The kindest thing I can say about these is that they're not as bad as the Reduced Fat Cheese Puffs. But are they as good as Cheetos, the product they're obviously meant to resemble and compete with? Not even close.
Will I buy it again?
No.
Nina's View
My first question was "Where are the REGULAR cheese crunchies, the ones
with all the delicious yummy flavorful FAT?!?"
Bob tells me there are no regular cheese crunchies, that TJ's is just
saying that because they can't compare their product to Cheetos. This is a
disappointment.
On the plus side: these are salty and cheesy and crunchy. They don't have
that weird back-of-the-tongue semi-metalic tang of Cheetos, that almost kinda
sorta tastes like vomit, but in a good way, if you know what I mean. They
probably don't have the metric shit-ton of MSG that I'm sure Cheetos contain.
They don't provoke the quasi-religious MUST HAVE MORE state of a fully
engineered snack food. And hey, less fat (which may or may not mean fewer
calories, I haven't checked).
But, y'know, I'll eat 'em. And be grateful that they're not so awesome that
I can't put them away after eating a reasonably sized serving.
Bob --
ReplyDeleteGood luck finding ANYTHING in any store which says BAKED where it should say FRIED that you will like nearly as much as the real deal.
As for "have that weird back-of-the-tongue semi-metalic [sic] tang of Cheetos, that almost kinda sorta tastes like vomit, but in a good way, if you know what I mean." I have no idea what she means! Maybe a doctor should look into it. (Emoticon eschewed.)
Of course, maybe, for Nina, a bite of fresh pineapple doesn't queer the taste of everything she eats afterward, as it does for me.
Or, in other words: Why are our taste buds so different, from person to person? Why do some people think cilantro tastes like soap?