Like to mindlessly munch?

Then these are great for you! ;-) I just discovered Trader Joe's version of Pirate's Booty called Buccaneer Joe's Unburied Treasure. They come in big bags that are about $1.99 and you can eat a whole 2.5 cups worth of this tasty snack for only 140 calories a serving! So nice. :-) They come in Sour Cream and White Cheddar flavors and taste very similar to Pirate's Booty, but cheaper! Yay!

that sounds amazing. thank you for sharing!

I have no idea what you are talking about, but I'll assume it's some kind of food. Given the flavour varieties I'm going to also assume it's full of artificial additives.

As far as I know, I THINK Trader Joe's does a good job of limiting products that have a lot of artificial additives...not positive on this though. Besides, I've put worst things in my body besides a few additives. It's all good.

Original Post by merylwhite1:

I have no idea what you are talking about, but I'll assume it's some kind of food. Given the flavour varieties I'm going to also assume it's full of artificial additives.

Jeeeeeeez, was that necessary?  This nice lady is trying to help people out that tend to munch on high-fat, high-calorie snacks like chips/crisps and other bagged salty snacks by offering them a little tip to cut into the calorie count when the urge totally overwhelms them.  Obviously you don't get that urge--hey, good for you!  No reason to snark at someone who is trying to offer a lesser-evil alternative for those who do.

Now, don't get me wrong: I'm all about the clean eating.  I do occasionally eat something with additives in it, something that I know isn't the best choice ("feed the soul," so to speak), but for the most part, give me fresh, whole fruits and vegetables, whole grains, wild caught seafood, and dark chocolate, let me do my own cooking, and the less "just add water and pop it in the microwave" pseudo-foods, the better.  But if I'm craving something salty and crunchy and I'm looking at a 300 calorie packet of crisps, and then remembering the 2.5 cup, 140 serving of this snack--and I'm going to have something unhealthy right then one way or another--should my first concern really be, "Oh no!  But this has maltodextrin!"?

Okay, maybe yours would be, and it's certainly your right to put in your body only what you want to put into it.  But in that case, let me be so bold as to suggest that perhaps this helpful post wasn't meant to be directed at those with your particular disdainful view of those of us who like to have a snack now and then, and that it might not be the most helpful thing in the world for you to saunter over and smack down someone who's trying to give back to the community.  I've personally found a lot of good, helpful ideas over the past couple of years in posts like this one.

To nicolek6: Thanks for the tip.  :)  We don't have a Trader Joe's near me yet.  We do have a Wegmans, however, and the next time I've got a hankerin', maybe I'll check and see if they have something similar, since they do a lot of "better for you" store brands, too.

(Also, sorry to rant on your post.)

Calm down. I don't have to agree with the OP.

If someone requires that all replies be in agreement, they should probably be talking to their friends and not posting on an internet forum. That's how these things work.

Original Post by merylwhite1:

Calm down. I don't have to agree with the OP.

If someone requires that all replies be in agreement, they should probably be talking to their friends and not posting on an internet forum. That's how these things work.

Nobody said you had to agree.  In fact, I specifically said the opposite.  I'm just suggesting you don't be so rude.

That's your idea of rude, that I mentioned they're probably full of artificial additives?

Time to come down from your high horse, your reply to my original post was far ruder than anything I have said.