TechMYTH OR FACT?

ALDI's $2.19 snack pitched as a cheaper favorite

A Southern Living writer claims ALDI's $2.19 item outperforms her previous favorite snack on both taste and price—though the verdict remains one person's palate, not a blind test.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 10:17 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

Photo: Aldi — Photo: Harrison Keely · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by Southern Living: “This $2.19 ALDI Item Is A Tastier, More Affordable Option To My Favorite Snack”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 10:17 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Dr. Nina Byte and Hank Ledger.

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Southern LivingThis $2.19 ALDI Item Is A Tastier, More Affordable Option To My Favorite Snack

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHere is a myth I swear by: the name-brand snack is always better, and the store brand is just a sad cousin in a plain bag.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentI'm ruling it's complicated. Southern Living has a writer who says a two-dollar-and-nineteen-cent ALDI item beats her favorite snack on both taste and price.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOn both.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat's one writer's taste buds, though, not a blind test, so your cousin may still lose at your house. Does it work for everybody?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentTry it and see.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo I've been loyal to a logo, and the logo has been charging me extra for the loyalty.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat's a fair summary of most of grocery shopping.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFine, I'll buy the cheap one and pour it into the old bag.