Snacking is a great way to pass a long day at work, so take a look at our list of the 17 best tasting junk food snacks to buy at the grocery store.
Grocery stores are the best place to get your quick snack fix, with new grocery products for snacking rolling out the factories like new flavors of Kettle Brand Potato Chips and what seems like a new flavor of Oreos every month, this year has been pretty successful for snack lovers. In our research, we tried to find the best new snacks 2017, but as with all snack products, they only start to get attention after a little time. So, most of the products that made our list actually launched a few years back. Of course, going with the healthy eating trend, we listed quite a few of the best new healthy snacks in our list, like Quaker Chewy Granola Bars and Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers.
To be honest, people don’t snack because of the health benefits, but rather because they find it tasty. Let’s face it, the unhealthiest snacks are always the best tasting. It is absolutely necessary that we list only the best tasting snacks in our list because no one likes snacking on bad munchies. We found several new snacks on the market, like Nature’s Path Coconut & Cashew Butter Granola, but they did not make the cut, and we let you know why shortly, so keep reading.
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Take a look at the Top 10 Snack Foods Consumed in America to see what people are really eating.
Snacks are awesome, and Americans love their snacks a lot. Some of our sources claim that over 94% Americans snack on a daily basis. Naturally, the associated industry is booming and has a lot of potentials. However, how healthy is snacking is rather debatable, and for this article, we will not talk about that. Instead, in this article, we will talk about the best tasting snacks you can buy the next time you visit the grocery store. The question is how do we say that a particular snack is tasty, right? Well, we went to Walmart’s website to find that out precisely. Walmart is one of the biggest supermarket/grocery store chains in the United States, and when they put something up as the best seller on their website, you have to agree with them on that. If we build upon that logic, we can say that the snacks that sell the most also taste pretty good. We, of course, did not only rely on one single source for information, as we also explored websites like Mintel, Statista, and Google for collecting data.
As you already know, we will not be satisfied just naming the tasty snacks in the market, and we like to rank our lists whenever possible. This is why we once again turned to Walmart’s website and looked up their review section of the products we deemed worthy of being on our list. The better reviews a product received, the higher we ranked it in our list. If you love snacking, then we can say with a great degree of confidence that if you purchase the products that made it into our list, you will not be disappointed.
Now, let’s get our list of 17 best tasting junk food snacks to buy at the grocery store started.
17. Quaker Chewy Granola Bars
Customer rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Granola bars are nothing new, but keeping with Quaker’s somewhat healthy take on the food industry, they have put their own healthy twist on this item. Their bars contain 25% less sugar than other competing granola bars on the market. We recommend the family pack, which features 3 distinct flavors and contains 24 bars in total, enough keep you happy for quite some time.
16. Original Fruit Smiles
Customer rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
If you love fruity, tangy and gummy snacks, then you just cannot go wrong with Original Fruit Smiles, that rank 16th on our list of best tasting junk food snacks to buy at the grocery store, which are of course on Walmart’s bestseller snacks list — that tells you people are really finding it enjoyable. To get your fill of lemon, orange, grape and strawberry flavors, just tear up the packaging and indulge.
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15. Keebler Chips Deluxe Snack Variety Pack
Customer rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Who does not like variety in their snacks? If you get this pack off of a grocery store, you will get to enjoy three different flavored cookies. The pack is also pretty cheap, so if you are on a budget, you can still snack on these easily, at home or at work. Do you remember this one?
14. Betty Crocker Party Pack, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups
Customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Nothing says childhood like Gushers and Fruit Roll-Ups, that are next in our list of best tasting junk food snacks to buy at the grocery store. This party pack contains three different snacks in one pack so that basically means you get to enjoy three very good snacks for the price of one. If you are unsure which snack you like most from Betty Crocker’s snacks line up, then just go for some of these and find out
13. Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Original Chocolate Chip Cookies
Customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Chocolate Chip Cookies are one of the most American snacks there are. They are also some of the best tasting junk food snacks to buy at the grocery store. Nabisco makes classic chocolate chip cookies almost done to perfection. Crispy and crunchy with sweet chocolate flakes, are exactly what you need when you think of a quick snack.
