Study Snacks/Sweets

boneless

What do you all fill your wee little faces with whilst attempting to justify your presence in the UCD Library?

I'm on a jelly sweet trip at the moment...

Economaniac!

My old exam favourites are Starbursts/Opal Fruits (i don't dsicriminate) and Fruit Pastilles (the original ones). They give the old sugar burst and aren't too loud!

TheVan

Off sweets and chocolate for lent but usually those black and white minty sweets down in the SU shop for me!

Alternatively Minstrels or from time to time, a Double Decker!

Blowfish

them flapjack things in the science shop, i'm addicted to the yogurt ones

Mr.Nice Guy

I like the sour skittles. I tried them whilst in UCD and liked them alot.

On a completely unrelated manner, I wonder why I have this toothache?

Umaro

i salute this topic!

*salute*

but unfortunately as tis lent i cannot eat sweets but merely talk about my favourites:

[1] Happy Hippos - are these not the greatest thing ever! its a soft crispy hippo shaped piece of joy from Kinder!
[2] Haribo - i amnt picky when it comes to Haribo, cola bottles, tangfastics, starmix - i swing all ways.
[3] Kinder Bueno - yum!!
[4] Galaxy Caramel - for when you feel that bit more classy.

Pythia

Anything jelly based gives me a headache for some reason, so I stick to chocolate, or popcorn.

I really hate people glaring at you for making noise while snacking.

rainbow kirby

Starburst Joosters are my usual study chow, or when I'm at home it's raisins. This semester will be the first time in my life I've studied without coke... so I'm also drinking lots of mineral water while studying.

Mr.Nice Guy

rainbow kirby wrote:

This semester will be the first time in my life I've studied without coke... so I'm also drinking lots of mineral water while studying.

That's good to hear. Drugs are bad, mmmkay?

arbeitsscheuer

Food is for wimps.

Starvation is the key to Summer Exam success.

Blush_01

I can't eat while studying (easy knowing I never study, eh?). Water. Maybe Diet Coke. Or the big bottles of Pepsi Max, if I'm truly verging on skint.

Scraggs

Chocalate milk.. injected into my veins...mmmmm

Mr.Nice Guy

Scraggs wrote:

Chocalate milk.. injected into my veins...mmmmm

I avoid that like the plague now. Bought a bottle there a few weeks back and it ended up bursting in my bag. Next thing I know there's brown stuff all over my books. It looked like my dog had taken a crap in the bag.

Luckily the library books escaped unharmed.:o

Scraggs

I understand MNG.. the cartons are designed really badly, I've had many an occasion where i've opened the fridge and its totally covered in chocmilk because of the way the lids dont close properly. Its very upsetting. Usually the little cartons dont last long enough to be put into my bag!

besty

Munchies
Minstrels

panda100

Murray mints and ballygowan water

besty

panda100 wrote:

Murray mints and ballygowan water

Will only Ballygowan do?

Blush_01

Ballygowan water is Limerick water after all.











(Just joshing Panda, I'm a Tipperary water gal myself, and for good reason! )

Stepherunie

I'm addicted to the go ahead yoghurt bars from the vending machines under the library ....... sooooooooooooo tasty.

Also hungry hippos - divine brilliance.

humbert

I can't touch anything with lots of suger in it if I want to be able to concentrate for more that three seconds at a time. I like orange or grapefruit juice and of course coffee. I like crisps but don't like being the noisy git eating crisps in the library. Oh and I need my morning dougnnut to get me going:)

pretty*monster

Any Galaxy product, Refreshes and gallons of Pepsi and Pepsi Max. Thank god for those big bottles!

elmyra

Umaro wrote:

i salute this topic!

*salute*

but unfortunately as tis lent i cannot eat sweets but merely talk about my favourites:

[1] Happy Hippos - are these not the greatest thing ever! its a soft crispy hippo shaped piece of joy from Kinder!
[2] Haribo - i amnt picky when it comes to Haribo, cola bottles, tangfastics, starmix - i swing all ways.
[3] Kinder Bueno - yum!!
[4] Galaxy Caramel - for when you feel that bit more classy.

You are my snack idol!!!

Jonny Arson

pretty*monster wrote:

Any Galaxy product

Galaxy minstrels... yuummmmmmmmmm

blondie83

Stepherunie wrote:

I'm addicted to the go ahead yoghurt bars from the vending machines under the library ....... sooooooooooooo tasty.

Also hungry hippos - divine brilliance.

After I read that I decided I had to go and try one...and I did...and they are so good that now I'm addicted to yet more sweet stuff...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scraggs

blondie83 wrote:

After I read that I decided I had to go and try one...and I did...and they are so good that now I'm addicted to yet more sweet stuff...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i'm eating one right now! and drinking pineapple juice for some strange reason...

singingstranger

If you're studying, actually, bananas are the best - something to do with potassium ("brain food").

