What is your old-school food guilty pleasure? (3 Viewers)

[Major]

The biggest bag of Cheetos puffs I can find with a half gallon of chocolate milk.

Together?

I used to enjoy Oreos with orange juice. Haven't had that in probably 35 years.

Oreos and OJ sounds like an awful combo. Almost as bad as drinking it after brushing your teeth.

 

[coopersdad]

brown sugar and cinnamon pop tarts (toasted, with small smear of butter).

 

[McBokonon]

steak-umms.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

The biggest bag of Cheetos puffs I can find with a half gallon of chocolate milk.

I'm just finishing up a party size bag of Cheetos puffs now. Not doing the chocolate milk at the same time. Not a combination I like.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

The biggest bag of Cheetos puffs I can find with a half gallon of chocolate milk.

Together?

I used to enjoy Oreos with orange juice. Haven't had that in probably 35 years.

Oreos and OJ sounds like an awful combo. Almost as bad as drinking it after brushing your teeth.

Sort of like Coke and Peppermint Patties. Great separately. Together = nuclear winter.

 

[pollardsvision]

Potato chips. A bag rarely survives the night. I'm 3 servings deep by the time I get home. I don't even buy that giant cape cod bag from costco even though its a great deal and a healthier variety b/c I'll just keep eating them until my tongue goes numb from all the salt. You give me one food that if given the option I could eat without experiencing the adverse health effects and I'm choosing those every day of the week.

I think we've discussed this before, but same.

There's just no size of bag that isn't a single serving to me, and the only way I can stop it is to not keep them in the house.

 

[The General]

Carmel Corn when I want to push to the edge of pre-diabetus

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Potato chips. A bag rarely survives the night. I'm 3 servings deep by the time I get home. I don't even buy that giant cape cod bag from costco even though its a great deal and a healthier variety b/c I'll just keep eating them until my tongue goes numb from all the salt. You give me one food that if given the option I could eat without experiencing the adverse health effects and I'm choosing those every day of the week.

I think we've discussed this before, but same.

There's just no size of bag that isn't a single serving to me, and the only way I can stop it is to not keep them in the house.

You should see me go Godzilla on Pringles. I try not to buy them at all.

 

[rogwadd]

Carmel Corn when I want to push to the edge of pre-diabetus

Years ago, I made some caramel corn. If I recall, it's a cup or cup and a half of sugar. I ate it all. Never made it again.

 

[Keith R]

The biggest bag of Cheetos puffs I can find with a half gallon of chocolate milk.

Together?

I used to enjoy Oreos with orange juice. Haven't had that in probably 35 years.

I did Chips Deluxe chocolate chip cookies and orange juice, often after playing basketball. The juice made it healthy

 

[Senor Schmutzig]

The biggest bag of Cheetos puffs I can find with a half gallon of chocolate milk.

Together?

I used to enjoy Oreos with orange juice. Haven't had that in probably 35 years.

I did Chips Deluxe chocolate chip cookies and orange juice, often after playing basketball. The juice made it healthy

Hell yeah brother. Preach!

 

[The General]

Carmel Corn when I want to push to the edge of pre-diabetus

Years ago, I made some caramel corn. If I recall, it's a cup or cup and a half of sugar. I ate it all. Never made it again.

I guess Chicago is famous for this stuff. Was on a work trip years ago and picked up a giant bag of this for the office at the airport.

Well it’s a long flight for me, was late and I thought I’ll just have a little. Ate the entire bag. I didn’t feel so great.

 

[WDIK2]

Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies. How long does a box last in the cupboard? Never had a reason to even question it.

 

[mr. furley]

peanut brittle

 

[Cheese and Crackers]

Saltines with a little cheese and maybe some summer sausage.

Seconded, not surprising given the username I chose.
Besides saltines, Ritz and Sociables are also in the game plan.

I can go through sleeves of crackers and tubs of Merkts cheese spread like nobodies business.

 

[zamboni]

Sort of like Coke and Peppermint Patties. Great separately. Together = nuclear winter.

Speaking of which, I’m willing to take the risk to see if the legend of Pop Rocks and soda is real.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

1. Chicken flavored Rice-a-Roni is still in the meal rotation in my house, though in my defense, my wife brought that to the table, not me. At first, it was 1/2 of the recipe for Porcupine Meatballs, but after a few years, we gave up on the hassle of making the meatballs and just call it Porcupine Meatball-less instead.

2. Before the cost of food (and the physical cost of diabetes) soared, one of my bachelor staples that I hung onto was Hormel/Mary Kitchen Roast Beef Hash (note: NOT corned beef hash), served over Minute Rice and topped with shredded cheddar cheese. My wife and kids never acquired the taste, so when we are left to fend for ourselves, I sometimes make a run to get the fixins for it. The other staple is Hot 'n Spicy Cheez-its. They came out just after I finished college so they're not lifelong, but my craving for them was/is as intense as any. Even to this day if there's a box of 'em in the house and I get to them first, I can shovel down 80% of the box without a thought.

