Food Reviews
Jelly Belly Very Cherry Pudding Snacks
I’ve recently become intrigued by the offerings in the pudding aisle. In addition to the traditional chocolate, vanilla, tapioca, and butterscotch, I now see daring new fruit-flavored puddings like Very Cherry in packages of four cups. They’re very brightly colored, and, while I wasn’t expecting to be blown away, …
McDonald’s: McWrap Beef
Every once in a while McDonald’s introduces new products to its line-up, and ever rarer, I find something of their menu attractive enough to try it out. McWraps, available in three different flavours, have been the advertised merchandise for a while now, and after some consideration, I finally ordered …
Tostitos Creamy Spinach Dip
During one of our house parties my mom and I really had a hard time deciding what to serve our guests. The guests were mostly in their 20s and they wanted to drink alcohol after eating dinner. We served them some fried chicken, pasta and some pizza but we …
Sundae Shoppe Ice Cream Bars
What’s nice about the Sundae Shoppe Ice Cream Bars is that unlike with the ice cream sandwiches also sold by Sundae Shoppe, these come on a stick. That makes eating these ice cream bars less messy than the ice cream sandwiches, which can leave my hands feeling sticky as …
Harris Decaffeinated Green Tea
I love to drink tea, especially green tea, whether it is hot or cold. Green tea has a delicate and subtle bitter taste. As a plus, green tea contains a chockfull of antioxidants for the immune system, so it is very good for your health.
As I am on …
Carnation Instant Breakfast Chocolate Drink: Complete Nutritional Drink
I purchased the Carnation instant breakfast chocolate drink because I had started a fitness regimen, and I wanted to incorporate a healthy breakfast drink. I’m not really into diets or diet drinks, but the Carnation instant breakfast chocolate drink didn’t appear to be a diet drink, and I love …
Maxwell House Hazelnut Flavored Coffee
This coffee gave me a different experience during my morning rituals. Coffee has been our constant companion every morning when we eat our breakfast. When coffee started using flavors, it was the time that I happen to like testing various kinds of flavor. This one has a more distinct …
Kroger Value Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
Kroger Value Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix makes tasty chocolate chip cookies that are every bit as good as the name brand cookie mixes. The cookies come out of the oven smelling and tasting terrific and it is so easy to eat five, six or more cookies right there, on …
Aunt Jemima Ham and Cheese Omelet
Aunt Jemima Ham and Cheese Omelet is nothing special and in fact, I likely will not be spending money on it a second time. Why exactly did this frozen breakfast meal fail to impress me? Well, for one, the ham did not have a great deal of flavor to …
Wrigley’s Doublemint
Just a few weeks ago, I discovered that there are Wrigley’s Doublemint sugarfree mints in canisters available at the grocery store I frequent, Shopwise —“ Pasong Tamo corner Vito Cruz Streets, Makati City.
Each 8.4 oz. canister contains 35 mints and costs P 78.50. This is quite expensive for mints …
Mission’s Yellow Cornflower Tortillas
Every week while I’m grocery shopping I try and search for products that are healthy, but that won’t taste like cardboard or leave me hungry after the meal. I scan the grocery shelves for the perfect product that I can be satisfied with and bring home as part of …
Nescafe 3in1
Drinking coffee is actually a part of our every day life. We drink a cup of it in the morning, and sometimes, even in the afternoon. Nescafe 3in1 is the brand we often buy.
Manufactured by Nestle Philippines,Inc., Nescafe 3in1 comes in a box …
Campbell’s Condensed Tomato Soup
Campbell’s Condensed Tomato Soup is a soup brand made by the Campbell Soup Company from New Jersey, US.
I’m not really much of a fan of Campbell soups but I had the chance to try the Campbell’s Condensed Tomato Soup. I used to use a different brand of tomato soup …
Jollibee Chicken Joy
I don’t know what is in Jollibee Chicken Joy. Kids just love it so much. When my nephew was younger, all he ate was Jollibee Chicken Joy when he was not feeling well. My son loves it too. Before he only ordered chicken to have the toy that comes …
Hamburger Helper Classic Stroganoff flavor
Hambruger Helper is a Betty Crocker product that is basically a “meal in a box”. All you have to do is add ground beef,and usually, water and milk. With the Classic Stroganoff flavor, you add water and milk to the pan after …
Nova Multigrain Snack
I started to love eating chips and junk foods when I worked as a full time call center agent. My work required me to stay awake at night, yes we work during graveyard shift. I don’t smoke, so I prefer to sip a coffee or to eat chips whenever …
Bru Coffee
I use bru coffee because the main reason is that this coffee gives me the taste of the perfect filter coffee, I drink a cup of bru coffee in the evening, every day. The good thing is that it has very good quality and it is also very …
Oscar Mayer Deli-Creations - Flatbread Sandwiches
I’ve previously done a review for the Deli-Creations regular sandwiches, which are delicious and wonderful. About the time I was writing it, Oscar Mayer had just come out with another type of their Deli-Creations — flatbreads.
