My new snack addiction........

14 years ago

We all have something that we reach for when nothing else quite fits the moment. For me, it is Triscuit Cracked Pepper and Olive Oil crackers. OMG these things are awesome and I am completely addicted! I now buy 3-4 boxes at a time to be sure I never run out.

What is your "reach for" snack?

Alexa

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trixietx
14 years ago
Thank you. I know now never to buy them because I DO NOT NEED ANOTHER SNACK ADDICTION. I have to many!
beanthere_dunthat
14 years ago
DH loves those. I'm hoooked on the Rosemary Triscuits.

Right now, though, I'm on a popcorn kick. Hot air popped with butter, sea salt and TSH half-sharp Hungarian paprika. (That paprika end up on just about everything here.)
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BTDT - I accidentally bought a box of the Rosemary ones a few days ago - meh, they were okay, but I learned to love them especially after I discovered that cracked pepper will sit nicely in the rough texture and ground my own on top! LOL!

Alexa
trudy_gw
14 years ago
Right now I am on a Ginger Bread biscotti kick...wish that I hadn't made these. This batch will never make it till Christmas.

I have had those Triscuts at a party. Not goin buy those, they were so good.

Wish that apples would be more appealing to me for snacks...:)
wizardnm
14 years ago
Alexa, I'll confess, I tried some new limited edition (which I think means, 'if they don't sell well enough we will discontinue them right away') chocolate covered Ritz crackers. They were gone in two nights. I'm not going to the store just to get more! But I'll think of something else I need soon....

Nancy
althetrainer
14 years ago
Cookies and crackers are never really my things. Freshly baked goods are the ones that sink me. Lately I have been eating way to many of the biscotti that I made. The new lemon 3-seed biscotti is so good that I can't seem to stop eating. I am glad that I have given most of them away and now we're down to the last three. Al
booberry85
14 years ago
The latest thing I've been reaching for is wasabi peas. I've gone through two containers so far sitting at my desk at work since November. Considering I'm on the road 2-4 days a week for work, that's a lot of wasabi peas eaten at work!
indicanoe
14 years ago
I cannot say I am a fan of the flavored Triscuits, but give me the reduced fat ones, paired with some slices of cheddar cheese and I am a happy girl, I will eat it for snacks and substitute it for meals. I have been known to eat an entire stick of cheddar cheese with crackers by myself in just one week....DH says I have a problem, he has even called me a Cheese-a-holic.
dirtgirl07
14 years ago
There is absolutely nothing wrong with being a cheese-a-holic!!! As for the triscuits, the new little triangle shaped ones... the parmesian cheese version is wonderful.

Right now, I'm still on my boiled peanuts.
pkramer60
14 years ago
Gee..thanks. Now I want some wheat thins and have none in the house.
cookie8
14 years ago
This is pretty lame but mine is edamame beans. With the smallest amount of butter and salt and lots of pepper. I also really liked the rye Triscuits but have only come across them once in the discount bin so I'm guessing they weren't very popular. I will always have my good ole backup of chips once the new addiction wears off.
dlynn2
14 years ago
Caramel flavored Bugles would be my newest addiction, but I can't find them anywhere. I bought some about two months ago at Sam's (after sampling them) to use in my kids' lunches. They were delicious! When we ran out, I tried to get more and they told me that they aren't carrying them -- just something they tried. So now I'm addicted and had to quit cold turkey!!!
sheesh
14 years ago
Ah,wasabi peas! My grandson and I can't get enough of them....and he's two! He says, "Gamma, do you have more 'sabibees'?" First time he popped one, his eyes popped and he said, "Ouch! MMMM, I wike it!" The little guy crunches them two at a time; Papa thinks it's child abuse!
Cathy_in_PA
14 years ago
Caliloo, I opened your post with trepidation (same reason trixietx), but the fact that I'm posting shows my lack of willpower.

Bugles!!! dlynn - that's the one snack I can eat a "normal serving." After about five (just enough for fingers) I feel a little nauseous.

