# Binge Snack food **URL:** \ **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:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/61 "2017-06-29T19:12:36Z")
Movie popcorn with lots of butter Beef jerky Taco Doritos with chive dip ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/62 "2017-06-29T20:40:34Z")
Plain popcorn—the healthiest snack food in the world! Apples—the other healthiest snack food in the world! Dark chocolate—hey, it won’t kill you! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/63 "2017-06-29T21:03:13Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > Plain popcorn—the healthiest snack food in the world! > Apples—the other healthiest snack food in the world! > Dark chocolate—hey, it won’t kill you! Dark chocolate- “in moderation”, actually good for you. But of course Pan hates “moderation”. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/64 "2017-06-29T21:21:46Z")
> [@PapSett](#): > > Movie popcorn with lots of butter > Beef jerky Good choices, I may add jerky to mine. Have you tried bacon jerky? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/65 "2017-06-29T21:44:58Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > Plain popcorn—the healthiest snack food in the world! > Apples—the other healthiest snack food in the world! > Dark chocolate—hey, it won’t kill you! The whole point of this exercise is that you’re going to be allowed to indulge without the unhealthy side effects. (The OP says, “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.”) So there’s no point in picking snack foods that are _already_ relatively healthy. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/66 "2017-06-29T22:04:53Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > The whole point of this exercise is that you’re going to be allowed to indulge without the unhealthy side effects. (The OP says, “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.”) So there’s no point in picking snack foods that are _already_ relatively healthy. Unless that is what she likes. A nice crisp apple with a little dark chocolate is a wonderful snack. But yes, this is 100% guilt-free. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/67 "2017-06-30T15:07:05Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > WET Kind??😕 I wondered the same thing. Wet donuts do not sound particularly tasty! ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/68 "2017-06-30T16:49:29Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Good choices, I may add jerky to mine. Have you tried bacon jerky? Bacon jerky tastes like bacon that isn’t quite done cooking yet. I don’t mind chewy parts on my bacon, but at least _some_ of it has to be crispy, or it ruins a lot of the appeal. Still, bacon jerky is better than a lot of other foods. Just not better than crispy, cooked bacon. > [@TRC4941](#): > > I wondered the same thing. Wet donuts do not sound particularly tasty! I suppose they mean yeast donuts. It took me until very recently to stop and think “I call non-cake donuts ‘glazed donuts’, but a lot of cake donuts are _also_ glazed, so what actually _is_ the correct term for ‘non-cake’ donuts?” Turns out “yeast” is what I was looking for. The [wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughnut) on donuts is _surprisingly_ comprehensive (“molecular composition”? “dough rheology”??), but I still can’t figure out whether the original donuts were the yeast or cake variety. This has been an episode of DrCube’s Donut Distraction. Anyway, my list is going to be brownies, cookies, and ice cream. Go big or go home. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/69 "2017-06-30T19:31:05Z")
Jarred antipasto on saltines (I’ve eaten an entire jar in one sitting). Jalapeno poppers Sushi or Bibimbap. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/70 "2017-06-30T19:32:41Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Good choices, I may add jerky to mine. Have you tried bacon jerky? Yes! It’s really really good! Of course, I’ve never met a bacon anything that wasn’t… ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/71 "2017-06-30T19:55:33Z")
Stacy’s pita chips sweeTARTS pistachios in the shell ---
**Author:** ![DeepLiquid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deepliquid/32/14893_2.png) [@DeepLiquid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeepLiquid)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/72 "2017-06-30T20:30:44Z")
Bacon jerky costs a LOT, I find a package of pre-cooked bacon is about the same taste wise, but at half the cost. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015/73 "2017-06-30T21:13:41Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Unless that is what she likes. A nice crisp apple with a little dark chocolate is a wonderful snack. It’s just what I like, you’re right. I developed a taste for those before encountering Pan, just because they are healthy. Maybe I’d swap out [coconut granola made with almonds, cashews, and maple syrup](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/granola-recipe-1939521) for the popcorn, on second thought. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015.md?page=3)