# Where do the munchies come from? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 10, 2000, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-munchies-come-from/28869 "2000-08-10T18:47:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jb\_farley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jb\_farley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jb_farley)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-munchies-come-from/28869/21 "2000-08-11T22:48:00Z")
peanut butter and marshmallow is disgusting? You, my friend, have obviously never had the beatific beauty that I call the fluffernutter! ---
**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-munchies-come-from/28869/22 "2000-08-13T01:28:33Z")
Fluffernutter? I’m not familiar with this delicacy. I was talking about an experiment I once ran that involved taking a marshmallow out of the bag, smearing it with a dollop of pb and trying to eat it. I started laughing hysterically (go figure) because the more I tried to chew it, the drier my mouth got. The drier my mouth, the more impossible it became. I pictured myself on the floor, dead, mouth stuffed with marshmallow and pb, knife in hand, tears staining my face, and covered in marshmallows. In my defense, I never said the idea was disgusting. I said I don’t recommend it. ---
**Author:** ![Surgoshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Surgoshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surgoshan)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-munchies-come-from/28869/23 "2000-08-13T02:35:14Z")
I think fluffernutter is a marshmallow/peanut-butter mix, but in that the marshmallow’s much more maleable than the ones out of the bag (it’s a goo, rather than a pillow). ---
**Author:** ![jb\_farley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jb\_farley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jb_farley)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-munchies-come-from/28869/24 "2000-08-13T03:18:09Z")
Surgoshan, on the nose. it’s a nice thick white goo smothered on a piece of bread, combined with another piece of bread slathered w/ peanut butter. The sandwich itself is called a fluffernutter, but for some reason everyone I know calls the goo itself fluffernutter. delicious. neck in neck w/ peanut butter and banana, IMHO (in my hungry opinion). Pipeliner, remind me to get stoned with you at some point. I think we would have a belly-jiggling good time. So what was the main culprit in your near-death, the butter or the mallow? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@The\_Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ryan)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-munchies-come-from/28869/25 "2000-08-13T06:10:16Z")
I think we can rule out explanation number one out, unless you only get munchies after several hours of being stoned. If your metabolism is so high that you need a substantial amount of food after just a few minutes, you’re taking something a bit stronger than pot. ---
**Author:** ![FarTreker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@FarTreker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarTreker)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-munchies-come-from/28869/26 "2000-08-13T06:21:33Z")
I can’t say. When I used to use the weed more than once in a great while, I never got hungry. I might have gotten dry mouth. I still do not get hungry. ---
**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2001, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-munchies-come-from/28869/27 "2001-04-12T18:47:33Z")
Sorry to resurrect such an old thread, but I just ran across this article on CBC Newsworld’s site: [Why pot causes the munchies](http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/04/11/pot_appetite010411). ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2001, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-munchies-come-from/28869/28 "2001-04-12T20:51:32Z")
Please, please. Let us all remember that before there was a **Cartoongod** , there must have been a **Cartooniverse** in which such a god could be created by sentient life. 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 \<—draws line in sand with toe, stares starchly 😛 The Original Cartooniverse ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2001, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-munchies-come-from/28869/29 "2001-04-12T23:14:27Z")
You may all find this article from [NewScientist.com](http://NewScientist.com) informative, although it doesn’t go into a whole lot of detail: [http://www.newscientist.com/dailynews/news.jsp?id=ns9999617](http://www.newscientist.com/dailynews/news.jsp?id=ns9999617) ---
**Author:** ![msc75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc79bd/32.png) [@msc75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msc75)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2001, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-munchies-come-from/28869/30 "2001-04-13T00:35:47Z")
Okay, first off, the best snack is Jalapeno Krunchers and an ice-cold pepsi. But, an aside: Here’s my normal routine: 1. Smoke 2. Eat 3. Smoke more 4. Eat more 5. Smoke more By step 3, and definitely by step 5, my stomach actually feels like it’s going to pop. Does smoke cause some kind of bloating when it mixes with food? This never used to happen. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2001, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-munchies-come-from/28869/31 "2001-04-13T01:06:11Z")
I’m no expert **msc75** , but I think the bloating may be caused by steps #'s 2 and 4. ---
**Author:** ![msc75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc79bd/32.png) [@msc75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msc75)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2001, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-munchies-come-from/28869/32 "2001-04-13T02:02:28Z")
I should have been more clear, I guess. I can eat the same amount of food when I’m sober & experience no pain whatsoever. ---
**Author:** ![ColdPhoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@ColdPhoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColdPhoenix)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2001, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-munchies-come-from/28869/33 "2001-04-13T10:39:10Z")
I looked at this because I’d just read an article about the new discovery but it looks like it’s already been said. For the record the munchies only happen if you have a session one night or so. I went to Amsterdam for 3 weeks over the summer and found I was eating a lot less than usual. I guess if you’re perpetually stoned for a long period the lack of physical action (and need of energy from food) outweighs the chemical action. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-munchies-come-from/28869.md?page=1)