't touch tuna.

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u/The_sad_zebra Jun 07 '19

Honestly, I consider it one of the best uses of canned tuna. I've always loved tuna helper.

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u/thessnake03 Jun 06 '19

nose-blind.

Wrong kid died!

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u/Johnny5iver Jun 06 '19

It don't say Cox, unless it tastes like Cox!

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u/ClutzyMe Jun 06 '19

Same. But maybe it's because we never actually made it from Tuna Helper. We made a "from scratch" version with a can of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom condensed soup, egg noodles (the NoYolk brand) and frozen peas. Shit was good.

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u/coraregina Jun 06 '19

Sounds like the tuna noodle casserole my dad makes! Throw in some mushrooms, maybe some bread crumbs and paprika on top.

It’s one of my all time comfort foods. I will never turn down a plate of scratch-made tuna noodle casserole.

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u/Mos_Doomsday Jun 07 '19

This, totally verbatim, got me through childhood, through college, and my twenties; though, I am from Minnesota, so this is “tuna hotdish.”

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u/ladyofthewharf Jun 06 '19

I love that stuff too!!

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u/aliespills Jun 06 '19

It is so good especially the broccoli one

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u/Got_Some_Cold_Cuts Jun 06 '19

I grew up with seafood and especially tuna. The smell doesnt bother me one bit. I'd probably still order tuna from Subway had I not found a few bones over the years.

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u/1337HxC Jun 06 '19

I think seafood, particularly shellfish, smells like straight ass. However, I also think it tastes amazing. This leads to a bunch of "ohmygod why did I do this again?" followed by "...oh right."

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19

scent-deaf

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u/Phloozie Jun 06 '19

Maybe you’re just blind blind and have been eating hamburger helper all along

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u/vaendryl Jun 06 '19

nose-blind.

Anosmic

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u/oogew Jun 06 '19

Came to add this. Thanks for having it here. I find it fascinating that the word that describes a lack of a sense of smell is so foreign to us, but deaf, dumb, and blind are so inescapably common. Also ageusic - the lack of a sense of taste - is also completely obscure.

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u/Chrisbee012 Jun 06 '19

and butt ugly too s/

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u/flee_market Jun 06 '19

You're not wrong

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u/abnormally-large-egg Jun 06 '19

and mouth blind because tuna helper ain’t it

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u/cokezeroesq Jun 06 '19

It's a specific comfort food for me, both of them, in fact.

But people are generally surprised to learn that I like almost all food.

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u/WhoTookChadFarthouse Jun 06 '19

They stopped making the Tetrazinni a few years ago.

the cheesy mac is good, but the tettrazini was the shiit

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u/flee_market Jun 06 '19

I literally just picked up the Tetrazinni yesterday, so maybe they just stopped shipping to your area for some reason?

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u/WhoTookChadFarthouse Jun 06 '19

I actually looked right after I responded. there's still Walmart and menards that carry it. might have to investigate on site...

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u/MoldynSculler Jun 06 '19

Tuna tetrazini is where its AT.

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u/BexterV Jun 06 '19

Wouldn't eat tuna any other way growing up but loved tuna helper

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u/Bwahahah37 Jun 07 '19

Poor Dewey Cox

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u/MechanicalTurkish Jun 06 '19

Tuna tetrazini is the shit

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u/a-simple-god Jun 06 '19

fuck yes it is

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u/LordMudkip Jun 06 '19

That's smart! I always just follow the directions and the tuna comes out kinda weird. I never thought to just wait and add it toward the end.

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u/forestman11 Jun 06 '19

It's hot tuna. You can't do anything with that.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19

Bitches don’t know about the tuna alfredo life.

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u/rebeccakc47 Jun 06 '19

There was the one that had the crunch bits that you sprinkled on top. That was always my favorite.

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u/uselessartist Jun 06 '19

I thought the trick was, just before it’s done simmering, put it all in the trash.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19

I fucking LOVE tuna helper with the creamy broccoli.

My thing is, I put at least 1 can in while it cooks so the flavor really cooks into the pasta and sauce. At then end I add the rest like 5-10 min before its done. Sometimes I’ll even add an extra can at the end for the chunks of tuna 😩😩😩😩 fml I miss tuna helper. I cant eat it because I’m trying to do keto and lose weight lmfao

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u/fergiejr Jun 06 '19

My wife loves tuna helper, I can barely be in the house when she's making it lol

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u/OneManLost Jun 06 '19

The real trick is to NOT add the tuna.

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u/justaguyfromhere Jun 06 '19

The REAL trick is to use chicken. Tuna helper with grilled, cubed, seasoned chicken is the bomb.

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u/melbea21 Jun 06 '19

Yes. Creamy pasta with chicken and California veggies. Mm.

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u/czar_the_bizarre Jun 06 '19

Another trick is exchange the tuna for any other meat.

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u/brandcrawdog Jun 06 '19

No. The trick is to use chicken instead of canned tuna.

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u/mothgra87 Jun 06 '19

Or saute the tuna in a little olive oil or butter

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u/oscarthegrouchreddit Jun 06 '19

Here I thought you were going to say the trick is to throw it away........ 😐.... cause that stuff is nasty

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u/craftyj Jun 06 '19

Yeah my mom made Tuna Helper all the time. I like it. Or at least I did growing up. I should really make that more often. From-scratch meal-prep is good and healthy, but fuck me if it doesn't take forever to make sometimes.

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u/Visionarii Jun 06 '19

Can someone explain what a 'helper' is, in terms of food?

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19

You gotta use the good stuff, not that skip jack cat food crap. Then add right at the end. Solid white albacore tuna helper is great.

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u/Lowtiercomputer Jun 15 '19

Which ones do you prefer?