Favorite Snack Foods!

[LikeAWillow]

So, what's everyone's favorite snack? I've been really addicted to raw sliced almonds lately. I know it's a weird one, but they're so damn good. I'm sitting here with a bag right now, and a disturbing amount are already gone.

[nailatixela]

I'm sitting here with a bag right now, and a disturbing amount are already gone.

Someone must be stealing your almonds as you surf the ledge.

[LikeAWillow]

Someone must be stealing your almonds as you surf the ledge.

Hate crimes. They happen. :distress:

[hayley]

Have you ever seen a stoner's favorite snack food list? It looks like this:

Sunflower seeds - Giant's Salt and Pepper preferably
Trader Joe's vegetable potato chips
Whole Foods stars fruit candy
Andy Capp's hot fries
Kruncher's Jalapeno
Smoked almonds
Reese's peanut butter cups
Whatchamacallit bars
Green apple fruit twists (looks like licorice, tastes like apple. nom nom.)
SLURPEES
Cheez Its
WHEAT THINS! (LB knows it too.)
Laffy Taffy (no banana!)
Golden Oreos

Yes, I have cheese whiz pumping through my body instead of blood by now.

I'm going to stop now, as this list could easily be three pages long. Especially if I included fast food items - Taco Bell Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes, I'm looking at you. And actually, my absolute favorite snack food is really my homemade guac and good tortilla chips - not Tostitos, the good'uns you get from the Mexican grocery store (with a Mexican Coke. NOM NOM.) - I make really excellent guac.

[LikeAWillow]

Have you ever seen a stoner's favorite snack food list? It looks like this:

Sunflower seeds - Giant's Salt and Pepper preferably
Trader Joe's vegetable potato chips
Whole Foods stars fruit candy
Andy Capp's hot fries
Kruncher's Jalapeno
Smoked almonds
Reese's peanut butter cups
Whatchamacallit bars
Green apple fruit twists (looks like licorice, tastes like apple. nom nom.)
SLURPEES
Cheez Its
WHEAT THINS! (LB knows it too.)
Laffy Taffy (no banana!)
Golden Oreos

Yes, I have cheese whiz pumping through my body instead of blood by now.

I'm going to stop now, as this list could easily be three pages long. Especially if I included fast food items - Taco Bell Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes, I'm looking at you. And actually, my absolute favorite snack food is really my homemade guac and good tortilla chips - not Tostitos, the good'uns you get from the Mexican grocery store (with a Mexican Coke. NOM NOM.) - I make really excellent guac.

Oh my god. Such a good list. I love it all, but I bolded particularly wonderful ones. Reduced fat wheat thins, though. So much better than original.

My unhealthy choices...

Zebra Cakes
Those ridiculous brownies WF sells.
JOE JOE'S FROM TRADER JOE'S. Loves of my life.

[SapphireSister]

Right now I'm into Cheez-Its, white cheddar. Yum!

[chiliD]

Raw almonds
Lightly salted peanuts
Cashews
(that said, I really don't like "Mixed Nuts"...I like each variety SEPARATE...no, I'm NOT OCD!!)

POPCORN!!!!
CARAMEL CORN!!!!! (including "Fiddle Faddle" & "Cracker Jack")
My own homemade quesadillas (yes, they're considered "snack food")
Peanut Butter & Blackberry Preserves sandwiches
Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins drenched in melting butter and slathered with Blackberry Preserves
Any leftover pizza
Sliced Pepperoni
Sliced Dry Salami
Baby Carrots & Carrot Sticks (dipped in Ranch Dressing)
Cauliflower & Broccoli (dipped in Ranch Dressing)
WATERMELON!!!!!
Oranges/Tangerines/Tangelos

Trader Joe's Chocolate dipped frozen bananas
Trader Joe's Strawberry Fruit Floes (popsicle type things made from real fruit)
Trader Joe's windmill shaped almond sugar cookies
Trader Joe's Strawberry "newtons" ("This Strawberry walked into a bar....")
Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookies
Oreos (yes, Trader Joe's "Joe-Joes" will do...as will the Hydrox oreo clones)
Ranch flavored Doritos (although consumed on only rare occasions)
Mission Tortilla Strips (w/Trader Joe's salsa)

(yes, I'm addicted to shopping @ Trader Joe's)

And, now we're in the "candy" section of the "snack food" aisle:
Red Vines
Twizzlers Bits
M&Ms (peanut)
Kit Kat bars
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Three Musketeers Bars
Hershey's Symphony bars
Milk Chocolate Almond Clusters
Milk Chocolate Peanut Clusters

(can you tell I like chocolate & peanut butter together??)


I wonder why I have a weight problem?? :laugh:
I wonder what this list would've looked like if I'd still been a stoner?? :laugh:

[MissLadyLoki]

Me, my family, and even my cockatiel (yes, he begs like a dog for snacks and even demands to be hand-fed) are big snackers and here's a few I enjoy.

