Mark Your iCal - NEW SNACKS!

The Twin Cities Pioneer Press might be the greatest newspaper for man or beast as they have a review on the schedule of new Frito-Lay snacks!

According to the Pioneer Press the snack schedule for new products is:

JANUARY:

• Baked! Cheetos Flamin' Hot. So what if they have half the fat grams of regular Cheetos — this purplish-red snack has the texture of Styrofoam and an artificial flavor reminiscent of chile, salt and citric acid. They're just awful — yuck.
• Lay's Baked! Cheddar & Sour Cream. More cracker than chip, these have crunch without the grease, but the flavor is more sour cream than cheese.
• Tostitos Reduced Fat Zesty Cheese Dip. Even though it's got a quarter less fat than the regular cheese dip, this one is still rich and cheesy with a jalapeno kick, perfect if you've got a yen for nachos but no time to make them from scratch.

FEBRUARY:

• Sunchips Garden Salsa. Crunchy and not too salty, but the so-called salsa flavor is a tad too sweet and has that bad dried-herb aftertaste like pizza rolls. Pass.
• Cheetos Crunchy Twisted. A cross between Cheetos and Cheese Puffs, these new cheesy twists will likely make you want to keep reaching for more.
• Lay's KC Masterpiece Stax Hot'n Spicy BBQ. Look like Pringles but have an addictive sweet/hot flavor of chile and liquid smoke.
• Lay's Sensations Kettle Cooked Sweet Chili & Sour Cream. Super crisp and thin, these chips have an offputting floury coating — presumably from the sour cream — and a nasty aftertaste.

MARCH:

• Tostitos Bite Size Gold. Actually, Bite Size Golds are on the big side. Thick cut with a nice corniness, these dipping chips have none of the lingering oil on the tongue or fingers that ruins a lot of other chips. They don't even need salsa or guacamole.
• Tostitos Sensations Roasted Garlic & Herb. What were they thinking? These flavored tortilla chips have a gross, highly synthetic flavor of garlic bread.

MAY:

• Doritos Fiery Habanero. The real deal, these chips have a heat so giddy-up you will be rounding up the nearest water bottle.