Whenever I interview chefs, I always ask: "What's your favorite guilty pleasure food?" Of course, my definition of "guilty pleasure" is quite different from, say, FitSugar's. I don't consider it a guilty pleasure if it's high in fat or calories; that is a mere pleasure.
No, I'm talking about the food that you don't want your foodie friends to know you eat, whether it's Totino's frozen pizza rolls or "cappuccino" from 7-Eleven. Obviously, I make no secret of the fact that I'll eat pretty much anything, so now it's time for you to 'fess up. What foods do you secretly adore?
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Alberta Ferretti
Vivien Caron
definately fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy! ooooo and those loaves of french bread that are fresh out of the oven. i purposefully shop at stores whose bakery won't temp me!
1bean burritos from taco bell. mmmm!
2Wavy Lay's potato chips with green onion dip. Not good for me at all, but soooooo tasty!
3A guilty pleasure for me would be my favorite meal at Arby's--a roast beef sandwich with Arby's sauce, curly fries, and a jamocha shake! All my friends know I shun fast food, beef, and almost everything fried. But it's just so good! Every once in a while I just HAVE to have it. =]
44 tacos from jack in the box! horrible but definitely a guilty food pleasure and sometimes a comforting one too!
5Cream-filled chocolate donuts from Kwik Trip washed down with a big French Vanilla cappuccino made with that high-sugar powdered mix they have there. It's definitely NOT gourmet eating, but it's SO good!
6Mac and Cheese bites with a cranberry slush from Sonic. Also their bistro breakfast sandwiches and their mocha latte's... LOL.
7Chicken McNuggets. I hate fast food, the McJob culture and the wastefulness of it all, but every so often I have to have them.
But I'd never tell.
8PEANUT BUTTER! (with a spoon)
9i could eat a whole bag of cheetos with ranch dip. so bad, yet so good!
10my homemade brownies with bittersweet chocolate chunks...oh yeah, and mac n' cheese from the box...even though it makes me feel terrible...i eat it anyway.
11oooh and the spicy chicken crunchwrap supreme... the BEST hangover food
12Kraft American singles. Shhhh...
13Again, not stuff that's bad for me (though most of this is), but stuff that I don't want my foodie friends to know I eat.
14Port Wine Cheese Spread. Marshmallow fluff. Chicken McNuggets. Stouffer's Lasagna. "Crab" Rangoons.
Good to get that off my chest. Whew.
Guilty pleasure for a foodie in a Restaurant Town as intense as San Francisco? For this chick, it's gotta be the White Castle cheeseburgers that you can get in the frozen food aisle of any standard grocery store. Just dip them in mustard and you'll eat all 6 before you know it (those mini-onion bits are like flavor crystals!)
15Deudre,
I just had my first White Castle frozen cheeseburger a few months ago. I swear they put crack in those onionn bits! Addictive! But it's ketchup dunking for me.
16There's this authentic mexican restaurant by my apartment that has the best Tortas I've ever had. If you've never had one or don't know what it is, it's a LOADED sandwich of either meat or chicken (my favorite is steak and sauteed onions) then avocado, a little bit of lettuce, black beans and cheese under the softest roll. Really awesome. going to that restaurant for the first time was the worst thing i could ever have done. aaaaaaand the best.
17The corndogs that come 16 in a box in the frozen foods section.
18Oh boy, when I saw this and tried to think of just ONE guilty food pleasure, it was hard to narrow it down...I have a lot! I would have to say anything from Taco Bell; its so inexpensive and soooo goooood. There is nothing like leaving a bar and hitting up Taco Bell, when you are just tipsy enough to not feel guilty about what you eat
19Everything. YUM. I dont hold back!
20Ummmm definitely Uncrustables (those lil pre-made pb and j sandwhiches), and Cup O Noodles with limes! Love it!
21I love imitation crab meat straight from the package!!! And I also agree with whoever said the frozen corn dogs...
Whew, I feel so much better now that I got that off my back...
22Fried chicken and chili-cheese fries.
23Those hot dogs from 7-11, the big huge ones, with lots of that melted liquid fake cheese sauce on top
24Mac and cheese, tuna noodle caserole, doritos, and SONIC with french fries. Plus Mickey Ds flurries with M&Ms, though that may be more a sweet guilty pleasure than the aforementioned.
25definitely creamy peanut butter and graham crackers. but i actually choose not to eat them together. i eat spoonfulls of the pb first - THEN the graham crackers.
261) mcdonalds cheeseburgers -- these are a true weakness, I eat them much more often than I care to admit
272) mac and cheese from the box
3) fluffernutters (peanut butter and marshmallow fluff) yes I am 30 years old and I still enjoy one of these once in a hwile
KFC!!
