Junk Food Nation, it’s Monday, things are EXPLODING here at work, and I’m grumpy and frazzled. Let’s do this.

TODAY’S TURKEY HILL FREE COUPON WINNER:

The RT contest over the weekend was great. Today’s two random winners are:

@marcp13

@twocakesup

Congrats, you two – email me your contact info to Junkfoodguy@junkfoodguy.com and I’ll get the free coupon in the mail to you!

TODAY’S WAY TO WIN A FREE 1.5 QT OF TURKEY HILL ICE CREAM:

To win today, let’s keep the RT train going – time to RT RT RT today’s post on Twitter. Just like this weekend’s contest, I’ll select a random winner from the pool of people who have retweeted this post and other posts I have during the day.

EPISODE 44 OF THE NOSH SHOW IS HERE!

For the uninitiated, The Nosh Show is a podcast started by Marvo from The Impulsive Buy, featuring Ryan from GrubGrade, Dubba from On Second Scoop, and, of course, me, your friendly neighborhood Junk Food Guy.  And today marks the release of The Nosh Show, Episode 44: Don’t Get Two Yumboes:

This week, “we have conversations about Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter Cheesecake, Dr Pepper BBQ, doughnuts from Domino’s Pizza, Kalettes, and the Nutellasagna. Plus, you can listen to us spit out the most disgusting item we’ve eaten on the show.”  Listen embedded here:

You can subscribe to The Nosh Show using various services: iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, RSS, or, you can also download the episode.

TODAY’S JUNK FOOD: Snyder’s of Hanover Pretzel Poppers!!

Snyder’s of Hanover Pretzel Poppers are a “guilt free, low fat” alternative to pretzels! I love pretzels, so I was intrigued by these “airy and crunchy pretzel shells.” They really seem pretty straightforward, so let’s do some photos and get right to the review.

I guess Snyder’s of Hanover called these things “Pretzel Poppers” to sort of capitalize on the success of Pop Chips or Pop Corners, or other “popped” snacks that have grown in popularity in the healthy snacking arena.  Still, nothing about these pretzels is “popped.”

No, instead, these pretzel shells are exactly what they sound like – all the flavor of the pretzel toasted exterior with no dough inside. None. Despite the delicate texture of the shell, most, if not all, the Poppers in the bag I had were fully intact – this wasn’t a bag of just crushed shell pieces.

The Pretzel Poppers themselves were super light and airy, like little pillows of pretzel. Cracked open, I was able to see just how thin the layer of pretzel was – these were basically completely hollow.  I wanted to stuff these with peanut butter.

The flavor of the Pretzel Popper was everything Snyder’s promised – all standard pretzel flavor with no bulky interior that would put me in an enriched flour carb coma. I really enjoyed these.  I DID end up dipping them into peanut butter, into hummus, and into cream cheese – ALL GOOD.

I REALLY liked these, a lot. I’m not totally focused on healthy snacks, so outside of the fun factor, there’s no real other benefit for me (I’d still eat the whole bag, defeating the health trade off) but for those who ARE looking for a lower cal alternative to pretzels, these were pretty awesome.

PURCHASED AT: Giant Grocery, Germantown, MD

COST: $3.00 on sale

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Sincerely,

Junk Food Guy