What Are the Best One-Handed, Minimal-Residue Foods for Gaming?

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With the launch of Fallout 4 approaching, gamers are discussing their ideal snack options for a month of gaming. The focus is on foods that are easy to eat with one hand and require no utensils. Popular choices include pizza rolls, apples, grapes, and microwavable burgers. Suggestions for nutritious snacks also include hard-boiled eggs, trail mix, and popcorn. Some participants mention creative ideas like using a CamelBak for hydration and incorporating fun themed foods like "vegan squirrel bits" and "bloatfly burritos." The conversation highlights the importance of minimal mess, with recommendations to avoid foods that leave residue on keyboards. Overall, the thread emphasizes the need for convenient, tasty, and low-maintenance snacks to enhance the gaming experience during the Fallout 4 launch.
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Fallout 4 launch is just around the corner. Since I probably won't be leaving the house for a month or so after that, I should stock up on supplies.

Preferred food should be keyboard and mouse friendly: food that can be eaten with one hand, without utensils. I already have some stock of pizza rolls, but I should also get something with more nutrition. Apples? That sounds nutritious, I guess. Apples. And grapes? Grapes might work. Any other ideas?

Here is my shopping list so far:

Pizza rolls
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Apples
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Grapes
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Microwavable, frozen burgers
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Fish sticks
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What will you be eating with Fallout 4?
 
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Don't forget to stock up on Pringles.
 
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I plan to buy a CamelBak for games. Left hand on WASD, right hand on mouse, no way to grab a glass.
 
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Do they have curry pizza rolls ? They're yum!
Borek said:
[...] no way to grab a glass.
You don't need to, but instead you can use a paper or plastic one and hang it in front of your chest with e.g a shoe lace over your neck, then suck the water up with a long straw while still enjoying your games.
 
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Ygggdrasil said:
What about soylent?
Would not buy. There's no people in it.
 
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Bananas ,raspberries, strawberries, carrot sticks and yogurt should keep you going.
 
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Great suggestions so far everybody!

I've added a few more things to my Fallout 4 grocery list:

Bite size* frozen, microwavable breakfast sandwiches
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*(and regular size too [not shown])

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Eggs! Hard-boiled eggs should fit the preferences quite well. Exactly one egg per mouthful. I call them my "mini-nukes."
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(Of course it will take a small stint of time to cook them and remove the shells, but I'll chalk that up to "crafting" experience.)

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Mentats. (After seeing some of the other items on my list, I may need some sort of supplement.)
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(Or would this be more like Rad-X?)

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Crispy squirrel bits. Not actual squirrel bits, but vegan squirrel bits!
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Bloatfly burrito
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(Can't go wrong with bloatflys.)

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RadAway (Just in case.)
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Ygggdrasil said:
What about soylent?

Bandersnatch said:
Would not buy. There's no people in it.

Either variety should work great once I take the Cannibal perk.

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Sunset Sarsaparilla anyone?
 
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collinsmark said:
What will you be eating with Fallout 4?

Tomorrow! I'm still making my way through DA:I. These days games are so buggy at release I like to wait a few patches in it buy.

I usually munch on trail mix, popcorn or cereal.
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
I usually munch on trail mix, popcorn
Great ideas there! I'll put them on the list.

or cereal.
Thanks, but I think I'll skip that idea for myself. It reminds me too much of Sugar Bombs (I don't go near sugar, even if I'm not eating it.)*
*[Edit: my phobia of being in close proximity to sugar is admittedly an irrational one -- not scientific.]

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There's a quest[/PLAIN] in Fallout 3 where you learn that an essential ingredient in Ultrajet, a more powerful version of Jet, is processed Sugar Bombs. It gives me the heebie jeebies just thinking about it.
 
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I've got a cup of tea and some banana crisps. Nothing more though because Tuesday is a day I actually have to do stuff >:( along with Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Honestly why does the games industry still release on a Tuesday! (Last) Friday would be so much better.
 
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Hot dogs, donuts, sandwich, all kinds of sweets.
 
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beer and brownies ;)
 
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collinsmark said:
Fallout 4 launch is just around the corner. Since I probably won't be leaving the house for a month or so after that, I should stock up on supplies.

Preferred food should be keyboard and mouse friendly: food that can be eaten with one hand, without utensils. I already have some stock of pizza rolls, but I should also get something with more nutrition.
You forgot to mention the food must also leave behind minimal residue: Cheetos + keyboard = bad times.

Wrapping anything in a tortilla seems like a great option. Any sauce is contained, you can eat it with one hand with no finger residue, and you can make them as (un-)healthy as you like.
 

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