Redditor daborabo asked:
"What healthy food tastes just as good as unhealthy food?"
Is wine healthy? It's made from fruits. Hmmm...
By the 5
“'Cuties' mandarin oranges."
avauli
"I'll grab like 5 and just hide in my room and eat them and then come out and grab 5 more. They're good."
SexyPineapple-4
Happy New Year GIF by SitecoreGiphyPop Pop Pop
"Homemade popcorn. Get some kernels from the supermarket, pop them in a pot or something, and chuck some salt on. Heck, lump some butter on too, then it may not quite qualify as 'Healthy,' but it's still a heck of a lot better than packaged microwave popcorn."
quantummidget
"I love popping the corn at home! My favorite is to just pop white popcorn plain, then spritz it with some olive oil (just a little), then top with chopped chives and fresh Parmesan cheese."
ImParticleMan
Delish
"Tzatziki."
Macarogi
"I make some fresh every 2 days! I'm Greek so I eat it with almost everything."
djfine
"Agree! I love it as a dip for fresh vegetables - cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, bell pepper slices, baby carrots. I bring this to work for lunch occasionally and it’s simple and delicious."
Changolango
"Being Armenian of course we have tangents to the Tzatziki!!!.... with Falafels... Yum!!!"
totallytotal2020
I'll eat all of them...
"Pistachios."
septagon7777777
"Oh God I cannot keep pistachios in my house because I'll eat all of them. I once bought a Costco bag. Never again."
aquanonymous
"Really depends on how you define healthy. Pistachios contain 50% more calories than sugar, so unless you eat very limited amounts of them they're extremely unhealthy."
evr-
"A couple of friends said pistachios taste even better when you freeze them, because they take on a creamier consistency."
je4nine
Yummy
"Dried mango tastes like hairy gummy bears... personally, I like it."
"Dried mango is amazing, but I feel that you described it in the worst possible way, lol."
EverydayObjectMass
Gillian Jacobs Love GIF by NETFLIXGiphyMangos I love. Dry anything, no thank you.
In the Sun
"Fresh picked berries, especially when they're still warm from the sun. I can eat a bowl of them like a bowl of chips."
t12aq
Season 9 Eating GIF by The SimpsonsGiphyDo it Right!
"If you do it right, smoothies."
CringeBOIXD
"I put tons of veggies in my smoothies (spinach, kale, carrots, beets, arugula, parsnips, etc). Seriously half my smoothie is veggies and I mask the flavor with fruits. I usually also add half an avocado, protein powder, turmeric powder and hemp or flax seeds.
"I usually eat it for dinner and call it the 'lazy salad.' Bonus round: adding cinnamon, pure cocoa powder, fresh ginger, or dash of vanilla will seriously up your smoothie game!!"
ShineInThePines
The Peak
"Fresh peaches. When they are just ripe is their peak of flavor."
double_kcik
"I had a fresh peach only once in my life right off a farm, thing exploded into juice the minute I took a bite, I still dream of that damn thing and finally get why people keep saying farm stand/market beats store."
"I had one of these in Italy. Our tour guide told the bus driver to pull over to buy fresh peaches... and as soon as I bit into it, the peach juices were dripping down my chin and arm. Best peach I’ve ever had. I think about it a lot... and this was back in 2011."
peacharnoldpalmer
Fresh
"Homemade fresh guacamole."
AzukyPanda
"I ate guacamole like it was nobody's business... then developed an allergy. Stomach cramps and itching. Apparently its connected to my latex allergy and I have sensitivity to banana, papaya, kiwifruit, celery, and sometimes even prepackaged salads because they wear latex gloves during packaging."
wasabi_gem
Family Size It
"Hummus."
JadedHoneydew
"I mean hummus is healthy if you eat it like a normal person. For some reason, I can’t help but eat the whole family size hummus in one setting."
needadvice1234554321
hummus GIFGiphyI love hummus! #Hummusforever
Redditor Saibotnl1 wanted to know what menu items give the illusion of hunger.
"What's your 'not hungry but mouth is bored' snack?"
Pretzels and brownies. I'll eat them forever.
Basics
Hungry Chips GIF by AwkwafinaGiphy"Potato chips. Trying to make healthy choices so sometimes I pick almonds."
Worth It
"Pistachios."
bringmewoodandoil
"So expensive but so good. Preferably shelled if watching TV as taking the shells off becomes a good hand distraction."
Revolutionary_Bus368
"After the post the other day showing the bug in the pistachio I’ve had a hard time thinking about all the funny (pistachio) nuts I’ve tasted in my life."
transmutethepoison
That's It!
