Toasted sliced ham sandwich.
White bread, sliced ham, cheese, toaster oven, with a bag of chips and a glass of juice. Yum.

Dang guys, some of y'all are talking bona-fide meals here! I always thought a snack was something you can grab fast - like within 30 seconds.

I was thinking pickled items. Cheeses from across the globe. Charcuterie products, and the like...

Wasabi-coated green peas. I put those things away.

Pretzel Rods.

okra wrote:I keep it simple: Chips & Salsa.

Sometimes I'll get crazy w/ guacamole or maybe even some sour cream.

But then... nachos are only one step away...

mmmmmmm.... nachos.

Make your own tomatillo "salsa verde":

6 medium tomatillos
2-3 jalapeño chiles (want it "medium" or "hot"?)
1 small yellow onion, sliced
½ cup de-stemmed cilantro greens
2 tbsp lime juice
1 tsp sugar
½ tsp ground cumin
1 tsp salt (to taste)

Preheat oven to 450˚.

Peel, wash and halve the tomatillos and put them, sliced sides down, on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil.

Bake in the oven for about 8-10 minutes until they're all wrinkly and slightly brown around the edges. Then carefully remove the foil from the oven and dump the tomatillos into a blender.

Add the rest of the ingredients and blend intermittently on low speed until all ingredients are well-mixed and pulpy but not completely liquified.

Pour out into a bowl and refrigerate until cool. Add more salt to taste (if needed) and serve with tortilla chips or tacos, burritos, whatever.

Makes about 2 pints of salsa.

Takes all of about 15 minutes to make and the fresh stuff is sooo much better than anything you'll find in a store.

I definitely have a go-to snack. It's my own special sandwich. Here's how I make it...

1) open fridge
2) take out package of hard salami
3) grab 3 or 4 slices
4) close package and return to fridge
5) put salami into mouth

Nobody can do it like me because only I know whether or take 3 or 4 pieces at any given moment. Plus, nobody else has control of my arms, which are a crucial part of the process.

string cheese. sargento brand.

throw grits in bowl. add water. microwave on medium for 8 min. add adobo all-purpose seasoning and butter.

innovative, huh?

you might ask what the personalized part is. it's the unspecified measurements: the amounts of grits and water are arbitrary.

Triscuits with red pepper hummus.

Hummus. Fairly inexpensive to get the ingredients for it, and easy as hell to make. Fills me up for a good long while.