Oreos (any type will do)
Archer Farms (it's a Target brand) buffalo wing chips
M&Ms (anyone try the new pretzel ones)
Kisses (too many types to list)
etc.

Pretty much any type of salty or sweet type of junk food or chocolate (except for dark chocolate cause that isn't real chocolate in my mind) will do

[hayley]

Oh my god. Such a good list. I love it all, but I bolded particularly wonderful ones. Reduced fat wheat thins, though. So much better than original.

My unhealthy choices...

Zebra Cakes
Those ridiculous brownies WF sells.
JOE JOE'S FROM TRADER JOE'S. Loves of my life.

ZEBRA CAKES.
AND NUTTY BARS.
AND STAR CRUNCH.

I'm with you on the reduced fat Wheat Thins.

And Chili, popcorn on your list reminded me of something I really shouldn't have forgotten since I've eaten six bags in the last week - POP SECRET HOMESTYLE POPCORN. The only microwave popcorn I eat. It seriously gets better with every bite.

Also, although it's not technically a "snack" and more of a meal, I should probably own stock in frozen Jack's pizza.

[LikeAWillow]

Oreos (any type will do)


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If Oreos top your list, you need to bring these cookies into your life. They taste better, they're better for you, and they're cheaper. It's like Jesus waved his magic hands over Oreos and said enjoy. They're.that.good.

[ButterCookie]

I used to snack SO much but recently I've got into 3 set meals with only a few snacks now and then but my favourites are

Cereal
Biscuit and raisin Yorkie bars
Flapjack
Dorito's
Danish Pastries
Cherries
Fries with Cheese

[MissLadyLoki]

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If Oreos top your list, you need to bring these cookies into your life. They taste better, they're better for you, and they're cheaper. It's like Jesus waved his magic hands over Oreos and said enjoy. They're.that.good.

I just put it up there cause it just struck me first in snack foods cause my mom buys them all the time. I know there's a Trader Joe's by me, but I just never liked it. I'll keep my delicious processed junk food, thank you very much. Oh yeah, and the fact that you said they're better for me turned me off lol :p

Also add to my list all kinds of chips, ranging from Costco-sized bags of Kettle chips to Dorito's. And for special family gatherings, we do get 6-layer dip from Costco. Now that is some killer stuff.

[gretchen]

Dried Cranberries from Trader Joe's
Olde Cape Cod Squares (they are kinda puffy soda crackers with sea salt)
Anganoa's Sesame Breadsticks
Trader Joe's Cinnamon Almonds
Honey Sesame Sticks
Rold Gold Sourdough Pretzels
Pepperidge Farm English Muffins with butter
Buttermilk Crumpets
Green Apples
Strawberries
Pepperidge Farm Cheddar Goldfish
Townhouse Flipsides crackers (pretzel kind)
White Peaches (when in season)

[jenniferuk]

My regulars
-Dark chocolate
-Almonds
-Greek yoghurt with fruit
-Berries (blue, rasp, straw, any really). Children addicted to TJs dried strawbs

Favourites
-Walkers (UK equiv of Lays) Sensations Sweet Thai Chili crisps
-Hobnobs (with a cuppa)
-Jaffa cakes
-I like white cheddar flavoured snacks (Cheetos I think they are that we just discovered)
-Fritos are a favourite American snack I like for road trips
-Plain m&ms are my emergency fix. Like a cup of tea, they solve all problems.

[Macfanforever]

Potato chips ,any kind
Cereal any with no nuts or rasins,
Ice cream any without nuts
Classic peanut butter and jelly sanwich,
Buttered Popcorn
Fruit, and kind ,I really should be eating.
Veggies, Green Beans,Cucumbers bugs bunny's favorite,the Carrot

I dont really eat candy,but sometimes at Walmart I pickup a big candy bar.Ok since now this thread is giving me the munchied let me get a snack.Hehehe....

[chiliD]

Ok...I totally left off an entire genre....ICE CREAM!!

Chocolate Chip (any brand, anywhere, anytime)
Dreyer's Swiss Orange (orange sherbet with chocolate chips!)
Pineapple Sherbet (pretty much any brand)
Rainbow Sherbet (pretty much any brand)
Baskin-Robbins' Pistachio
Baskin-Robbins' Oregon Blackberry
Baskin-Robbins' Very Berry Strawberry
Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia

And, on the "good side":

Trader Joe's (of course) Cherry Chocolate Chip Soy Cream
Trader Joe's Raspberry Sorbet

And, I've been doing my best lately to make the switch from ice cream to FAT-FREE Frozen Yogurt...I'm especially glad those self-serve frozen yogurt shops are making a comeback again (they were hot in the early/mid 90s, then kind of died out...now they're back with a vengance!!)

