The Quest For The Perfect Cheez-It

This is what happens when my son asks me to get him “cheddar” Cheez-It® crackers.

After I got over the initial shock of how many varieties of Cheez-It® crackers there are, I scanned the shelves five times to confirm that none were called “cheddar.” I grabbed the “White Cheddar” variety knowing that they were not what my son wanted (we’d had them before, so he would have asked for them by name if that’s what he wanted) but at least that way I could tell him that I got the only box that said “cheddar.” I also got him the regular variety (the plain old Cheez-It® crackers on the left), again knowing that it probably wasn’t right but confident that they would be eaten anyway.

When I got home and he confirmed that he had something else in mind, we went to the Cheez-It website to see what it could possibly be called. Out of the ten varieties listed on the website, my guess was “Colby” but he wasn’t sure. When I went to the grocery store, I noticed the smoked cheddar/Monterey Jack “Duoz” and got those as well. I was doubtful, because I think he would have remembered (and possibly not liked) the “smoked” flavor.

After I got home we had a taste test, and the winner was …. Colby!

Are you more astounded at the fact that there are ten varieties of Cheez-It® crackers, or that I bought four of them?

(Steena, want to come over for some carbo-loading?)