27 Interesting Snacks And Treats From Amazon
A bag of Nutella-filled biscuits that taste like adult Dunkaroos. These have been banned in my home because we go through a bag in one sitting (an expensive habit!) but I may have to order some more now, seeing as they're half the price of what my local corner store charges.
Pickle cashews because real brineheads know that literally anything tastes better with a little dill and garlic flavoring. Only open this bag if you're prepared to eat all 5 ounces because reviewers say these are capital T tasty.
Or Vlasic Pickle Balls for anyone who gets hungry whenever the sport of the same name gets mentioned. Grab some dill-flavored puffs after a long day at the court.
A variety pack of A Dozen Cousins ready-to-eat seasoned beans that are a HUGE step up from the basic canned version. You can throw a bag into the microwave and have a body-meltingly delicious side ready to go in one minute.
Sweet Goldfish in head-turning flavors like strawberry shortcake, vanilla cupcake, and cinnamon roll. Yeeeah, these guys aren't even gonna have time to smile back before you snack.
Spicy margarita instant cocktails that use teabag technology to make delicious bevvies with zero effort, equipment, or bartending experience. Just fill a glass with cold water and liquor (optional), dunk your mixer pouch, and get ready to par-tea! (Sorry.)
A bag of Konpeito, aka Japanese star candy. These are great for anyone who loves Spirited Away or just sugar in general. They're basically like tiny hunks of rock candy — delicious, with a great *cronch*.
Best-selling Rip Van chocolate hazelnut wafer cookies that are big in the keto, vegan, and diabetic communities thanks to their bakery-level tastiness. Each cookie comes with three wafers and flavored spreads (think chocolate hazelnut, strawberry, and pumpkin spice) to create a sort of inverted Kit-Kat situation.
A variety pack of Kindling whole-grain pretzels in fun flavors like dill pickle, garlic parmesan, and honey mustard. Reviewers like the bold flavors and lil' protein boost.
A variety pack of hard candies spiced with traditional Mexican flavors that will delight the senses. Spicy, sweet, and tangy all come together to create flavor magic.
A bag of popcorn that's the direct result of an illicit affair between Smartfood and Doritos. If you've never had nacho cheese-flavored popcorn, you haven't lived, IMO.
Or a bag of Reese's Popcorn ideally eaten while enjoying an ET viewing. Salty popcorn is drizzled with chocolaty and peanut butter, making it even better than mixing Raisinets into theater popcorn.
Walker's mini shortbread Scottie dogs so you can recreate tea time across the pond. One reviewer said they're the best butter cookies they've ever had!
Quaker Rice Crisps — mini, chip versions of the rice cakes of your youth. They come in four outstanding (not exaggerating) flavors, but the best, IMO, is cheddar.
Canned Oden: Japanese pot-au-feu made with daikon, tofu, noodles, and more, simmered in a dashi-rich broth. Heat it up for an easy soup dish or eat it right out of the can as a quick snack.
Vegan mini snack sticks that do a good impression of beef jerky thanks to their 11 grams of protein, smoky flavors, and satisfying texture. Their small size makes them great as a midday pick-me-up snack or lunchbox treat.
A box of Cheetos mac 'n' cheese that are unsurprisingly 1000% delicious and absolutely worth trying. The cheesiness is...unparalleled to any other brand and the spiral pasta has the perfect level of chewiness.
Marinated veggie snack packs that offer a similar experience to eating olives straight out of the jar, but likely without the regret that comes when you have to chug a gallon of water to stave off the salt-induced thirst. Plus, the lightweight bags are easier to travel with than glass bottles! If you're not eating these cooked veggies straight up, you can use them to top salads or jazz up hors d'oeuvres.
A bubble tea kit with everything you need to make five cups of taro or Thai tea. As long as you know how to heat water, you can make this tasty treat in just 45 seconds!
A dozen bags of GLOWING Sour Patch Kids and Swedish Fish that prove that this is the decade of candy innovation so groundbreaking, it would bring a tear to Willy Wonka's eye. The strawberry-watermelon gummies come with edible glitter that glows under black light. Time to bring candy to the rave!
If you're wondering if these candies are radioactive, NOPE! They're made with tasteless turmeric extract. Promising review (for the Sour Patch Kids): "Unfortunately, I don't have a picture right now, because they are gone! They are so delicious, so soft, and everyone I know loves them." —DenisePrice: $15 for the Swedish Fish and $14.92 for the Sour Patch Kids
A Fishwife smoked fish trio you can enjoy with crackers, mix into a delicious dip, or eat straight out of the can — they're that good! Reviewers appreciate that they're not overly oily or fishy tasting.
A bag of sugar-free hard candies for anyone who wishes they could eat the glass pebbles often seen in decorative vases. Reviewers love the reasonable price, variety of flavors, and lack of gross aftertaste.
