The Double Bust Snack of the Month post

It had to happen eventually. Usually if I have a disappointing Snack of the Month I follow it up with a hit. And over the course of the past two and a bit years there have been more hits than misses. But this month the balance is redressed a bit because I struck out twice with snacks that promised much but ended up tasting like yack. 

First up, Insane Grain knobbly sticks. I probably made the mistake as they had a number of flavours but I was intrigued by truffle and cheese flavour.

This made a claim about being over half the fat of other snacks. A claim that carried over onto the back.

These were still one fifth fat so, yeah, mildly healthier.

They had an odd pale look.

And a truly bizarre smell that I can only really describe as the smell you get when you've put some mushroom peelings in the food waste bin and then it's sat there in warm weather for a bit, and then you get a waft of warm, mushroomy pre-compost next time you open the bin. They smelled like that.

And they tasted the way they smelled. I ate two or three and then decided the food waste bin was the ideal location for the rest.

After that disappointment, I had high hopes for the next snack. 

I mean, how could a cartoon crocodile like that be on an inferior snack? 

And the snack looked great - proper crocodile shapes, almost all of which had retained their shape integrity during transit.

However, consistency-wise these were odd, dissolving into mush almost as soon as I put them in my mouth. And the tomato ketchup flavour was quite nasty. They were sweet but not in the good way that some crisps manage to pull off. They were that odd sweetness you get from really cheap ketchup in a greasy spoon cafe. 

I can't recommend either snack - so I'm hoping this post can at least act as a warning to others! You have been warned!