Top Ten Snack Items While Watching TV
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I was reading a Top Ten list over on Mary’s Madness and decided to join her creative spark and make a top ten list of my own.
Here would be my top ten snack items to eat while watching TV (I rotate through these quite frequently)
#1 – Pepperoni, Cheese and Crackers
This is a staple of mine, and I can’t help but eat sliced pepperoni, aged Swiss with some butter crackers or toasted whole wheat ones. Yep, I am going to die of a heart attack when I am forty probably, but this is one snack I can’t deny myself every once and a while.
#2 – Pretzels
I rotate between pretzel rods, twists, sour dough, mini’s and even Goldfish pretzels which are really good and buttery. Makes you drink a lot more while eating them though.
#3 – Cheerios
Ironic that my first two items are so unhealthy and my third isn’t so bad for you. I like just eating dry handfuls of Cheerios or multi grain cheerios, both make a good snack and healthier than Chex mix.
#4 – Frozen Pizza
I won’t lie, more than a few times my wife and I will pop a frozen pizza in the oven at 9pm and eat it as a snack during a late night movie or TV show marathon.
#5 – Grapes or Raisins
I love eating red grapes, or midnight grapes and often will just pick and plop handfuls while watching TV or a show. Again this is one of the few healthy snacks on my list.
#6 – Cheez-it Party Mix
Something about this particular party mix makes it taste so good, the fact that it has Cheez-its plus those little crunchy bagel bite thingies, and the saltiness and sweet combined with the cheddar always makes me crave this one.
#7 – Kettle Corn
I love popped Kettle Corn and there are a few good brands out there that are microwavable. I like the sweet taste of kettle korn more than the buttery taste of regular popcorn. I even like the light 100 calorie packs so this makes it a not to unhealthy snack.
#8 – Bowl of Cereal
My wife is a huge fan of eating a bowl of Fiber One or another cereal sometimes during a snack. I myself am lactose intolerant but have on more than one occasion enjoyed a bowl of cereal with soy milk (which tastes great by the way). This is another not so unhealthy option if you choose a healthy cereal, a bowl of Lucky Charms not so much.
#9 – Potato Chips
Salt and Vinegar or Cracked Black Pepper, or even Mesquite BBQ. Sometimes nothing takes the place of some potato chips while watching a movie or show.
#10 – Taco Bell
Since having kids we don’t do nearly as many Taco Bell runs at night as we used to after the go to sleep. We used to just pick up a couple of burrito’s or Nachos Bellgrande at like 9pm and chow down during a movie occasionally.
Now, don’t think I go through this list every night. I only have a snack at night maybe two or three times a week and more often than not it is one of the healthier choices, but everything in moderation and you won’t do too much damage on your body and still enjoy the pleasure of eating some junk food 
-Justin Germino
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Somewhat surprising list, I envisioned you more into apples, berries, peaches and other healthy snacks. My personal favorite is ice cream so maybe I shouldn’t be too surprised.
See I love fruit and nuts and healthy snacks too, but I am also a huge fan of the processed aka. Deli meats (pepperoni is my kryptonite).
I try to have healthy snacks when I’m watching the TV, as I usually find that when you are watching the TV, be it a film or a TV show, you tend to snack more than if you are doing anything else!
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I snack more when watching TV for sure, while working in my office I can go 6-8 hours working so feverishly I don’t snack at all, but something about vegging in front of the TV leads to snacking.
I was surprised to find out how good Cheerios are! I just started eating them this year because on The Biggest Loser, Jillian (the trainer) said they are a good breakfast–tasty and healthy, now that’s what I like! I love the red grapes too. I don’t usually snack while watching TV anymore but I used to. Sometimes I’ll eat my supper while watching TV though still.
Oh, and if you eat potato chips, I hear the baked ones aren’t quite as bad for you from a health standpoint.
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Wow, interesting choices. I like things that crunch when I watch TV – like popcorn. Check out http://www.snack-girl.com/ for healthy snack suggestions. Lisa
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I have been eating Cheerios since I was a kid, but they have new flavors now and the Apple Cinnamon are pretty good, like slightly healthier apple jacks. I also like the Banana Nut Cheerios and the Multi-grain ones. THey just came out with chocolate cheerios, but I haven’t tried them yet.
Last time I visited US and I was each of these things and now I am not there I am missing Taco Bell because that is only thing I cannot find here.
I am feeling really hungry after reading your blog. Nice One!
Well, of course, we have to vote for #7. What are your favorite microwave brands of kettle corn?
But, when we’re in a hurry on a Saturday afternoon, Taco Bell is our choice for lunch.
Steve
I like the Orville Redenbacher Microwave Kettlecorn