Who brought the snacks?
My guild starts raiding at 9:30PM local time and typically runs until midnight.Somewhere around the way, we take a 5-10 minute bio/snack break. No alcohol, coffee or soda for me. For my snack options, I have some basic criteria.
I am curious. Do you snack when you raid? What do you enjoy?
- Easy to grab in a hurry. I tried making toast and popcorn once and that took too long to prepare. I was the last one back from break and people were tapping toes.
- Desert-ish. No, I don't want to be eating seasoned meat or garlic fries at 11PM, I want something sweet or maybe salty and sweet. (Yeah, kettle corn is great, but I only really enjoy the kind from the craft fairs, not the microwave kind.)
- Clean. While I love a good, messy cinnamon roll or bowl of cereal sometimes, I don't want to damage the hardware. The current rig is all I have and don't want to text a gulidie-friend saying the keyboard is broke because of my bowl of frosted flakes spilled.
My favorites:
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| These chewy granola bars are primarily peanut and peanut butter. Coming from Planters, you can expect tons of peanuts. I can grab one of these and get back to my desk quickly. The quick boost of protein keeps me awake for the rest of the raid, no problems. (drink: chocolate milk) | ||
  | Freeze-dried apples are easy, sweet and healthy. I first tried these while vacationing at Disneyland a few years ago and loved them. They are a bit 'lighter' (and fluffier) than your air-dried apples, so the package seems really small and disappears way too quickly. (drink: cold water) | ||
  | I am a HUGE fan of cinnamon. I will choose a snickerdoodle over a chocolate chip cookie, every time. I love these little bite-size cinnamon cookies with a tall glass of ice-cold milk. Unfortunately the kids also like these, so they seldom stick around for very long. (drink: ice cold milk) | ||
 
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| Dry cereal is always an option. I enjoy frosted mini-wheats because they are easy to grab and can eat just a few; very filling. Plus, having them around doesn't require any fore-thought; they're always in the house. (drink: ice cold milk) |
I am curious. Do you snack when you raid? What do you enjoy?
I am ashamed to say I normally go with candy. And of course, a nice steaming hot cup of tea, always ready! Or no, it's not always ready, so then I have to speed-do one during a break. Maybe I should prepare better for our snack breaks...
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing what you can cook up in 5 minutes with a bit of practise. I've been known to quick-fry a steak, for example.
ReplyDeleteA recommendation on this subject if you're interested, actually - the book "Real Fast Food" by Nigel Slater includes a fair number of seriously delicious sub-10-minute ideas...
Thanks Hugh. Here's your book on Amazon. I like a number of the points the first reviewer left, quick, realistic foods, and their nutritious.
ReplyDelete@Zinn, Candy has never been a really high on my list. In fact, for holiday's (Halloween, Easter), I've been known to receive candy that I had previously stored from last year. Checking my raid snack shelf (stashed beyond my wife's and 9yo's reach), I still have a few chocolate treats in a large plastic tupperware. :)
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