It’s been awhile since I’ve made an entry under “boots’ camp”. Frilly dress /bathing suit season is frightfully near. The warmer weather reminds me that comfort food of the winter has made my spring duds a little less comfy to wear. Never fear, its a great time to make some more tweaks to my habits. Confession – I’m a snacker. I honestly could live on party food, snacks and sweets. Thankfully there are so many healthier options out there these days to make my afternoon crunch time – a little less guilt ridden. I plan to start sharing a few more of my recipes and food finds along the way. 
In a complete about face from my previous ladylike post, I have the sense of humor of a fourth grade boy….which is why I find this snack not only delicious – but the name makes me giggle. Pirates Booty is an all natural rice / corn puff. No trans fats ( those yucky globules that gum up your arteries) and they are gluten free. ( Gluten is a protein in wheat to which many many folks are developing an allergy signified by intestinal pain, joint pain, and/or skin rash). I’ve been lovin’ the Aged white cheddar flavor for over a year now after I noticed my health conscious best friend feeding it to her two year old. If you’ve never seen it, it is usally over in the “healthy/ natural” section of your local market. When I shopped Whole Foods last week, I was ecstatic to find the myriad of flavors available. Salt & Vinegar, Veggie, Cheddar, BBQ. They also have them available in snack bags of 1oz serving making them perfect for packing a lunch for kids or yourself or toting to the pool or ballfield. A 1 oz serving has 130 calories and 5 gm fat which is comparable to baked chips – but these little puffs provide more volume and crunch time, plus all the flavor and NO orange dust all over your fingers when you are finished. Just like the package says “thar be good”. Silly name, low in calories means a perfect snack for a laughternoon break.
Disclosure: the FCC prefers me to tell you that Pirates Booty nor Whole Foods is paying me to write this. Of course, I would be thrilled if they would. But they aren’t - these are strictly my lil ol opinions.
Cheers, Y’all!
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