The flavor pops in your mouth

By Mike Thayer

In a continued effort to get away from eating too many chip snacks, I recently picked up an 11 ounce bag of pistachios at Walmart.  Nuts are a nice alternative to chips because not only do they deliver some nice texture and a bit of crunch, they provide some protein and don’t have near the volume of carbs that chips do. And out of all the nut varieties there are out there, pistachios are my favorite and not just because of the flavor they deliver. You get 6 grams of protein and only 8 grams of carbs per serving, a GREAT alternative to those dreaded chips.

I was reaching for a bag of the regular roasted and salted pistachios however when the BBQ flavored pistachios caught my eye.  I’ve never had the BBQ flavor before and so today, it was time to try some.

These things are tasty!  You get the hickory smoked flavor, along with notes of paprika, garlic and salt.  They’re so tasty, it’s hard to stick to just one serving.

Costing me $9.94 at Walmart for that 11 ounce bag, these aren’t the most reasonably priced pistachios but they are flavored and without shells.  That works out to some very excellent BBQ pistachio flavor at 90 cents per ounce.  I calling this a repeat buy and giving Wonderful BBQ Pistachios 4 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap stars.  If you’re looking to change up your pistachio snacking routine a bit, pick up a bag of BBQ flavored nuts!

$pend Wisely My Friends…