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Ranking Criteria and Audience[edit]

Snack foods are a supplement to almost every diet, be it gym rats, college students, or binge-watchers. Specifically, this list will be constructed for anybody who enjoys sitting down for several hours to binge-watch TV shows. This is particularly exigent due to current the current global pandemic in which many people are using to finish all the TV they didn't have time to watch before quarentine. Outlined are a couple snacks ranked in order of achieving these characteristics successfully or unsuccessfully. Those looking for a comprehensive snack food to meet all their needs should take interest in this article. Snack food comes in many different varieties. Each one is targeted to meet a certain set of goals, like packaging, addictiveness, and affordability. These criteria are justified because all of these things are very crucial to couch-potato binge-watchers. The snack must be addictive and delicious, it must be affordable, and there must be as much stuff into one package as possible. Within each categories, there are subcategories meant to appease more selective desires. Each category will be ranked on a scale out of 5. 1 being the worst and 5 being the best. Only the most superior snack foods can attain a score of 15/15. Snack food companies brand their products as high achieving in certain categories in order to best reach their audience. In this case, the audience that each snack food is attempting to reach are binge-watchers. Some snack foods are only able to meet one or two of the desired traits, but the best are able to do all three while still topping the chart in each category.

Snack Food Power Ranking[edit]

15/15: Kirkland Signature Kettle-Cooked Crinkle Cut Himalayan Salt Chips^[1][edit]

Kirkland Signature Kettle-Cooked Crinkle Cut Himalayan Salt Chips are the perfect chip for any binge-watcher. Their salty flavor is a classic crowd pleaser. While other chip flavors such as barbecue and jalapeno are more subjective, salty potato chips satisfy any palette. Despite there being many brands and varieties of salty potato chips, Kirkland Signature Kettle-Cooked Crinkle Cut Himalayan Salt Chips are the best. As the name states, it is a potato chip that is crinkle cut, meaning it has the waves in it. Furthermore, it has pink Himalayan salt on it instead of normal salt. The pink salt makes the chips taste and look more luxurious and prestigious than the average salt chip. Additionally, it is a Kirkland Signature brand chip, which means that the bag is massive, 32oz, and contains more than a family-sized bag amount. Not only is this perfect for hungry binge-watchers, but it places them at a 5 for packaging, with very little air taking up space deserved by the finger licking chips. One bag of Kirkland Signature Kettle-Cooked Crinkle Cut Himalayan Salt Chips costs $5.59 at Costco, making them more affordable than one of their biggest competitors, Lays Potato Chips which cost 2.94 for only 13oz^[2]. This price point ranks them at a 5 for affordability because they are one of the cheapest options and a great value item. They are a 5 in addictiveness due to the high salt content ^[3] and delicious taste. Kirkland Signature Kettle-Cooked Crinkle Cut Himalayan Salt Chips are perfect for any binge-watcher, surpassing everyones picky preferences with their quintessential taste. The perfect amount of crunch and salt thats welcome at every movie marathon!

14/15: Takis^[4][edit]

Takis hot tortilla chips are the perfect snack for anyone who has a love for spicy hot snacks while binge-ing all of the seasons of The Office. These spicy tortilla chips come as long red tubes rather than the typical flattened out chips and possess a tangy, hot flavor you'd want to experience again and again. This would give them a ranking of 5 on the scale for addictiveness. The chips are shaped unlike any other, but they are not the first popular snack to be spicy. They have a dust coating similar to the one on Cheetos but it's a darker red slightly more hot. They come in various flavors but some of the most popular flavors include Fuego, Hot Chili Pepper, and Lemon. They serve as a good afternoon snack while having a movie marathon or binge-watching watching any tv show. The dust coating is known for winding up everywhere, so eaters of the snack should be cautious with the burning hot snack. Takis are sold in various packaging sizes which include a Party size 24.7oz bag, a personal 9.9oz bag, and they also come in single 1oz. bags for a smaller serving. The diversity in packaging size makes the snack useful for different occasions. Due to this fact, Takis are ranked 5 for packaging. The price of Takis can range from around $2.68 to around $7.00 depending on where they are sold and how many ounces are being bought. This is pretty reasonable for a bag of chips, especially when you can buy them in party packages that offer a large quantity of the snack. Takis are ranked 4 in the pricing category due to reasonable prices. With all that said, Takis remain one of the best snack choices for typical binge-watchers. They are a highly addictive snack that are best paired with a highly addictive show.

