Flamin' Hot Cheetos, a spicy, salty snack, have become so popular with children that schools have begun banning them and scientists are speculating whether they're chemically addictive.heetos, along with a Mexican chili-lime corn chip snack called Takis, have even inspired their own music video -- a irrepressibly catchy hip-hop tune produced by school kids in Minnesota. At convenience stores and school lunch rooms in cities across the country, they're the top sellers.