OH, and, I like fresh fruit, too...mainly:

Strawberries
Cherries
Bananas
(did I already mention?) Watermelon & any orange citrus fruit (oranges, tangerines, tangelos, etc)
Yeah, I did, but they're worth a second mention


Ok, Marissa, you've convinced me to permanently switch from Oreos to Joe-Joe's. :thumbsup:

[MissLadyLoki]

You just HAD to bring ice cream, didya chili? :laugh:

Anyways, any ice cream is good, be it Edy's from the supermarket, a Friendly's sundae, a Carvel Brown Bonnet (it's a soft serve cone dipped in chocolate, but they also do make good ice cream cakes), or Ben and Jerry's (I've seen a store down in Virgina, Williamsburg area) anything. One thing I haven't had in ages is Baskin Robbins, but I still remember those fun flavors of the month.

A bit OT on ice cream, but around here, Italian ices are extremely popular. This one place we have, Ralph's, makes some killer cream ices, my favorite being rainbow cookie.

[chiliD]

Ice cream any without nuts

You just HAD to bring ice cream, didya chili? :laugh:

:eek: WASN'T ME! :o It was "Macfanforever"! :nod: (see quote above...I rest my case!)

[hayley]

-Walkers (UK equiv of Lays) Sensations Sweet Thai Chili crisps


Ohhh, I love these. I've had no luck finding sweet thai chili chips anywhere here. My boss brought me a bag back from the UK last month and they didn't make it through the night (neither did the bottle of limoncello from Italy, haha)

Ice cream - eeeeeek. YUM. I've instituted a no-bringing-ice-cream-into-the-house rule. I make an exception for Dairy Queen blizzards and peanut buster parfaits. My favorite ice cream flavor is Baskin Robbins Daiquiri Ice, it's really hard to find here now though!

I forgot my favorite chocolate bar, too -

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[louielouie2000]

My downfall is Soft Batch chocolate chip cookies and Dr Pepper. My inner fat kid has never grown up! :laugh:

[jenniferuk]

Ohhh, I love these. I've had no luck finding sweet thai chili chips anywhere here. My boss brought me a bag back from the UK last month and they didn't make it through the night (neither did the bottle of limoncello from Italy, haha)

I was completely addicted when we were still in the UK--the best post drinkies snack. I try to bring back only 1 bag per UK trip (once a year or so) to contain my habit. I've heard rumours of sweet thai chili in the US but I've never seen any.

If you ever have an emergency, a few UK expat shops have Walkers at times (not always in stock). I've not ordered from this place but had it saved to faves

http://store.ukgourmet.us/vintage-cheddar-red-onion-chutney-crispswalkers-sensation.html

[fringed n fab]

My nephew got me eating nachos and cheese Lunchables so I stock up on those now when at the store. I've found that those TGI Friday's Mozzarella cheese sticks are good too you bake in the oven.

[TrueFaith77]

My kingdom for a popsicle :(

[fringed n fab]

I love red and orange popsicles especially on a hot day. Ice cream too, but dairy products cost A LOT more down in Florida than they did up in Ohio, I quickly found once I moved down here.

[fringed n fab]

I also prefer to make homemade ranch using Hidden Valley dry ranch seasoning and adding buttermilk and mayonnaise. It's so much better than bottled and I dip my fries in it or on salads.

[BTFLCHLD]

wow. quite the mix. :D

my go-to craves

pistachios
rasberries
blueberries
blackberries
mango
oranges
melons

[Nikolaj]

I would have one, and probably would have gained a ton of weight, but Ben & Jerry's dicontinued it, it was my favorite ice-cream ever, called Bananas On the Rum.
For a time, the Mohegan Sun Casino carried it at their Ben&Jerry's store, but then they, too, discontinued it. A big part of why I visited my nephew at Brown in Providence, was hoping their Ben & Jerry's still carried the flavor. I did a search on their website and it's like the flavor never existed.
The B&J Chunkey Monkey isn't bad, it's good banana ice-cream with un-needed chocolate chunks and walnuts, who'd think that chocolate could ruin anything, but it does.
That flavor Bananas On The Rum was sublime. Someday I'll get over it, maybe.
Good banana ice-cream is hard to find. Did anyone here ever try Bananas On The Rum by Ben and Jerrys?
I tell ya, they are two heartless, mean old hippies for pulling that flavor off the shelves. It would have been worth a serious weight gain :)

[BTFLCHLD]

Bananas On the Rum.
you would come place those flavors as potential edit to my previous post...especially the RUM part! :xoxo: I haven't a rum in ages...I should treat myself? as for B&J, that definitely would be an icecream id like to try. those basts.

[iamnotafraid]

Oreos with peanut butter filling.

[Musicman408]

Peanut Butter!! With a large glass of milk.

[Bernd]

Hello,

I like Chocolate, Chips, and so on

Best wishes

Bernd