Kuzumochi that looks sooo satisfying to eat. Slice up this crystal treat and eat it on ice cream, with an acai bowl, in a fruit salad, or alone, topped with the included kinako (roasted soybean flour). Normally, you have to go to a Japanese gift shop to find this tea-flavored dessert!
Plant-based Reese's cups made with oat flour, because everyone (vegan and lactose-intolerant people included) should be able to enjoy one of the greatest candies on Earth. It even ships with cold packs, so people in hot climates can get in on the peanutbuttery goodness as well.
Roasted seaweed snacks that come in a variety of fun flavors (teriyaki, chili lime, Korean BBQ, etc) and are the perfect snack for when you're not exactly hungry but still in the mood to eat something. They're light, crispy, and a source of vitamin B12 and iodine.
Nick's Keto Candy Bars packing tons of flavor AND fiber, with 28%–34% of the recommended daily amount. The gluten-free treats come in gooey peanut butter and creamy coconut — reviewers say both really hit the spot when you want something sweet.
Brazi Bites Pizza Snacks, which are essentially like pizza rolls but with a twist — pao de queijo instead of pizza dough! That's right, it's cheese, sauce, and pepperoni wrapped in a delightful cheesy bread.
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Hey, just a quick warning about buying food online in the summer! If the listing doesn't say it's shipped with ice packs, your snacks might melt before they reach you. A bag of Nutella-filled biscuits that taste like adult Dunkaroos. These have been banned in my home because we go through a bag in one sitting (an expensive habit!) but I may have to order some more now, seeing as they're half the price of what my local corner store charges. Pickle cashews because real brineheads know that literally anything tastes better with a little dill and garlic flavoring. Only open this bag if you're prepared to eat all 5 ounces because reviewers say these are capital T tasty. Or Vlasic Pickle Balls for anyone who gets hungry whenever the sport of the same name gets mentioned. Grab some dill-flavored puffs after a long day at the court. A variety pack of A Dozen Cousins ready-to-eat seasoned beans that are a HUGE step up from the basic canned version. You can throw a bag into the microwave and have a body-meltingly delicious side ready to go in one minute. Sweet Goldfish in head-turning flavors like strawberry shortcake, vanilla cupcake, and cinnamon roll. Yeeeah, these guys aren't even gonna have time to smile back before you snack. Spicy margarita instant cocktails that use teabag technology to make delicious bevvies with zero effort, equipment, or bartending experience. Just fill a glass with cold water and liquor (optional), dunk your mixer pouch, and get ready to par-tea! (Sorry.) A bag of Konpeito, aka Japanese star candy. These are great for anyone who loves Spirited Away or just sugar in general. They're basically like tiny hunks of rock candy — delicious, with a great *cronch*. Best-selling Rip Van chocolate hazelnut wafer cookies that are big in the keto, vegan, and diabetic communities thanks to their bakery-level tastiness. Each cookie comes with three wafers and flavored spreads (think chocolate hazelnut, strawberry, and pumpkin spice) to create a sort of inverted Kit-Kat situation. A variety pack of Kindling whole-grain pretzels in fun flavors like dill pickle, garlic parmesan, and honey mustard. Reviewers like the bold flavors and lil' protein boost. A variety pack of hard candies spiced with traditional Mexican flavors that will delight the senses. Spicy, sweet, and tangy all come together to create flavor magic. A bag of popcorn that's the direct result of an illicit affair between Smartfood and Doritos. If you've never had nacho cheese-flavored popcorn, you haven't lived, IMO. Or a bag of Reese's Popcorn ideally eaten while enjoying an ET viewing. Salty popcorn is drizzled with chocolaty and peanut butter, making it even better than mixing Raisinets into theater popcorn. Walker's mini shortbread Scottie dogs so you can recreate tea time across the pond. One reviewer said they're the best butter cookies they've ever had! Quaker Rice Crisps — mini, chip versions of the rice cakes of your youth. They come in four outstanding (not exaggerating) flavors, but the best, IMO, is cheddar. Canned Oden: Japanese pot-au-feu made with daikon, tofu, noodles, and more, simmered in a dashi-rich broth. Heat it up for an easy soup dish or eat it right out of the can as a quick snack. Vegan mini snack sticks that do a good impression of beef jerky thanks to their 11 grams of protein, smoky flavors, and satisfying texture. Their small size makes them great as a midday pick-me-up snack or lunchbox treat. A box of Cheetos mac 'n' cheese that are unsurprisingly 1000% delicious and absolutely worth trying. The cheesiness to any other brand and the spiral pasta has the perfect level of chewiness. Marinated veggie snack packs that offer a similar experience to eating olives straight out of the jar, but likely without the regret that comes when you have to chug a gallon of water to stave off the salt-induced thirst. Plus, the lightweight bags are easier to travel with than glass bottles! If you're not eating these cooked veggies straight up, you can use them to top salads or jazz up hors d'oeuvres. A bubble tea kit with everything you need to make five cups of taro or Thai tea. As long as you know how to heat water, you can make this tasty treat in just 45 seconds! A dozen bags of GLOWING Sour Patch Kids and Swedish Fish that prove that this is the decade of candy innovation so groundbreaking, it would bring a tear to Willy Wonka's eye. The