I'm sorry, but whenever I read the package I keep thinking "Snack-ends", which is what the contents of the bag looks like; looks like someone didn't finish what they were eating and threw it in the bag.
I never did understand concept of "snack mix". How did this happen? Did a bowl of pretzels spill into a bowl of Chex at a party by some clumsy party guest (The chocolate-in-my-peanutbutter phenomenon. Who the heck would just serve a bowl of Chex of at a party anyway? It's cereal for heaven's sake!)? And why is it every snack mix always contains a subset of the following: nuts, pretzels, Chex??? Is it because they can't make it on their own and have to ride the coattails of more popular snacks??? Is there an abundance, so we try and sneak them in?? How come you don't see party mix consisting of candy bars, potato chips, and mints like you find in a real vending machine?!?? Definitely a McLaughlin Group issue brewing here...
What we're dealing with here is Chicago Style Pizza mix, which consists of some mini breadsticks, some rye bread wafers, pretzels, twigs, leaves, etc. An awkward-to-open bag reveals a rich pizzaria aroma. A few snacks later and...it's actually not bad. Fairly good flavor, plenty of product, and I could leave it in a bowl for a week and it would still taste the same! Speaking of tasting the same, just about everything in the bag DOES taste the same. They're starting to take on each others attributes! Morphing snacks!
Definitely a more healthy alternative to potato chips, as it contains 50% less fat. Whether they're actually "Chicago Style" seems to be in question though (apparently produced in Milwaukee). I have been warned by Micheal Weishaar that there may be some aftertaste reprocussions, so I recommend a Coca-Cola to clear the palette (it's like peroxide for your mouth!)
Rating: * * * (out of five stars)