Beef Sausage Snack Bites

These bite-sized beef sausage snacks are quickly becoming my blog meat of choice.

For years, I've relied mainly on beef jerky, but I really like these sausage snacks. I guess it's because it offers my palate a change to my snacking habits. I think another reason why these are so good is because they're cold right out of the refigerator, whereas jerky is room temperature.

Like beef jerky, they're low in carbohydrates, almost nil in fact. But these are much higher in fat, whereas jerky is low in fat and carbs.

The nutrition facts says there are 8 servings in one bag, and each serving contains 9g of fat. I'll eat an entire bag in one day.

But most of time, I'm able to offset some of the fat intake by popping 8-10 of these bite-sized morsels to my dogs, who wait patiently in my office for a handout.

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Snack 'n Seal Packaging for Junk Food

Nabisco is now offering their Oreo Cookies in this new "Snack 'n Seal" packaging.


Once used largely for moist-towelettes, this type of resealable packaging is making its way into the snack food industry. It'll probably work out great for junk stuff like Oreos that don't have to be sealed and refrigerated.

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Jeff Foxworthy Branded Beef Jerky

Monogram Meat Snacks is offering a new line of Jeffy Foxworthy Meat Jerky.

The varieties are:

• Original Beef Jerky
• Peppered Beef Jerky
• Teriyaki Beef Jerky
• Maple Brown Sugar Ham Jerky

They come in 4 oz. (113g) pouches with a reassuring photo of Jeff Foxworthy telling folks it has "Big tender taste."

Made in the USA. Official website.

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Brent & Sam's Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Brent & Sam's Cookies has introduced a new line of Kosher and preservative-free cookies.

The Soft & Chewy Gourmet Cookies come in:

• Chocolate Chunk
• Chocolate Chip Pecan
• Oatmeal Raisin

The package includes 8 individually wrapped cookies, 8.6 ounces total. They're easy to tuck into a lunch and have a suggested retail price of $3.25.

Official website.

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Green & Black's Organic Ice Cream

UK-based Green & Black's is expanding their confectionery offerings from just chocolate bars in the United States to include organic ice cream.

They have three different varieties currently available in 1 pint (473ml) tubs:

Chocolate (made with fresh cream & bittersweet dark chocolate)

White Chocolate with Strawberry (made with fresh cream and real strawberry swirl)

Vanilla (made with fresh cream & real vanilla bean).

Official website

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Sushi Gummis

I don't know where to begin.

These aren't the first gummi product to take advantage of the popularity of sushi but certainly the first to combine space invaders with Japanese cuisine in a candy.

This product appears to be called Enjoy! Sushi and is manufactured & distributed by Brand New Products, LLC (of Chicago).

The little gummis are shaped perhaps like fish or something but the package says (starting in the upper left and going clockwise):

Invasion of the Saucer-Men

The bug eyed brain man says, "It's a deliciously fun decapitated candy treat!"

Chopsticks Included!

Includes: Alien Skull Sashimi
Bug Eyed Brain Maki

The gummis are strawberry and blueberry flavored. The box holds 3.25 ounces. No word on the price or where they're sold. (I really wish these were still available. They were really cute.)

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Pork Rinds - Pig Skins

Pork rinds, otherwise known as "pig skins" by my mother, and "chicharones" by my Mexican friends, is a misunderstood form of junk food Americana.

I've always found it to be more like a "real man's" version of rice cakes, but with a greasy aftertaste. My wife detests it, mainly because she detests anything she has yet to try. I've run into other people who think it's borderline psychotic to eat pig skin. I've never understood this.

My mom liked to sprinkle chili powder on her pig skins, and my Mexican friends always dabbed them with some drops of Tapatio.

Each bag came with a variety of pig skins; some were light and fluffy, perhaps like they were meant to be. Others were harder, more compact, and more greasier. I always preferred these because they had more flavor.

When I was a kid, they always came in plain flavor. These days, you can get them pre-sprinkled with chili-powder, or with nacho-cheese flavor, and sugar-cinnamon.

I knew people who ate them the same way other folks would eat crackers, by stacking other stuff on 'em. They'd take a light and fluffy piece of pork rind, and place pieces of lunch meat, cheese, chip dip, or pepperonis.

