Kids eat crackers by the tons, and food companies have been very keen to this market for years. These snacks come in all shapes, sizes, and flavors. However, the ones that do the best are animal shaped. The cracker I most commonly associate with this trend, is Pepperidge Farms Goldfish. They are perfect for kids as their imaginations blossom with the idea that they are holding, not only a bite sized snack, but an underwater creature they can swim around in an imaginary sea before entering the mouth of a much bigger predator. As I was scanning the new item shelf at Trader Joe’s, I discovered a couple of facings of a new bite sized cracker tucked away on the bottom shelf. They were Cheddar Rocket Crackers, and my my imagination blossomed as I could see children everywhere blasting one of these off just to make a crash landing in the black hole of their mouths. Here’s what I thought:
After my shopping adventure at Trader Joe’s, which yielded plenty of new treasures because of their ever popular Fearless Flyer, I dug through the bag to pick out the blue box of cheddar rockets. I was feeling a bit nostalgic, and I was excited to relive a few childhood memories, substituting rockets for fish. I opened the box and poured about 2 servings of the orange snacks into a bowl. They made a dense thud in the dish as they cascaded down on to the ceramic surface that was unlike the sound the goldfish had made. This was a good sign. I picked one up and guided it into my mouth at warp speed, holding back from making any jet-like sounds. They were light and crisp, and they had plenty of layers that held a savory, sharp cheddar flavor. They were light years better than the PF Goldfish that I grew up with and the density was unlike anything that I had ever experienced out of the previously mentioned snack. They were the perfect balance between a Cheese Nips and Goldfish, with an exciting new shape. I’ll admit to the fact that it was extremely difficult for me to put the box away as I poured my self another bowl and sat down for a few episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation for nostalgia sake.
I really can’t compare these to anything else on the market. I even did a Google search to see if anyone else was making these rocket shaped cheese delights, and came up empty handed. Trader Joe’s continues to impress me with their snack selections as they keep churning out classics such as these cheddar crackers. These are great for kids, and adults with active imaginations or just good taste such as myself. I’d highly recommend these as a light, on-the-go snack for any parent trying to stave off a hunger tantrum. What kind of FORKing parent would you be without these?
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