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12 February 2008

I have a 3.75-oz can of Doritos in front of me, which I purchased at the Dollar Store for -- get this -- $1. (No tax! It's food!) It turns out that 1 oz. of Doritos contains 2% of the RDA of both iron and calcium. So...→[More:]

Eating 50 ounces of Doritos (550, by quantity) would satisfy my iron and calcium needs (and totally put me over the top for phosphorous!), and I'd only have to buy 14 cans of Doritos to get there. For a dollar each! With no tax!

I love America.

post by: mudpuppie at: 17:24 | 17 comments

I could write a book about my love affair with Doritos.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 12 February | 17:38

can? where I live Doritos come in bags.

posted by jonmc 12 February | 17:39

can of Doritos

¿Que? No entiendo.

posted by bmarkey 12 February | 17:40

... or however you'd actually say that. My apologies to all Spanish speakers - it's been a long time since high school for me.

posted by bmarkey 12 February | 17:42

How much sodium would that be?

posted by arse_hat 12 February | 17:43

Yes, in a can! (I can't figure out whether that seller is serious or just hoping for really gullible consumers.)

Arsey, it'd only be 9000mg of sodium!

posted by mudpuppie 12 February | 17:45

Better link.

posted by mudpuppie 12 February | 17:47

Do they sell bags of bean dip to go with the canned chips?

posted by bmarkey 12 February | 17:49

Maybe it's one of those plastic deals that's designed to, like, fit in your backpack or car cupholder or whatever?

posted by box 12 February | 17:55

Okay, after doing a little Googling--man, there are a lot of varieties of Dorito.

posted by box 12 February | 18:12

Doritos are delicious. Although some of the novelty flavors are gross.

posted by SassHat 12 February | 18:23

Man, that's my bucket list.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 12 February | 18:24

IMO, Tostitos Hint of Lime are everything a tortilla chip should be, especially for dipping, ESPECIALLY for dipping into guacamole. There are actually a couple LOCAL chipperies who do some excellent hunks of fried tortilla, but Tostitos provide the best balance of crispiness to dip-durability AND the Hint of Lime is the only SUBTLE flavor available.

posted by wendell 12 February | 20:08

I thought for sure this was posted by jonmc.

posted by chewatadistance 12 February | 20:47

Yeah, chewie, I thought about posting a disclaimer.

posted by mudpuppie 12 February | 20:59

Wait...what's weird about the ebay auction? It reminds me of all the false-bottom coke cans my friends used to keep their stash in.

Also, Doritos rock my face. There are a number of new flavors I have yet to try. This is the slacker I have become.