# Snack foods that are oddly addictive **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [December 2, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039 "2020-12-02T20:16:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/41 "2020-12-03T15:07:55Z")
Plain old potato chips - My chip of choice used to be Simply Lays Thick Cut Sea Salt. But sadly they aren’t sold in my area anymore. Regular Lays have a good flavor but I hate that the chips always seem to be really small. So I’ve been eating Walmart’s Great Value potato chips and they’re great (but still not my Simply Lays!). My other addiction is _Reese’s Dark Thins_ - OMG for some reason the chocolate on these tastes so rich and creamy and there is the perfect ratio of peanut butter to chocolate. I tried the dark chocolate miniature peanut butter cups, but they tasted awful - very waxy. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/42 "2020-12-03T15:12:34Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Bugles OTOH. I was about 8 or 10 when they were introduced. IOW, the perfect kid age for kid food. They were then, and still are today, inedibly awful. The best thing about Bugles when you’re a kid is not how they taste, but putting them on the ends of your fingers and pretending you’re a monster with hideous claw-hands. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/43 "2020-12-03T16:09:25Z")
Almost any kind of salted nut for me. Reese’s (almost any of their products excepts for their Pieces, which I don’t care for.) Can’t stand Goldfish or Pringles or Cheez-its, which is a good thing, as my kids love them and we always have them around the house. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/44 "2020-12-03T16:17:06Z")
Cheddar Jalapeno Cheetos White cheddar Cheez-its And both are even better stale. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/45 "2020-12-03T17:53:05Z")
I opened the thread just to mention those exact peanuts, the sriracha ranch. I order them regularly direct from the company, and am currently having some with my lunch. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/46 "2020-12-03T18:33:08Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > White cheddar Cheez-its Was looking for the Cheez-its. White Cheddar is where it’s at. Me and Annatto do not get along, so I tend towards the white cheddar rather than the standard. I can go through a bag of CHEETOS® Simply Puffs White Cheddar Cheese Flavored Snacks pretty darn fast as well. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/47 "2020-12-03T18:42:17Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I had never heard of chili cheese Fritos before @sitchensis’s post. Must. Not. Try. > > Aw heck, who am I kidding; I’ve added them to my groc list. Bring on the polyaddiction! They’re basically like a chip version of a Frito Pie. So if you like those, you’ll probably like Chili Cheese Fritos. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > I am truly mystified that, like Fresca and (until recently) Tab, the product somehow hung on in the filthy rat-infested bilges of the snackfood-industrial complex’s catalog. Fresca isn’t/wasn’t that bad; it’s basically the diet equivalent of Squirt or one of the other grapefruit sodas. I like it just fine. Tab, however, is one that I’ve never understood how it hung on like some sort of soft-drink coelacanth. I mean, it was good enough in 1979 when it was all there was in the diet cola arena. But I’d have thought Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi would have killed it stone dead sometime in the last 40 years. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/48 "2020-12-03T19:07:31Z")
Along with chili cheese Fritos, my favorite snack crackers are _Chicken In A Biskit_. They’re good by themselves and pair well with crab or artichoke/spinach dips. I really like them with provolone and salami. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/49 "2020-12-03T19:24:46Z")
Yes, eat them by the Fistful, of course. To me it is Extra-toasty Cheez-its. Salted and real buttered popcorn. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/50 "2020-12-03T19:26:44Z")
> [@solost](#): > > When my kids were younger and more into Cheez-its, I found them surprisingly addictive. I would seek out the ones that were toasted a little browner than the rest. Later I discovered they came out with different flavors of Cheez-its, the most popular variant being “extra toasty”. Yep, I can eat them until I cant eat no more. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/51 "2020-12-03T19:27:44Z")