strawberry-watermelon gummies come with edible glitter that glows under black light. Time to bring candy to the rave! If you're wondering if these candies are radioactive, NOPE! They're made with tasteless turmeric extract. Promising review (for the Sour Patch Kids): "Unfortunately, I don't have a picture right now, because they are gone! They are so delicious, so soft, and everyone I know loves them." —DenisePrice: $15 for the Swedish Fish and $14.92 for the Sour Patch Kids A Fishwife smoked fish trio you can enjoy with crackers, mix into a delicious dip, or eat straight out of the can — they're that good! Reviewers appreciate that they're not overly oily or fishy tasting. A bag of sugar-free hard candies for anyone who wishes they could eat the glass pebbles often seen in decorative vases. Reviewers love the reasonable price, variety of flavors, and lack of gross aftertaste. Kuzumochi that looks sooo satisfying to eat. Slice up this crystal treat and eat it on ice cream, with an acai bowl, in a fruit salad, or alone, topped with the included kinako (roasted soybean flour). Normally, you have to go to a Japanese gift shop to find this tea-flavored dessert! Plant-based Reese's cups made with oat flour, because everyone (vegan and lactose-intolerant people included) should be able to enjoy one of the greatest candies on Earth. It even ships with cold packs, so people in hot climates can get in on the peanutbuttery goodness as well. Roasted seaweed snacks that come in a variety of fun flavors (teriyaki, chili lime, Korean BBQ, etc) and are the perfect snack for when you're not exactly hungry but still in the mood to eat something. They're light, crispy, and a source of vitamin B12 and iodine. Nick's Keto Candy Bars packing tons of flavor AND fiber, with 28%–34% of the recommended daily amount. The gluten-free treats come in gooey peanut butter and creamy coconut — reviewers say both really hit the spot when you want something sweet. Brazi Bites Pizza Snacks, which are essentially like pizza rolls but with a twist — pao de queijo instead of pizza dough! That's right, it's cheese, sauce, and pepperoni wrapped in a delightful cheesy bread.
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04-08-2025
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In Maine, tight rental market keeps domestic violence survivors in shelters longer
Shelters are a vital resource for survivors of domestic violence, but there are not nearly enough beds statewide to meet demand. Maine has 162 beds in 11 domestic violence shelters across the state, according to a Advertisement In fiscal year 2024, shelters around the state were able to house just 14 percent of those who were eligible and looking for a bed, according to the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. Admittance rates at some regional resource centers were even lower. Partners for Peace told The Monitor they were able to admit only around 6 percent of those seeking a space; Safe Voices, which covers Oxford, Franklin and Androscoggin counties, reported similar figures. Through These Doors, in Cumberland County, was able to provide beds for just 40 of the 358 people who sought shelter with them last year, a roughly 11 percent admittance rate. While a lack of beds has long been a problem, it has gotten worse in recent years, said staff at several resource centers, as people struggling to find more permanent housing in Maine's hot housing market stay longer in shelters. Advertisement A shortage of housing units, the rising cost of rent and constraints on federal low-income housing assistance programs, particularly Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, are compounding the issue. If beds don't open up, those waiting for a space may have to stay longer in unsafe situations. The difficulty of finding housing often leaves survivors feeling trapped, said Francine Garland Stark, the executive director of the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. 'The risk of being homeless or being in a shelter for months, maybe even a year, feels like a hopeless alternative to the terrible place that they are.' Resource centers work with those they turn away to find alternate solutions. 'Sometimes, people call for shelter, and really what they need is a security deposit, or first month's rent, or a bus ticket to get to a family or friend that has a safe place to stay,' said Walker, of Partners for Peace. Advocates may also make referrals to other domestic violence or homeless shelters. Longer shelter stay lengths are a symptom of Maine's housing crisis. Maine's housing shortage was decades in the making, driven largely by the construction of too few homes. During the pandemic, the state experienced a population boom, with more than 20,000 people moving in between 2020 and 2022. The spike in demand exacerbated the housing shortage. From 2020 to 2024, the state's median home price grew by more than 50 percent. Workers' wages, however, grew by less than 33 percent. A Advertisement During the pandemic, Maine also saw calls to domestic violence hotlines become 'Everyone expected the numbers to go up during COVID-19, because people were stuck at home,' said Grace Kendall, director of development and engagement at Safe Voices. 'They were in very close proximity with their abusers.' Advocates, however, did not expect the number of cases to remain elevated after quarantine had lifted — and to continue increasing, said Kendall. 