Here are a few interesting junk food-related stories from the past week or so. Enjoy.
The NBA’s Secret Addiction (via ESPN)
Why Taco Bell Killed The Secret Machine That Makes 900 Tacos Per Hour (via Thrillist)
Dunkin’ Donuts is killing the Coffee Coolatta (via Business Insider)
A Brief History of Cheerwine (via Eater)
Image via flickr user Matias Garabedian / CC BY SA 2.0
Sonic has brought back their Lil’ Doggies and Lil’ Chickies for a limited time. Along with some of the original flavors, the chain is now offering bacon-ized versions — the Cheesy Bacon Lil’ Doggie and Honey BBQ Lil’ Chickie.
Sonic’s Cheesy Bacon Lil’ Doggie features a snack size hot dog and bakery bun topped with warm cheddar cheese sauce and crispy bacon. It has 240 calories, 14 grams of fat, 4.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 35 milligrams of cholesterol, 920 milligrams of sodium, 17 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of sugar, and 12 grams of protein.
The Honey BBQ Lil’ Chickie has a 100 percent all-white meat crispy chicken strip topped with Honey BBQ sauce and chopped bacon in a bakery bun. Sorry, no nutrition facts because the Sonic website won’t let me click through to it.
All flavors of Lil’ Doggies and Lil’ Chickies are available all day for just $1.49 at participating locations.
If you’ve tried either of the new snacks, let us know what you think of it in the comments.
(Image via Sonic)
It’s caramel frozen yogurt, not salted caramel frozen yogurt. And the saltiness comes from the pretzel balls. So shouldn’t this be called Caramel Salted Pretzel? (Spotted by Erin K at Cub Foods.)
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Del Taco wants your morning to be epic, um, I mean, grand with the chain’s new Huevos Rancheros Epic Burrito. The breakfast item features freshly-grilled Mexican chorizo sausage, scrambled eggs, slow-cooked pinto beans made from scratch, roasted chile salsa, hand-sliced avocado, hand-grated cheddar cheese, sour cream, and double wrapped in two warm corn tortillas and an oversized, warm flour tortilla.
Del Taco has also rolled, um, I mean, put out three new Breakfast Rollers for $1 each. The Egg & Cheese Breakfast Roller features scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, and zesty red sauce wrapped in a warm flour tortilla. The Chorizo Breakfast Roller has everything the Egg & Cheese Breakfast Roller has, but also contains Mexican chorizo sausage. And the Bacon Breakfast Roller has crispy bacon with the scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, and zesty red sauce.
The new menu items are available during breakfast hours only (11 p.m. to 11 a.m.).
If you’ve tried any of them, let us know what you think of it in the comments.
(Images via Del Taco)
Here are some interesting new and limited edition products found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of the products, share your thoughts about them in the comments.
When I think of fall, I think of apple cinnamon. Oh wait, I’m being told it’s spring. (Spotted by Carla at Walmart.)
OH MY GOODNESS! THERE ARE MORE OF THESE! (Spotted by Erin K at Hy-Vee.)
They see me chewin’. On candy. Do they know it’s Sweetarts Whipped & Tangy. Teeth biting on Whipped & Tangy. Teeth biting on Whipped & Tangy. Teeth biting on Whipped & Tangy. Teeth biting on Whipped & Tangy. (Spotted by Breanna B at Circle K.)
I like my beef jerky to be as tender as I am when watching the Sarah McLachlan ASPCA commercial. (Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)
(Spotted by Brent E at Trader Joe’s.)
New look! Same great taste! But are they simply made like Keebler’s original Cookie Thins or are they complex with more ingredients? (Spotted by DJ at Giant.)
Thank you to all the photo contributors! If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new product on the shelf, snap a picture of it, and send us an email ([email protected]) with where you found it and “Spotted” in the subject line. Or reply to us (@theimpulsivebuy) on Twitter with the photo, where you spotted it, and the hashtag #spotted. If you do so, you might see your picture in our next Spotted on Shelves post.
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