Men's Corner

The Hall of Shame honors the worst of our guilty pleasures -- unhealthy food. Here are this week's nominees:

A complicated, multi-stacked mess
A disgusting meal/snack that my husband had invented is called the Perfect Popcorn Pocket Sandwich. It is: one bag of Heavily Buttered Microwave popcorn (pref. Orville Redenbacher's Movie Theater Butter Popcorn with pour over butter); one pack Cinnamon Graham Crackers (approximately eight); a half bag of marshmallows; an immeasurable amount of Hershey's Chocolate Syrup; an immeasurable amount of Chunky Peanut Butter; and held together with Reddi-Wip. Four graham crackers are glued together with peanut butter, marshmallows and Reddi-Wip, topped with popcorn (butter over half a bag of popcorn), lots of chocolate syrup and a scoop of peanut butter -- to be topped with four graham crackers. Add remaining ingredients to the top of the crackers. Must be rinsed down with a diet soda though!!!!
--CLT

The worst of all -- school lunches
Here are some sample meals that would make anyone's waistline bulge. Beef fingers, (strips of beef battered and deep fried) instant mashed potatoes with gravy, a large biscuit, green beans, and a fudge bar. Another one is chili-cheese dog, seasoned fries (chili and cheese optional on these), pears in heavy syrup and a brownie. Where did I get these? Not from a local restaurant but instead from the menu at my child's school. Is it any wonder that we have a childhood obesity problem? We really need to be watching what our children eat as well as how much activity they are doing each day.
--Emily S.

PB & mayo on multigrain bread
My roommate makes peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwiches. He makes them on 12-grain bread "so they're healthy." He thinks adding iceburg lettuce makes it better, too. Not as bad as an old boyfriend who used to make bologna, salami, cheddar and pickle sandwiches on white bread with Ranch dressing, topped with a layer of microwaved tater tots.
--Rebecca

Sister a whiz with the microwave
When my sister and I were little, she made up this concoction to satisfy all of her cravings. She mixed a handful of chocolate chips, cereal (nothing fruity), threw in some marshmallows and a few spoonfuls of peanut butter into a bowl. After nuking it until the mallows grew as big as they could, she mixed it all up and began snacking. This looked disgusting to me, but I tried it and years later I am still making this when I can't quite satisfy my hunger or cravings.
--Mariel M.

Dad taught us what was acceptable
My dad told me when he was growing up in the Netherlands, he used to make a treat by getting two slices of bread, spreading some lard on it, then adding a chocolate bar. This is the same dad who taught me and my sister that toasted bread with butter and chocolate sprinkles was an acceptable breakfast food. Occasionally, peanut butter would replace the butter resulting in a Reese's peanut-butter cup-like sandwich.
--Allan Oerlemans

You've got your chocolate in my sandwich
When I feel like making a bad sandwich, I take two pieces of white bread and toast them. Right when they are done I slather peanut butter on both slices and strategically place a Hershey chocolate bar in the middle. It is great and filling. But likely not the best choice.
--Scott

These kids knew how to eat
My brother and sister had the worst after-school snack habits possible. My brother loved to cook up a pan of fried bologna. But my sister was much, much worse. She had a whole menu of bad choices... White bread slathered in syrup! A bowl of Dream Whip, eaten with a spoon! And the most horrifying of all, a bowl of butter and sugar (brown or white, take your pick) mixed together to creamy perfection!! I usually stuck to buttered popcorn after school, not a perfect snack, but I think I would have to say the healthiest of the lot. Where were my parents???
--Deborah

Cucumbers in a lemon brine
Squeeze five limes into a drinking glass, shake tons of salt into it (really, you need like 5 tablespoons to make it good), and swirl with cucumbers. Dip cucumbers and eat. When cucumbers are gone, drink remaining 'sour lemonade.' I would love to still eat/drink this but I think I might bloat to the size of my house. --M.

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