'Our numbers go up every year, but the housing market can't respond that quickly.' Rising rents have meant that housing vouchers issued through federal rental assistance programs — which several resource centers said they once relied on to move survivors out of shelters — have not gone as far as they once did. The vouchers, which subsidize between 60 and 70 percent of the cost of rent for those who qualify, are paid for by the federal government and managed by housing authorities around the state. The average cost per unit the vouchers were covering began rising sharply in 2018, Advertisement The state's housing authorities have exceeded their budgetary authority — meaning that they issued more vouchers than they had the funding to pay for — in When a housing authority goes over budget, the federal government asks it to stop issuing new vouchers. That was what happened in 2024, when several of Maine's largest housing authorities — including Portland, Westbrook, and MaineHousing, which oversees towns without a local housing authority — hit pause on issuing vouchers until enough new ones had been returned to circulation. The pause was detrimental to domestic violence resource centers. In fiscal year 2024, New Hope Midcoast helped 15 families obtain a housing voucher. This fiscal year, they have only been able to place one family, who were on the centralized waiting list prior to the pause on new vouchers. According to Scott Thistle, communications director for MaineHousing, the state housing authority resumed issuing new vouchers in April 2025, though they are not issuing as many as before the pause. MaineHousing issues one-third of the Section 8 vouchers in Maine. The remainder are issued by local housing authorities. Several other resource centers said they are no longer able to place survivors into affordable housing through the voucher program, and instead rely on other assistance programs to move them out of the shelter. Advertisement The lengthy waitlist for vouchers, full shelters, and the tight housing market have created a difficult situation for many people looking to flee an abusive relationship. 'Many survivors correctly decide that it is, in fact, safer for them to stay in an abusive relationship, because otherwise they would be living on the street,' said Kendall. This story was originally published by and distributed through a partnership with the Associated Press.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
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Wait, Do Some Buffets Charge For Bringing In Babies?
Buffets can be fun experiences, but there are a of couple bizarre stories that make the rounds online. And no, this isn't about food poisoning caused by some obvious meals you should be avoiding at a buffet. It may sound like an internet rumor gone too far, but yes, some buffets have tried to charge families for bringing in babies. Granted, most places are pretty straightforward: Kids under a certain age (usually under the age of four) eat free, and older children pay a reduced price. Take one Reddit post, where a family was asked to pay a whopping $75 for their newborn at a buffet. That baby wasn't eating, wasn't sitting at the table, and probably slept through the entire outing. However, the restaurant still tried to add on a full adult meal charge. Naturally, the internet did what it does best, and the outrage spread like wildfire. That story had dozens of replies, many from equally outraged parents. Most swore they'd walk out before paying a cent. Others chimed in with tales of their own buffet nightmare stories, including toddlers who were charged adult prices simply because they were taller than expected, or had a bigger appetite and dared to go up for seconds. Read more: The Best And Worst Of Fast Food Mac And Cheese Ranked Interestingly, some restaurants, particularly in the United Kingdom, base pricing on height instead of age, and that can be a problem if your toddler happens to be in the 95th percentile. So, if your 2-year-old is tall for their age, they could technically be considered "adult height," even if they're still munching on Goldfish crackers and playing with the salt shakers. In other cases, restaurants look at people's appetites. That means a 6-year-old who loves mashed potatoes and goes back for seconds might end up getting charged the same as a 30-year-old linebacker. But even then, charging for a newborn who isn't even old enough to sit up is excessive. Some big buffet chains like Golden Corral have printed and posted age-based pricing. It usually reads as children under 3 eating for free, while those aged 4 to 12 pay discounted prices. This way, it's easier for parents and guardians to budget accordingly. Just remember to maintain a positive attitude, have a light meal before going, and steer clear of buffet salads! When you go to smaller, independently owned buffets, the rules may become vague. Some restaurants charge a flat fee regardless of food consumed, and others hike the price if there's any food leftover on your plate. The logic is that the buffet is "all you can eat," not "all you plan to eat," and by entering the establishment, you're agreeing to the pricing. Nonetheless, the majority of restaurants will not ask you to pay for a baby or a little kid who's not going to be eating. However, to avoid the awkward conversations at the checkout counter, it doesn't hurt to ask about a buffet's child policy before you sit down. You can also call ahead if you've never been there before. That way, if they attempt to charge for an infant, you're not caught off guard. Even if you're visiting the best buffet in your state, buffets are meant to be low-stress experiences: no frustrating menu decisions or waiting for the kitchen. You simply stack your plate and go. But nothing kills that experience faster than being handed a bill with a charge for someone who can't even hold a plate. Read the original article on Chowhound.