Pedestrian taste here -- pringles and swedish fish ... can't ... have ... in ... house ... no ... willpower! Grab stacks or handfuls. Sad to say, at my DS's Holiday/Christmas concert, the fish were calling me from the vending machine, and I caved.

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Vivian Kaufman
14 years ago
I actually have a healthy one right now--those Honeycrisp apples I've been seeing in the grocery stores. Wow, they're wonderful... We haven't had those around here before this year.

Oh, and the Jay C brand sour cream and onion potato chips. LOL
JoanM
14 years ago
Keebler garlic herb pretzel flips. Yum!
triciae
14 years ago
It's amazing what one will admit to on an Internet site that we'd never own up to face-to-face with somebody...

Hanging head in shame...I LOVE onion dip made with Lipton's Soup Mix! I don't really care what I dunk into the stuff, chips, carrot sticks, celery, etc. Heck, I've been known to just take a spoonfull.

I can't keep it in the house 'cause I've always got sour cream & I can't resist the temptation to dump that chemical & sodium-filled packet into the sour cream!

/tricia
annie1992
14 years ago
My favorite snack is really kind of healthy too, red pepper hummus with celery sticks.

Well, unless there's fudge in the house. Maple walnut or chocolate are impossible for me to resist, but I can leave the peanut butter stuff alone.

Annie
rachelellen
14 years ago
CHIPS CHIPS CHIPS CHIPS CHIPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lays chips or Humpty Dumpty, Granny Goose not as much. Any flavor but BBQ. And Doritos. Lately I've been dipping Doritos in ranch dressing.

ANY SPECIES OF CHEESE!!!!

Dill Pickles. Goldfish (the crackers!) Nuts. Pretzels dipped in foo-foo mustards or peenie bunkle (peanut butter.)

Emily M. Scampercat insists on her share of all, except the dill pickles, and she prefers her pretzels with peenie bunkle, thank you very much.
sffog
14 years ago
lays potato chips with cream cheese clam dip
claire_de_luna
14 years ago
Tricia, your post made me smile. I've been mincing onions, carmelizing them on top of the stove for a Really Long Time, and adding them to sour cream for the home-made version of onion dip. O M G. It's great on a sandwich too.

Mine is the same as Joan's, Keebler Townhouse Flipsides. Those are so good! When I'm having a severe craving, I make real movie style popcorn with coconut oil. My dog really loves that too, and she hovers until it's done to make sure and get her share.
booberry85
14 years ago
Sherrmann, wasabi peas at age 2!!! That's one spicy grandson you have!
chase_gw
14 years ago
I feel so lame...I don't snack. If I have an urge for something I'll reach for smoked salmon and cream cheese or nachos with cheese, jalapenos and sour cream.

The only snack that I can't resist and can't stop once started is Lays Ripple potato chips and cream cheese dill dip or french onion dip. If I have it in the house I will devour a whole bag in a single sitting. So I just don't buy them.
sheshebop
14 years ago
I am with Booberry on the Wasabi peas. I LOVE these. And I am out!
Sherry
jojoco
14 years ago
me too on the edamame peas. I eat them straight from the pod. Part of the appeal is they are so dang beautiful. The emerald green color is half the appeal.
Jo
Bizzo
14 years ago
I'm in the Triciae, Claire camp. Last night I had some FO dip for the first time in long time... dried onion soup and sour cream... Ah, yes, I missed it at Thanksgiving... I always used to put it on leftover Turkey sandwiches instead of gravy.... last night I was dipping green apple slices in it (the chips were pretty much gone)

would that I liked edamame...
aprile421
14 years ago
Right now I am on a smoked Almond kick. I can sit there and eat the whole thing while watching TV.

Another thing I like to snack on that everyone rolls their eyes at is I dunk my pretzels into a tub of softened cream cheese, it is so good.

