Ritz Crackers?
help me
Listen, if you were suffering from what might be called a debilitating addiction to Ritz crackers, and hoping to make something similar at home, or like, something that scratched the same Ritz cracker itch, what would you make? And do you have a recipe you’d like to share in the comments?
This is an unusual post for me, in that it’s just a straightforward (and, for once, blissfully short) request: what snacks are you making? What savoury little bits should I be making more of? What are your recipes for mid-afternoon treats that aren’t just a slice of toast or a full box of Ritz crackers consumed standing up by the cupboard?
Please share your recipes and ideas in the comments, or email me if you can’t comment. If it’s something that can be made in advance, like crackers in a Tupperware, so much the better.
I work from home and am up against it re. deadlines: snacks are my only friend. I would like to have slightly fewer Ritzes and slightly less pure sugar in my life, and I seek snack advice very badly.
Do not even think about suggesting I stop snacking. When I do not have a 4pm snack I become horrible.
I will write about my findings, for sure. For now though, give me your best bit of snacking business.
xoxox
I am very aware that this is not exactly what you asked BUT. I recently learned the Ideal Snack Formula from a personal trainer (but a NICE one, who I trust not to screw me up around food). And she said that what I should be eating for a snack comprises three elements -
- A Fresh Thing (can be fruit or veg. A banana. A fistful of frozen peas. A whole punnet of blueberries.)
- A Protein Thing (I am vegetarian, so I can't have the most straightforwrad version of this which is meat. But - hummus, yoghurt, cheese, nuts, an actual protein shake if you can find one that's not disgusting)
- A Fun Thing (this could absolutely be the Ritz crackers! Or a baked good, literal chocolate, crisps etc)
So when it was Christmas I might have a satsuma, a little block of cheese and a mince pie. Maybe it would be nice to have an apple with peanut butter and a bag of hula hoops. Wouldn't it be good if there were raspberries, mixed nuts and dark chocolate buttons in. Etc etc etc.
A pita bread split in half and toasted, spread inside with sambal manis (or other salty, savoury sambal/chilli sauce of choice), peanut butter and then stuffed with cucumber or red pepper slices. Super quick and hits the spot on all fronts – salty, spicy, sweet, savoury, carby, fresh and crunchy. Also works on nice toast or other flatbreads, but is perfect even on the cheap and crappy supermarket pitas.