I'll admit it- I like some crappy foods. I enjoy the occasional fast food sandwich, store bought dinners, and easy boxed meals and desserts. I'm also not alone. I have seen many interviews with famous chefs where they purposely ask them what their favorite guilty pleasure is and most say a fast food joint or canned cranberries. So, even though I love to cook and bake from scratch and pride myself on loving some of the finest foods, I also love foods that are embarrassing. Here are some of favorites:
Boxed foods:
Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. Come on, name someone who doesn't enjoy this food? It's a childhood staple and still beloved by many adults. However, the generic brands aren't the same- you need to have the name brand stuff.
Boxed Stuffing. This one is pretty embarrassing because homemade stuffing is so easy to do, but on a busy weeknight or a night when you don't feel like slicing bread, boxed stuffing is the way to go. It's also very easy to eat the whole box yourself.
Hamburger Helper. I made this a lot in college for my husband. He finally banned me from making it because it's the definition of crappy food. The problem is, it's so easy to make and includes your meat, starch, and vegetable (you have to add that in though) all in one skillet! I think my husband finally drew the line when I made Hamburger Helper Fettuccine Alfredo and it turned into a paste after 5 minutes. I guess I don't blame him- it was pretty gross.
Canned foods:
Canned peas. For some reason, I only love canned or fresh peas. Frozen peas are gross. My husband thinks they smell like dirty socks, but I'll eat them every now and then. I think I ate them so much growing up that I developed a strange love for them that hasn't died.
Canned cranberries. This one is a Thanksgiving staple. I read a poll in a foodie magazine that asked people if they preferred canned or fresh cranberries and the majority said canned. I'll never forget the Thanksgiving when my sister and I had a cranberry eating contest. I don't remember who won, but I remember feeling sick.
Canned fruit cocktail. Again, another childhood favorite. I craved this when I was pregnant and I remembered how good it was. The real treat was the cherry halves. It sucks that they only include like 1 or 2 of them though.
Boxed desserts:
I love love love a homemade dessert made from scratch, but sometimes I don't have time, patience, or ingredients to make fresh brownies or cakes. I do enjoy a good boxed brownie- Ghiradelli is the best one by the way- and they are easy. Cake mixes are just ok. I only use a cake mix if I'm desperate for cake and don't have flour or if it's masked by other ingredients. I do draw the line at cookies in a box- gross.
Frozen foods:
Frozen pizza. As much as I love making my own pizza dough, frozen pizza is simple and good. I've had all brands and I love them all- even generic. Most of the time, I buy a plain cheese frozen pizza and top it with fresh veggies and turkey pepperoni. It makes me feel less guilty.
Frozen meals. While I usually don't eat frozen meals (mostly because of sodium and the fact that they don't fill me up), I will eat a Healthy Choice meal every once and awhile. In a pinch, they're easy and if you add a salad, it's not bad.
Lean Pockets. I know that this is a crappy sandwich, but they are good! I especially like the pizza pockets and the turkey and cheese. I won't even justify this.
Refrigerated cookie dough. This is in a category all on its own. I love cookie dough and for a quick fix, just open package and eat. Very simple and tasty. However, I hate the cookies once they're baked- not good at all. The uncooked cookie dough is all I need.
Fast Food:
Wendy's grilled chicken sandwich. This is really good and not bad for you. Grilled chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, soft bun, and mustard. One of my favs.
Taco Bell tacos. I love the beef and chicken. I think I ate Taco Bell a couple times a week in high school, so I still get a craving. It always happens late at night though....
Dairy Queen hot fudge sundae. For some reason, this is my favorite sundae. Simple ice "milk" and hot fudge- not from scratch, but I still love it.
Ok, there are some of my favorites. I won't apologize.
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