12. Pop Weaver Extra Butter Microwave Popcorn
Customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Does chomping on extra buttery, fluffy popcorn make your mouth water? Well, then you should definitely try Pop Weaver Extra Butter Microwave Popcorn. Just give it a whirl in your microwave oven, and you get a bowl full of fresh popcorn to enjoy. The only drawback is that it requires a few preparation before you get to enjoy the snack, but it’s worth it.
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11. Pringles Potato Crisps Variety Pack
Customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Pringles needs no introduction as it is one of the most popular potato chips brands in the entire world, let alone the United States. However, there are so many flavors of Pringles and keeping track of all of them is quite hard. This is where the Pringles Potato Crisps Variety pack comes in, and you get to taste several flavors from just a single pack.
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10. Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers Variety Pack
Customer rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars
We are continuing our list of best tasting junk food snacks to buy at the grocery store with Cheez-It that is a very popular brand of crackers, and in this variety pack, you are bound to find a flavor that you prefer the most. However, having variety is a good thing when you are snacking, and Cheez-It’s variety pack takes care of that for good.
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9. Frito-Lay Party Mix Variety Pack
Customer rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars
So far if you look at the rankings, you can clearly see a pattern emerging here — which is that people love variety when it comes to snacks. Frito-Lay is well aware of that, and they have come up with an amazing solution, which is the Frito-Lay party Mix variety pack. The pack offers multiple Frito-Lay snacks in a single box for you and your family to enjoy, no matter the occasion.
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8. Slim Jim Original Smoked Snack Sticks
Customer rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars
Made with real beef, pork, and chicken, Slim Jim’s original smoked snack sticks offer a satisfying snack when you are feeling hungry, and a bag of good old potato chips won’t cut it. The rating of 4.7 out of 5 tells you that it is one of the most favorable snacks among snack lovers.
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7. Doritos & Cheetos Mix Variety Pack
Customer rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars
We are halfway through our list of 17 best tasting junk food snacks to buy at the grocery store, and at number 7 we have yet another awesome product pack brought to us by Frito-Lay, but this time the pack only contains Doritos and Cheetos as the packaging says. This is also one of the best selling snacks at Walmart. If you are satisfied with your Doritos and Cheetos and don’t want to experiment, then we recommend you go for this one instead.
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6. Nature Valley Oats ‘n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars
Customer rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars
Natural, whole grain oats mixed with honey and molded into perfect little granola bars is a simple way to explain Nature Valley’s popular product. It is sweet, delicious and healthy. If you love to eat healthily, then you should definitely give Nature Valley Oats ‘n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars a try.
5. Nabisco Ritz Original Fresh Stacks Crackers
Customer rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars
Nabisco Ritz Original Fresh Snacks Crackers are being sold at a rollback price right now, which means the price of this particular product has been reduced. So hurry up and buy a few packs because you will certainly not regret the taste of these delicious classic crackers.
4. Smartfood White Cheddar Popcorn
Customer rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars
Popcorn is always going to one of America’s most loved snacks. The folks at Smartfood are definitely doing something right because they are selling a lot of their products. Customers are also loving them and are vocal about their love in the review section.
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3. Nutella Hazelnut Spread
Customer rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars
Although Nutella was originally intended to be taken as a spread, as you already know, many just dive right in with a spoon. That does not mean you cannot have it with bread, or pretzels, or whatever else satisfies your hunger. The fact of the matter is, it’s your snack, and you are entitled to take it as you please.
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2. Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats Crispy Marshmallow Squares
Customer rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars
Kellogg’s has been a household name for breakfast cereals for a very long time. They know their rice cereals, and they know the American snack-loving diet. This is why Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats Crispy Marshmallow Squares have become a sensation among snack lovers all over America.
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1. Mott’s Medleys Fruit Snacks
Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
At the number one spot on our list of best tasting junk food snacks to buy at the grocery store, we have Mott’s Medleys Fruit Snacks. Made from real fruits and vegetable juices, no artificial flavor or coloring, and free of gelatin and fat. That should sum up your healthy snack requirements and fill you with fruity goodness whenever you take a bite.
This wraps it up for our list of 17 Best Tasting Junk Food Snacks To Buy At The Grocery Store.
