Ice cream and crisps are massively overrated

[MaggieZe]

Is it just me or do crisps and ice cream get way too much food kudos?
I mean, they're OK, but there are loads of things I much prefer. DH and both DDs think I'm crazy and it's become a major talking point at home (in amongst all the deep discussions on politics and climate change of course).
Thoughts?

wrong

YANBU on the ice cream part - apart from real traditional handmade gelato, now that is what I call a treat. None of the artificially flavoured and coloured stuff

Crisps have always been and probably will always be my guilty pleasure!

Ice cream is my very favourite food. I eat it all year round, even in deepest winter. I’m not great at regulating my body temperature so sometimes it makes me shiver but I still love it 😊

Anyone would think we are all different?!

Ice cream is my favourite thing to eat, and my family know that when I'm old an lost my mind, they can feed me ice cream and buy me sylvanian families. I'll be fine!

Ice cream is the food of the gods. Crisps I can take or leave.

YABVVVU!

Ice cream - yes I'll give you that. But I will not hear a bad word said against crisps.

Agreed. Not fussed about either. My DC would disagree about ice cream though!

Agreed bangs gavel

I can take or leave ice cream (although I do absolutely love the Crosta and mollican mascarpone and morello cherry one) but crisps are one of my favourite foods 😋

My two favourite food items. You couldn't be more wrong.

Look, ice cream is just too cold and I don't care what anyone says. You lose so much of the flavour because it's just too damn cold.

Crisps - I would die of Crisp Overload if I let myself but I've lost five stone and have no intention of going back so I don't eat them at all now. If I do they taste dead dry and salty, and I end up feeling a bit gross.

Well they are designed to be highly addictive due to the combination of high fat and high sugar/salt, so it's not by chance so many of us find them so addictive 😂

I love crisps. I love any kind of salty, fried potatoes. I can eat mountains of crisps or chips. I'm not fussed about ice cream. I don't have a sweet tooth and just never feel like eating a whole bowl of ice cream. I have a couple of licks of DH's ice cream and think it tastes nice but I never feel like more.

Not all ice cream is created equal though. Neither are crisps. What an odd post.

Really not a fan of ice cream. I remember being constantly thirsty as a child and for some reason my parents would give us a cone or a choc ice rather than a drink or an ice lolly. That mljust made me thirstier. Can't get past the associated feeling of thirst.

Crisps - cheap ones are not worth it in this country. Got to be branded. Preferable Monster Munch.

Ice cream - yes, I agree with you, unless Mr Whippy on a hot day.

Crisps are food of the gods though.

You're wrong. And they're even better together...

Certain flavours of ice cream all creamy and delicious.

Crisps are meh

Ice cream make the crisps soggy when it melts 😀.

YANBU on crisps. There are so many better savoury options out there. I rarely buy them for myself.

But YABU on the ice cream a bit. I love it but if I had to choose between cake or ice cream, I would always choose cake.

You can get amazing cake ice creams outside of the UK, which is the best of both worlds.

I’m eating Hula Hoops right now. 😬. They’re addictive.

I only eat ice-cream occasionally. I prefer cake.

As always the answer is 'it depends'

Locally made ice cream in cone strolling down to the beach ✔️
Cheap hydrogenated tub at home ❌

Pretty much any crisp except S&V ✔️
Nachos grande ✔️
heavily processed and flavoured snacks eg Monster Munch ❌

YANBU.
Bread is where it’s at. I like ALL the bread.

Fully agree with you about ice cream. Horrible stuff.

Hands off my ready salted crisps though - but you can have all the other flavours.