# Why Would You Eat Something Called "Veggie Booty"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 28, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841 "2007-06-28T23:34:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/1 "2007-06-28T23:34:17Z")
'Cause it sounds to me like it would taste like ass. However, if you _do_ eat it, I suggest you stop as [it’s being recalled.](http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzboot0629,0,4960964.story?coll=ny-business-leadheadlines) > [@](#): > > A Sea Cliff food company said yesterday it was recalling a snack called Veggie Booty because it had been alerted by the federal government of possible salmonella contamination. > > Robert’s American Gourmet Food, Inc. said it was recalling all lots and sizes of Veggie Booty, which is distributed nationwide and in Canada through local distributors, Internet sales, phone orders, mail orders and retail outlets. The announcement did not say how much product was affect. “Sea Cliff” doesn’t strike me as a great name for a company, either. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/2 "2007-06-28T23:35:29Z")
Hm. “Veggie Booty”. I’d eat it, assuming I liked it. Hell, I’d have that as my default snack when I go places. The empty bags of Booty would be my calling card. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/3 "2007-06-28T23:39:21Z")
They’re veggie chips. I’ve had them and they were quite good, as far as potato-chip type snacks go. No ass or salmonella flavor at the time. ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/4 "2007-06-28T23:55:40Z")
They’re pretty good, actually. Kinda like hippie Cheetos. I’ve never had any that looked like veggie chips, but maybe they have different varieties. They’re veg-friendly snack foods, crunchy puffs with some kind of seaweed or spinach powder or something equally suspicious-looking. My co-workers used to chow this stuff like you wouldn’t believe. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/5 "2007-06-29T00:45:25Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] 'Cause it sounds to me like it would taste like ass. [/QUOTE] Ahem, some of us like the taste of booty. (as long as it’s female!) ---
**Author:** ![Aioua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@Aioua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aioua)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/6 "2007-06-29T00:48:23Z")
Ah, I’ve got the name figured out. See [Pirate’s Booty.](http://www.robscape.com/) So the veg version of pirates booty would of course be [Veggie Booty.](http://www.robscape.com/files/prod-veggie-booty.php) Still dinnæ make it less hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/7 "2007-06-29T00:53:22Z")
In regards to the name, it’s pirate themed, hence the “booty.” There’s a few varieties of it (I think one of them is actually just called “Pirate Booty.”) I’ve had it before and, while not bad, is 2-3x the price of comparable snack foods, I imagine for a few reasons. 1. Smaller sales = bigger markup per item 2. More expensive ingredients/manufacturing 3. The fact that 99% of “hippy foods” are always more expensive than regularm, often just _because_ the marketing people know the people who buy them will pay that much. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/8 "2007-06-29T01:20:17Z")
They sell these at my work-local supermarket, in the organic/health food section. I’ve never been brave enough to try them, owing pretty much exclusively to my aversion to admitting that I’m eating booty of any sort. It would make for an interesting opening conversation gambit, though. “Excuse me. Can I interest you in my booty?” I guess for other reasons I’m glad I’ve never tried them, much less like them. The last thing I want to hear about is a recall on my booty. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/9 "2007-06-29T01:25:27Z")
I used to like eating veggie booty. I don’t know if I want to know the answer to this question since these types of things freak me out. But now I’m curious and don’t want to google it. So without getting too gross, can anyone explain how salmonella can be on a dry food? I thought there had to be some moisture for it to survive. Is that wrong? These are baked (I think) and have no animal products. How does it have salmonella? ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/10 "2007-06-29T01:36:16Z")
Sigh. I can remember when the phrase “pirate booty” was funny because it evoked images of buccaneers in little knitted baby footwear. So “veggie booty” would either be footwear for baby vegetables, or baby footwear made from vegetables. These days, “veggie booty” sounds like the worst episode of **VeggieTales** ever. Or possibly the best episode ever, depending on which direction you’re bent. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/11 "2007-06-29T02:26:50Z")
I like the Pirate’s Booty. It’s sort of like Cheetos but lighter, fluffier and less artificially cheesey. I don’t buy it very often because I have no self control and tend to eat the whole bag at one time. I’ve never tried the Veggie Booty … and I guess I won’t, not anytime soon. ---
**Author:** ![Manatee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@Manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manatee)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/12 "2007-06-29T04:36:45Z")
The best product in their line is Fruity Booty. For the name alone. ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/13 "2007-06-29T04:54:46Z")
My daycare provider gives the stuff to the kids sometimes for their snack. It’s kind of cute, because they think it’s a real treat, like cheetos or something. But it’s green! Not that appetizing-looking, but it’s tasty enough for a healthier-type junk food. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/14 "2007-06-29T07:00:40Z")
[Carnac The Magnificent Hat ON] Veggie Booty… Veggie Booty… “What do people cruising Wellelsey College hope to score?” [Carnac the Magnificent Hat OFF] ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/15 "2007-06-29T10:50:23Z")
I’m not sure I would eat it, but the booty=arse connection isn’t by any means an established one in my part of the world. If I saw the word ‘booty’ before appreciating the context, I would think (in this order): -Pirates or similar -A baby’s knitted shoe …then a little while later… -Oh, yes, that’s an American slang term for arse ---
**Author:** ![Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/16 "2007-06-29T12:32:04Z")
[QUOTE=NajaNivea] They’re pretty good, actually. Kinda like hippie Cheetos. I’ve never had any that looked like veggie chips, but maybe they have different varieties. They’re veg-friendly snack foods, crunchy puffs with some kind of seaweed or spinach powder or something equally suspicious-looking. My co-workers used to chow this stuff like you wouldn’t believe. [/QUOTE] You’re thinking of Tings. I think they’re made by the same company as Veggie Booty, and they’re delicious! ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/17 "2007-06-29T12:37:40Z")
Yikes–my one-year-old nephew loves these, and eats them all the time. I better call my sister! Daniel ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/18 "2007-06-29T13:23:46Z")
[QUOTE=Sarahfeena] My daycare provider gives the stuff to the kids sometimes for their snack. It’s kind of cute, because they think it’s a real treat, like cheetos or something. But it’s green! Not that appetizing-looking, but it’s tasty enough for a healthier-type junk food. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I have a bag of this in the pantry that I was going to try with my kid because he LOVES Pirate’s Booty :(. Glad we decided to try the Pirate’s Booty first with him. That makes me nervous to keep feeding him any of the Robert’s Gourmet stuff right now. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/19 "2007-06-29T14:16:08Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] They sell these at my work-local supermarket, in the organic/health food section. I’ve never been brave enough to try them, owing pretty much exclusively to my aversion to admitting that I’m eating booty of any sort. It would make for an interesting opening conversation gambit, though. “Excuse me. Can I interest you in my booty?” [/QUOTE] Bwhahaha! Alternately, you could see someone having some and ask, “Could I have your booty?” ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841/20 "2007-06-29T16:52:52Z")
[QUOTE=Telperien] Bwhahaha! Alternately, you could see someone having some and ask, “Could I have your booty?” [/QUOTE] Don’t ask, just go right ahead and plunder their booty. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-eat-something-called-veggie-booty/409841.md?page=2)