My family and I have made an effort to reduce how much we spend at the grocery store. With a family of five, this can be very challenging. However, we have managed to do it by buying more generic products. One of our favorite generic brands is Best Choice. …

Being an ice cream cake lover, it was no surprise that I found myself drawn to the Red Velvet ice cream by Blue Bunny. Everything about this ice cream called to my sweet tooth. The creamy vanilla base, with a mix of cream cheese and the delicate red velvet …

In my lifetime, I’ve tried a variety of cake mixes, and I suppose that at various times, different brands have been my favorite. Lately, I’ve been purchasing Betty Crocker Super Moist Milk Chocolate Cake Mix off and on.
For one thing, Betty Crocker is an industry leader. There’s …

I enjoy these Little Debbie Cheddar on Cheese crackers because I like both cheese and crackers. This snack successfully combines to of my favorite things and the result is something that is definitely delightful! Once I start eating one, I find myself eating more than just one. They can …

When I was in school, I always enjoyed bringing a Capri Sun juice with my lunch to school. They come with 10 in a box, and they are kind of like bags that you can pop the straw into. I think it’s about 12 ounces in each …

I received a box of Paton’s Macadamia Nuts Covered in Rich Dark Chocolate as a christmas gift from my cousin who vacationed in Beijing. The box had a big sign that read China with a picture of the Great Wall which made me believe that this was made in …

I love enchiladas, and I was excited to see that Weight Watchers Smart Ones made some frozen ones for me to try! This enchilada dish is made with chicken and comes in a spicy tomato sauce. It also has a nice side dish of corn and rice with peppers. …

I’m a big fan of Yogi Teas, and one of my ambitions is to try all of them! If you love tea, and you love a bit of spice, then you will love this brand. Their teas are at once relaxing, and have that bit of bite!
They’re …

I am a type of person that got thirsty very often. I don’t like water that much, the fact that it has no taste. I rather drink juice or iced tea, but iced tea makes me thirstier. So I prefer to drink juices, actually I love juices, my favorite …

Smucker’s Cider Apple Butter is simply delightful in both flavor and texture. It is, I think, my favorite flavor to spread on top of toast and bagels. The cider apple butter is quite rich and delicious in flavor, and the butter part not only gives the spread some additional …

For Christmas this year, we went an easier, more simplified route, prompted actually by trying to buy turkey a little too late in the week. Live and learn! Anyway, we ended up purchasing the ‘Homestyle Meatloaf’, a pre-packaged product under the ‘Fresh Deli’ label of Raley’s. The …

If you’re like me you enjoy making a sandwich that’s packed with all the fixings. In my opinion the best part of a sandwich besides everything else is the lunch meat. I know when going to sandwich shops like subway or making my own sandwiches and wraps at …

Wow oh wow is Mrs. Freshley’s Texas Cinnamon Roll ever a super sweet treat! It is something that is really just too sweet for me as it is coated in a thick, sweet icing glaze that surrounds the roll. Below the icing rests more sweetness in the form of …

I personally love to bake. I have for over a decade, and enjoy everything about. From the very preparation to the after math of indulging in it. Whether it be pastry of some one sort or something lasagna, casserole roll or anything else in that nature. Depending on what …

This cookies are known all over the world, and in my opinion it’s not only because of the advertisement campaigns. It really deserves its good fame, as Oreo cookies are really delicious.
They give you different possibilities when eating them, like separating the two choco cookies and licking the inside. …

I really like the taste of Cocoa Cools compared to Cocoa Puffs. They are little chocolate balls that are great for breakfast. One reason I like these is because they turn my milk a bit chocolaty so its easier for me to finish my milk. When I can drink …

I have never really been into drinking water. I know that this is not a healthy decision and have found myself having a lot of urinary and bladder problems because of it. I know that I like bottled water at least a little bit and decided to start purchasing …

I tried Truvia sweetener because several low carb websites were singing its praises, and because I became concerned about the safety of other artificial sweeteners. Truvia is a blend of erythritol (a sugar alcohol) and stevia. I had never liked stevia on its own, so I was wondering …

Eliminating dairy from your diet is a good way to reduce fat and cholesterol intake. I successfully eliminated all dairy from my diet about a year ago except the half and half in my morning coffee. I look forward to my morning coffee too much to sacrifice …

