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You can complain that roses have thorns. Or you can rejoice that thorns have roses. ~Ziggy
Who doesn't love a salty, crunchy snack? I do! Apparently, I can't help it since it might be genetic, but it also might be a superpower. If you love salty snacks too, you might be a supertaster.
Anyway, as a potato chip addict, I'm on the perennial search for an alternative, unprocessed snack. The green bean/snap pea (snapea) snacks caught my eye since they are recognizable vegetables in snack form. Of course, they were processed to get them crunchy and in the bag, but they seemed like a reasonable alternative.
I found two different snacks: Trader Joe's Green Beans and Calbee Snapea Crisps. They are recognizable green beans and…
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