I think that MacNymph has a great idea... we should each take an episode or two and make notes. I'm not so strict as to judge the things that Mac eats as 'what he actually puts in his mouth', I include food that is implied to be consumed, remembered, and handled (such as the brownies that he baked for the kids in 'Final Approach' and the pancakes he made for Crystal/Jennifer).
According to my research MacGyver consumes, remembers consuming, or attempts to consume, the following things:
**From Pilot episode until The Widowmaker**
Please note that this list was composed BEFORE I bought the unedited version of Season 1.Coffee (pilot ep, Last Stand, Twice Stung, Silent World, total of 7 occasions up to--)
Chocolate bar (Pilot)
Broiled Chicken (Goldn Tri)
Chocolate ice cream (Thief)
Chili (Thief)
Roast lizard (Gauntlet)
Unknown h'orderve (during the 'exhibition scene' in The Heist)
Apple (Heist, Last Stand, total of 3 occasions up to--)
Virgin Mary w/ celery (tomato juice with tobasco) (Heist)
Red wine (Heist)
Mystery stew in the Pyrenees (Gambit prior to Trumbo's world)
Chewing gum (Hellfire)
Orange juice (Prodigal)
Soda/cola of some kind (Prodigal)
Carrot (gambit prior to Target:Mac)
Fish (Target:Mac, mulitple occasions up to--)
Egg roll (Enemy Within, OitC)
Milk (Slow Death)
Roast lamb sandwich (Slow Death)
Prison food (Escape)
Ginger ale (Eraser)
Stuffed olives (Eraser)
Alfalfa sprout sandwich (Eraser)
Bean curd (Eraser)
Yogurt (Eraser)
Pastrami on rye (peace offering/bribe) (Twice Stung)
Brownies (bribe) (Final Approach)
Mountain Trout w/ wild mushrooms and pinenuts (Final Approach)
Rattlesnake (that takes care of lunch!) (Final Approach)
Indian food (Silent World)
Egg nogg (non-alcoholic) (PF u/Siege)
Bayou Blackend Red Fish (burnt) / Cheeseburgers (Family Matters)
Tofu Casserole (Out/Cold)
Rations (jerky, bread) (Bushmaster)
Unknown sandwich-type food (Phil's Diner) (DOA:Mac)
Strawberries (GX-1)
Trail mix (GX-1)
Phillipe's Chicken (Jack/Box)
Orange fruit (Widow)
My research in ongoing.... so please feel free to regard this list as 'things to look for' in your own research, to use or disregard!
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