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I have a theory that Ted Lasso never existed. The show was a collective hallucination that we all experienced together instead of unpacking the pandemic and historical events that surrounded it.

But, if that were the case, how can I explain the existence of Jeni’s Biscuits with the Boss, an ice cream flavor that’s back to celebrate the premiere of the show’s fourth season?

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The Choco Taco is back at Taco Bell. Kind of. The Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco, an elevated version of the classic dessert, went live at Taco Bell on Tuesday.

“Last year’s collaboration showed us how much joy there is in reimagining a nostalgic favorite, and we’re thrilled to work with Salt & Straw to bring a new ice cream taco to Taco Bell restaurants,” Liz Matthews, global chief food innovation officer at Taco Bell, said in the company’s announcement. “The Churro Ice Cream Taco builds on everything fans loved about the original collaboration, with a flavor that feels right at home on our menu.”

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Remember back in 1998 when we somehow got dueling movies about space objects on course to collide with Earth and wipe out humanity? Well, that’s basically the same thing happening today with chicken nuggets.

For McDonald’s, Sept. 1 is the day when Spicy Chicken McNuggets officially return to menus. And for Burger King, today is the day the new BK Chicken Nuggets debut.

I picked up the McDonald’s Spicy Chicken McNuggets over the weekend, so this edition of Snackology is all about Burger King’s revamped nuggs.

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Didn’t Snackology just review a handful of new Pringles flavors? you might be asking. That’s very observant of you, dedicated newsletter reader. You’re right. The newsletter did just cover two of the Pringles x Buffalo Wild Wings flavors. But the magicians over at the Pringles factory have been busy.

Will the world ever be the same now that Pringles Dippers are on their way?

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What a year it’s been for Snackology and Mountain Dew. We kicked things off with the return of Mountain Dew Baja Cabo Citrus in January. We were tempted by Dirty Mountain Dew Zero Sugar in the spring. We embraced our patriotism with the Mountain Dew America Variety Pack. We celebrated Baja Blast’s 22nd birthday with Mountain Dew Baja Leo Zero Sugar just a few weeks ago. And we even ranked the entire roster of Zero Sugar flavors that I had in my home.

The Mountain Dew news keeps coming, with Mountain Dew x Trolli Mango Pineapple Punch hitting stores as you read this review.

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A trip to the mall on Saturday led to an unexpected encounter with the new McDonald’s Spicy Chicken McNuggets.

Between getting fleeced at Claire’s (no Squishmallows were bought this trip, though) and getting fleeced at the Lindt Chocolate Shop, we popped over to the McDonald’s in the food court at the Pentagon City mall. The food court was blissfully free of school groups, which meant I had time to actually take my time at the McDonald’s kiosk.

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Gather ’round, kids, it’s time for another Snackology mystery! While last month’s review of Chips Ahoy! Mystery Cookies stumped me, I think I have a lead on the secret hiding in each bag of Little Bites Mystery Muffins.

The brand behind the classic tiny muffins wants to keep fans guessing — teasing outlandish possibilities like “bubble gum” or “reminiscent of the first day of summer” — while encouraging us all to submit possible names for this mystery flavor.

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It’s been a spicy summer over here at Snackology. Thanks to Trolli Spicy Crawlers, the Blue Moon Spicy Orange Challenge and Mountain Dew Baja Leo Zero Sugar, I’ve tasted the full gamut of spiciness. The Spicy Orange made me sweat. The gummi worms were perfectly balanced. And I wasn’t sure where Baja Leo’s heat was supposed to be.

Pumpkin Spice Lattes might be back on the menu, but the minds behind Cheetos have something much more devious in store for us this spooky season: Cheetos Sweet Phantom Heat Puffs.

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Hey there, Snackology pals. Welcome to the August 2026 edition of Snack Chat.

Can you believe that it’s been a whole year since Oreo and Reese’s finally stopped flirting with each other and released official Oreo Reese’s Cups and Oreo Reese’s Cookies? (Snackology wasted little time in sending reviews your way of both the candy and the cookie.) Hershey is now celebrating the Oreo Reese’s Cup’s first birthday, bringing Lindsay Lohan and Amy Sedaris on board to help.

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It’s been several years since I was last in a Buffalo Wild Wings, but there was a time when you could find me there at least once a week. This was back in the days before the chain rapidly expanded and shifted cozier locations into cavernous chicken warehouses, and we were able to post up back by the bar and order our wings straight from the bartender back then.

Opening up tubes of Pringles x Buffalo Wild Wings brought me back to those days. Sure, I didn’t have several empty Molson Canadian glasses in front of me, but this collab unlocked those memories of what it was like to have access to a cheap wing night back in your early 20s.

