Argh, matey! Gimme some booty!
I promised that the site would be a little different…
Because today’s post is about snacks. And not carrots and celery (though I’m certainly not dissing vegetables!). But I’m talking about chips, pretzels and puffed cheese doodles - you know, yummy store bought snacks.
That’s right. Read that last part again. I said “store bought snacks” - there is nothing in the Mom’s Code of Ethics that says that you have to make all of your kids’ snacks yourself. I am soooo over this super mom myth that if you don’t carve out fruit bowls by hand and grind your own meat, that you somehow don’t love your kids. I do love my kids. I also only have 24 hours in a day. So yes, I buy snacks.
I buy lots of snacks, actually. My husband is of Pennsylvania Dutch descent so that means pretzels, pretzels and more pretzels. He is, of late, enamored with Martin’s Pretzels. He’s passed this love of pretzels along to my daughters. Amy, in particular, will always choose a pretzel over almost any other snack.
Running a close second - and the only snack that my kids will ask for by name - is Pirate Booty. Have you seen this stuff? Cheese puffs. Pirate Booty is cheese puffs. The cool thing is that all of the ingredients are natural - nothing chemical-y and scary. So I don’t feel guilty letting the girls eat it… and boy, do they. We usually have a bag in the cupboard. It’s a good complement to sandwiches at lunch time, or with a glass of milk for a midday snack.
And I have to admit that the name makes me giggle. I’ll never forget shopping in the Acme and hearing my then three year old shout, “Mom, I LOOOOVE BOOTY!” Heads turned. Katie, of course, was completely unaware and continued to ask, “Can I get some booty? Please!!!”
You can find Pirate Booty at Trader Joes and most grocery stores. Definitely check it out. The company that makes it, Robert’s American Gourmet, makes a number of all natural snacks. My favorite? It shouldn’t surprise you to know that it’s called Chaos.
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April 4th, 2007 at 3:21 am
Now I have another snackfood to add to my ‘must taste’ when I next travel. The US does this sort of snackfood extremely well.
April 4th, 2007 at 7:45 am
I love Pirate Booty! I once got a free sticker from them that says “Booty Head.”
April 5th, 2007 at 12:07 am
LOL Oh my oldest would love to have Pirate Booty to eat. LOL