19 Makeshift Snacks to the Rescue!

My friends call me "good enough girl." That's what they call me, all right. Because if it does in a pinch, and if it fills a temporary need, why, then.... GOOD ENOUGH!

Today, so filled with the holiday spirit am I, that I'm sharing my go-to good enough snacks that are satisfying for a second breakfast or second lunch. Whatever you partake in (I happen to dabble gold star in both)

Go ahead, cobble a little extra sumpin sumpin special just for you today.

Let the foodromance begin:

--Sliced bananas mixed with microwave melted Hershey's kisses and mini marshmallows.

 

--Graham cracker S'mores, 23 seconds in the microwave.

 

--Hot cocoa with a 5 second squirt of Reddi-Whip. Chocolate sauce? Don't mind if I do.

 

--McDonald's will mix half and half of any flavor shakes for you.

Lately, I'm all into the half Arctic Orange with half Chocolate. Ho my god.

 

--Peeled, sliced apples smothered in melted French Vanilla frosting.

 

--Any kind of cupcake, any number. They don't count as cake calories because they're little.

 

--Hot dog sliced the long way, filled with shredded cheese, wrapped in bacon and put under the broiler for 4 minutes. Dang.

 

--A dinner plate full of Doritos chips, sprinkled with taco seasoned shredded cheese, diced tomatoes, crumbled turkey meat, microwaved for 1:25, then dolloped --  twice -- with sour cream and guacamole.

 

--Guacamole. Naked. No spoon.

 

--One scoop of chocolate ice cream with maraschino cherries on top. Mmmmm-hmmm. Mmmm.

 

--Frozen Girl Scout Thin Mints.

 

--Boy Scout Cheese Pop Corn.

 

--Instant brownie in a box brownies slathered with raspberry preserves while they're still smoking hot.

 

--Those Hot-Lava-Cake-in-5-microwave-minutes kits. Holy Wow.

 

--Lay's Thick Cut Vinegar and Salt Potato Chips stuck in between the bun and hot sloppy joe meat.

 

--25 crumbled crackers floating on top of a home made bowl of chili, heavy on the tomatoes.

 

--Martha Stewart Brand New Recipe for Boston Cream Pie cupcakes. Again, due to size, calorie-less.

 

--A baked potato, nuked, and stuffed with bacon bits, sour cream, cheddar cheese and a touch of salsa.

 

--A tall glass of Fanta orange soda served over a big fat scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream: Voila! Dreamsicle.

Are we all smiling and patting our bellies now? Good enough.

*Bonus Snack: Chips-n-Beer. Oh, wait, that's dinner. Never mind.

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