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Ruger Chocolate-Flavored, Sugar Free, Reduced Fat Wafers

OFFICIAL SNACK REPORT
Sanctioned By WASAW Snack Committee

Reviewed By: Kid Nougat Location: vending machine OFFICIAL NAME OF SNACK: Ruger Chocolate-Flavored, Sugar Free, Reduced Fat Wafers PRICE: $.60 WEIGHT: 1.6 oz. DESCRIPTION OF SNACK: The packaging describes this snack as "Extra Crispy, Delicious Chocolate Flavored Wafers." I'd remove the "Extra" and the "Delicious." They're basically chocolate flavored wafers. You get 4 to a pack; each measures 11 centimeters in length, 2.5 centimeters in width, and 1 centimeter in depth. I had a girlfriend who once described me as having 1 centimeter of depth. Small world, ain't it? SSI RATING (SNACK SATISFACTION INDEX - 1-10): 6.8 (almost a solid 7 - I'm just not big on chocolate wafers)

UPSIDE:

Neatness. The Rugers are a very tidy snack. No fuss, no muss. Two, maybe three bites per wafer - all gone! Also, this is a sugar-free snack featuring 50% less fat than regular sugar-free wafers. Not too shabby!

DOWNSIDE:

There's no genuine "snacking" downside -- the Rugers are tasty and hit the spot -- it's just that you'll feel like a communist sympathizer as you bite into their numbing uniformity. And, oh yeah, they're a bit dry.

1ST 4 INGREDIENTS:

Wheat Flour
Isomalt (a lot like isometrics, only without the exercise and contraction of muscles)
Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
Cocoa Powder (good name for a James Bond femme fatale, don't you think?)

LAST 4 INGREDIENTS:

Soy Lecithin
Dried Egg Yoke
Salt
Baking Soda

PACKAGING:

In a word: futuristic. The shiny silver wrapper seals that "Plan 9 from Outer Space" look. There's a touch of pink that works nicely (but please don't tell anyone I said that - the Kid's got a tough-guy rep to protect). You just KNOW they've got Rugers in the vending machines at NASA.

DO I RECOMMEND YOU TRY THIS YOURSELF? (YES/NO - EXPLAIN):

If you're a sugar-free chocolate wafer fan - and only YOU know for sure if you are - I say, go for it!

IS THIS SNACK NAMED AFTER JUDD HIRSCH'S CHARACTER ON "TAXI?"

No. Hirsch played Alex "Reger," not Ruger.

HOW CAN THIS PRODUCT BE IMPROVED?

Knock off the sugar-free, reduced fat nonsense - you only live once!

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