{"id":2610,"date":"2019-08-05T17:23:20","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T17:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/?p=2610"},"modified":"2019-08-05T17:23:20","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T17:23:20","slug":"a-place-at-the-table-snacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/05\/a-place-at-the-table-snacks\/","title":{"rendered":"A Place at the Table: Snacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hi guys! Today, let\u2019s talk about one of my favorite things\nbesides board games. Yes, we\u2019re going to talk about food. More specifically,\nsnacks that are good for eating while playing board games. I\u2019m a snacker by\nnature, so I can\u2019t imaging going to a game night and not having some sort of\nfood to munch on. Now, if you\u2019ll remember back to our etiquette post, greasy\nfoods are generally a no-go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Recently, I\u2019ve been trying to be healthier about snacking\nwhile gaming. So, if you were to check my purse now, you\u2019d probably find some\nfreeze dried fruit. Not very exciting, I know. But it is still sweet, so I\nthink I\u2019m having some candy but at least the fruit is marginally better for me\nthan a candy bar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I\u2019m not eating freeze dried fruit, I lean more towards\nthings that I can eat with one hand. Nothing that requires a fork because that\nmeans that I\u2019ll need to put down my cards or potentially be otherwise engaged\nin my food when my turn comes back around. I also prefer one handed foods so\nthat I\u2019m only getting one hand dirty. Then I still have an uncontaminated hand\nto roll dice or hold cards. So spaghetti is probably not a good snack for game\nnight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some simple ideas for quick, one-handed snacks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I also lean more towards drier foods. No one really wants to\nclean up crumbs when they spill on a table. But it is far less damaging to\nbrush crumbs off a board than it is to wipe up soup off a board. If I\u2019m hosting\ngame night, chances are high that you will find cheese and crackers as part of\nmy spread. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along the same lines of cheese and crackers, I find that\nveggies and dip are a good game night snack. They can usually be eaten with one\nhand. And as long as you aren\u2019t waving your carrot dipped in ranch dressing\nover the board, you likely won\u2019t damage anything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also like small candies like M&Ms and jelly beans for\nsnacks. Again, these can be consumed one handed. As strange as it seems, I\u2019ve\ndiscovered that deviled eggs are a popular snack at game nights. Deviled eggs\ndon\u2019t seem like a game night snack because it seems that someone always has\nmessy fingers after eating one. But, they can be eaten with one hand, and in\nthe case of some people that I know, they can be eaten in one bite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A themed snack is always a hit with gamers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As far as drinks, beer is always good for game nights, if\nyou happen to enjoy beer. You can also find fizzy water at most of the game\nnights that Number One and I host simply because I like fizzy water. I try to\nprovide drinks that aren\u2019t super full of sugar so that if one does happen to\nspill, it won\u2019t be as sticky. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all things snack related, don\u2019t forget to have napkins at\nthe ready so that your players can clean off sticky fingers and try to keep\nyour drinks away from the game itself. On the chance that a spill does happen,\nplease remember that everyone saves the game! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy snacking! Let us know what your favorite snacks for\ngame nights are. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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