Top Ten: Things To Eat At Home When Nobody’s Watching
By from July 11, 2005
- Peanut butter. Don’t listen to what everyone says about hydrogenated oils – sweet, creamy, supermarket-brand skippy is the way to go. I spent my first winter in Portland sitting on the basement stairs above the furnace, eating Fred Meyer peanut butter with a spoon. Wait, nobody was supposed to know that.
- 7-Up Plus. I was so anti at first, just because trying to market a soda as healthy – it has calcium and vitamin C! – is so totally dumb and absurd. But, you guys, it’s really good. It’s berry-licious. I am always kind of embarrassed to be caught drinking diet soda. That, and the hype about how it supposedly kills you, is what keeps me from buying it by the case at Safeway.
- Reser frozen burritos. The list of ingredients is as big as the burrito. It looks so pathetic all alone slapped on a plate. But it’s yummy and it does the job.
- Ice cream out of the carton. Especially if it’s a really big carton, like the Moosetracks ice cream my friend Elisabeth brought to dinner a couple weekends ago. When you’re alone, you can dig out all the peanut butter cups, and eat them.
- Hard-boiled eggs over the sink. It’s like the classy bachelor food (classy bachelorette version: deviled eggs over the sink). Yeah, with salt. Mmm. I could totally eat one right now.
- Cereal. When you’re a grownup, you can eat cereal five meals a day and no one cares. Even marshmallow treasures.
Okay, that was only six. Feel free to recommend suggestions.
<< | Posted on July 11, 2005 at 6:18 PM | >>
i am vaguely embarrassed about my love for eating french-cut green beans straight from the can.
Posted by miranda @ July 12, 2005 10:21 AM
storebought cookie dough straight from the plastic container.
Posted by Emily @ July 12, 2005 2:23 PM
i love this list so much...except 7 up Plus. that is not a good beverage.
but yeah...MOOSE TRACKS!!!!
i'm very fond of Pop Secret brand microwave Kettle Corn these days.
Posted by Steve Schroeder @ July 12, 2005 5:22 PM
I second the joys of frosting. When I lived in DC, my roommate and I would get stoned and eat it straight out of the can. I always wondered why I gained ten pounds that summer...
But man, was it tasty.
Posted by Cortney @ July 12, 2005 9:24 PM
Girl scout cookies that you've hoarded in the back of the freezer where no one else can see them...chocolate mint patties are best, closely followed by Samoas.
Posted by Momcat @ July 13, 2005 2:48 PM
- Nutella on bread
- Just Nutella
- Nutella and peanut butter. Open both and just dive a spoon equally in both. And you are full in two minutes!
Posted by jane @ July 17, 2005 9:21 AM
Nobody mentioned "sink dogs"
You know...when you run a hot dog under hot water because you're in a hurry. What? They're already cooked you know.
Posted by Jay @ November 15, 2005 7:06 PM
Sardines on saltines - fish oil, quick, salty: great snack AND healthy! Also, sardines in mustard sauce on saltines. Jay: sink dogs? I have a different connotation for that, but I like your tasty idea!
Posted by Mac @ November 16, 2005 9:28 AM
Raw hamburger and egg.
Mix raw ground chuck with an egg and eat with spoon. (Salt and pepper too) Delicious and fast, (Prolly good for you too)
PS. Make sure the ground meat is fresh (or atleast "freshish").
Posted by Bobby @ November 19, 2005 11:04 AM
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7. veggie dogs straight from the fridge with a line of ketchup on top
8. too many tofutti cuties
9. bacon on your gardenburger (aka the Garden of Sin)
10. weird asian supermarket chips
Posted by hason @ July 11, 2005 6:55 PM