Saturday, September 29, 2012

Snacking

Yummmmmm  Food is good.

College snacks must be cheap, simple, easily stored, not make you too fat, and not create dishes which then have to be washed in the bathroom sink (which just seems so gross to me).

Ideal snacks include:
- Nutella on pretzels.  This is my favorite snack ever.  Just dip the pretzels right into the jar so you don't have to bother with a knife.  Waffle pretzels work best.
- Fruit leather wrapped around a cheese stick.  It's like hors d'oeuvours but without the pretentious Frenchy spelling (I had to google how to spell that, incidentally).
- Microwave popcorn with chocolate chips.  Just dump a handful of chocolate chips into the bag of popcorn right after you open it.  The chocolate will melt and your snack will lose all semblance of healthiness but be awesomer than regular popcorn.
- Mini pepperonis right out of the bag.
- Frozen grapes.  Perfect if your dorm doesn't have air-conditioning (ahem).  Sprinkle a little sugar on them if you have it.
- Flavored rice cakes.  Almost like potato chips...
- Saltines and tea.  Perfect for studying while it's raining, especially if you are studying in the common room and you know that people would steal your food if it was chips or something.
- Strawberries and powdered lemonade.  No really, put the lemonade powder in a coffee filter (because it is cheap and you don't have to wash it) and then dip the ends of the strawberries in it.  So good.
- Goldfish crackers
- Beans (preferably smoked, Stacia)
- Cheerios and yogurt.  Cheerios are MUCH cheaper than granola.  Granola is a luxury comparable with gold-plated jazz shoes.
- Wheat-thins dipped in hummus.
- Baby carrots with ranch or some other dressing.

I'm sure there are more but I can't think of them right now...  Happy snacking!
PS: test these at home before you plan on them for college :)

2 comments:

  1. I found out this morning that yogurt and Grape Nuts cereal is delicious. and Grape Nuts come in a big cereal box and isn't as expensive as granola.

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  2. And now I'm hungry, without nutella. How will I surivie??

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