3. More lifelong food guilty pleasures would include Pepsi specifically since that was what my older siblings introduced me to when I was 3 or 4, and I've been chasing that initial experience ever since; Pistachios because even as a kid the things were expensive and my dad got them only sparingly, such that my craving for another one always burned longer than I was comfortable with; and finally, mint chocolate chip ice cream because I used to get to have a bowl of it with my dad at night. We would watch M*A*S*H* or Happy Days while we ate, and then he would turn in. When I got older, I began adding chocolate syrup because the chocolate chips just weren't enough.

4. On the flip side, at the top of the list of things I liked as a kid, revisited as an adult and couldn't reconnect with is Underwood Deviled Ham. My dad used to make deviled ham sandwiches for lunch at work for years in an effort to save money, and like with pistachios and mint chocolate chip ice cream, I wanted to eat what he did, so I found the sweet spot where just enough of its saltiness was still blunted by the bread. I found it still exists in the stores (for ~$3/can, so much for budget friendly) and tried some for old times' sake.

 

[Riffraff]

Still love making a simple sausage gravy and putting it over ripped up bread. Great use of the heals. Poorer days didn't need the sausage.

Good call, made me crave some S on a Shingle this morning - mission accomplished on the heels with a splash of red hot sauce.

 

[Da Guru]

When I was little and my mom would make spaghetti before she put the sauce on she would always give me some in a bowl to taste to make sure it was done...plain with just butter and a little salt and pepper. To this day I still love it that way.

 

[northern exposure]

Carmel Corn when I want to push to the edge of pre-diabetus

Years ago, I made some caramel corn. If I recall, it's a cup or cup and a half of sugar. I ate it all. Never made it again.

I guess Chicago is famous for this stuff. Was on a work trip years ago and picked up a giant bag of this for the office at the airport.

Well it’s a long flight for me, was late and I thought I’ll just have a little. Ate the entire bag. I didn’t feel so great.

Chicago is actually famous for popcorn that is a mix of caramel corn and cheesy cheddar popcorn in the same bag.
My guilty pleasure is a Canadian thing, Hawkins Cheezies. These things are hard as a rock, not pillowy soft like Cheetos.

https://cheezies.com/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22422351320&gbraid=0AAAAA_Svz5-8Vm6ybQn6YZBWmcC7hru4s&gclid=CjwKCAjwjffHBhBuEiwAKMb8pOzueBhEZlZXVqmH8QlnLjercd6yaPOKrs9_ukG1lzO37si6b38KkBoCarMQAvD_BwE

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Saltines with a little cheese and maybe some summer sausage.

Seconded, not surprising given the username I chose.
Besides saltines, Ritz and Sociables are also in the game plan.

I can go through sleeves of crackers and tubs of Merkts cheese spread like nobodies business.

Plus Triscuits. Those are great with cheese and sausage.

 

[General Malaise]

Saltines with a little cheese and maybe some summer sausage.

Seconded, not surprising given the username I chose.
Besides saltines, Ritz and Sociables are also in the game plan.

I can go through sleeves of crackers and tubs of Merkts cheese spread like nobodies business.

Plus Triscuits. Those are great with cheese and sausage.

I just polished off the box of Rosemary Triscuits with 3 string cheeses.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I am nodding to most of the ones posted. A few that popped in my head:

Totinos pizzas- the cheap $1.50 ones.
Cpt. Crunch - i crush a box in a day or two when I get it.
Nerds candy
Mac and Cheese - original flavor in a box, but i know like the spiral ones.

 

[Uncle Leo]

The biggest bag of Cheetos puffs I can find with a half gallon of chocolate milk.

I'm just finishing up a party size bag of Cheetos puffs now. Not doing the chocolate milk at the same time. Not a combination I like.

I love these Cheetos Puffs. They get all stuck in my teeth. The fingers are gross as well. Cheetos with some Coca Cola Classic is my guilty pleasure.

 

[shuke]

On the sweet side, still find myself eating orange Hostess cupcakes and Fruity Pebbles cereal from time to time.

Love both, but haven't had either in probably over a decade. Like every week I walk past those orange cupcakes when I'm at the store, along with all the Little Debbie stuff, and have to tell myself to keep walking.

 

[shuke]

When I was little and my mom would make spaghetti before she put the sauce on she would always give me a little in a bowl to taste to make sure it was done...plain with just butter and a little salt and pepper. To this day I still love it that way.

I learned how to make it this way in kindergarten (I don't know why I remember that), same as you describe but with powdered/grated parmesan cheese. I ate it that way for years.

 

[Beef Ravioli Part 2]

French onion dip and Ruffles. When I was younger I would eat the whole 8 oz container of dip. Now it makes me bloated. My dad still always had a container in the fridge.

