Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Things to Eat/Drink While Reading

I PREPARED for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday.

You don’t have to believe me.

A friend of mine used to call snacks “snackums,” a practice I found super charming.

THESE ARE MY FAVORITE READING SNACKUMS.

1. HOT DRINKS

WE HAVE HIT THE BEST-EVER READING SEASON.

TIME TO GET OUT THE READING SUPPLIES.

WE NEED:

• WARM BATHS
• SNUGGLY BLANKETS
• COZY SWEATERS
• MICROWAVE LAVENDER ANIMALS
• PETS (optional)

AND…HOT DRINKS.

I like to drink tea, especially chamomile or apple spice.

I sometimes drink coffee, but that gets me too AMPED, so I stick to tea.

When winter hits, I switch to hot chocolate.

The importance of hot drinks to setting the right reading mood CANNOT be overstated.

 

2. ICE CREAM

Whenever I have a stressful day, I come home needing a hot bath, a good book, and a bowl of ice cream.

…yes, all at the same time.

I swear by this.

(Bonus points for chocolate ice cream.)

(Also: I’m considering moving to a unit without a bath tub. I could try doing this in the shower…?)

(Ooh, I’ll buy a HOT TUB. This is a good use of my funds.)

 

3. COLD PIZZA

I own multiple Bibles and I will swear on all of them that this is a good reading snack.

Pizza is my favorite food.

I like some cheesy, salty comfort bread when I’m reading something intense.

 

4. FANCY CHOCOLATE BARS

I’m talking FANCY.

Reading chocolate needs to be gourmet or fair-trade or salt-encrusted or filled or SOMETHING.

Reading is a sacred practice.

You can’t honor books with HERSHEY’S. COME ON.

This is another bathtime snack for me because READING + SNACKS + BATH IS A FORMULA THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME.

(Guittard’s Soleil d’Or bar is one of my favorites.)

(I also love Vosges but I haven’t been able to find it where I shop.)

 

5. M&MS

…okay, I said Hershey’s chocolate wasn’t acceptable, but M&Ms are the exception.

THE CANDY SHELL PREVENTS THEM FROM MELTING.

(Unless you sit on them. Would not recommend.)

If you need a quick, colorful, chocolaty burst while reading, EAT M&MS.

(Why am I doing free advertising for M&Ms?)

 

6. CARAMELS

Sometimes I get stressed out while reading and eat sweets like popcorn.

Caramels are my FAAAAAVORITE but they are rare in large quantities.

(Except for those apple-making caramels with the cellophane wrappers, but that’s too much work.)

Cocomels makes vegan, wrapper-free, chocolate-covered caramels that I can SHOVEL INTO MY MOUTH WHILE READING…IN THE BATH.

HAVE YOU NOTICED A THEME YET?

 

7. CHIPS

(Or “crisps,” for non-American readers.)

Salt cures stress. It’s just science.

(Cannot verify that claim. Please don’t look it up.)

Fritos are my favorite, though I’ll take a bag of Kettle chips every few moons.

I get a thrill from combining two things I enjoy (in this case, junk food and reading.)

Reading by itself is great.

Reading + chips (crisps) is sublime.

 

8. CRACKERS

I’m not supposed to eat Cheezits…but I love them.

I also love a nice box of Wheat Thins or some Pepperidge Farm butterfly crackers.

Boxes of crackers pair nicely with mystery novels.

 

9. PEA PUFFS

Are these just chips (CRISPS) under a different name?

POSSIBLY.

I love pea puffs!

I can eat a whole bag!

They’re super addicting. It’s a problem.

Upgrade to plain ol’ edamame if you like to be fancy.

(Refer to note about reading as a sacred practice.)

 

10. COOKIES

Did I start this post as an excuse to gush about my favorite foods?

THAT’S NOT IMPORTANT.

For a read-a-thon, Oreos will do.

(That’s not a knock on Oreos. I love Oreos.

And Chips Ahoy!

And TimTams.)

For ULTIMATE cookie enjoyment, though, I get cookie delivery.

YOU HEARD ME.

Listen – a place in Seattle delivers cookies (AND ICE CREAM) until 2 AM.

And…THEY OFFER VEGAN OPTIONS.

I order from them…all the time.

Oh, uh, for READING purposes. Right.

Making that list was a great palate cleanser!

Could this be a food review blog AS WELL as an unofficial Ronan Lynch fansite?

Hmm. I’ll have to think on this.