Junk Food Nation, I woke up late. And by woke up late, I mean I slept for about seven hours, woke up, started this post, and then decided to take a nap….for another three hours.  Yawn.  Good morn….afternoon, everyone. 🙂

My buddy Nilo and I were kicking around this hypo earlier this month: If you HAD to (and I am NOT endorsing fighting or harming animals), but if you HAD to, like you were kidnapped by some madman who forced you to fight to the death or something, would you rather fight one BIG animal, or 20 little ones?

For example…would you rather fight a 20-foot long boa constrictor, or 20 non-poisonous, but still sharp teeth 3-foot-long snakes?  I guess it depends on the size of the arena you’re fighting in, so imagine you’re in a 15 x 15 foot room.  Me? Tough call – while I know if I trip or stumble, the boa would have me dead to rights, I feel like I might go into shock if constantly bitten by 20 snakes over and over…is this hypo getting a little morbid?

Would you rather fight one HUGE croc or 20 foot-long baby crocs? Even cute animals – would you rather fight a poodle the size of a horse, or 20 regular size poodles?  One potbelly pig the size of a minivan, or 20 the size of large suitcases?  I shudder at the thought.  One big Ditka vs. twenty mini-Ditkas? I can’t decide which is scarier.  I think for me, I’d always want to fight the larger version of something rather than multiple smaller versions – you can’t protect your back when you’re being attacked in a group, no?

Anyways, just a crazy hypo from this groggy blogger first thing on a Saturday morning.  What would YOU rather do? (I acknowledge that this has been one of my more random posts.)

Today’s junk food: Snikiddy Barbeque Baked Fries & Southwest Cheddar Baked Fries!

Snikiddy Barbeque Baked Fries & Southwest Cheddar Baked Fries: The Money Shots

Snikiddy Barbeque Baked Fries & Southwest Cheddar Baked Fries were picked up at the Fancy Food Show from my good pals at Snikiddy.  You guys know all about my obsession with the Snikiddy world, so let’s just get into it!

Snikiddy Barbeque Baked Fries: The Money Shot and FINALLY a brand that spells BBQ with a Q instead of a C (“barbecue”)

Snikiddy Barbeque Baked Fries: love the hand drawn images of red onion and veggies that go into BBQ sauce

Snikiddy Barbeque Baked Fries: standard caloric count, decently low sodium

Snikiddy Barbeque Baked Fries: surprisingly low # of ingredients

Snikiddy Barbeque Baked Fries: nicely powdered

Snikiddy Barbeque Baked Fries: flecked with dark and light red

Snikiddy Barbeque Baked Fries surpassed my expectations, because I’m generally pretty skeptical of BBQ products.  I used to love them more when I was a kid but have recently become more of the sour cream / onion kind of guy.  The recent review of BBQ Pringles varieties notwithstanding, BBQ is not my first choice of flavor.

These Snikiddy Barbeque Baked Fries might change my mind, however.  The fry crunch I was already familiar with – light, like a light cheeto.  But the FLAVOR: as soon as I opened the bag, smoky BBQ smell immediately filled the air.  And with the first bite – SMOKE.  One of the smokiest BBQ flavors I think I’ve EVER tasted.  But I loved it!  SMOKY taste with an immediate brown sugary barbeque taste, accented with some nice garlic and tomato aftertaste.  REALLY good.  Nice work, Snikiddy!

Snikiddy Southwest Cheddar Baked Fries: The Money Shot and I wonder if the Southwest even MAKES cheddar?

Snikiddy Southwest Cheddar Baked Fries: southwest = always an image of a block of cheese and a pepper. Sigh.

Snikiddy Southwest Cheddar Baked Fries: Again, standard caloric count

Snikiddy Southwest Cheddar Baked Fries: One thing I always like to see – high incidence of tomato powder

Snikiddy Southwest Cheddar Baked Fries: Bright and orange!

Snikiddy Southwest Cheddar Baked Fries: loaded with cheese and red flakes

Snikiddy Southwest Cheddar Baked Fries are just what the doctor ordered if you like cheesy snacks.  I had reviewed Snikiddy’s cheesy fries before, but I have to say: I might like these even MORE.  I put a big fingerful of these in my mouth, and got some IMMEDIATE big cheesy flavor – definitely a tasty mix of cheddar and parmesan.  And then the spice kicked in, and it was honestly pretty tasty.  Nice hints of vegetable came through – jalapeno, tomato, onion, garlic.  This veggie taste combined with a spicy kick that emerged and blended nicely with the overall cheesiness.

Basically these tasted like light-baked Cheetos dipped in a spicy queso….and I LOVED them!  Really good.

Just when I didn’t think Snikiddy could impress me more….these Barbeque and Southwest Cheddar flavors kicked my ass.  In a good way.  How many times can you say THAT?

PURCHASED AT: Free at Fancy Food Show (but you can buy them now at pretty much ANY grocery store.)

COST: ……er…..I dunno.  $3?  That’s my standard answer for anything I didn’t buy myself.

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Sincerely, Junk Food Guy