Category Archives: General

This is a category for those non-snack pages, such as information about the site, introductions, administrative stuff.

Popcorn gets a good rep for having antioxidants

Article at Science Daily – Popcorn has more healthful antioxidant substances called “polyphenols” than fruits and vegetables. Read: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120325173008.htm

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Cheetos Mighty Zingers All Good

I gotta tell you. I can’t keep these Cheetos under wraps. Even that I know that Cheetos don’t have much nutritional benefit, the flavors are outstanding on these Cheetos Mighty Zingers and deserve to be known and hopefully to stick … Continue reading

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Frozen Frappuccino on a stick – an Instructables snacking how-to

Instructables may not be known to have DIY snacking projects, but there are a few on there. This one hit the mark with us. A nice idea and perfect for the summer days we’ve been enjoying. http://www.instructables.com/id/Frappuccino-on-a-Stick/

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TLC – Howstuffworks covers top 5 most addictive foods

The article below is about the Top 5 Addictive Foods, though somewhat correct is horrible. http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/5-most-addictive-foods1.htm They lump junk food as the number one food. Er Ok. That’s helpful. The point is to narrow what the real problems are with … Continue reading

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Snacks on The Foodista Wiki

A food site you can edit and contribute to yourself. I feel like I’ve already mentioned this. Meh, who cares. I’m too lazy to search my own site. Give Foodista a shot, and try a Snack query to see what … Continue reading

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Japan Edition: Papico Chocolate Shake (plastic bottle frozen treat)

Bigger Bigger Bigger please. That’s my thinking on this very portable, very challenging plastic encased cold treat. So you get these in pairs, you rip them apart. The top section is scored and pops right off. You want to drink/eat … Continue reading

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Japan Edition: Edamame (soybean pod) Cracker

If you are a fan of Japanese restaurants, you have seen or eaten Edamame for sure. If you drive through parts of Missouri or Kansas, you’ve also seen fields of soybeans. Americans don’t eat soybeans right out of the pods … Continue reading

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Ultimate Dryness – Rold Gold Garlic Pretzel Waves

Oh cool, pretzel waves. Seems like a good idea. A wave is like an oceans way of saying “Hello, hope you like salt up your nose.” If I were to drag you across Mexico and leave you for dead in … Continue reading

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Snackium

Did you ever see the movie Disturbia, where Shia Lebeouf is under house arrest, and while spying on neighbors fill part of his time by creating a twinkie pyramid.  Yeah I thought that was dumb too.  And THEN I saw … Continue reading

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Tea is good. You knew that didn’t you?

Reader’s Digest online published a good article on tea’s health benefits. Several teas are covered. I find tea to be undesirable most of the time, but the more I read, the more I realize how much I need a habit. … Continue reading

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