This nugget of information brought to you by Gav's housemate last year, who got 580 points by eating nothing but bananas while studying.

Umaro

i'm miles from the nearest happy hippo.. but i need one... NEED HAPPY HIPPO

arbeitsscheuer

Pints of Bacardi and Coke.

Yes, I am hammered right now, aren't you all very impressed with my spelling and coherence?

Scraggs

PINTS of bacardi... hardcore... I salute you Seb

arbeitsscheuer

Scraggs wrote:

PINTS of bacardi... hardcore... I salute you Seb

I couldn't find any limes so that I could make em Cuba Libres...
Cheers

/downs pint

...

/falls over

Scraggs

I'd feel ill if I passed by a bottle of barcadi ...so revolting...

anyway OT sour wine gums keep me entertained in the library .. I reward myself with one everytime i get through a page or so.

elmyra

singingstranger wrote:

If you're studying, actually, bananas are the best - something to do with potassium ("brain food").

This nugget of information brought to you by Gav's housemate last year, who got 580 points by eating nothing but bananas while studying.

I'm thinking 10% passive banana eating, 90% active study was probably what clinched it...the leaving cert is all learn and reguritate

Larien

I'm trying to stay off crap for lent so it's mostly popcorn, tracker bars and water at the moment. but it's usually salt and vinegar walkers and turkish delight. When is Easter??? I hope it's soon....

irlrobins

Another vote for bananas here. The potassium thing is true, def a brain food. I bring 2 in with me everyday.

(Wallet, phone, keys, ipod, bananas: check. I'm good to go!)

boneless

SebtheBum wrote:

Pints of Bacardi and Coke.

Yes, I am hammered right now, aren't you all very impressed with my spelling and coherence?

That's counter-revolutionary rum, Comrade I think you need a spell in the re-education room... and COKE!!!!!

arbeitsscheuer

boneless wrote:

That's counter-revolutionary rum, Comrade I think you need a spell in the re-education room... and COKE!!!!!

Ok, point taken (altho I was already aware of it, I just figured I could ignore the political aspects of snacks and booze for the time being)...

So what would you suggest?

Vodka and Pepsi?

Blush_01

Vodka with cranberry and raspberry juice is delish. Although very easy to drink by the pint, and makes you exceedingly drunk.

boneless

Havana Club... neat!!

arbeitsscheuer

boneless wrote:

Havana Club... neat!!

Is that a white rum or dark rum?

If white, then fair enuff - show me where I can acquire some!

skyhighflyer

Another happy hippo addict right here...

I also thank God for the fact that the SU Library shop has recently installed a proper coffee machine... the proper ground stuff and only €1 for a big cup... bliss!

boneless

SebtheBum wrote:

Is that a white rum or dark rum?

If white, then fair enuff - show me where I can acquire some!

White or Gold... I have a bottle of 12 year old gold here.... wanna play Commandantes with me????

arbeitsscheuer

boneless wrote:

White or Gold... I have a bottle of 12 year old gold here.... wanna play Commandantes with me????

Sí, mi Commandante.

Hasta la intoxicato Siempre!

boneless

Your still Mammy Commandante, right!!!

arbeitsscheuer

boneless wrote:

Your still Mammy Commandante, right!!!

I'm whatever you want me to be...


...big boy.

Stepherunie

blondie83 wrote:

After I read that I decided I had to go and try one...and I did...and they are so good that now I'm addicted to yet more sweet stuff...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've gone home for a week - i'm going to have withrawl symptoms........

Scraggs

Most major supermarkets have them!! All is good stepherunie...

ghostchant

those dairy milk bars are 2 for €1 in the SU shops at the moment...so if you see someone in the library this week with 5 or so caramello bars on his desk, that'll be me

Blush_01

Caramellos and Mint Crisps. *drools* *electrocutes self* *drools more*

Stepherunie

Scraggs wrote:

Most major supermarkets have them!! All is good stepherunie...

Can't get them down here - my family are also addicted and all you can get is the horrible blueberry flavour ones.....

I think i'm going to be living on hungry hippos for the week

Larien

Yesterday I ate my way through a Happy Hippo, a chocolate yoghurt, 2 bags of popcorn, a Rice Crispie Square, a big bag of Haribo, a huge dinner in the restaurant, and washed it all down with 2 bottles of water and copious amounts of tea. I love studying. It's the one time, apart from Christmas that I get to eat like a pig and not feel guilty. Although the actual study part kinda sucks...

arbeitsscheuer

Larien wrote:

Although the actual study part kinda sucks...

lol...

So all that comfort eating didn't improve your diligence then?