Somebody brought a big bag of [these](https://laboulangere-usa.com/our-products/crepes/chocolate-filled-crepes-with-hazelnut/) in to work a while back. They don’t look like much, and in fact they’re somewhat dry. But somehow they hit just the right spot when I want a little nosh at break time. Just enough filling to give them a nice flavor, not enough to be messy. I was having one or two every day until they ran out - then I pitched in to replenish the supply. They’re really not that good - but they’re perfect. > **[Chocolate Filled Crepes with Hazelnut - La Boulangère USA](https://laboulangere-usa.com/our-products/crepes/chocolate-filled-crepes-with-hazelnut/)** > > Chocolate Filled with Hazelnut Crêpes These original ready-to-eat chocolate filled crêpes are the perfect snack for the whole family. • Authentic French recipe • Individually wrapped crêpes • Ready to eat! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/52 "2020-12-03T19:32:28Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Somebody brought a big bag of these in to work a while back. … Do NOT bring these other things to work either. > **[Wafers - Flora Fine Foods](https://florafoods.com/food/bakery/wafers/)** > > Buy authentic Italian Wafers with Flora! Get the real Italian experience to your plate! Click here for more information! They’re a handy size, tastier than they ought to be and don’t leave much in the way of crumbs. And compared to typical brand name cookies, they’re barely 1/3rd the price. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/53 "2020-12-03T20:03:24Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Fresca isn’t/wasn’t that bad; it’s basically the diet equivalent of Squirt or one of the other grapefruit sodas. I’m drinking a diet Squirt right now! I’d prefer Fresca, but it’s difficult to find. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/54 "2020-12-03T20:12:50Z")
So while in the OP I mention that the Goldfish are addictive as hell for me, but I never find myself actually craving them before I grab a handful, the one snack that I do crave, and becomes a problem once I start eating are Himalayan sea salt thick cut crinkle chips, [specifically the Kirkland brand](https://www.google.com/search?q=himalayan+sea+salt+chips+costco&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS901US901&sxsrf=ALeKk002nXSYV73fshyANmPBGDYXYJ6kIQ:1607026265681&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=c9RsvYFjz1BQWM%252C_93cSz_ImB6FQM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kS5DNKfmkxq_Mao1v676eBNp4PvqQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjFmNetz7LtAhWLWc0KHXOlB0AQ9QF6BAgGEAE#imgrc=c9RsvYFjz1BQWM). The bag is huge and the chips are too. Those are like crack to me. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/55 "2020-12-03T20:26:15Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Fresca isn’t/wasn’t that bad; I never understood why it was the butt of jokes. Fresca is really good. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/56 "2020-12-03T20:44:45Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Fresca isn’t/wasn’t that bad; it’s basically the diet equivalent of Squirt or one of the other grapefruit sodas. I like it just fine. I like Fresca, and used to drink it regularly. Unfortunately, if you take atorvastatin, which I do, you’re supposed to avoid grapefruit or anything containing grapefruit juice. 😞 The news media has given some attention to pandemic-related Fresca shortages. > **[Fresca’s back! Mystery of its absence solved](https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/8/16/21370930/fresca-back-mystery-solved-soda-pop-coke-soft-drinks-steinberg)** > > Missing since March, Fresca is in Jewel and parent Coke spills the truth: it was the cans. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/57 "2020-12-04T01:05:26Z")
Wasabi peas, wasabi almonds. Now I’ve just discovered Birdseye french fried zucchini, shoestring or crinkle I can’t stop eating. And, always another, Harvest Snaps green pea like green Cheeto puffs. Oh and edamame in the shell. Mike it, then suck out the beans from the salty watery pod. Can’t stop won’t stop. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/58 "2020-12-04T01:56:08Z")
> [@Didi44](#): > > Everyone knows that Cheetos is laced with crack. Close but they’re laced with powder cocaine. I saw it in [this documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkQydoiDY28). It’s from a series called Family Guy. ---
**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/59 "2020-12-04T02:10:24Z")
I forgot. “Crack is Whack!” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039/60 "2020-12-04T02:12:15Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > Caramel corn, the gourmet kind with almonds and walnuts and such. I could chow on that stuff until I pop. I make my own. Not often. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039.md?page=4)