pocketsMay 26

I'm casting about for a new snack food.

Top priorities:
- It needs to be crunchy.
- It needs to be consistent as far as texture and flavor across the whole batch.
- Relatively cheap
- Relatively healthy-ish

High preferences:
- Salty
- Decent shelf life
- Minimal prep time

If it's something I have to "fix" or cook myself, I want to be able to do it in easily and large batches (hence shelf-life making the list) so that when I want to snack, I don't have to deal with a lot of prep every. single. time.

Currently, I'm snacking on goldfish (original flavor only) or tortilla chips.
I've snacked on pretzels and almonds in the past.
Also worth noting that I hate popcorn, peanuts, and pickles.

What I'm mostly hoping for with this post is something out of left field that I otherwise might not have stumbled over.

Thoughts or recommendations?

 

#AskFedi #AskFoodi #HealthySnacking

Show threadBen Zanin
@pockets @pockets ooh have you tried roasted laver? Flat seaweed sheets, usually roasted with a bit of salt and toasted sesame oil? Deeeeelicious, satisfying, and a little bit crunchy.
May 26 at 2:15pmTusky
Show threadpocketsMay 26

@gnomon
I have tried a seasoned seaweed product in the past and thought it was quite nasty.

I don't know if what I had before was quite what you described. I doubt I could even find the stuff I've had before.

I'm not going to reject it completely out of hand, but it's probably going to be fairly low on the list to-try (depending on what other comments I get).

Thanks for the suggestion.

@pockets