28kraft mac and cheese
29peanut butter on a spoon ( I see I'm not alone in this!
PB and 'nanna sandwitches
white bread
corn dogs!
once or twice a year, i will go get a tin of chipotles and a jar of spicy nacho cheese sauce...i will chop up the chipotles and mix 'em up with the cheese sauce and just eat it out of a bowl with a spoon.
it tastes soooooooooo good for like the first hour...then two hours later i feel gross. kind of like eating taco bell. i go to taco bell maybe once a year if i'm on a road trip and will order three bean burritos, two crunchy tacos, two enchiritos, and put a sh*t-ton of fire sauce on that mess, eat it, burp like hell for the next six hours, and vow to never eat at taco bell again. wait a year, wash, rinse, repeat.
i too am of the peanut butter-and-spoon club. =) but it's a GOOD fat, so it's OK!!
30How could you go wrong with the McDonald $1 menu double cheeseburger...or the ground beef Taco Bell taco. They taste the same as they did when they cost 25 cents (or so I hear).
31McDonald's chocolate milkshake.
After basketball practice, my dad would take me through the drive threw and I would get a small shake about once a month. It was a true treat! Well, I had the guts to get one two months ago and while it was delicious, I felt A LOT of guilt. My family knows me as 'the one who eats healthy ALL the time' so I didn't want anyone to see with a Mcdonald's cup!
32picante beef rames with lime and green onions (just the green parts). Pretty much all fat and sodium, but so delicious!
33oops, rames=ramen
34Taco Bell's Double Decker Tacos.
35bagel with cream cheese or a danish. both awful ways to start a day,but yummy.
36Ok im also eating a frito pie right now because my boyfriend left. lol
37Ha ha! I have to share this!
I was just talking to my hubby about this post and I caused him to make a totally impromptu KFC run because I got him wanting the mashed potatoes and gravy too, just from hearing me talk about it!Lol!! I will hate(but love) myself for this in about 10 minutes, when he gets back...
Ok NdHebert what is a frito pie because that sounds good!
38Frito pie is a single serving of fritos corn chips with a cup of chili con carne poured over it. Add cheese, lettuce, etc. if desired. Also called a walking taco. I personally think they're hideous, but I'm not here to rain on someone else's guilty pleasures parade. After all, I have no standing (per my previous post) to cast the first stone.
39I would have to say ditto on the Taco Bell food and then when I decide to really not care I go for Mrs. Baird's Fried Cherry pie, I love them: yummy and sweet.
40There is an unbelievable Mom and Pop Italian deli near me. They have a homemade cheesecake that defies description. I need to bring this home to eat it though, because I end up licking the carton! Not pretty!
41Tacos with Green Chili from Taco Tico
42'Hot Mama' Pickled Sausages...TO DIE 4!!!
Pickled Pepperoncini's
1. spoonfuls of marshmallow fluff out of the jar! sometimes i'll scoop peanut butter out with the same spoon and mix it up
432. candy bars. i don't usually ever eat the kind of candy that's near the check out at the grocery store (i am strictly a dark chocolate girl) - but every now and then i just need snickers, twix, peppermint patties...i always feel kinda guilty after a few bites, but it's so delicious. mmmm.
3. the pastries at starbucks like banana bread, cinnamon coffee cake...not too guilty, but they are loaded with sugar and fat.
Ripe avocado mashed onto a whole wheat English muffin or bagel, sprinkled with a little onion salt or garlic salt with a liberal squeeze of fresh lemon juice...OR homemade chocolate chip cookies sandwiched together with Nutella and dunked in my favorite coffee. Just depends on what I'm craving or just how bad the day has been.
44oh, almost forgot - Chic Fil A chicken nuggets! I pity the cities that don't have this chain. Best nuggets ever - along with their waffle fries!
45Rancher's girl - that avocado english muffin is the furthest thing from "guilty" on here! Are you trying to make the rest of us look bad?
46Coldstone Creamery.
47I hate to admit it, but every now & then I have this craving for a McDonald's cheeseburger w/ fries (both in the burger & dipped in bbq sauce) & a coke (not diet). It's funny because I'm normally not a fan of red meat, I typically eat as organic & natural as possible & I never eat fast food...but there's just something about this meal that forces me into their drive-thru every couple of months : )
48definitely fried chicken
49Chocolate Frosties at Wendy's
Little Debbie's Oatmeal Creme Pies
Animal crackers dipped into peanut butter and Nutella
I'm getting so hungry looking at this thread!
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