I used to eat ________after school
The snax that I relied on most often was graham crackers dipped in a cold glass of milk. Rootbeer floats, when I could get away with it! Thinking back to your school days, what were your favorite snacks after a long day in class?
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36 Comments:
Chocolate chip cookies and a cold glass of milk. No homemade cookies? Forced to munch on a few ginger snaps or vanilla wafers. Otherwise, it was a bologna sandwich on white bread with mayo.
hatlady at 12:31PM on 08/22/07
Out, grape drink and a slice; at home, Tang, straight out of the jar, cocktail peanuts, frozen waffles.
Alas, when I hit high school and became determined to shrink to a size two, it was more likely a Tab and a cigarette.
Barbara Hanson at 1:34PM on 08/22/07
Forgot a mainstay--Welch's grape jelly on folded-over Silvercup bread.
Barbara Hanson at 1:35PM on 08/22/07
My fondest memory related to an after school snack was when we would be greeted at the door by the aroma of freshly baked bread. Mom would have a loaf already sliced and ready. The Chunky Peanut Butter, homemade jelly, Butter and Cheese Whiz would be set out & waiting to top the still warm bread.
2qrs at 1:44PM on 08/22/07
Leftover London broil, sliced, dipped in ranch dressing. No idea how I came up with the combo or why it worked, but it always hit the spot.
segalbraith at 1:45PM on 08/22/07
Wheat Thins dipped in strawberry yogurt. My mom wasn't one of "those" moms, so this usually held me over until dinner time (frozen chicken tenders)
LiveToEat at 2:15PM on 08/22/07
Reddi- Whip squirted directly into my mouth. Mmm mmm good.
Library Lady at 2:27PM on 08/22/07
A 5 cent, 7oz. bottle of Vernor's ginger ale and two long pretzels that were two for a penny. Both from Mrs. Heffles neighborhood store. Yes, I'm that old!
Colorado Jim at 2:30PM on 08/22/07
Hanover's thick sourdough pretzels and orange juice. I also went through a Periogi stage.
Emmi24g at 2:34PM on 08/22/07
Stopped for potato chips and coke at the store. At home, in front of General Hospital, peanut butter cup ice cream and stoned wheat thins toasted with a little mayo and cheese.
Fortunately I walked two miles each way to school.
emily20008 at 2:45PM on 08/22/07
White bread with butter and chocolate sprinkles.
sawyerriley at 2:59PM on 08/22/07
always a bowl of cereal
rebeccadiamond at 3:06PM on 08/22/07
"Reddi- Whip AIR squirted directly into my mouth. Mmm mmm good"
For some reason I got quite light headed...but felt great!
:)
Kbear919 at 3:42PM on 08/22/07
My goodness I can't get over how unhealthy all of these "snacks" are....and we wonder why kids are obese...
As a kid I wasn't allowed to snack after school unless I really truly was hungry and in that case it'd be a piece of fruit or maybe some celery sticks with peanut butter.
ceforrester at 3:45PM on 08/22/07
Speaking of unhealthy, when my brother and I were young, my dad used to work for the company that owned Entemann's bakery (at the time it was Warner Lambert). We ALWAYS had an entire cabinet of really bad-for-you eats. My favorites were the chocolate chip cookies and the chocolate honey crumb donuts. I haven't eaten any of that stuff in about 11 years or so, but every time I walk past a display in the stores, it brings me back to my teen years living at my father's house.
I didn't learn how to eat like a healthy person until I moved out.
hereandthe at 3:55PM on 08/22/07
Some of us grew up as Baby Boomers during the post-war and somewhat naive Eisenhour era. "Twilgith Zone" host Rod Serling often delivered his opening monologue holding a lighted cigarette. Kool-Aid, a bargain at a nickel-a-packet, nonetheless required an entire cup of sugar! But we weren't obese in those days of black-and-white TV and absent even the most primitive Atari . . . we climbed trees, ran races, walked to and from school, and played neighborhood games long after sunset, until our moms hollered threats to us from the front porch. I was a skinny little kid well into my teens, and once sent off for that Weight-On serum. Bet very few posters remember that stuff . . . don't miss all that "unhealthy" food (well, maybe just a little), but do miss that youthful metabolism
hatlady at 3:59PM on 08/22/07
I was a key latch kid from 10 years old, so I ate whatever I wanted when I got home from school! Good thing I have a great metabolism! =)
chlamers at 4:29PM on 08/22/07
JEP, you always have the best forum topics!
Haven't thought about afterschool snacks in years...let's see...I guess I liked having another PB&J sandwich, even though that would often be my lunch too. Milk and cookies would have also sufficed. Other than that, I'm not too much of a "snacker" as I would have preferred something like a McDonalds hamburger trip in the afternoon back then.
