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Baked cheese snacks have improved my life. I always carry some to snack happy while others are eating things I can’t. They’re great alone and wonderful additions to soup or salad — they provide the same crunch as croutons and the same fatty umami as bacon bits.

Advantages

portable
high-protein
low/no carb
super salty
high-fat therefore gratifying
many are vegetarian

Drawbacks

expensive: US$4 for 2 oz / 50 g and up.
highly packaged: come in rigid plastic shells or (frustrating) ziplock bags which don’t protect them from smooshiness

I stumbled on one brand at a discount store, and I’ve systematically tried all the ones I can lay my hands on. Read on for my thoughts on various brands and links to the nutrition info.

( seven brands )

runpunkrun

These dry roasted almonds are delicious and so simple. You can add flavored oils or spices to make them more exciting, but even plain they taste way better than any roasted almond you can buy in a grocery store, and they're cheaper too.

Ingredients:

4 ½ cups raw, whole almonds (1 ½ pounds, or 680 grams)
1 ½ tablespoons water
1 ½ teaspoons fine salt
2 tablespoons olive oil (optional)
salt to taste

( recipe )

This recipe appeared on my journal in a slightly different form.

jesse_the_k

I need a lot of salt and protein in my diet. Several years of experimentation yields this recipe. I switch between tofu and turkey cutlets as my protein. Turkey cutlets are quarter inch slices cut from a turkey breast. They're available at my grocery in 500 g packages, sliced and ready to cook. Tofu needs to have its moisture pressed out (details after recipe)

Requires 30 minutes prep, 3 to 5 hours unattended cooking

Protein

turkey cutlets or pressed tofu slices

Marinade

1 Tbs (15ml) maple syrup
1 Tbs (15ml) dried shallots (or onions or garlic)
1 Tbs (15ml) dried ginger
1 Tbs (15ml) salt
1 tsp (5ml) cumin powder
7oz (200ml) hot water to dissolve
5oz (150m) tamari
5oz (150m) apple juice
7oz (200ml) apple cider vinegar

let sit for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, to rehydrate dried spices and make thorough solution ( Let’s make jerky )

unicornduke

Fig Newtons, oh so delicious. I love them. I know a lot of people don't. But I super duper love fig newtons. I used to eat them every time I could convince my mom to buy them which was frequently. I adapted Stella Parks' recipe from Bravetart and they are SO GOOD. This is a food processor needed recipe for turning the figs to paste. Stand mixer is also helpful for the dough.

( Read more... ).

runpunkrun

This week's recipe prompt is snacks, y'all.

We're looking for stuff you can put in your mouth between meals, or instead of meals; we don't judge. We're looking for foods that travel well, have a long shelf life, can be eaten straight out of the bag, box, jar, or fridge; we're talking jerky, crackers, nuts, chips, dips, beans, fruit, granola, kelp, kale, candy, sweet or salty, sweet and salty—it's all good. If you snack on it, we want it.

To fill this prompt, you can:

Write up a favorite snack recipe and post it to the comm.
Pop into the comments of this post with a link to a recipe and what you like about it.
Start a snack-related discussion in the comments of this post or join a conversation already in progress.
Try someone's snack recipe and reply to their post (or comment) with any substitutions or changes you made and how it turned out.

If you like deadlines, you have one week to fill this prompt! During this time, you can continue to post to the comm even if it isn't snack related. These prompts are just in case you need a little inspiration.

If you don't like deadlines, there's no deadline, and you can participate whenever you want.

Now, did I get through this whole post without accidentally typing snake at any point? Absolutely not. But did I catch all the snakes before I hit post? Let's hope so.

Here's what's going on in the comments:

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