# What's a good midnight snack? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 15, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273 "2010-10-15T18:28:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MizQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/1 "2010-10-15T18:28:20Z")
My latest has been a couple small slices of cheese & a few olives. It’s quick and easy, when I don’t feel like cooking anything but don’t want to go to bed hungry. I need some new ideas, so what do you like? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/2 "2010-10-15T18:29:44Z")
Sauerkraut. It’s crunchy, filling, and has almost no calories. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/3 "2010-10-15T19:01:48Z")
My mom swears by a small serving (about 1/4 cup) of raw almonds. None of the snacks I eat have much nutritional value and i hesitate to recommend them. In fact, I’m trying hard to sto eating them. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/4 "2010-10-15T19:05:42Z")
Pie! ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/5 "2010-10-15T19:27:30Z")
At various times and combinations: Vlasic bread and butter pickles a few olives a handful of Orville Redenbachers Poppycock bowl of corn flakes leftover buffalo wings If I’m really awake and or really hungry, I’ll make the ultimate BLT, which includes the B, the L, and the T, but also an over easy egg on top, so the egg runs down into the B, L, and T at first bite. Damn that is some good stuff right there. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/6 "2010-10-15T21:07:06Z")
Mmm. Cheese and a few olives reminds me very much of one of my faves: sharp cheddar, cubed, and a couple of good dill pickle spears; accompanied by a nice glass of complimentary wine, of course! (My spelling eludes me; I mean wine that compliments the cheese, not wine I didn’t have to pay for. . .) If I wake up a little peckish a couple of hours after going to bed, a nice plate with cheese, the pickles (has to be the brand that’s sold in the refrigerator case!), and a nice little half-glass of wine, a 30-minute show I have recorded (which means it takes about 23 minutes to watch), I’m ready to climb back into my bed and settle in for the rest of the night! My second pick would be dinner leftovers! I always hope someone else in the household hasn’t gotten to them first! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![PennyGaunjworth\_of\_chicago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@PennyGaunjworth\_of\_chicago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PennyGaunjworth_of_chicago)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/7 "2010-10-15T22:14:30Z")
delectable, comforting calories and a nice tall glass of good intentions and well-being. mmmmmmmm ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/8 "2010-10-15T23:10:27Z")
Apple slices with peanut or almond butter. Or Apple slices with cheese. Toast, but not quite - I spread Smart Balance on bread and then brown it in a pan. So, fried bread kinda. Or if I’m lazy, just Smart Balance on bread with a little bit of berry preserves. Triscuits (cracked pepper/olive oil) with a little schmear of cream cheese. Popcorn, popped on the stove with olive oil and seasoned salt. Whatever fruit I have in the fridge. Carrots or celery with hummus. Chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/9 "2010-10-15T23:12:19Z")
A piece of buttered bread. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/10 "2010-10-15T23:41:16Z")
Can’t go wrong with a glass of milk and some chocolate chip cookies. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/11 "2010-10-16T00:01:27Z")
Triscuits and cheese, or even better, roasted red pepper hummus. A sliced banana with a little sour cream is really good, and a pinch of brown sugar on top is really really good. When it’s hot, I can’t live without my midnight ice cream. I buy the little pre-filled paper cups, or at least something like fudgsicles, so I won’t inadvertantly eat a half a half gallon… ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/12 "2010-10-16T02:02:50Z")
Cold pizza is always good. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/13 "2010-10-16T02:35:54Z")
cereal and milk. ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/14 "2010-10-16T08:35:39Z")
About a cup of Cheerios and just a little milk, and it can’t be non-fat milk- minimum 1% milk fat or the equivalent fat percentage in milk alternative. More Cheerios if you’re bigger, less if you’re smaller. The perfect amount of food to keep blood sugar high enough in the morning that you’re capable of making breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/15 "2010-10-16T08:41:48Z")
Pop Tarts! ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/16 "2010-10-16T10:03:24Z")
Peanut butter on graham crackers. Try it sometime. I’ve had to stay in the hospital for moderately long stretches of time, and this was often what I was given as a bedtime snack. I was dubious at first, but I tried it. It’s a little bit sweet and a little bit savory, fairly low calorie but satisfying. I also like fruit and cheese, or cream cheese with green olives on a piece of rye toast. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/17 "2010-10-16T10:05:26Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > Peanut butter on graham crackers. Try it sometime. I’ve had to stay in the hospital for moderately long stretches of time, and this was often what I was given as a bedtime snack. I was dubious at first, but I tried it. It’s a little bit sweet and a little bit savory, fairly low calorie but satisfying. I _love_ peanut butter on graham crackers! Sweet enough to satisfy my sweet tooth, but not as sweet as, say, cookies. But the crackers have to be honey grahams, not cinnamon! ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/18 "2010-10-16T10:10:59Z")
Tonight it will be chicken, baked drumsticks with hot BBQ sauce. I have a hard time understanding people who buy chicken wings. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/19 "2010-10-16T10:14:41Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > Peanut butter on graham crackers. Try it sometime. I’ll do that. I’ve never heard of that but it sounds good. ---
**Author:** ![nachtmusick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac91a4/32.png) [@nachtmusick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nachtmusick)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273/20 "2010-10-16T11:46:36Z")
Nuts. Cashews, preferably. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-midnight-snack/557273.md?page=2)