"Cheez-its. It's a problem."
Natural-School5690
"Ah yes, nothing like snacking on those during a movie, realizing you ate almost the whole box, are completely and utterly dehydrated for the rest of the night no matter how much water you drink before bed, have a hard time sleeping because of it, and then wake up feeling like shit the next day."
phpdevster
So Zesty
"Corn nuts, they are so crunchy it's like eating zesty aquarium gravel."
Electronic-Tea-221
"I ate corn nuts for a whole month for lunch back in elementary school and one day ended up cracking my back tooth and choking on the corn nut that did it all. Haven’t eaten corn nuts since."
nIcK0tln3_L0V3R
"I came here to say this and was so pleased to see it’s the top comment. It’s the best road trip snack ever."
ExtraPaprika930
Flavor Town
Send It Atlanta Braves GIF by MLBGiphy"Sunflower Seeds."
tskits
"Along the same vein I'm pretty addicted to sunflower nut butter, don't even want it on anything but a spoon and I'm off to flavor town. It's so good."
Medicinal_taco_meat
Sunflower seeds are annoying. I don't get them. Yuck.
Abundance
Happy Food GIF by Subway SverigeGiphy"My daughter has an abundance of cherry tomatoes so she puts them in a paper bowl in the kitchen for everyone. I find myself snacking on these constantly. Forget lunch & dinner, i am full on cherry tomatoes and some celery sticks."
Living_Grandma_7633
Perfection
"Four saltines with either cheese or peanut butter on them. (not those little packages of orange crackers, I just make them myself)."
brock_lee
"Peanut butter and apples on saltines is my go-to I've been throwing up for a few days and need calories option. Cheese and apples if I'm feeling much better."
freecain
"Saltines with cream cheese. Sounds weird but it’s bomb."
LiteralPersson
Water
"Eating ice."
cannedcrap
"My daughter was severely anemic and chewed ice all day, every day. When we ask the hematologist about this they said yes it is due to being anemic. He said there are people that will chew gravel or even sheet rock."
alabamafan99
"Same. I'm anemic and go the crushed ice all day. I have a pop top Yeti just for ice."
evanjw90
Munching
"Cereal. I love munching on both dry cereal and a regular bowl with milk! I find that nowadays I gravitate towards more 'grown up' cereals like Honey Bunches of Oats, Cheerios, Mini-Wheats. And I love Grape Nuts! Only with milk and sugar though. However I will always love Frosted Flakes, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Pebbles and Captain Crunch (all versions)!"
TaimSolas
Pop Away
Bill Hader Popcorn GIF by Saturday Night LiveGiphy"I like cheesy popcorn but can't buy cause I'll eat the whole damn container in one sitting."
blueshirt-69
A Nice Boost
"Edamame, entertainment for your mouth and your hands... Pop pop pop... Perfect little protein boost. You can salt them for an electrolyte assist, or add gochujang/sriracha if you need a slight sugar kick. Regular hot sauce or chilli garlic sauce is great if you're just looking for extra spice without the refined sugar. This ad has been paid for by Big Soybean."
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Now I'm starving. Or is my mouth bored?
What would you add to this list? Let us know in the comments below.
Reddit user ts_13_ asked:
"What’s a food you can’t buy because you will literally eat the entire thing in one sitting?"
Never. See. The. Cookies. Again.
But I don't feel bad about it, cause I'm absolutely not the only one out here with self control issues. Here are Reddit's snack confessions.
Serving Size
Tortilla Chips GIF by Salsarita's Fresh Mexican GrillGiphy"Chips."
"The larger size bags are a better value, but I almost always get a small bag. Why? Self-preservation."
"Regardless of how big the bag is, for me the serving size for chips is one bag."
- GrumpyCatStevens
"Same, can’t open a bag of chips/chip-like things (Doritos, Cheetos, etc.) without it being gone and me being full of shame."
"Crunchy, salty, and savory is a deadly combo for me."
- [Reddit]
"Same!"
"The routine is eat half the bag, lie to myself and save the other half for another day…an hour later eat the rest of the bag."
- Ill-Marionberry-9071
Literally Heaven
"Fresh warm French bread that just came out of the bakery"
- Original-Area-8739
"Dude fresh bread straight out the oven is literally heaven. I will eat an entire loaf, I’ve done it before and I'll do it again."
- ts_13_
"I bought a breadmaker at the beginning of the pandemic and man it is dangerous."
"The loaves aren't huge so you can just... eat one. Like a snack loaf."
- bartnet
Addictive Personalities
"Literally anything I slightly like"
"Yes, if I think 'damn these pickles are pretty good' there goes the whole jar PoP jut like that."
