Bland Snacks Bad!

The other day I was at work and grabbed four large pretzel sticks from a friends bulk pretzel pack from Costco that she'd brought in to share. Munching on one, I sat down to churn through some emails. About half an hour later, I decided I wanted to eat the second pretzel stick. I went to grab it.
But it wasn't there!
Bland snacks are the bane of my and many other people's existence. They have the promise of something tasty and satisfy the tongue for as long as they are there, but that's not very long. As such, you have to keep eating them to receive the stimulation. The problem with bland snacks like pretzels is that you grow accustomed to the flavor much to quickly, so that you quickly forget that they are there. The catch is that this does not stop you from eating them. What's more, you don't even realize you are doing it! How many useless calories, how many pounds are gained by people eating things that don't taste especially good, that they don't even realize they are eating? They by pretzels, or tortilla chips, or (Insert your snack of choice here) because they assume they like them. They keep eating them, I know I do, so they must like them right? It's gotta be a fantastic moneymaker so long as you strike the right balance between boring and fleeting satisfaction.
Solution? Avoid bland snacks. Eat things that make your tongue burn, or only eat snacks that are especially healthy, or get a variety pack where you have to be conscious of the combination as some of them taste awful. Remain conscious of your eating so as to better regulate it.
And give me your pretzels, because I'm pretty sure I like them.