I liked to prepare a bowl of chili-and-cheese, by mixing a can of chili with a chunk of Velveeta, or that nacho cheese sauce, adding a few drops of Tabasco, and microwaving it. Then you dunk your pork rind into it, scoop out a big helping of chili-cheese, and eat it. Then you wash it down with a beer.

Now you're ready to watch football!

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Sabritas Peanuts - New Varieties

Sabritas now offers its seasoned peanuts in two new varieties, "Chile and Lime" and "Japanese".

Sabritas is a brand name of Frito-Lay, marketed towards the hispanic community, with products available in the USA in hispanic food stores.

It's not clear to me what the "Japanese" variety is all about, I don't have access to its ingredients list. Perhaps it's wasabi.

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Carl Brandt Whiskey Beans

Imported from Germany by GermanDeli.com, Carl Brandt Whiskey Beans takes the famous minature chocolate bottles filled with liqueur into a new form factor.


Pop 'em into your mouth and let the chocolate melt away releasing an alcoholic pleasure. Contains 13% whiskey.

They also come in Vodka Beans and Orange Liqueur Beans.

Each box contains 24 pieces, and retails online for $4.39.

Order online from GermanDeli.com...
http://www.germandeli.com

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Reimann Kalter Hund Chocolate Cookie Cake

Among the newest imports brought to the USA from GermanDeli.com is this Reimann Kalter Hund (Cold Dog), chocolate cake.

Described as a German Classic in the world of baked goods, it's a non-baked cake made from alternating layers of Butter Cookies and Chocolate Cream.

Slice it up at room temperature, or scarf it down whole with shame.

Regular price: $7.99, but now on sale for: $6.99...
http://www.germandeli.com/rekahu50cdog.html

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Friendly's Reese's Peanut Butter Cake

Imagine yourself eating a giant Reese's Peanut Butter Cup weighing in at 3.75 pounds.

Now imagine the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup being made out of ice cream.

That's what this new ice cream cake from Friendly's is like.

Friendly's is a chain of restaurants throughout the Eastern USA, and are known for their ice creams and ice cream cakes.

Their new Reese's Peanut Butter Cups variety is made with two layers of Friendly's premium peanut butter ice cream separated with chopped Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, then covered with deep, dark chocolate truffle and bordered with whipped icing.

You can pick one up at any Friendly's locations...
http://www.friendlys.com/locations/

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Hillshire Farm adds new Chipotle Hot Lit'l Smokies

Hillshire Farm introduced a new variety to its line of Lit'l Smokies cocktail links, "Chipotle Hot Lit'l Smokies".

A perfect companion for watching television, the new spicy flavored Chipotle Hot variety is sure to get meat lovers reaching for beverage to cool their tongues.

Now available at grocery stores nationwide, they have a retail price of $3.99 each.

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Havana Mojito Soda

Havana Beverages of Louisville, KY is now offering a new soda called "Mojito Soda".

Pronounced, mo-HEE-toh, it's an alcoholic mixed-drink made of lime, mint leaves, sugar, and rum, originating from the Caribbean.

The Mojito has quickly in grown in popularity in recent years, and it was only a matter of time that someone would create Americanized junk food offshoots.

Except this new soda comes without alcohol.

And it also comes in a diet variety.

For more information, visit Havana Beverages online at...
http://www.havanabeverage.com

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Dark Chocolate Covered Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites

Beverly Hills, CA-based Taste of Nature, Inc. recently released a new variety to its line of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites, "Dark Chocolate".

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites takes bite sized pieces of the famous cookie dough, coats in a chocolate covering, and serves it up in a theater-sized box for convenient munching madness.

And now, they come in Dark Chocolate.


Other varieties include, "Milk Chocolate", "Fudge Brownie" and "Peanut Butter".

Theyr'e also egg-free, eliminating any risks of salmonella.

The suggested retail price is $2.49.

Visit online...
http://www.candyasap.com/theatreboxes.html

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Haagen-Dazs Caramelized Pear & Toasted Pecan

Haagen-Dazs has a new limited edition flavor out called, "Caramelized Pear & Toasted Pecan".

It's described as pear-flavored ice cream base, with chunks of caramelized pears and pieces of toasted pecans.

The new flavor was the result of Haagen-Dazs' 2007 Flavor Search, naming Leslie Zoerb as having submitted the idea.

The company says the new flavor is available in stores today.

Source: Haagen-Dazs

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