13/15: Almond Joy^[5][edit]

The Almond Joy chocolate candy bar is arguably the best chocolate candy bar to eat while binge-watching TV shows and movies. Almond Joys are a chocolate bar, but stand out from others. It is filled with coconut and has an almond in each section of the candy bar, which is why it is considered to be addictive and original. Almond Joy is ranked as a 4 for how addictive it is because the bar is sweet and has the almonds to add some crunch to the chocolate bar. Almond Joys taste like a coconut dessert, except with some milk chocolate on it to add more sweet flavoring to the candy. The almonds in the candy bar are always crunchy and are the perfect addition to the overall soft chocolate bar. Almond Joy is probably most well-known for its originality because of the integration of coconut and chocolate. Most chocolate bars are mainly focused on the chocolate aspect, but Almond Joy brought together chocolate, coconut, and almonds into their product. Almond Joy’s 1.61 oz bar typically costs around $1.29, which brings their pricing to a 4 ranking due to the fact that it might be expensive for a chocolate bar. Although binge-watchers would want to save money on the snacks that they tend to eat, they should consider how Almond Joy is an original snack that would have binge-watchers craving to want this chocolate bar. The packaging for this chocolate bar can be ranked as a 5 because it is greatly helpful for binge-watchers since they will not have to worry about getting that rich milk chocolate on their fingers and pausing their TV show or movie just to get a napkin. Instead, the packaging is designed to unwrap the chocolate bar as one eats it bite by bite, which is a positive aspect that binge-watchers should consider. For these reasons, Almond Joy gets ranked at a 13/15 because although they are not the most affordable or addictive snack, they are packaged separately which makes them very simple to eat.

13/15: Herr's Kettle Cooked Salt and Vinegar Chips^[6][edit]

Salt and vinegar chips, specifically the Herr’s kettle cooked chips, make a great snack for people that are craving chips with a little more flavor. This chip has the perfect amount of salt and vinegar per chip along with a flawless crunch. Many binge-watchers across the globe will agree and say that the salt and vinegar flavor is his or her favorite. Lays could not compare to Herr’s as Lays salt and vinegar chips have too much salt and more air than chips in the bag. As well as the quantity and quality of the chips, customers will save more money if they buy Herr's $2.00 bag of chips ^[7] compared to Lays' $2.68 bag ^[8] more money is saved when purchasing the Herr's brand, and although the chips are less expensive, the quality of the chips will not disappoint. In terms of how the chips are packaged, the packaging would be rated as a 4 of out 5. In terms of the pricing, it would be ranked at a solid 5 out of 5 because there are so many chips packed in one bag that you are buying them in bulk. While they score a 5 out of 5, they still do not match Kirkland's ability to pile chips into a massive bag. The chips are well packaged in a standard Herr's chip bag, and can effectively prevent the chips in the bag from breaking. Most customers would expect the packaging to be full of air, but Herr's salt and vinegar chips offer a large number of chips in their bags, and this can be a pleasant surprise for binge-watchers that can not get enough of the tangy snack. For this reason, the addictiveness of the chip and the ability to just keep on grabbing "one last chip" puts it at a 5 out of 5. Although the smell within the bag is something that can be expressed as distinctive, the chips itself are delicious, and a bit difficult to describe. The only way one can describe it is as satisfying salty but sour tangy flavor. The distinct, tangy flavor makes it difficult to put the chips away, making it rather addictive for binge-watchers. Herr's salt and vinegar chips would be ranked as a 13 out of 15 due to its unique, distinct flavor that cannot compare to various other chip flavors. The tangy vinegar in the chips can easily make a snack-lover's taste-buds tingle and it is relatively common to have cravings for this flavorful snack because of the satisfying flavor that it is packed with.

10/15: Wheat Thins^[9][edit]

If binge-watchers want a healthier snack while watching their TV shows and movies, Wheat Thins are a great option. These snacks are little rectangular baked crackers that are salted and made with whole-wheat flour. Wheat Thins might be a nice alternative and a healthy snack, but compared to other snacks listed, it is not as addictive as a binge-watcher would expect it to be. Wheat Thins are only seasoned with salt, which can make it a bit difficult for the snack to be addictive without other seasoning. Although the crackers are only salted, one can still taste a bit of sweetness when one chews it, giving the binge-watcher a good balance of sweet and savory. Due to this aspect, Wheat Thins would be ranked as a 3 for how addictive the snack can be to a binge-watcher. Binge-watchers can also eat this snack and satisfy their cravings for carbs without feeling too regretful about their snack choice. For a regular size box of Wheat Thins, it can cost around $2.39 in local grocery stores. This is a bit pricey compared to the other snacks; however, this snack is a healthy option with a higher quantity of crackers due to the way this snack is packaged. The packaging the snack comes in is a box, which can be ranked a as a 3 because the box can be a bit bulky for the average binge-watcher. It has the potential to get in the way, which can inconvenience the binge-watcher who might want to lay down and get comfortable. With all of these aspects combined, Wheat Thins can be viewed as original from the healthiness and packaging of this snack, which makes this ranking a 4. There are not many snacks that are as enjoyable and as healthy as Wheat Thins for someone who wants to binge-watch their TV shows and movies while also making healthy snack choices.