What’s more fun than eating that piece of pie on your plate? Apparently throwing it in someone else’s face. SDA students were asked about their favorite food fight ammunition, and the answers ranged from pizza for defense, spaghetti for a mess, and spicy peppers for just plain attack.

“I would pick spaghetti because I think it would be funny to see spaghetti being thrown at people.  It’s just tangle-y and it’s flexible and I think it would be cool to see spaghetti flying through the air.” – Junior Gilad Barach

“I would choose a cantaloupe because throwing a fruit with a large amount of weight would take them by surprise.” – Sophomore Megan Scherer

“If I had to choose a food it would be hot pepper because it would sting the opponent’s eyes.” – Sophomore Ava Weissig

“Eggs. Easy to throw and explode on impact. And because I’m that person.” – Junior Rachel Littlefield

“Wine because it stains and eggs because they are gross.” – Junior Rebecca Bland

“I would choose a banana because they are soft and squishy.” – Junior Chris Still

“Baguette! Because it’s what we people that went through AP French do. Stale bread is hard and makes a good sword.” – Senior Janine Fischer

“I’d smear peanut butter on people because it would be more permanent and harder to get off.” – Senior Nicole Loya

“I’d probably use apples because there are usually quite a few of them and they are pretty hard.” –Sophomore Josh Zabrowski

“Extremely overripe avocados. It has the pit inside so it would hurt a little bit, but still has the squishy on the outside.” –Junior Sydney Busic

“Watermelon. It’s big and gets stuff everywhere. Or maybe lemons, because you can squeeze them in people’s eyes.” –Senior Ryan Romero

“Definitely watermelons because they’re really large, so lots of impact. They’re quite painful. Also they explode really nicely, they’re really juicy, and they’re also delicious.” – Junior Alia Newman-Boulle

“I would have to go with a habanero smoothie. It would blind people.” – Senior Zach Evans

“That’s a really good question! Probably mashed potatoes because they’re slimy and gross and you can fling ’em real nice.” – Senior Jill Pickrell

“I’d go for a six pack of Heinz ketchup squirt bottles and meatballs.” – Sophomore Jenna Greene

“I would advocate for world peace by handing out cotton candy.” – Sophomore Rebecca Lim

“I would choose Indian bread, so that I could eat it afterwards.” – Senior Taylor Johnson

“Ribs because they’re freaking messy and they cause painful bruises.” – Junior Evan Killeen

“I would choose tofu. It’s delicious and I love it.” – Senior Kelsey Payne

“Yogurt because it would easily spread and stink for a while.” – Junior Jose Rodriguez

“Pie because it’s old school.” – Junior Zack Trujillo

“Watermelon because I love watermelon.” – Junior Jeremy Garcia

“Burrito: In the fifth grade we had a food fight and some kid threw a whole burrito.” – Junior Aldo Pezzoli

“Baby carrots, the dank for food warfare.” – Junior Julian Bond

“I would choose a baguette to arm myself with in a food fight because baguettes are cool and very French.” – Senior Brittany Adams

“Spaghetti. It’s messy, you get a lot of people because it would be noodles flying everywhere, and the sauce also stains.” – Senior Astrid Gonzales

“Chicken pot pie because they are delicious, gooey, and hot.” – Sophomore Harrison Pearson

“Swordfish because I’d win.” – Senior Elisa Willes

“A French baguette because it’s like a sword.” –Junior James Cook

“Pudding in a spoon so I could fling it across the room.” – Senior Shaina Picitto

“I’d like to say pineapple, but that’d be sadistic.” – Senior Irena Weaver

“Hot coffee.” – Senior Keaton Crow

“Spaghetti and meatballs because meatballs are little balls to throw at people and spaghetti is just really fun to play with.”­­ – Senior Christa Inouye

“I would use marshmallows because that’s fun.” – Junior Gella Sullivan

“I’d probably use mustard because it’s gonna stain and get everywhere.” – Sophomore Sophia Mock

“A burrito because it can be used as a bat and you can take out the filling and throw it and the tortilla.” – Senior Sarah Budman

“Lasagna, because it’s dense, splatters, and breaks up in the air.” –Junior Richard McClelland

