what is big brother slop?
Slop is a meal that contestants on Big Brother are made to eat. Only contestants who are being punished are made to eat the basic food. The "Have-Nots" on the show are given slop for all three meals in a day.
Every summer in the “Big Brother” house, some of the contestants are punished and forced to eat a food substance called slop. Longtime viewers have been accustomed to the slop diet since it made its bold debut in the first “All-Stars” version in 2006. Prior to that, the go-to food for houseguests was the much more edible (and less mysterious) peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. So, what are slop’s ingredients and rules, and what does it taste like? Read on for all the slop-tastic answers, if you dare.
What is the slop recipe? Remember in “The Matrix” when people in the real world would eat gross-looking gruel because it contained all the vitamins, nutrients and minerals that a human requires to survive? Well, think of “BB” slop as the reality TV version of that. All of the daily necessities are included so as not to leave the contestants malnourished. In 2019 “Big Brother” officially revealed the ingredients of slop and they’re much of what you’d expect: oats, water, unflavored whey protein, unflavored soy protein, and vitamin and mineral powder. Yummy.
What does slop taste like? Despite having a similar pale-colored appearance to oatmeal, slop has a dry texture and repulsive taste. Many houseguests even choose to go hungry rather than consuming the vomitous mush. However, it turns out host Julie Chen Moonves has tried slop in the past and it’s “not bad” at all. As she explained to me in our 2018 interview, “It’s like very dry oatmeal. It doesn’t have a lot of flavor. It can be a little bit gummy. I guess it depends on how much water you add to it.”
What are the rules? Not everyone who sets foot in the “Big Brother” house has to eat slop. It’s mostly reserved as a punishment for those who do poorly in challenges. For example, after losing the Head of Household competition in the Season 22 premiere, Ian Terry, Nicole Anthony, Kevin Campbell and Memphis Garrett all picked random envelopes that made them Have-Nots for the week. The punishment for being a Have-Not is slop, cold showers and living in an uncomfortable bedroom. The rules state that someone on slop can only eat that food source until their punishment is over, though they are allowed to add condiments to help with the flavor.
What is a Slop Pass? Occasionally a houseguest will be rewarded with a Slop Pass, which lets them avoid having to eat the gritty stuff for a period of time, sometimes for the rest of the summer. Similarly, players may be tempted in a challenge from time to time with agreeing to go on slop for the rest of the season in order to have immunity for that week.
Every summer in the “Big Brother” house, some of the contestants are punished and forced to eat a food substance called slop. Longtime viewers have been accustomed to the slop diet since it made its bold debut in the first “All-Stars” version in 2006. Prior to that, the go-to food for houseguests was the much more edible (and less mysterious) peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. So, what are slop’s ingredients and rules, and what does it taste like? Read on for all the slop-tastic answers, if you dare.
What is the slop recipe? Remember in “The Matrix” when people in the real world would eat gross-looking gruel because it contained all the vitamins, nutrients and minerals that a human requires to survive? Well, think of “BB” slop as the reality TV version of that. All of the daily necessities are included so as not to leave the contestants malnourished. In 2019 “Big Brother” officially revealed the ingredients of slop and they’re much of what you’d expect: oats, water, unflavored whey protein, unflavored soy protein, and vitamin and mineral powder. Yummy.
What does slop taste like? Despite having a similar pale-colored appearance to oatmeal, slop has a dry texture and repulsive taste. Many houseguests even choose to go hungry rather than consuming the vomitous mush. However, it turns out host Julie Chen Moonves has tried slop in the past and it’s “not bad” at all. As she explained to me in our 2018 interview, “It’s like very dry oatmeal. It doesn’t have a lot of flavor. It can be a little bit gummy. I guess it depends on how much water you add to it.”
What are the rules? Not everyone who sets foot in the “Big Brother” house has to eat slop. It’s mostly reserved as a punishment for those who do poorly in challenges. For example, after losing the Head of Household competition in the Season 22 premiere, Ian Terry, Nicole Anthony, Kevin Campbell and Memphis Garrett all picked random envelopes that made them Have-Nots for the week. The punishment for being a Have-Not is slop, cold showers and living in an uncomfortable bedroom. The rules state that someone on slop can only eat that food source until their punishment is over, though they are allowed to add condiments to help with the flavor.
What is a Slop Pass? Occasionally a houseguest will be rewarded with a Slop Pass, which lets them avoid having to eat the gritty stuff for a period of time, sometimes for the rest of the summer. Similarly, players may be tempted in a challenge from time to time with agreeing to go on slop for the rest of the season in order to have immunity for that week.
What happened with Amanda Hansen? In “Big Brother” Season 9, this diabetic contestant infamously fainted from low blood sugar after being on slop. Amanda was hospitalized overnight but returned to the house in good spirits the next day. Ever since then, producers have allowed some houseguests to insert sugar into slop in order to ensure their health and safety.
Is slop returning for Season 24? Oh yes! In the second episode of “BB24,” Head of Household Daniel Durston made the announcement that he would have to pick four Have-Nots which would have to eat slop for the week. Four houseguests actually volunteered for the “honor” — Michael Bruner, Monte Taylor, Joseph Abdin and Kyle Capener — so Daniel didn’t have to get any blood on his hands.
Big Brother fans can watch all the action from the house, including mealtimes, leaving many curious to know what exactly is the "slop" that is served up.
Slop is a meal that contestants on Big Brother are made to eat.
Only contestants who are being punished are made to eat the basic food.
The "Have-Nots" on the show are given slop for all three meals in a day.
Big Brother slop is a bland meal that consists of very few ingredients, including steel-cut oats, whey protein, soy protein, vitamin powder, and mineral powder.
It is designed to contain all essential vitamins and nutrients, so although not tasty it does provide the houseguests with all they need.
However there are some add-ons which are: balsamic vinegar, olive oil, vegetable oil, hot sauce, ketchup, BBQ sauce, mayonnaise, mustard, pickles, relish, salsa, soy sauce, steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, honey, black pepper, garlic salt, crushed red pepper, salt, vanilla, basil, bay leaves, cinnamon, leaf oregano, paprika, parsley, rosemary, brown sugar, artificial sweetener, powdered creamer, white sugar, tea, and protein powder.
One user took to Twitter to write that Big Brother slop should no longer be a thing on the show.
They wrote: "We don’t need have nots & slop on Big Brother in 2022 #BB24."
CBS released the secret recipe of the Big Brother slop on Twitter back in June 2017.
Fans can make their very own slop from Big Brother with the following recipe.
To make the slop fans will need 3.5 cups of uncooked steel-cut oats.
The recipe also requires 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons of unflavored whey protein powder.
A key ingredient is also the half cup of unflavored soy protein.
In order to make sure the contestants get their daily nutrients the recipe also asks for four teaspoons of vitamin and mineral powder.
Firstly bring 12 cups of water to the boil and add the steel cut oats.
Cook for about 25-30 minutes while stirring constantly to stop the oats getting stuck to the pan..
Once the oats are cooked the other ingredients are simply added and combined.
CBS is currently on the 24th season of Big Brother.
Season 24 premiered on July 6, 2022.
Big Brother airs three times a week on the CBS channel.
Viewers can tune in to CBS on Sunday and Wednesdays at 8pm ET for new episodes.
Eviction episodes will take place each Thursday on CBS at 9pm ET.
