# I need a snack for preschool kids that starts with "U" **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 30, 2009, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-snack-for-preschool-kids-that-starts-with-u/491297 "2009-03-30T13:45:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-snack-for-preschool-kids-that-starts-with-u/491297/41 "2009-03-30T16:22:11Z")
I saw you eating under there. Under where? You were eating underwear! Ube, a purple yam Ultra Slim Fast Umble pie, which [dictionary.com](http://dictionary.com) helpfully defines as a pie made of umbles. Umeboshi, a type of pickled plum ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-snack-for-preschool-kids-that-starts-with-u/491297/42 "2009-03-30T16:31:37Z")
> [@](#): > > Umble pie, which [dictionary.com](http://dictionary.com) helpfully defines as a pie made of umbles. Umbles are the guts of an animal: hearts, lungs, stomach, intestines, etc. I’d recommend this along with uccelletti (an Italian dish made of small roasted birds served whole), ulitka (a Russian dish made from snails), and uni (a Japanese dish made from sea urchins). This should get you out of any future snack day duties. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-snack-for-preschool-kids-that-starts-with-u/491297/43 "2009-03-30T16:37:53Z")
I got a Polish one: [_uszka_ (“little ears”)](http://www.przepisy-kuchenne.info/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/uszka.jpg), which are basically the Polish take on tortellini. If you live in or near a Polish area, you might find them [packaged like this](http://alexandrapierogi.com/pl/img/products/uszka/USZKA-Chicken-CreateO.jpg) or similarly in the frozen section. ---
**Author:** ![Martha\_Medea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@Martha\_Medea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martha_Medea)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-snack-for-preschool-kids-that-starts-with-u/491297/44 "2009-03-30T16:52:10Z")
[Ugali](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugali) is a sort of East African polenta. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-snack-for-preschool-kids-that-starts-with-u/491297/45 "2009-03-30T16:52:20Z")
Puffed wheat (the ‘P’ is silent!) Onion bhajhi (well it sounds like a ‘U’) Unsalted crisps [Upma](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upma) ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-snack-for-preschool-kids-that-starts-with-u/491297/46 "2009-03-31T00:07:07Z")
Give them a hamburger and tell them it’s fried ungulate. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-snack-for-preschool-kids-that-starts-with-u/491297/47 "2009-03-31T00:15:04Z")
Since Passover is coming, how about “unleavened bread”? ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-snack-for-preschool-kids-that-starts-with-u/491297/48 "2009-03-31T00:20:52Z")
Serve Pop Rocks and Coke. Tell 'em the dish is called “_uuuuurrrrrrp!_” ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-snack-for-preschool-kids-that-starts-with-u/491297/49 "2009-03-31T00:40:08Z")
I was going to suggest Nabisco’s **Uneeda Biscuit**. The first cracker that Nabisco ever made. This was the brand MAD magazine made fun for so long. In the classic Frank N Stain parody, the doctor’s assistant robs the brain from the Uneeda Laboratories. Sadly that classic saltine was just discontinued last year after more than 100 years in the market. > **[Ancestry® | Family Tree, Genealogy & Family History Records](https://www.ancestry.com)** > > Ancestry® helps you understand your genealogy. A family tree takes you back generations—the world's largest collection of online family history records makes it easy to trace your lineage. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-snack-for-preschool-kids-that-starts-with-u/491297/50 "2009-03-31T12:24:12Z")
Personally, like upside-down cake. A pre-schooler will understand that. Also, it’s yummy. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-snack-for-preschool-kids-that-starts-with-u/491297/51 "2009-03-31T15:53:56Z")
An Uzi. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-snack-for-preschool-kids-that-starts-with-u/491297/52 "2009-03-31T15:56:44Z")
> [@handsomeharry](#): > > An Uzi. I can tell you love children. With a dash of worcestershire… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-snack-for-preschool-kids-that-starts-with-u/491297.md?page=2)