Super Special Food & Travel Tour Extravaganza (California & Mexico) - Eric Meal Time #768

collard greens

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Kale offers similar nutrients, while cabbage is more affordable.

fried chicken

🥗Healthier: baked chicken

💰Cheaper: roasted chicken

Baked chicken reduces fat, while roasted is often less expensive.

macaroni and cheese

🥗Healthier: cauliflower mac

💰Cheaper: pasta with cheese

Cauliflower lowers carbs, while basic pasta is budget-friendly.

catfish

🥗Healthier: tilapia

💰Cheaper: pollock

Tilapia is leaner, and pollock is often cheaper.

Visit the Fantastic Cafe and order a pastrami sandwich with pickles and cheese.

Taste the pastrami sandwich and describe its flavor, comparing it to bacon.

Discuss carne asada burritos and mention the ingredients like rice and beans.

Order a grilled cheese sandwich at Santa Monica Pier and add ranch dressing to it.

Taste the grilled cheese sandwich and comment on its buttery flavor.

Try the thick fries with ranch dressing.

Go to Jack in the Box for a midnight snack and check if they are open.

Visit Burger King for a midnight snack and order food from the drive-thru.

Select a Snickers ice cream bar and Blue Diamond Smokehouse almonds from the hotel lobby.

Taste the almonds and describe their flavor as smoky and crunchy.

Try the Snickers ice cream bar and describe the texture and flavor.

In the morning, sample omelets with ham and hash browns.

Taste blueberry yogurt and describe its thickness.

Order the big fish sandwich at Burger King and comment on its freshness and ingredients.

Discuss the sandwich's price and flavor, comparing it to McDonald's Filet-O-Fish.

Prepare for dinner at the surf house by making sandwiches with ham and cheese.

Make chips and guacamole, commenting on the flavor of the guacamole and diced onions.

Taste the veggie sandwich and describe its ingredients.

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