Did you have a favorite brand of chip dip? Lawson’s is definitely an old school French onion dip!

 

[WDIK2]

French onion dip and Ruffles. When I was younger I would eat the whole 8 oz container of dip. Now it makes me bloated. My dad still always had a container in the fridge.

Did you have a favorite brand of chip dip? Lawson’s is definitely an old school French onion dip!

My dad delivered dairy products, including chip dip, for 50 years. I eat that brand.

 

[mr. furley]

Saltines with a little cheese and maybe some summer sausage.

Merkts cheese spread

where in Wisconsin are you from?

 

[Major]

The biggest bag of Cheetos puffs I can find with a half gallon of chocolate milk.

Together?

I used to enjoy Oreos with orange juice. Haven't had that in probably 35 years.

I did Chips Deluxe chocolate chip cookies and orange juice, often after playing basketball. The juice made it healthy

Hell yeah brother. Preach!

You guys are heathens

 

[Snoopy]

Saltines with a little cheese and maybe some summer sausage.

Merkts cheese spread

where in Wisconsin are you from?

profile says Milwaukee

 

[Major]

Nerds candy

I bought a a big bag of Halloween candy to pass out to trick or treaters. It happens to have NERDS in the mix. I'm not sure any kids will be seeing them. That grape flavor hits

 

[skol asylum]

Fruity Pebbles for my go to way back cereal.

Still love making a simple sausage gravy and putting it over ripped up bread. Great use of the heals. Poorer days didn't need the sausage.

Crumbl Cookie has a fruity pebbles one

 

[FarFromHome]

Lots of wonderful comments. Foods that I have a serious personal relationship with:

Totinos pizza. Been years since I had one but when I was single this was a beautiful thing.

I had a good stretch with Nerds. The sugar. The kick. Great.

Fruity Mutha Something Pebbles. Yep.

Hostess pies. It was a long time childhood treat. Still throw these down.

Chips Ahoy cookies with a jar of peanut butter to top then. Just magic.

For me. Any pie, cake, candy coconut flavored im still in on

 

[Cheese and Crackers]

Saltines with a little cheese and maybe some summer sausage.

Merkts cheese spread

where in Wisconsin are you from?

From MKE, in the Falls now.

 

[Capella]

Two McDonald’s hamburgers on those stale *** buns with extra pickles and onions. Not one burger, not three, but two.

 

[culdeus]

Anyone remember cereal that was literally just mini chocolate chips?

 

[Snoopy]

Anyone remember cereal that was literally just mini chocolate chips?

Cookie Crisp

 

[General Malaise]

Deli meat, slice of cheese, roll it up, ome bite.

 

[culdeus]

Deli meat, slice of cheese, roll it up, ome bite.

I mean fancy people call that charcuterie nowadays

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Cpt. Crunch - i crush a box in a day or two when I get it.

You ever eat this as a snack? No milk- just straight out of the box. Totally works.

 

[Drunken knight]

Mmmm
Crunch berries
Count chocolate
Frankenberry


Whathmacallit

Pudding pops

Lemon heads

Toffee fay

 

[bro1ncos]

Totinos pizza. Been years since I had one but when I was single this was a beautiful thing.

I remember when I used to get these on sale for 10 for a dollar. Time to stock up as a 19 yo living on my own.

Tried one a few years ago....they are not as good as I recall.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Gee thanks, guys. I ordered my once-a-decade bag of Bugles today. Just what I needed.

 

[FarFromHome]

Gee thanks, guys. I ordered my once-a-decade bag of Bugles today. Just what I needed.

Damn. That's another good one. Haven't had those in years. They were always the, "i ate the entire bag?"

 

[AAABatteries]

Used to get Dinty Moore beef stew as a kid and thought it was great. Haven’t had it in forever and I’m sure it’s slop but I remember loving it.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Cpt. Crunch - i crush a box in a day or two when I get it.

You ever eat this as a snack? No milk- just straight out of the box. Totally works.

Rarely. I like it in milk because it is a rare cereal i can eat since I can't stand any sogginess with cereal.

 

[KarmaPolice]

On the sweet side, still find myself eating orange Hostess cupcakes and Fruity Pebbles cereal from time to time.

Love both, but haven't had either in probably over a decade. Like every week I walk past those orange cupcakes when I'm at the store, along with all the Little Debbie stuff, and have to tell myself to keep walking.

Hell yeah- orange cupcakes are another.

My wife detests the smell of Bugles and Funyons, so I will occasionally get those when she is not around.

 

[Hastur]

About 15 years ago(before health became a concern lol) I would do what @Cheese and Crackers is talking about.

Ritz cracker(38 feet is my best)
Thick slice of sharp cheddar
2 slices pepperoni

I'd eat a plateful at a time.

 

[Deepster]

Spam. And not that low sodium garbage. The high test stuff. Slice it up thin and pan fry it? Delicious.