Hillary
Chew on That
Chew on That at 5:05PM on 08/22/07
We used to go to my grandmother's every day after school where the adults would have drip coffee and gossip and the kids would get cut up hot dogs with sliced chesse melted on each individual slice and we would eat them with a tooth pick. In high school, after dance practice, I'd go and get a double cheeseburger at Burger King. It really saddens me that I was able to do that and eat dinner later and still was only a size 0, if only my metabolism where still the same.
malenky at 5:41PM on 08/22/07
Fantastic answers! Shows how varied our backgrounds & taste preferences are---thanks for all of the comments. It's fun to recall memories of the "important stuff in life". FYI--- I am also one of those Baby Boomers.
JEP at 6:24PM on 08/22/07
My grandmother lived with us when I was growing up. As soon as we'd walk in from school, she'd ask "How was your day? Are you hungry? Can I make you something?" She wouldn't wait for your response to the second and third questions -- she'd just start making something quick like grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup or a quick salad with canned tuna on top.
We had a lemon tree in our back yard and she would make a "lemon salad" that only she and I could stand: several sectioned lemons, olive oil, salt and pepper. We'd eat it with leftover italian bread...my mouth waters just thinking about it :-)
Dominic
the zen kitchen
dvchurch at 6:59PM on 08/22/07
You're right; those of us in the first generation to race home to a tv snacked just as badly as our kids did, although I firmly believe we drank more milk, and as our offspring and their kids age, the difference will show up. But there were bologna and cheese and mayo sandwiches, Fritos and bananas, a handful of cookies, bread and butter and jelly sandwiches, grilled cheese sandwiches, Popsicles, leftover stuff from trick or treating or Easter baskets, the last of last night's pie or cake----but you get the idea.
'Tain't the food in the snack that's the difference, to a considerable degree, it's the lack of physical activity. (And the fast food for breakfast en route to school and the same for dinner several nights a week.)
lemons at 7:09PM on 08/22/07
I was a big fan of cheese fries from Steak and Shake or Cheez Whiz with crackers. Hard to believe I was always underweight for my age!
July at 7:25PM on 08/22/07
Eggo Waffles and pretzels
izzy's mama at 10:56PM on 08/22/07
Popcorn, made on the stove the old-fashioned way: in hot oil with melted butter and salt added at the end. If you haven't made real popcorn in awhile, you should head to the kitchen right now.
Teachertalk at 11:29PM on 08/22/07
It's funny that most of our snacks are pretty much junk food. I know mine was - I loved instant oatmeal after school, and I tried it again once I was in college... I was pretty disgusted with the memory of how many freeze-dried apples I consumed.
Littlebluesiren at 11:43PM on 08/22/07
Spaghettios with cheese and meatballs while watching Sesame Street with my younger sister - quite possibly the highlight of my childhood :)
Jj6407 at 12:02AM on 08/23/07
Pepperoni or salami with a chunk of cheese and a hunk of bread.
JerzeeTomato at 1:28AM on 08/23/07
It's interesting to think about all the stuff I gorged myself on when I was young, without becoming obese. However, I also remember being an athlete in high school, practicing and working out up to 4 hrs a day and competing on weekends. Good topic, JEP.
hereandthe at 9:42AM on 08/23/07
Thanks to everyone for sharing comments----it is fun getting to know everyone thru bits & pieces of info about food preferences!
JEP at 12:09PM on 08/23/07
Ditto on the cold milk and graham crackers. Chocolate chip cookies were a favorite, too. The graham crackers and chocolate chip cookies sound great right now!!
Lavendergirl at 1:46PM on 08/23/07
slices of apple with malt vineager and salt, cheddar cheese on crackers, celery sticks with onion soup mix and sour cream dip. Oh, it was so healthy...
B
Hand to Mouth
handtomouth at 5:17PM on 08/23/07
cinnamon toast with margarine (before we knew trans-fats were evil!) and a yogurt, or "easy mac" and a glass of milk, or often just a huge bowl of cereal...
emmab at 4:41AM on 08/24/07
my mum was a stay home mum when i was at school, so there was always cut up fruit, veggie sticks and crackers with dip, healthy muffins and cakes (freshly baked) and for a treat, iced donuts or sweet bsicuits from the store ^^
choc_puddin at 7:07AM on 08/24/07
in jr high my afterschool snacks were usually a baked apple or sometimes I got out my great grandmas "pot fork" and toasted a couple of marshmellow directly over the gas flame on the stove. by the time I hit high school, it was usually a cup of black coffee on my way to work.
huney_bumper at 8:45AM on 08/24/07
I went through a big stage of cheese on bread - cheese melted on bread in a microwave - yum. But i moved on to cereal - tastier and healthier!
ryanabee at 6:35AM on 10/17/07