New Foods: Trader Joe's Peanut Butter Goodies

This is my first post in what I expect will be an extensive series.  You see, unlike most people, I really like food.  I mean I really like food.  I know that's difficult to understand, but bear with me. It'll be worth your while.

When it comes to my highly honed liking of food, one of my favorite things is to try new food -- preferably unhealthy and highly processed.  When I see an unfamiliar candy bar in a vending machine, I'm really tempted to dish out 85 cents to cram the thing into my gaping maw.  I realize this yearning is difficult to understand, but I just can't control myself.  You're probably asking yourself, "Why would anyone want to try new foods?  Why can't we all just be happy eating thin flavorless nutritious gruel everyday?"  The answer is:  I don't know!  It just one of life's little mysteries.  Let's leave it at that.

Today I will be discussing Trader Joe's Peanut Butter Goodies.  My lovely and wonderfully indulgent wife bought these tasty little cookies for me on Monday.  Why would she do that?  I just said she's wonderful and indulgent.  Duh.  Try to keep up.  Here's a picture of the box:

As you can see from the box, this is a chocolate covered sugar cookie with a delicious little dollop of peanut butter to give that extra je ne sais quoi (That means "I don't know what", BTW.  Fundamentally, it's not a helpful descriptive term, but I like it so there it is).  It's a lot like the classic Girl Scout cookie called a Tagalong.  The Peanut Butter Goodies are a little crunchier with a higher chocolate to peanut butter ratio than their Girl Scout-peddled doppelgangers.  Plus the Goodies have an extra little sprinkle of peanut pieces for texture.  I could live without it, but it doesn't cause any real harm.  Head's up, I can't tell you which I like better because I don't presently have any Tagalongs to perform that particular taste test right now.  If you'd like to send me some, I'll do the comparison and update my blog appropriately.

I know what you're asking yourself now, "But are the Peanut Butter Goodies healthy?"  Well take a look at the ingredients and nutritional information and judge for yourself.

I don't know what any of that stuff means, but look at all those ingredients!  You know what I always say:  More ingredients equals more better food.  Hoo-Ray!  (I always add the Hoo-Ray to distract from the bad grammar).

In conclusion, Trader Joe's Peanut Butter Goodies are basically crunchy Tagalongs.  If you don't think that's a good thing, you're probably not going to like my food reviews in general.  For me peanut butter + chocolate + cookie = awesome.  Enjoy!