"Same with cookies, chips, anything."
- IReallyLiveCorn729
"This is me too."
"Not just cookies and chips and treats, but regular meals too. It's gotten to the point where I only cook bland things because if I make something that tastes good I'll want to eat 3 or 4 helpings that night."
- sedimentary-j
"Most snacks really. I don't have a sensible relationship with food."
- [Reddit]
The Brown Dragon
Happy Get Down GIF by ABC NetworkGiphy"Cereal! Omg it’s bad. Specifically Cinnamon Toast Crunch (regular or the churro kind)"
- StreetNext5958
"Someone brought in popcorn at work the other day. All sorts of 'gourmet' versions. One was Cinnamon and Sugar."
"It tasted EXACTLY like Cinnamon Toast Crunch."
"I killed the whole bag. Now I'm shaking. I need more. I'm chasing the brown dragon."
- Element1977
"Omg here in Texas, HEB sells horchata-flavored Rice Krispies. First it was Cinnamon Toast Crunch then it was the churros...now it's these."
"Canela es vida"
- MephistoTheHater
A Fascination With The Frozen
"Popsicles."
"Not the fancy ones, that 3 dollar bag of 24 twin pops. Had my girlfriend come home and see the side table by the couch full of sticks and just shake her head in disappointment at me."
"It's a childhood addiction I'll never shake, I guess."
- kira7setsuna
"One day an old roommate bought a 48 box of ice cream sandwiches then went to the gym."
"By the time he got home I only managed to save him two."
- amplesamurai
"I like to eat all the colors and leave the grape ones , then eat the grape ones repeatedly until my entire mouth has frost bite."
"I've had to go to ER three times because of it and have given myself nerve damage."
- abitheshark
An Animal
"White cheddar popcorn... I turn into an animal"
- Legitimate_Duck6090
"Same. My sister has a video tucked away of me emptying a bag of white cheddar popcorn into my mouth at a stop light while driving. She made sure my husband saw it before we got married."
- Signal-Block-1797
"The amount of SmartFood family-sized bags that I have singlehandedly torn to shreds…"
- SnekBills
More Animals
Hungry John Krasinski GIF by The Animal Crackers MovieGiphy"Circus Animal cookies with the pink and white frosting."
- FecusTPeekusberg
"If surveyed, I wouldn't even say I liked them and it never occurs to me to buy them. But if they're around, get out of my way!"
- LordPizzaParty
"Have you tried them frozen? Discovered it by accident when I was staying in a place with no AC, and haven’t looked back since"
- HalloIchBinToad
ADHD Obsessions
"Anything I like. I have ADHD and no self control"
- goyourownwayy
"I have ADHD and I obsess over food too! Will eat the same thing for days until I don't like it anymore."
- jellie_99
"The lack of self control is actually the worst."
"I binge food, alcohol, people, until I’ve f*cked up my body, my relationship, my job, or whatever else."
- PinealPunch
Hidden In The Toilet
"Peanut Butter."
"If it's in the house, it CALLS to me, and I am drawn to it like a Siren from Greek mythology."
"When my partner wants to have PB in the house, she literally has to hide it from me. And I've found it a few times, so she has to get REALLY CLEVER every time she gets a new container."
"Last time she hid it in the toilet tank, and I found it because I had to repair the flapper device and found it in there."
- whomp1970
"I found my people. Can’t have it in the house. I will throw it away to save myself from myself."
"Everyone close to me knows it too, cuz I’ll announce it."
"No, no, no, get it out. I won’t stop eating it until it’s gone."
- mach1130
Easter Emergencies
crab GIF by OriginalsGiphy"I made myself sick on Easter because I ate what turned out to be 11 crab rangoons in one sitting."
"I'm lactose intolerant. They're full of cream cheese."
"Worth it."
- graccha
"I'm allergic to seafood and I am addicted to them. Luckily they're usually made with fake crab..."
- alexopaedia
Delicious Bread
michael cera bread GIFGiphy"Garlic bread"
- turboultra
"For years, I thought I really liked pasta. But no. It was merely an excuse for the garlic bread."
- eleanor61
" 'Garlic bread is my favorite food. I could honestly eat it for every meal. Or just eat it all the time without even stopping.' — Scott Pilgrim"
- femme_phoenix
"Most addictive substance on Earth hands down"
- Mrs_PigeonPantsago
"I came here to say this."
- haloarh
Oh Oh Black Berry...
"Black berries. I mean, I buy them anyway, but those fuckers are gone once I get my hands on them"
- ClicheRasin
"I tried the Sweet Karoline variety last year and damn if they didn't taste like the ones from my grandparents' yard! Ate a pound over three days, then bought more. Half woman, half berry by the end of the week."
