How to Choose the Best Munchie
Anyone who enjoys THC will be familiar with a little phenomenon known as “snacking,” and in the worst case scenario, it can make you grab a bite after your snack, never feeling completely satisfied with the different flavors that brighten your palate. I haven’t found a one-time snack food snack, but I’ve found that focusing on texture, not just taste, can help tame the snack beast.
I know a lot of people say that food is “tastier” when they are high, but I actually find that many tastes are muted by this experience, so I often jump from snack to snack trying to taste the flavor that I am unable to perceive at this moment. Monosodium glutamate (MSG) helps – it really enhances the zesty taste – but it only gets to that point. On the other hand, my sense of texture has improved a lot. Apples are crisper, crackers are crisper, and dried mango slices are more chewy. Focusing on foods with interesting textures helps me get more addicted to snacks, which reduces the number of mindless meals I take while high. (I wouldn’t call this “mindful eating,” but I am definitely more “present.”)
If you want to get even more addicted to snacking, try choosing food that begs for you. For example, citrus fruits are highly interactive. Segmenting a grapefruit or removing all of the little white strands of heart from clementine can hold you back for a long time – depending on how much THC is in your system – and citrus aromas invigorate, which can be good if you overdo it . (The only citrus that doesn’t need to be peeled is the kumquat, but it’s also quite fun to eat, texturally speaking.) You don’t need to limit yourself to fruit, however. I’ve been known to take down a pile of shellfish after edible, and let me tell you, if you think pulling the perfect piece of crab meat out of his exoskeleton is a satisfying condition unchanged, try it while he’s high. Quite in a hurry, my friend. Pretty tasty rush.