The premise is the same — you have everything you need for a …
Bel Air Malibu Melt
One of my favorite sandwiches is turkey and bacon club. I can’t always get that, but I often like to get variations of it when I am in the mood for a sandwich. Even better sometimes is when it can be heated up or prepared in what …
Duncan Hines Moist Delux Confetti Cupcakes
I am always in the mood to try new desserts. When I saw that Duncan Hines has a new type of mix I was thrilled to try it out. This new mix is not for cakes however like you might think, but rather, cupcakes. And not just any cupcakes, …
Cloverhill Bakery - Big Texas Cinnamon Roll
If you have a sweet tooth, I think you will really enjoy the Big Texas Cinnamon Roll made by Cloverhill Bakery! One of these cinnamon rolls is like two and a half Pillsbury cinnamon rolls put together! It is big! Not only is it big in size, but it …
Campbell Cream of Mushroom Soup
Campbell Cream of Mushroom Soup is a constant item in my grocery cart. I can never end my shopping without putting cans of Campbell. I think this has been a very useful choice for a busy Mom like me.
When everyone is hungry and I am already so tired …
Geeta’s Premium Mango Chutney
Geeta’s premium mango chutney is authentic Indian chutney made from fresh mangoes and is sweet-smelling which I’ve bought from Tesco supermarket. I actually bought it this month to try it as a dip for the papadum that I’ve made at home. One thing I could personally say …
Reser’s Main St. Bistro - Baked Scalloped Potatoes
I’ve never tried any of the Reser’s Main St. Bistro products before. In fact, I haven’t even seen them before. As a fluke, I was in the deli section of the store and just happened to glance over at some of the prepared foods. I noticed …
Fishermen’s Friend lozenges, eucalyptus
The other day I was at the Muller store and I saw a small package of Fisherman’s Friends lozenge. I like to keep some kind of mint candy in my purse all the time if I am somewhere and my breath needs refreshing or I just feel thirsty but I …
Great Value Wheat Crackers
Great Value is the store brand used by good old Wal-Mart, and they\’re products are usually pretty tasty (in fact often times they are the same stuff you’ll buy in the name brands, just in a different box), so I decided to give the Great Value wheat crackers a …
Hormel Compleats - Meatloaf
Previously, I’ve had the spaghetti version of this product, but this week is the first time I’ve had Hormel Compleats - Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy. A friend of mine actually surprised me with a box full of the product, which I dearly appreciated.
Hormel Compleats is a …
Essentia Pizza
It is a frozen pizza and can be cooked whenever you want.It has different varieties.I bought a Classical vegetable type one.There are also meat,Spinach and mushroom,fried vegetables toppings.This classical vegetable pizza has toppings made of brocolli,Tomato suace,Black pepper,onions and a cream of cheese layer.It is a somewhat larger …
Birds Eye Steamfresh Super Sweet Corn
As my readers know, I love convenience, so it will come to no surprise that I recently tried Birds Eye Steamfresh Super Sweet Corn, which I’ve seen advertised on TV for quite a while now. I’ve hesitated on buying it because Birds Eye hasn’t really been a favorite …
Nestle Choco Krispies
I usually eat cereals in the morning for breakfast. I found out that I don’t need to eat in the morning because i don’t feel very hungry so I prefer eating cereals. my mother bought Chocopic from nestle few days ago, although I don’t know why because she doesn’t …
Monster Energy Drinks
I often will find my friends drinking energy drinks, primarily Monster Energy drinks. I remember the one bad experience I had drinking an energy drink a few years ago, and that was enough for me. I am a small girl, I’m 5’3’’ and weight only 98 lbs, so that …
Great Value Strawberry Preserves
Another product that I purchase frequently is Great Value Strawberry Preserves. This is a food product that I use mostly when making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Like most Great Value products they are sold at a lower than average price compared to name brand items. …
Fun&Yum Paldo Kimchi Flavor Instant Ramen
I bought this ramen at an Asian food store, and the packaging is interesting - red plastic with Korean all over it, with some French as well. I bought it because I liked the package! Something I thought was funny was that even though its a Korean instant noodle …
Baked Ziti Bowl: Amy’s Frozen Dinner
I try to eat healthy but I also have to have meals that are quick because I do not have time to prepare a healthy meal. I like the Amy’s meals because they give me that option. The Baked Ziti Bowl is one of the meals I like to …
Pringles Stix Jalapeno
