Oreos are now Gluten Free! What’s next, Pet Friendly!!

Oreos are a Fun Food and they are vegan so that makes them a prioritized Fun Food! And now that a Gluten Free (GF) version is available (regular & Double Stuf), more people can make them their vegan cookie of choice.

This VERY thorough taste test by Thrillist’s Kyler Alvord not only validates the taste of GF Oreos VS. Original Oreos but also shares VERY comprehensive taste testing methodology. Mr. Alvord has raised the bar in taste testing!

And if gluten can be successfully removed then perhaps their recipe can be tweaked to remove canine/feline unfriendly ingredients. Hey Oreo why not explore an Oreo flavour for dogs (maybe cats too) – Golden Peanut Butter anyone! If Ben & Jerry’s can do it…

Catnip – Feline Fun Food

This EurekAlert! Science News just shared that not only is Catnip a Fun Food for felines, it also protects them from mosquito bites. The key pleasure component in catnip is nepetalactone which cats (house & jungle) adore but mosquitoes hate!

This hard to spell ingredient is an intoxicating chemical for cats that ALSO repels mosquitoes that can carry some of the worst diseases (yellow fever, Zika, Dengue). AND it looks like it could work for both humans & cats. Repellent properties not Endorphin Inducing properties…

Another example of a “Do Good” Fun Food!

Hot Chocolate – a liquid Fun Food!

To be clear, you can drink OR eat Fun Foods!

Inline image — ** **The best hot chocolate I’ve EVER had was so thick it was almost like drinking pudding! You can find it at Anna Cafe in Budapest and I’d return just to have it again – and pastries**. **

With winter here, this timely PureWow article shares a hot chocolate taste test to help you find the best mix to make at home – and you can make it as thick as you like…!

Snacking in the Time of Corona

Fun Food is more than fun, it is having a moment, officially.

In this continuing Time of Corona, the financial analysts are pointing out eating trends and market response. Fun Food has attention & pressures! This great Yahoo Finance article comprehensively outlines the Covid-19 “stay-at-home eating impacts” that are expected to continue into the foreseeable future.

Bottomline –

Competition for Fun Food has arisen as we fear our favourites will get sold out during “exposure minimizing” stockpiling!
The Business World is being creative with production & new Fun Food ideas!!

Crimes against Cheese & KD

I love KD. KD is easy and tasty and fun.

I love Mac & Cheese (or Cheez) and order it A LOT – side dish, waffles, main dish with additions i.e. Lobster, see below!

And while I am not a big fancy cheese eater, I appreciate that cheese deserves proper handling and this great Thrillist article has a ton of information on cheese including how to avoid Cheese Crime.