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Calbee Snack Salad Caesar Flavor Snapea Crisps
By: | Oct 12, 2008
I had Calbee's Original Snack Salad Snapea Crisps before and had found the friendly infusion of peas in this snack food to also have a nice crunch and texture (they have also been reviewed here). When I saw the Caesar Flavor Snapea Crisps, I was excited about this healthy, crispy snack but wary of the Caesar flavor. Fortunately, I was pleasantly surprised.
Similar to the original, these green pea infused rice crisps resembled pea pods and had a nice soft crunch. The added flavoring was not overbearing at all and complemented the natural pea flavor well, however, it didn't really seem similar to actual Caesar dressing to me. I suppose it could be a problem if you're a Caesar dressing aficionado, but this wasn't a big deal to me. I also liked how there was little residue that stuck to my fingers as I ate my snack - I hate messy sticky snack fingers. The bag says that they are baked, and I agreed that they were delicate and tasty.
... continue reading »Snack Salad Snapea Crisps
By: | Mar 6, 2008
I've been trying out a lot of healthier snack options lately, and when I spotted a snack made from peas, you know I had to try it. So into my grocery cart went a bag of Snack Salad Original Snapea Crisps.
Snapea Crisps are pea pods baked (not fried) to be a crunchy snack. My first reaction when I tried these was, "WOW!" They are not too salty and very crunchy, which makes them fun to pop into your mouth. The texture is perfect, not too hard and only a slight hint of peas in the taste. Once I knew I liked the texture, I bought the Caesar flavor and liked them even more. I won't be shy about the fact that I ate the whole bag in two sittings (luckily it's only a 3.3 ounce serving bag)!
... continue reading »Ding Dong Mixed Nuts
By: | Dec 23, 2005
I am currently in New York with the family for the Christmas holidays - very different from Auburn, Alabama - I'll tell you that. One of the things I was looking forward to upon getting back to New York was visiting more 'ethnic' food stores and places like Trader Joe's, where I could get a wider variety of foods than I can get from the local WalMart, Kroger, and Winn Dixie. My first stop was the Asian grocery store around the corner and I grabbed a few packs of Ding Dong 5-in-1 Mixed Nuts - a product from the Philippines. I can hear the screams piercing the icy wind chilled streets - "Mixed nuts is not ethnic" you say. Oh but it is when the nuts are really a combination of peanuts with peas and beans.
Nuts are often thought of as a healthy option because they have 'good' unsaturated fats, but I don't totally agree with this. Nuts have a lot of fat, and unless you eat just a handful, then you will be consuming too much fat - too much of a good thing can be bad, in my opinion. Ding Dong, produced by JBC Foods, isn't composed of the regular old nuts like peanuts, almonds, cashews, and pecans like Planters Mixed Nuts. Nope - our friends from the Philippines made these with crunchy corn bits, dried green peas, broad beans (also known as fava beans), peanuts and crunchy cracker nuts. All these nuts/ peas/ beans together give a very crunchy texture and great taste, especially since they added salt, sugar, garlic and onion powder. The combination of spices really enhanced the taste. But for those who have a problem with MSG - it is present in this product. (For more on MSG and what it's all about, check this reference).
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