The Greatest Snack Food Ever

In my original introduction, I started with my definition writing of describing what a potato chip is. After that I developed my paragraph into the history of the potato chips. I split up my introduction into two parts. The first part I told the history and in the second part I introduced our task of experiencing the taste test activity in class.

          There are many different brands of potato chips and many different flavors of potato chips. What is the definition of a potato chip? According to yourdictionary.com, a potato chip is defined as “A thin slice of potato fried in deep fat until crisp then usually salted and flavored.” The history of the potato chips is that a restaurant owner, George Crum was fed up with a customer who kept complaining that the fried potatoes were too thick. After Crum getting upset and frustrated at this customer, he decided to slice the potatoes so thin that you can’t eat them with a fork. He did this just to prove a point and satisfy the customer. To his surprise, the customers who came to his restaurant loved this new phenomenon of a sliced potato also known as the potato chip. Not until 1920’s were potato chips being massed produced. This was started by Herman Lay, who eventually started the brand of Lays potato chips. When you go to the store they sell the lays potato chip bags in airtight bags. Before this they stored the potato chips in big barrels. The problem with this was that the chips at the bottom became soggy and stale. The airtight seal began when women began to ironing two pieces of wax paper together to create a seal and maintain freshness. In class we tested different products and were to compare the taste, smell, texture, feel, look, and overall products. We were given the task to try different kinds of Lays potato chips. We were given samples of the classic, natural, light, and baked.


In my first new introduction I am going to try to start with a quotation. I think that if I start with the slogan that many can connect with Lays, then I can set the mood for the whole paper. It will allow the paper to seem more light and fun rather than dull and boring.

        "Bet'cha Can't Eat Just One", this is a very popular slogan for one of the most famous potato chip companies. What does this slogan mean? When I think of this I come up with a challenge. The delicious taste you get when you eat a Lays potato chip, forces you to keep eating them. It has a very addicting taste of the salty, flaky, goodness. Who has ever eaten just one potato chip when you have a whole bag in front of you? In class we did a test test on different kinds of Lays chips. We compared the taste, look, and smell of the classic, natural, light, and baked chips. I found myself going back and eating more than just one chip of each kind. They were just too good to stop at one chip, therefore I failed at the challenge of just eating one.

For my second new paragraph I am going to use the technique of opening with speaking directly to the reader's concern. I think beginning with this technique the reader will be able to become hooked into the paper very easily. It will leave them guessing and wanting to read more of the paper. It will draw the reader into the paper.

           When people think about potato chips what do they think of? I'm sure some words that come to their mind are delicious, salty, flaky, crunchy, lays, earthy, bad for you, fattening, addicting, and one of the most popular snack foods. I totally agree. When my class read the paper "No Wonder they Call Me a Bitch" which is about a person who tasted dog foods and compared them, we decided to follow this experiment. Of course we decided to pick better tasting foods to try. We had three taste testing groups, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, and potato chips. I was in the group responsible for tasting the potato chips. We had to compare the classic, natural, light, and baked kinds. They all had their own unique taste and look. They all resembled a potato chip that millions of people snack on ever day. I have found many similarities and differences comparing the different kinds to the well know classic Lay's potato chip.

The last technique that I am going to use to write an Introduction to my paper is starting with a good question. Using this technique the reader will be able to engage in my paper and begin to think about their own opinions on the topic.

         What is the best flavor of potato chips? The good thing about Lays chips is that they have a wide variety of chip flavors. They have sweet, spicy, savory, and of course salty kinds. The most original flavor is Lays classics. They are fried and salted. They are very simple and that is what attracts people to them. The flavors that I find the best are the cheddar and sour cream, classic, sour cream and onion, and bar-b-que. Everyone has their favorite tastes which makes Lays the most popular brand of potato chips due to their wide variety of diverse flavors which appeals to everyone. Lays also has different kinds of chips based on the contents. We compared the taste of the classic, baked, light, and natural chips to see if the flavors of the chips are compromised for the nutrition of the product.