Dino Nuggets? Nah, How 'Bout Them Cowboy Nuggets?

Game day snacking just took a turn for the fanciful. The Dallas Cowboys have teamed up with Tyson Foods to create star-shaped chicken nuggets that are now available at local retailers and at AT&T Stadium during home games. This way, no matter how hard the Cowboys let you down, your inner child will be entertained.

After all, as any child will tell you, chicken nuggets hit differently when they’re cut into a fun shape. Dino nuggets are a classic, but the nugget pantheon also includes everything from Mickey Mouse to letters and numbers to “spooky nuggets” shaped like ghosts and pumpkins.

The standard lumpy oval variety we're all familiar with just doesn't cut it anymore. People want to express themselves through their nuggets and the Cowboys aren't the only sports entity to catch on to this.

Tyson has also partnered with the University of Arkansas to create Razorback nuggets. Funny enough, Arkansas is Dallas Cowboys owner and GM Jerry Jones' alma mater. These sporty nuggets not only make eating dinner more palatable to fussy toddlers, but also drill in that home team loyalty while they’re young.

Clearly, themed nuggets have a more exciting track record than the Cowboys this season.

If you don’t have that sense of whimsy, there’s still a good cause attached to this collaboration that might get you on board. Tyson Foods will donate $1 to The Salvation Army for every purchase of Cowboys Nuggets throughout the holiday season, up to $100,000.

“Everyone knows that good food and football go hand in hand, so we hope the Tyson Dallas Cowboys Nuggets find a place on game-day menus across the region,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said in a statement to the press. “Being able to now offer our fans another way to fuel their fandom, while also benefiting The Salvation Army, is a winning play for all of us.”

That’s all the permission we need to eat off the kids' menu.