My all time favorite snack which I only allow myself to eat at the holidays is a slice of summer sausage, a slice of baby swiss cheese and some sliced black olives on a good cracker. I will sometimes make myself a plate and eat it for dinner lol.
lindac
14 years ago
Right now I am dipping pretzel rods into chedder cheese spread.
But I go from one thing to another...wasabi peas until I get a stomach ache...cheese curds, corn chips....Dark chocolate Halloween Candy! LOL!..I can leave the milk chocolate alone.
Linda c
dedtired
14 years ago
I just polished off an entire bag of Food Should Taste Good sweet potato chips. Dee-lish.

Usually it's cookies that call my name, even Pepperidge Farm. I always have a bag of those around.
glenda_al
14 years ago
I bought the Triscuit Cracked Pepper and olive oil today. Had to leave it in the trunk of my care, so I would not eat the whole box. Love it!
partst
14 years ago
I hardly ever snack but after a day of marathon shopping in Bakersfield I have been known to buy a bag of Lays Ripple potato chips for the dive up the canyon. I would never buy the big bag or keep them in the house I could eat the whole bag.

I will confess I did eat almost a dozen CC cookies today. The first time in 20 years they didnÂt flatten out they were as good as I remember making them years ago. I am sending the rest to work with DH on MondayÂÂ well if they make it until Monday.

Claudia
pris
14 years ago
My all time favorite has always been ruffles potato chips. Consequently, I don't turn into the chips aisle and haven't for quite a long while. But, had TG dinner with son & DIL and they had snacks out. There on the table was a bag of garlic bagel chips. Well, I can only say that ruffles are no longer my favorite. These were delicious with almost anything you put on them and I didn't know they existed until then.
BeverlyAL
14 years ago
Artichoke spinach dip that my DD makes.

Vinegar and salt potato chips.
lakeguy35
14 years ago
I'm going to have to try those Alexa, they sound sinful. My go to for the last several months has been wheat thins with a smear of cream cheese and a dollop of habanero gold.

I'm a big time snacker and have way to many addictions to list here. It's a combo of cravings and what's in the kitchen. Tricia, I love that dip too! Ina Garten has a homemade recipe for it that is wonderful. My group loves it! Not the most healthy recipe but it sure is good. Let me know if you would like to try it.

David
althetrainer
14 years ago
Yesterday it was my lemon 3-seed biscotti. Today, it's my new sugar spiced almonds. They turned out so good that I can't stop eating them.
dlynn2
14 years ago
cathy,
The Caramel Bugles are nothing like the regular ones. These are much better. They kind of taste like the caramel coated Cheetos that we all tried on here a year or so ago. -- sweet & salty. Everyone that sampled them at Sam's was buying them.
chase_gw
14 years ago
Linda, you had to go and mention curds!!! Since I read your post I have been dying for a big bag of fresh from the dairy curd. I can eat it a 500 g bag all on my own in one sitting , especially if it so fresh it squeaks when you bit it!

Can't see resisting too much longer...I'm about to cave!
trixietx
14 years ago
OK! Alexa, I couldn't take your word for it. In WM this morning I bought two boxes, just in case they run out and I need a box for the holidays. Good thinking, huh.

Yes, they are good. Yes, I can see a problem ahead for me. I'm just sitting here thinking how good they would be topped with a little smoked gouda pimento cheese.
jojoco
14 years ago
Alexa, you are an enabler. Yup, picked up a box today and tried them. They are wonderful--And I don't even like triscuits! I am thinking they would be over the top wonderful with a dab of goat cheese and a bit of grilled red pepper.
Oh yum.
jo
caliloo
Original Author
14 years ago
There are some great snacking ideas here and I am really glad I talked a couple of you into trying the CBP triscuits - definitely let me know if you are as into them as I am. My local grocery has Triscuits on sale this week - and they were SOLD OUT of the CPB ones! I picked up some of the other flavors, but I am definitely going back to look for my favs too......

Thanks for posting everyone!

Alexa
mustangs81
14 years ago
Not new, just old stand by's:

White chocolate covered pretzels
Salt and vinegar chips
and like David, crackers with cream cheese and HG

My new snack addiction........

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