Island Jerk is the winning Kettle Chips People's Choice flavor, beating out Dragon Five-Spice and Twisted Chili Lime in what was apparently a tight three-way tie. You can order all three plus the other two finalists (Aztec Chocolate and Royal Indian Curry) in a party pack before supplies run out in a a five bag mix-and-match pack for $14.95 or two sets of the five-bag mix-and-match pack for $24.95; prices include a free world music CD, a metal chip-bag clip, food pairing suggestions, drink recipes, and, best of all: shipping....
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Okay, I finally went to my supermarket to check out the caloric content of the national cookie brands to compare them to the 5o calorie (and rather small) South Beach Diet Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies. Sure enough a regular Chips Ahoy cookie has 53 1/3 calories, a s does a regular Oreo, and a Fig Newton has 55 calories. The only conclusion a sane man could come to: Eat two Oreos or Fig Newtons. Of course the problem is they don't make 100 calorie packages of regular Oreos or Fig Newtons. But doesn't this suggest a marketing opportunity for Nabisco?...
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In my never-ending quest for the perfect hundred calorie bag of happiness I have come across South Beach Diet Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. I have to say that they're not bad, not bad at all. Which to my way of thinking is the highest accolade I can give a whole grain cookie made without butter. These cookies have a nice crunch, aren't too sweet, and are pretty tasty. They come two cookies to a bag, so utilizing my formidable math skills I conclude that each cookie has fifty calories. That seems like a lot to me, so I'm heading to the grocery store to check out the caloric content of various popular cookies. My beloved Oreo crisps have the same...
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Still dieting, I am always on the lookout for hundred calorie packaged snacks. At my local Duane Reade I discovered 100 calorie bags of Spud Delites, made by glennys . They are potato-like baked potato crisps, and they are crunchy, crispy and just salty. Dee-lish. They satisfy carb cravings in a non-destructive way....
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I can't believe I haven't talked to all of you about Oreo Thin Crisps. They are a dieter's best friend. They come is 4/5 oz. 100 calorie individual bags, and what you get is a bunch of Oreo crackers (they look like chocolate cheez-its) without the cream inside. Why do I love them? Let me count the ways. They're crispy, chocolaty and not too sweet. Unlike many Oreo lovers, I do not have a passion for the grainy, sugary filling inside regular Oreos. So I don't miss the cream filling at all. Because they come in these nifty 100 calorie bags, you are automatically practicing portion control when you eat them. There are perhaps 20 in each bag, so it...
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