# Binge Snack food
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [June 27, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015 "2017-06-27T21:50:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/1 "2017-06-27T21:50:01Z")
A sorta Skald-like hypothetical. You have done a favor for Pan, one of the deities of Gluttony. As a reward, Pan lets you pick three snack foods that from now on, you can eat all you want without worry; you won’t have a care about the calories or sodium content or fat content. Yes, you may fell full, but never bloated and even the full feeling will pass quickly. No deleterious health effects at all.
Now, Pan is a nice guy but he is kinda chaotic, so no picking real foods like a 24 oz porterhouse steak- Pan knows and you know that not a “snack” food.
of course pan will toss in a beverage or 3, but that comes later.
So, what three snack foods would you like to binge on guilt free?
To start off I picked:
Good movie theatre popcorn with extra butter
donuts
(I’ll make my third choice later)
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### Author:  [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/2 "2017-06-27T21:54:34Z")
Roasted pistachios
Buttered popcorn
Nacho chips and medium salsa
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### Author:  [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/3 "2017-06-27T21:56:38Z")
> [@PoppaSan](#):
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> Roasted pistachios
> Buttered popcorn
> Nacho chips and medium salsa
A salty snack guy, eh? Good choices.
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### Author:  [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/4 "2017-06-27T22:00:46Z")
Pretzels
Donuts
Some kind of chocolate something.
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### Author:  [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/5 "2017-06-27T22:05:47Z")
Chocolate chip cookies.
Ice cream.
Donuts.
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### Author:  [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/6 "2017-06-27T22:14:08Z")
Nachos/salsa/guacamole (hoping it passes as a single entity)
Pretzels
Cheese popcorn
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### Author:  [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/7 "2017-06-27T22:14:48Z")
Chili Cheese Fritos.
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### Author:  [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/8 "2017-06-27T22:16:15Z")
When I go to the supermarket, I buy a pint of butter pecan ice cream, and eat it outside the store before I walk home. That’s my lunch that day. I have eaten a quart, but not recently. Sometimes I go in the credit union across the street for a cuppa their designer coffee to wash it down.
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### Author:  [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/9 "2017-06-27T22:17:28Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> Chili Cheese Fritos.
Good one-I like those but when I eat more than a handful my stomach rebels.
So far, Pan is pleased, you are all getting your wishes.😃
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### Author:  [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/10 "2017-06-27T22:19:21Z")
> [@kayaker](#):
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> Nachos/salsa/guacamole (hoping it passes as a single entity)
Sure- “chips & dip”
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/11 "2017-06-27T22:28:17Z")
Do chicken wings count? If so, that.
To cover the sweet, I’ll go with **snickerdoodles**.
The cover the salty, I’ll go with **Ritz crackers with Merkt’s sharp cheddar spread** or possibly with **braunschweiger** , or **Old Country Limburger Cheese spread.** Would it be cheating if I said Ritz crackers with braunschweiger _and_ limburger spread?
To cover the ethnic, Mumbai vada pav. They’re like vegetarian sliders, but so much better!
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### Author:  [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/12 "2017-06-27T22:33:05Z")
How does Pan feel about ice cream? Because if ice cream’s a go, I really don’t need the other two. I’d be willing to take it in some kind of 'sicle or bonbon form.
Just in case:
Kettle corn
pretzels
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### Author:  [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/13 "2017-06-27T22:36:59Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#):
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> How does Pan feel about ice cream? Because if ice cream’s a go, I really don’t need the other two. I’d be willing to take it in some kind of 'sicle or bonbon form.
Sure, ice cream can be a snack food, especially on a stick or bon-bon.
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### Author:  [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/14 "2017-06-27T22:44:32Z")
Ice cream is obviously going to be on the list, along with either cake or pie. Beyond that? Maybe chocolate candy (or all candy depending on how widely we can define things).
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### Author:  [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/15 "2017-06-27T22:45:52Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#):
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> Ice cream is obviously going to be on the list, along with either cake or pie. Beyond that? Maybe chocolate candy (or all candy depending on how widely we can define things).
To Pan, ice cream in a bowl is more of a dessert food, while Popsicles and Eskimo pies are more snack food, ymmv.
Chocolate is a snack food.
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### Author:  [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/16 "2017-06-27T22:52:44Z")
Honey mustard pretzels (my latest addiction)
Ritz crackers with peanut butter
Ice cream
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/17 "2017-06-27T22:54:09Z")
Loaded nachos
Street tacos (It’s only a meal if you eat three or more in one standing)
Pizza (same deal as above)
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### Author:  [@Periwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Periwinkle)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2017, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/18 "2017-06-28T01:12:00Z")
Potato chips
Ice cream drumsticks
Shortbread cookies
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### Author:  [@Weisshund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weisshund)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/19 "2017-06-28T01:38:18Z")
Anchovy pizza (made properly!)
[Hot Fudge](https://www.frischs.com/our-menu/desserts/) cake from Frisch’s Big Boy
Deep Fried Scallops
Pan best be forthcoming with the beverages.
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### Author:  [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/20 "2017-06-28T02:00:05Z")
Salt & vinegar potato chips
Ice cream
Fried rice crackers
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