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It turns out that Snackology isn’t alone in its mid-August transition to fall. Oreo Apple Pie a la Mode cookies are already back on shelves as I type this review. We first got this cookie flavor last year, and it seems that it was a big enough success for Oreo to immediately bring it back instead of making fans wait a few years for another chance to enjoy it.

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It’s been a long time since I graduated college. Long enough that my college had not only the time to rebrand itself as a university, but also plenty of time to bulldoze the college newspaper office that I pretty much lived in to make way for a shiny, new business school. It turns out journalism majors don’t donate enough money to earn their own buildings, I guess ...

Despite being more than two decades out from college, I still have dreams about forgetting to go to a class for an entire semester and then waking up and having to remind myself that I graduated, so I think that still qualifies me to review the Cup Noodles x Dash Dorm Survival Kit.

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The year 2016 was a momentous one. I got married in 2016. My wife and I went to Maui on our honeymoon in 2016. Moana and Arrival hit theaters in 2016. Some people even say that 2016 was the year when the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series sent our world into a bizarro alternative reality. (Things definitely took an unexpected turn after that championship in early November.)

But 2016 was also the year when Taco Bell released iconic menu items like the Naked Chicken Chalupa, Beefy Crunch Burrito, Meximelt and Caramel Apple Empanada. And now a decade later — how has it been a decade?! — Taco Bell is bringing these items back for a limited time as part of its Decades Menu.

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WELCOME TO THIS SNACKOLOGY REVIEW OF A TRIO OF NEW DRINKS AT McDONALD’S.

Sorry.

That was just the caffeine from the new Reduced Sugar Red Bull Dragonberry Energizer coursing through my veins. Yes, you can now buy a Red Bull at McDonald’s thanks to the restaurant’s latest addition to its lineup of crafted drinks.

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It’s the middle of August, but that’s no reason not to start dreaming of the (relatively) cooler days of fall. Snackology has a trio of incoming autumnal snacks today, looking at the release of Planters Apple Cider Donut Cashews, Planters Maple Brown Sugar Almonds and Flipz Pumpkin Spice Donut-Flavored Covered Pretzels.

Before I even started tasting the Planters and Flipz snacks, I was thrilled to see that they each staked out a different fall flavor. We’re all a bit tired of pumpkin spice these days, right? I get it. It’s fun. You get your pumpkin spice latte. You post on social media. But don’t you want more?

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With the milestone 300th edition of Snackology now in the history books, it feels appropriate that we launch the next 300 newsletters with the restaurant featured in the first ever edition of Snackology.

Taco Bell and Tajín have partnered to launch a limited-edition menu on Thursday full of chile lime seasoning-packed menu items: The Tajín Taco, Tajín Cheesy Gordita Crunch and Tajín Pineapple Strawberry Freeze.

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Since launching Snackology almost two years ago, I’ve published 21 Oreo-centric reviews. I’ve covered everything from Coca-Cola Oreos to Oreos filled with more Oreos to — shudder — Oreos that taste like turkey and stuffing. Today we’re digging into a trio of new Oreo cookies featuring flavors that have never been seen before and will soon be in stores for the first time ever:

Oreo Chicken & Waffles Cookies, Oreo Deep Fried Cookies and Oreo Banana Pudding Cookies.

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If there’s one thing Snackology knows, it’s Mountain Dew Zero Sugar. You don’t find yourself in a situation where you have eight different flavors of the low-calorie variety of Mountain Dew in your home ready to be ranked without learning a thing or two along the way.

I was thrilled when a can of Mountain Dew Baja Leo Zero Sugar showed up at home on Monday ahead of its release later this week. I carefully put this precious cargo into my fridge so it would be perfectly chilled for a review after our daughter went to bed.

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Legally, there are three main food groups that you can dip your tortilla chips in: Salsa, queso and guacamole. (Yes, there are obviously other things you can eat with a tortilla chip, but there’s no way Congress is ever going to get around to sorting this out.) Tostitos has long been a dominant force when it comes to salsa and queso, making glass jars of both available in the chips aisle.

They’re now jumping into the world of guac with Tostitos Chunky Guacamole. Don’t expect to find this new guacamole in the chip aisle, though. Your search will have to get ... cooler.

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August has only just begun, but Wendy’s has already rolled out its plans for fall with the Pretzel Bacon Pub Cheeseburger, Pretzel Bacon Pub Chicken Sandwich, Bacon Pub Fries and Apple Crumble Frosty Fusion.

“From the Pretzel Bacon Pub lineup to the Apple Crumble Frosty Fusion, this season’s menu is packed with the bold, elevated flavors fans are craving,” Wendy’s chief marketing officer Lindsay Radkoski said in the company’s announcement. “It’s the kind of menu inspiration you’d expect to find at your favorite neighborhood pub, now at Wendy’s.”

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