Thursday, December 3, 2009

Little Orange Crackers

Why is it that my family prefers Cheez-its over Cheese-nips? Frankly, I find the Cheez-its to have a greasy quality and leave a weird aftertaste.

The other day at the grocery store, Sissy would not relent on wanting the "square crackers with one hole". I thought about throwing Cheese nips in the cart, figuring she wouldn't know the difference, but I was in a hurry and didn't see any Nips nearby, so I grabbed the Cheez-its box.

I haven't had Cheese-nips in forever. They were one of the few snacky type things in the vending machine on the 3rd floor of Smith Hall that I enjoyed.

I worked paste-up for the Parthenon (Marshall University's school newspaper) and we worked from 4 pm to whenever the paper was finished. Back then, we did everything by hand, laying the articles column by column and if it was a larger issue, we'd be there late.

If I needed a boost, I'd go to the vending machine and get Cheese nips and a Mountain Dew.

Now, I try to not have many snacks in the house that I like. Too tempting... but I might just have to pick up a small pack of Cheese-nips next time I go shopping.

Or, I could try to convert my family to my way of thinking and force them to eat and love the nips, too.

What do you think?

I have had a HELL of a week, so today is all about doing as little as possible. No stress, nowhere to be (except to pick up Buddy from school). It's chilly and dreary outside, so a perfect day for lounging! :-)

24 comments:

  1. Sorry, I vote with your family. Cheeze-its.

    My choice in college was Cheeze-its and a Mountain Dew. Breakfast of champions.

    My son hates the cheese cracker though, so we just go without. It's better that way!

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  2. That's exactly like the comparison between Yodels and Ho-Ho's. Yodels Rock! Ho-Ho's not!

    That will always be a mystery to me....

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  3. I didn't even know there were two different products. I thought the names were interchangable. I guess I fail at snack foods 101.

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  4. Ummm, I love the nips...I'm so on your side.

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  5. Of course, if you get the nips and the family doesn't like them you'll be FORCED to consume them all yourself. Win-win I say!

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  6. In the cheesy crackery snack area, I like the goldfish crackers. Delish and fun. That is what was in my house as a kid.

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  7. I'm sure you could convince the Evil Twin to nibble on you Nips!

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  8. Unh-uh, gotta be the CheezTits with a coke, not Dew for us.

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  9. How do they get all that big cheeze taste into a Cheeze-it ?? I dunno but they sure are yummy!

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  10. I say get yourself some Cheese-nips and the family some Cheese-its.

    I love the white cheddar Cheese-its. Then I bought some flavor-blasted Goldfish and I was spoiled immediately. Maybe everyone would like those. They're really, really good.

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  11. I don't keep much snack food in the house either for the same reason.

    BuzzardBilly just mentioned the white cheddar cheese-its though - those are the shiz-nit!

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  12. I don't like Cheese-its either. For some reason they remind me of cat food.

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  13. As much as I love you, and you know I do, add another vote for the it's. I bought a box on Monday. I forgot they were there. Guess what I am going to have for dinner now? When i cannot button any of my jeans tomorrow it will be all your fault...

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  14. They both have good qualities. The sales dictate which we buy, so most often we get Cheese Nips (low fat).

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  15. Keep the Cheez-its box.

    Buy Cheese Nips.

    Poor the Cheese Nips into the empty Cheez-its box.

    They'll never know. ;-)

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  16. Cheez-its....they are the best. Too addictive to have in my house....for the kids, too. They also ask for the 'orange crackers'!

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  17. I love the nips. Adding cheese doesn't do much for me, but I'll put up with it if necessary.

    Oh yeah, Cheeze-Its has been my breakfast many a morning in my office. Breakfast of champions.

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  18. Yeah, Boo is Cheese ITS girl...she doesn't like the Nips for whatever reason...hmmmm.....

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  19. My kids will eat either one and eat and eat and eat...one of Molly's first words was "cracker". Seriously. So sad...

    But they eat broccoli, so I am redeemed.

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  21. Cheez-its. Preferably Pepper Jack or White Cheddar.

    You're right about the greasiness though, which is probably what makes them so cracktacular.

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  22. I recently discovered gripz. They are my new all-time favorite! You gotta try them...the cheese ones of course..there are all sorts of cookie flavors and crap like that too...

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