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This is nacho average family-style snack. 

Pooling her resources, a mom of 12 treated her brood to a Tex-Mex-inspired nacho platter — complete with tortilla chips, ground meat, a gooey cheese sauce, veggies and a sour-cream drizzle, as seen in a now-viral video.

And she served the shareable chow to her kiddies in a small swimming pool, which grossed-out haters say is totally “insane.”

“[Snack] board got upgraded to a #NachoPool for Cinco de Mayo,” penned Alicia Dougherty, 42, from New York, in the caption of her trending TikTok confessional. 

“Nacho pool party for my 12 kids,” she added in the closed caption of the clip, which amassed over 1.9 million views. 

In the video, Dougherty — who, alongside husband Josh, 44, is raising a blended family of biological and adopted tots ranging in age from 4 to 17 — is seen building the surprise appetizer in a blue paddling pool, which is typically used for cooling off babies. 

After dumping several bags of tortilla chips into the basin, she smothered the crispy bites with a smorgasbord of toppings.


  Alicia Dougherty caught flak on social media after serving her family of 12 nachos in a small kiddie pool. TikTok/, doughertydozen Alicia Dougherty caught flak on social media after serving her family of 12 nachos in a small kiddie pool. TikTok/, doughertydozen

The short clip ended with her tribe bellying up to the hulking chip bowl and digging in without plates, utensils or napkins. 

And although Dougherty’s unfussy feast may have been the most convenient way to feed her at-home crowd, detractors were disgusted by the display. 

“This is vile,” a cyber critic penned in response to the video. 


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  Online, Dougherty’s nontraditional nachos serving dish stirred a mixed reaction from TikTok audiences. TikTok/, doughertydozen Online, Dougherty’s nontraditional nachos serving dish stirred a mixed reaction from TikTok audiences. TikTok/, doughertydozen

  Dougherty’s kids dove into the snacking pool, eating from the nacho platter which was outside, on the ground. TikTok/, doughertydozen Dougherty’s kids dove into the snacking pool, eating from the nacho platter which was outside, on the ground. TikTok/, doughertydozen

“At what point do we start to think, ‘This is insane?,’ cause I think you are beyond that point,” wrote an equally perturbed commenter. 

“My mom would call this slopping,” added another, followed by a separate objector who said, “I’m beyond disgusted.”

However, fans of Dougherty’s unconventional dish applauded her creatively accommodating spread.

“Have 12 kids — feed them from a trough. Makes sense,” joked a viewer. 

“People these days are so critical! I think that looks so fun!” another supporter encouraged. 

“That’s the best nonpool use for a pool ever,” said another, to which Dougherty said, “Lmao.”

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