Healtier versions of junk food?

[gregaaron89]

That actually taste better. (HOMG PARADOX)

Don't get me wrong I'm not a health nut, I love junk food as much as the next guy. Occasionally though I'll try to eat something little that's a bit more healthy in place of the really unhealthy stuff.

Usually when they try to make junk food better for you, it usually tastes worse or maybe about the same but there's the weird occasion where they actually taste better. Or are simply really addictive.

For example:

Baked Cheetos: So much better than the regular kind. They seem to have more cheesy flavor, and they're definitely a lot crunchier. After eating these for a while and going back to regular cheetos, the regular ones taste as greasy as movie theater popcorn with butter.

Jones Soda: Such an epic win on so many levels. Uses pure cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup, which is so much better than you. This also gives it a sweeter taste and it feels a lot lighter because it's missing all that syrup.

100 Calorie Packs: Oreo Thin Crisps: I'm not a big fan of the 100 Calorie Packs stuff, but the oreo ones are on a whole 'nother level. This things are seriously addicting. Doesn't compare at all to real oreos, is more like crackers but still really good.

So, do you have any favorite snacks that are healthier, and taste awesome?

[Jon4life]

Pepsi Throwback. Natural sugar, apparently. It tastes even better than regular Pepsi.

[gregaaron89]

At 6/14/09 04:12 AM, Jon4life wrote: Pepsi Throwback. Natural sugar, apparently. It tastes even better than regular Pepsi.

I still have yet to find one of these in a store. They didn't promote this very well, I've never seen a commercial or heard anyone mention it, I've only ever heard about it on the internet.

[Ryan]

I gave up regular chips all together when I discovered Lays/Ruffles Cheese and Sour Cream came in BAKED. A 3ish dollar bag of those and some fruit punch and I'm one happy guy for the night.

[thdark]

I miss Mountain Dew Throwback and all of its Natural Sugar glory.
The stores around here no longer stock it.

I've had Organic Soda as well. Some of it is pretty good, the lemon-lime flavors are not the greatest, and the Orange ones are bitchin'.

But I have a bias towards Orange Soda.

[rachelraye]

jones soda is still extremely bad for you >.>

i prefer my crystal light over it.
still yummy but 5 cal :D

[someone-else]

I think 7up switched to natural flavors, and since then it tastes better.

[cast]

At 6/14/09 04:40 AM, gregaaron89 wrote:

At 6/14/09 04:12 AM, Jon4life wrote: Pepsi Throwback. Natural sugar, apparently. It tastes even better than regular Pepsi.

I still have yet to find one of these in a store. They didn't promote this very well, I've never seen a commercial or heard anyone mention it, I've only ever heard about it on the internet.

I haven't heard about this at all but I'm really interested now. Where is this supposed to be available at?

[cast]

At 6/14/09 04:52 AM, rachelraye wrote: jones soda is still extremely bad for you >.>

i prefer my crystal light over it.
still yummy but 5 cal :D

5 calories, lots of cancer!

HOORAY!!!!!!!!!

[WATCHurFLAG]

At 6/14/09 04:00 AM, gregaaron89 wrote: Jones Soda: Such an epic win on so many levels. Uses pure cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup, which is so much better than you. This also gives it a sweeter taste and it feels a lot lighter because it's missing all that syrup.

Don't get me wrong I love my Jones Soda but you know how much sugar is in that stuff? It's a diabetic's nightmare.

[Yamor]

Mountain Dew throwback is pretty tasty, but hell even "healthy" junk food can beat the nutrition and pretty damn good taste of some fruit. Green apples are fucking beast of the food pyramid.

[Jon4life]

At 6/14/09 04:40 AM, gregaaron89 wrote:

At 6/14/09 04:12 AM, Jon4life wrote: Pepsi Throwback. Natural sugar, apparently. It tastes even better than regular Pepsi.

I still have yet to find one of these in a store. They didn't promote this very well, I've never seen a commercial or heard anyone mention it, I've only ever heard about it on the internet.

Me too, I can only find it at a vending machine in the train station for some reason.

[Haoie]

I can hardly believe you Americans have soft drinks without any sugar in them.

Yeah, sugar's a throwback.

[Figter]

Just think of diet coke and regular, i really hate the diet one accualy pretty much every drink that is diet version taste worse and have less flavour.

[gregaaron89]

At 6/14/09 05:25 AM, WATCHurFLAG wrote:

Don't get me wrong I love my Jones Soda but you know how much sugar is in that stuff? It's a diabetic's nightmare.

Yeah but still, tons of sugar is much better than tons of high fructose corn syrup.

[poxpower]

At 6/14/09 04:00 AM, gregaaron89 wrote:

Baked Cheetos:

This is still high-octane crap.

Jones Soda

This is to healthy food what diarrhea is to shit.

100 Calorie Packs:

Only the biggest idiot in the universe would think that 100 calories packs are somehow health food. THEY'RE JUST SELLING YOU TINY PORTIONS OF CRAP INSTEAD OF THEIR REGULAR BIG VERSIONS OF CRAP.

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Here's REAL health food that tastes good:

- Seafood
- Fish
- Carrots

That is all.

[peacefulsniper]

i had a throwbak mountain with natural sugars i about threw it at the person i bought it ffrom i took a sip and said can i trade it for another they just looked at me like i was retarded.

[Russ3ll]

It's called fruit.

At 6/14/09 04:00 AM, gregaaron89 wrote: Uses pure cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup, which is so much better than you.

High Fructose Corn Syrup isn't as bad as how bad it is made out to be.

[shackles1]

that Jones Soda stuff tastes like shit. I had the watermelon flavor instead of icecream and it was like water mixed with disgusting cough syrup.