Snack Overload News!

Today we picked up our first, pretty giant shipment of snacks from different companies . From Oh boy! Oberto Jerky, to Nana's Cookies, to the BIGs sunflower seeds, to Mary Jane's relaxing soda.  All over the spectrum! We're excited to have received plenty of snacks to review, along with many others still on the way.  Hope you guys have been enjoying the blog so far!  

We're looking forward to even more contributors in the near future.  We thank all the snack companies for sending us delicious treats to cover for our readers! :)

-SnackOverload! Staff

Not so good: Pringles Restaurant Cravers: Onion Blossom!

This is our third review of Pringles, our second of the Restaurant Cravers line.  After the first review of the Pringles Restaurant Cravers (which was unfortunate enough to earn a Not so good tag as well), we were a bit reluctant to pick up this new flavor.  Would it meet our expectation of tasting like a real onion blossom?  Or would we just be let down again?  I'm sad to report that it's the latter.

Packaged in the familiar black tube, this one with small teal green detailing.  I decide to take a whiff before tasting, and it did smell slightly sweet, like an onion might smell like.  So I can safely say that at first I was just ever so hopeful.  But upon eating the first chip, my hopes were quickly dashed.  The sweetness I was smelling tasted more like honey mustard, rather than onion.  I ate another chip just to be sure, but alas, there was no onion flavor to be found. 

Honey mustard could be used as a dipping sauce for onion blossoms, so I suppose therein lies the link between a real onion blossom, and Pringles Restaurant Cravers: Onion Blossom.  But that is a poor link, at best.  If what you seek in a chip is a slightly sweet flavor with a bit of a bite, then give it a shot. Just be aware that you will not be savoring any onion blossom goodness at all.

~Rachael

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News: Nitrous Monster Energy Drink

Having been around for less than 2 months now, it seems that the net has been abuzz about this new, off the wall variety of the popular Monster Energy drinks.  Touting a Nitrous Oxide infusion, this variety of Monster is supposed to have a creamy texture and delicious flavor.  Some people have noted that this drink has 'head,' as in the creamy foam that appears when you pour certain types of beers.  Sounds pretty intriguing, and a first in the energy drink industry.

There are three varieties of Nitrous Monster.  Nitrous Monster: Killer B (With the flavor of tea sweetened with honey), Nitrous Monster: Anti-Gravity(With fruitier, citrus tones and pineapple hints), and Nitrous Monster: Super Dry (Featuring a lime sweet and sour flavor).  This new variety of monster drinks all come in 12 oz sleek cans with resealable caps, perfect for people looking to take their buzz on the go.  We're definitely going to try to get our hands on some of these for review.  Supposedly the Super Dry variety is the hardest to find so far.  Stay tuned for more about this energy drink line by Monster!

Update: 10/12/2009
We just learned that Monster Nitrous: Killer-B flavor was recalled by Monster due to them feeling the flavor was not up to notch.  It will return in the near future after Monster attempts to address this issue.

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Chex Mix: Jalapeno Cheddar Flavor!

I don't recall ever seeing this variety of Chex.  I stumbled into it recently while doing our weekly grocery run, and being a fan of spicy snacks decided to give this a try.  The packaging screamed spicy with its flames and green stripes, reminiscent of that typical burning sensation from biting into a nice Jalapeno! 

The recipe for this mix?: Chex cereal, cheese crackers, mini breadsticks and salty pretzels all imbued with a nice kick.  All the elements were well coated with a spicy, cheesy powder that provided a decent kick with very distinct cheddar flavor.  If you have a handful of these the spice kicks in towards the end every time, providing you with a nice mix of salty and spicy.  As a note, the spicy element of this mix genuinely conveys a jalapeno like flavor.  Only thing is that these snacks will stain your fingers pretty easily, so keep the napkins nearby if you're playing a videogame.  

Overall a nice new offering to the Chex Mix line, they're definitely solid and offer everything they set out to:  A nice variety in the mix, a good cheddar flavor and a really solid jalapeno finish!  If you liked the Chex Mix Hot & Spicy variant, you'll definitely want to check these out.  Reccomended!

-Sirio

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Calbee Snapea Crisps: Caesar Flavor!

Though this particular snack was originally intended to be a salad topping, we decided to pick this up after being informed by "That Girl" from The Something Awful forums. Baked snap peas? What's that like? Having no preconception of what this might possibly be like, we decided to give it a go.

I ripped open the white and pea-green aluminum bag, and took a peek inside. What I found kind of surprised me: the naturally green snap peas were so light, so fluffy. In terms of texture, they kind of reminded me of a much fluffier Cheeto. Since they're baked, there is no greasy residue. The snap pea flavor is very, very mild. What stands out is the Caesar dressing flavor. It's a bit salty, a bit savory, and a bit tangy. And all tasty!

Snap peas in general are a yummy, and of course healthy snack. With Calbee Snapea Crisps Caesar Flavor, you can still munch on a tasty snack, without the high calorie and fat content. This is a recommended, guilt-free pleasure!

-Rachael

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News: Perky Jerky!

Definitely an upcoming product for any caffeine head to keep a track of, this new hybrid delivers the standard meat jerky product infused with the equivalent of two energy drinks worth of caffeine buzz. 

Quite a few years in the making, the goal when developing this jerky was to develop a mix of the two elements without compromising the jerky flavor.  We're excited about this new variety of snack, and we'll let you guys know if these just might be dangerously addictive.  These might also be quite a recipe for disaster in the wrong snacker hands!

So is it good?  We don't know.  Will we try and get our hands on some samples to review?  Absolutely. :)

-Sirio

Perky Jerky