- Jules_Noctambule
"At least those are kinda healthy…"
- ts_13_
"Thus why I still buy them"
- ClicheRasin
Dangerous Little Egg
Cadbury Creme Egg Cat GIFGiphy"Cadbury mini eggs , they're very crack-adjacent"
- ramz86
"Just reading the name makes my teeth hurt."
"I actually cried one time because I felt so sick from eating too many of them but couldn't stop until the bag was empty. And I was a grown ass adult mom of 4."
"I'm very sad I haven't had any this year."
- dedoubt
"I have found my person. Those things hit so f*cking hard."
- Sorcererstoned
"Crackbury mini eggs"
- r4d1ant
Cheese It Is
"Cheez Its"
- Kailua3000
"Yup, and they make me feel so sh*tty afterwards too."
- YCSMD
"thanks for reminding me, i need to get some cheezits"
- dacoobob
"They are a real treat for me. I don’t buy them often because rare for a box to last longer than 24 hours in my house. It’s just me eating them."
"The other night I had cheezits and wine for dinner and I just can’t do that anymore."
- notstephanie
"Same here. I quit buying those a long time ago…I would sometimes open the box while driving and half the box would be gone by the time I got home."
- crazydoc2008
"Oh I know that feeling lol. 'Let's see how much I got lef-'."
"SHAKE SHAKE"
"Oh no..."
- Kailua3000
Chinese Take Out
Giphy"Cheap Chinese food that loads up those styrofoam containers."
- ALargeChip
"The more you are left wondering how the place passed their inspection the better it tastes. A place on my way back from work somehow managed to get like a 95 or 96 and has the absolute best honey chicken I've ever had (I'm a sucker for sweet stuff)."
"It's also incredibly cheap. I used to get more than I can eat for like $7 and they only recently increased to around $9. I tip them very well because that stuff is delicious and is worth more than they charge.
- demonmonkey89
"I will eat any/all Pork Fried Rice put in front of me no matter what."
"Its gotta be the sh*tty Americanized version though, the worse it is the better."
- fistymcbuttpuncher
The Name Doesn't Help
"Muddy Buddies. I will devour an entire bag of these like a gluttonous pig"
- rf8350
"My mom makes it homemade and gives me a gallon bag of it every Christmas. It’s usually gone by the 27th."
- JesusWasAUnicorn
"I call that puppy chow over here, but yes very addictive"
- ts_13_
"Crack, I tell you."
- FrenchMartinez
"You should make them yourself even better tasting"
- One-Reveal-2297
Za Time
hungry pizza time GIFGiphy"PIZZAAAAAAAAA"
- [Reddit]
"Me: I'll just eat half so I have some left overs for tomorrow!"
"Why do I lie to myself? I know I'm gonna eat the whole thing..."
- ChaplnGrillSgt
"Seriously."
"You never feel full on pizza until you finish the entire thing lol"
- Tom38
"Im into fitness..."
"... fitness whole pizza in my mouth!"
- Raptoot83
"Just ate an entire pizza today. Granted it was super thin and probably really 2-3 slices in real pizza terms lol instead of the tiny 8 thin slices I had but still, it was a lot and I had zero self control. Zero"
- Sublime_Dino
Scouts Secret Recipe
Tim Curry Cookie GIF by Extreme ImprovGiphy"Girl Scout cookies. Have to buy two boxes bc one of them will not make it out of the parking lot."
- dkstr419
"Thin mints and a quart of milk. Isn’t a sleeve 1 serving?"
- chonks1985
"well, to be fair, they're only a single serving box"
- chileheadd
"Tagalongs you open a box and it’s empty."
"Every damn time"
"A box lasts 10 minutes once it has been opened"
- satanmat2
"The shortbread cookies could kill my entire family and I’d still come back 😩"
- [Reddit]
Fancy Cheese With Fancy Bread
"BRIE AND BAGUETTE"
- ACcatlady
"muffled sounds of sandwichy enjoyment"
- DRGHumanResources
"Brie, fresh baguette and fig or pear preserve is an even superior combo!!"
- meriboo
"One summer I spent six weeks camping around Humboldt County."
"Baguette, brie, smoked salmon, red wine. Pretty much every night. I regret nothing."
- fuck_huffman
"This was dinner in our household tonight! No words spoken about…we just silently demolished it and understood it was dinner."
"For dessert we added peach jelly."
- seoDenOsA
Alright foodies, you're up.
Go ahead and confess your snack sins. You're clearly among friends here.
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