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Super Secret Guilty Pleasure Foods (vanity)
PA times | 8/23/05 | Dr. Pissant

Posted on 08/23/2005 8:32:28 AM PDT by pissant

Most of us take pride in the fact that we have some knowledge of proper nutrition and diet. Many of us run, bike, or do other vigorous exercise to maintain or college figures.

But there are some foods, often discovered in our youth, that no matter how nutritionally worthless they may be, are just too darn tasty to give up.

We may not tell our friends and loved ones, and we'll hide them under the other groceries in the supermarket, but somehow these guilty pleasure find a way into our gullets!

So without further adieu...

Top 5 Guilty Pleasure Foods

5. Velveeta Cheese. Who knows if there is any dairy product in this stuff. But darn it tastes good smothering nachos or melted on a toasted cheese sandwich!

4. Chicken in a Biscuit. The perfect cracker to compliment Velveeta. It's good to know that MSG and powder made from dry chickens can be so addicting!

3. Vienna Sausages. Though these little gems are not likely to show up as an appetizer at a fancy party, give me that yummy taste of Mechanically Separated Chicken and pork over cavier anytime!!

2. Sardines. Something about little stinky fish in a can turns off alot of people. But the fond memories of camping trips eating these oily creatures on a saltine cracker....

1. Hot and Spicy Pork Rinds. I know these delicious fried chunks of pig fat made a comeback during the Atkins craze. But some of us never abandoned these carnivorous treats! PETA be damned!


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To: GSWarrior

I've always been partial to sweedish fish.


261 posted on 08/23/2005 10:07:13 AM PDT by conservativebabe (Down with Islam)
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To: SoothingDave

LOL yeah you're right hehehe.


262 posted on 08/23/2005 10:07:56 AM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: teenyelliott
3. Anything from Taco Bell (I know, I know)

Oh yeah! I have always loved the Meximelt, among others. and cheap too!

263 posted on 08/23/2005 10:08:47 AM PDT by conservativebabe (Down with Islam)
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To: LongElegantLegs

never heard of those. Of course I was too embarassed to ask what the stuff was on buffet line, some of the stuff didn't look all that great.. especially the black beans


264 posted on 08/23/2005 10:09:13 AM PDT by newfrpr04
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To: conservativebabe

Gotta try that one!

Since moving to West Virginia I've been introduced to ramps and beans. Fantastic! Just make sure your friends aren't downwind.


265 posted on 08/23/2005 10:09:18 AM PDT by Roccus
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To: teenyelliott
8. pecan pie

Straight from Heaven...yum
266 posted on 08/23/2005 10:09:52 AM PDT by PaulaB (Say Something Nice For A Change)
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To: Lazamataz

That might explain something. Last week I had my snowballs and went for an interview at the county justice center and as I walked through the security detector it kept going off "for no reason". Hmmmmmm.......


267 posted on 08/23/2005 10:11:00 AM PDT by A knight without armor
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To: Dashing Dasher; Petronski

Used to love black pudding. Could eat a whole link of it when I was little. I'd never eat it now knowing what's in it! Also 'wild meat' which I learned was possum. EEEEEWWWWW.


268 posted on 08/23/2005 10:11:27 AM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: cyborg

Why is it that most of the people who work in health food stores are the most un-healthy looking people in the mall?


269 posted on 08/23/2005 10:11:29 AM PDT by Roccus
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To: cyborg
"Sure you're not from the South? ;o)"

Depression era South no less. Setting and running trot lines, fish traps (made from hog and chicken wire) and wooden rabbit box traps was the order of the day for me when a kid. My mother referred to rabbits. as Hoover hogs.
270 posted on 08/23/2005 10:11:56 AM PDT by Ursus arctos horribilis ("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
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To: pissant
Hubby likes Moon Pies.

I have a weakness for lumps of brown sugar, especially in the middle of the night. We don't keep brown sugar anymore. If I need some for a recipe, I buy a box but throw away any that is left.
271 posted on 08/23/2005 10:12:07 AM PDT by muggs
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To: knak
In my line of work... we'd call you a synergist.
272 posted on 08/23/2005 10:12:10 AM PDT by johnny7 (“Hi Lloyd. A little slow tonight, isn't it?”)
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To: Roccus

Depends on the kind of health food store. You'll also meet some of the nastiest people in some stores too, esp. in New York City. There are unhealthy vegetarians and vegans eating crap.


273 posted on 08/23/2005 10:13:00 AM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: patton

Roasted garlic (as in a whole head of garlic) served with toast rounds, capers, and goat cheese. You just pop out the garlic and spread it on the toast. They call it Park Slope, but I've also had this at the Bully Hill Winery restaurant in Hammondsport, NY. The garlic is slightly sweet after being roasted. Delectable.


274 posted on 08/23/2005 10:14:06 AM PDT by Woman on Caroline Street (Go sell crazy somewhere else. We're all stocked up here.)
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To: pissant

When I was a kid my Dad would put hot dogs (uncooked) into a big jar and fill it up with vinegar and set it out on the kitchen countertop. 10-14 days later he would take out a couple of the aforementioned hot dogs and eat them with crackers and a cold bottle of beer. I tried them and still make them to this day, only I add some sliced onion and jalapenos. I have yet to find anyone else who likes them, but then that's a good thing, more for me.


275 posted on 08/23/2005 10:14:06 AM PDT by ladtx ( "Remember your regiment and follow your officers." Captain Charles May, 2d Dragoons, 9 May 1846)
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To: conservativebabe

I like candy corns...


276 posted on 08/23/2005 10:14:33 AM PDT by EX52D
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To: Ursus arctos horribilis

Wow that was some serious living. Sounds like my mom when she was little.


277 posted on 08/23/2005 10:15:21 AM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: ladtx

My dad did the same thing with pickerel. He'd pickle it. Pickled Pickerel. And then he'd make me watch Das Boot. Dubbed and subtitled versions.

I'm getting nostalgic.


278 posted on 08/23/2005 10:16:38 AM PDT by Woman on Caroline Street (Go sell crazy somewhere else. We're all stocked up here.)
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To: EX52D

then, do you also like those candy orange marshmellow peanuts? Those were a favorite of my grandma.


279 posted on 08/23/2005 10:16:42 AM PDT by conservativebabe (Down with Islam)
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To: cyborg
You're right! My experiences were in NYC. I just used the word 'mall' for brevity. And they are very nasty.
280 posted on 08/23/2005 10:17:48 AM PDT by Roccus
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