The jalapeno-flavored “stix” from Pringles are just as tasty and good as the cheese-flavored “stix”. The jalapeno flavor has been pretty successfully transferred to these “stix” and they’re even a little hot and biting in taste. They do remind me of jalapenos, and I’m glad that these “stix” turned …
Planters Extra Large Virginia Peanuts
Last week I bought a 3# 4oz can of Planters Extra Large Virgina Peanuts and thought they were awesome! I paid less than $6.00 and loved the fact that I have a nutritional high protein snack for such a low price. The peanuts are extra large and so it …
New York Style - Cinnamon Sugar Pita Chips
New York Style - Cinnamon Sugar Pita Chips make for a sweet snack to have in the afternoon. The combination of cinnamon and sugar is rich and does a great job of awakening my senses when I am feeling drowsy. I really like how there is a fine balance …
Kiki fruit toffee by Kras
I have this anecdote from the time I was little about these candies. I was 5 or 6 and I went to the church with my parents. It was a hot sunny day. My relative who was 8 then, was with me. We started feeling bored so we weren’t …
Rainbo Hot Dog Enriched Buns
The best hot dog buns I’ve had are Rainbo Hot Dog Enriched Buns. Consistently, they’ve been a light but reliable bread that has enhanced any hot dog I’ve eaten. They’re rarely overbaked and have the taste that I prefer. Rainbo Hot Dog Enriched Buns are guaranteed …
Milka Cake and Choc, soft cake
I have already written several different reviews about Milka products, and that is because I really like the Milka brand because their chocolate is quite tasty. I was really surprised when a few years ago I noticed that Milka started making cookies and different cakes but I must admit that …
Starbucks Via Ready Brew Vanilla Flavored Coffee
I normally am not a Starbucks fan, but my sister gave me some of these instant coffee packages as a gift to our family one day and I decided to try one of them, especially since I was out of regular coffee and wanted to have some. I am …
Chilis Southwestern Egg rolls
I am so very impressed with Chili’s southwestern egg rolls. The first time I ever tried them they were in a variety platter appitizer. Now everytime I go in I get the appitizer with just the southwestern egg rolls. They are so filling that the is usually the only …
Banquet Fried Chicken TV Dinner
I bought a couple of Banquet fired chicken tv dinners at the store because they were on sale. They cost 25 cents more than the other varieties of tv dinner they offer, but I can’t figure out why as they has the same caliber of food inside and roughly …
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Bubbly
I am something of a chocoholic - I love all things chocolatey, from cakes to bars and everything in between. Yet my concerns about a fair trade for developing world producers (where most cocoa is grown) and worries about forced child labour has led me to try to focus …
Healthy Ones Cooked Ham
A while back, I decided to give Healthy Ones Cooked Ham a try. The package says it’s 97% fat free and it boasts the symbol of the American Heart Association. I’m not a dieter, though I should be, and I’m very finicky about what foods I eat. …
Aquamar Imitation Crab Meat
I buy Aquamar Imitation Crab Meat for my crab salad. A 1.5 lbs plastic bag costs $2.82. As both the name and the price suggest, it is not real crab meat, it is made out of Alaskan Pollock. The taste is close enough to the real thing, maybe a …
Trader Joe’s Organic Black Bean Rotini Pasta
Recently I’ve been getting really interested in health and consuming wholesome ingredients that really do something positive for my body, instead of the common ones that really don’t do anything too productive for me and my health. It’s been getting really popular lately to be fit, exercise and eat …
Ferrero Rocher
This truffles were always my favourite ones. There are different kinds of them, with dark chocolate and hazelnuts, with milk chocolate and hazelnuts and now they made few new flavours like the one with coconuts, pistachios, lemon and almonds.
I’ve tasted most of them but I like classical taste the …
International Delight Coffee Whitener French Vanilla
This French Vanilla coffee whitener is quite good. It is fat free with 30 calories per tablespoon (7g of carbs, 5g of sugars) and tastes quite good. You make instant or percolated coffee and pour this product in as you would with milk or cream and it’s quite good. …
Gossner Foods: Premium Gosner Milk
I tried this milk one day when spotting it at my neighborhood dollar tree. I’d heard about this brand of milk from my mother who simply loves it. I never really understood her infatuation with this milk, especially since she usually buys soymilk. But as I always say, I …
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