Mastodawn

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

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Autumn Meadow May 26

@pockets
You already mentioned tortilla chips, my ideal go to. Another one I like? Store brand ripple potato chips paired with Helluva Good Ranch dip. Takes so little effort, and even if you eat the whole tub of ranch, it's only 500 calories... That's twice as healthy as a pint of Ben & Jerry's.

Another snack I love from time to time? Salted cashews. They're super calorie dense and high in fat and protein, so I tend to feel good after eating them.

Happy snacking!

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pockets May 27

@meadow
I don't generally care for potato chips.
I've had plantain chips, and those are pretty good, but also more expensive.

I don't know why, but I always perceive salted nuts to be more expensive than other snacks. I don't know if they actually are or not.

Thanks!

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Autumn Meadow

@pockets
I buy my cashews at Market Basket. Two pound bulk bags for under $20.

Now I want cashews. 😁