Tasty, but would be cheaper to just bake a potato at home...

Potato with Butter & Mayonnaise

Brand: 7-11

Price: 257 yen

Place of purchase: 7-11

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Sometimes I'm on the go and need a snack that isn't something sugary, and this potato with butter and mayonnaise was a recent find from 7-11. Obviously before you even get to the contents of it, you can see that the packaging is super cute -- it's part of a collab between 7-11 and Chiikawa, in anticipation of the Chiikawa movie coming out tomorrow. As the name suggests, this is pretty no fuss as far as snacks go. It's got chunks of baked potato, a drizzle of mayo, and a cube of butter on the top. You can heat it right then and there at 7-11, you just open a bit of the plastic to vent the steam. Super low calorie (118 calories for the entire thing) but surprisingly satiating, which was nice!

At the end of the day, to me the price of this is very much a case of paying for convenience and cuteness. If I baked an entire potato at home and gave it a squirt of mayo and a cube of butter, it would cost a fraction of this. However, when you're on the go, sometimes you've gotta do what you gotta do. I would say this is a good option for anyone looking for a snack that is minimally processed and not something sweet. On the flip side, if you're wanting to maximize your value for money, this probably isn't the best option.