Quick Snack Notes

I am traditionally not much for snacks or beverages marketed as "diet" or "light".  But because I have been hit with some self-consciousness lately, I have tried three such products.

The first was Lays Light.  75 calories a serving, no fat, and amazingly, they taste exactly like regular Lays - maybe with a touch less salt, but still.  Better for you than Baked Lays, and tastier, too?  I'm sold.

Then, by extension, I tried Ruffles Cheddar & Sour Cream Light.  The regular version are possibly my favorite mass-market chips and somehow, these are even better.  They taste exactly the same, and again they're 75 calories a serving with no fat.  How is that possible?  Sold on these too.

I also had a chance to try the new Cherry Coke Zero today.  My previous reaction to Coke Zero was merely "blech" - Cherry Coke Zero has the odd distinction of not tasting at all of cherry, but the flavoring that's been added makes it taste almost like regular Coke.  Almost but not quite.  Going to pass on this.