“Spaghetti and meatballs. The former because it’s messy and the latter because they can be thrown far.” – Senior Adira Fogel

“Vinegar. It stains, smells bad, and never goes away.” – Senior Deckard Mehdy

“Maple syrup in a squeeze bottle because then you can attack from afar.” – Senior Marin Callaway

“Pizza because it’s easy to throw.” – Freshman Sarah Denny

“Mashed Potatoes. They’re a good throwing weapon.” – Junior Alex Smith

“I would arm myself with Cheerios because they are great for throwing at people and I could use the box as a shield.” – Senior Alana Primes

“I say either pudding or spaghetti for the biggest splat!” – Junior Colleen McGrath

“Loaves of bread. Then everyone can make sandwiches out of everything they’ve accumulated on their bodies.” – Senior Carmen Lugo

“I would choose spaghetti because it would be really fun to throw and it’s saucy and would make a mess everywhere.” – Sophomore Lindsey King

“I would pick a piece of pumpkin pie because it would make a mess but also smell good. I like pumpkin pie.” – Senior Patrick Lopez

“Probably a baguette because once they’re not fresh anymore, you could probably break someone’s skull with it.” – Senior Jilly Haines

“Coconuts, because they’re hard.” – Senior Calvin Sonniksen

“Two week old McDonald’s French fries. Or a pineapple, or one of those spiky fruits that no one knows the name of.”  – Senior Axton Lamberski

“Cake with frosting because when you throw it, it will stick.” – Senior Kristen Adams

“Hot soup because it’s hot. Duh!” – Senior Nicki Buhr

“Pizza to use as a shield.” – Sophomore Ben Huber

“I would equip myself with mashed potatoes because it would be an inconvenience without doing much damage.” – Senior Elise Titcomb

“A pineapple because OUCH.” – Senior Fiona Riebeling

“Probably those French breadstick sort things that way it can act as a baseball bat and swat food out of the way!” – Junior Jacquelyn Teza

“Meatballs because when I would hit people it would make them dirty.” – Junior David Sparks

“Uncooked mini hot dogs, because not only would they hurt, nothing is more degrading than getting hit in the face with a cold mini weenie.” – Senior Jacob Gonzales

“I would use bread because it covers a lot of surface area and it’s very absorbent.” – Senior Madeleine Karydes

“I would defend myself with something gluten and dairy-free because I have allergies.” – Senior Allison Thompson

“I would use spaghetti because I could swing it around like nun chucks.” – Junior Sophia Rucireta

“In a food fight I would use oatmeal to defend myself from other food fighters since it’s dense and most likely hard to get out of your hair if you were to get hit by it. Or maybe some boiling water?” – Senior Jorge Beltran

“Pita bread. I’m a defensive person.” – Senior Ian MacGregor

“Ice cream because I would give them brain freeze.”– Senior Julia Bernard

“Napalm peeps.” – Senior Marissa Schuling

“Canned refried beans because they would stick together.” – Senior Amy Gomez

“Jalapeño peppers because it would be very, very painful for the person.” – Senior Sachi Matsumoto

“Grapes or almonds, because there are lots of them, they’re hard, and you can throw lots of them at the same time to hit lots of targets, especially if you have bad aim.” – Senior Kathryn Chapman

“Probably sesame seeds because they’re really hard to get off. You’ll think you got them all, but then you’ll look down and find a sesame seed stuck on your sleeve.” – Junior Stacy Li

“Orange juice.” – Junior Tenly Feinberg

“Well I wouldn’t use eggs because that’s just too mean. I’d use asparagus, so I could have sword fights.” – Senior Josh Herz

“Water balloons filled with vinegar or hot sauce for people’s eyes.” – Senior Zach Lighton

“I would use pudding because it’s gross. And that is the most important part of a food fight.” – Senior Isaac Talley

“Pie with whipped cream on top because I’ve always seen it in the movies and it looks super cool.” – Senior Tona Gonzales

“Raw eggs because they would hurt on impact and splatter all over them.” – Senior Jyoti Frieder

“Burnt brussel sprouts, because they’d hurt and smell awful.” – Junior Riley Murphy