The autumn season is my favorite time of the year for a myriad of reasons: cooler temperatures, breathtaking fall scenery and here’s a really big reason: pumpkin is added to almost everything imaginable! Pumpkin yogurt is a seasonal treat that I would love to be able to enjoy year-round, …

We are a family of macaroni and cheese lovers. We have tried every brand, every type, made our own, used frozen, boxed etc. Hands down Amy’s Mac and Cheese is a winner for my, my husband and my 19 month old son. Most people overlook a …

There is a store not too far from my house named Aldi. This store carries mainly generic brands of food items that are modeled after or resemble products manufactured by big name, national or regional companies. Everything at this store is sold generally at or below the prices found …

“R R R Ruffles Have Ridges!”
That’s been the long-time tagline for Ruffles Potato Chips, and it’s pretty appropriate for this product, which is definitely characterized by thick ridges that make it unique from other potato chips on the market; that is, until some of them also began making chips …

Is it me, or is a Big Mac vastly over rated? It is always my burger or choice but only because of it’s size. When I go to a McDonalds I need something that is going to stand a chance of filling me up and at least a Big …

When I buy rice I don’t usually look how long I need to cook it for or smething like that. I need my rice to be good and I don’t want it to stick on all the pots because when the rice stick on the pot it is almost …

Frooti Juice in Cool Mango is one of my favorite tetra pack juice drink which is so handy to carry along when I do travel. It is a refreshing drink which is good to combine with my favorite snack when I travel via bus or train.
I appreciate the taste …

I like to put some fresh fruits and chocolate toppings on my ice cream so I asked my hubby if we could buy some strawberries. At that moment we were not able to buy a fresh strawberry but we were able to discover a bottle of Mapro Strawberry Crush which …

You should be aware of those cookies, because they are really addictive. I can finish the whole box in just one day. Self discipline is useless when it comes to those cookies. And the interesting thing about it, is that those cookies are taste and look much better than …

I love butter on everything I eat. I bake with butter and use it to top every type of bread. I like to use butter to saute and even fry on occasion. Although I love butter and think it absolutely makes every meal delicious, I was trying to cut …

Maggie is the 2-minute noodle, which is ready to make. We only need some amount of water to prepare. The Maggie noodles come with the tastemaker inside which is very tasty. It takes hardly 2 to 3 minutes to cook very tasty and hot noodles. …

When my son’s 2nd birthday came rolling around we decided to do a Mickey Mouse theme. I’m a very do it yourself kind of person and everything at the party was pretty much home made one way or another. I did, however, find the need to take …

Aunt Jemima: Lite Syrup is really a horrible syrup! I tried this syrup because it offered significantly less sugar than the regular syrups, but boy oh boy does the reduction of sugar result in a massive reduction of flavor which seriously ruins the entire breakfast. This syrup had such …

I was in the mood for pizza last night and ended up buying a frozen one from the brand DiGiorno.
You’ve probably seen the ads for this brand, the ones that make you believe you will mistake DiGiorno for a pizza that was delivered. I’m here to tell you that …

This is a good cheese and onion quiche from Iceland’s own brand, especially considering it was a pretty cheap price. I hoped it would be good because I bought it when I had a few visitors round to my house for a buffet and I really hoped it
would …

My parents surprised us the other day by buying a bunch of meat from Recheks Food Pride here in town and giving us half of it (money has been a bit tight after having the baby and they wanted to make sure we had something in our freezer).
One of …

This is by far the grossest yogurt drink ever made which surprises me because yoplait for adults yogurt is delicious and quite healthy. I purchased a 6 pack of this yogurt drink in strawberry flavor because it has Dora the explorer on the bottles, and what kid does …

I love Dr. Thunder for its pleasant, refreshing “almondy” taste, very close to that of Dr. Pepper and for half the price. I buy 2 liter bottles of it at Walmart for only 58 cents a bottle, and sometimes they even lower the price to 50 cents - hard …

I have become so bored of store-bought salad dressing that I have been making my own dressings and vinaigrettes for a long time now; sometimes, if I am in a hurry, I quickly mix olive oil, extra virgin of course, and balsamic vinegar together and use that for a dressing. …

The sight of Ferrero Rocher - with its trademark gold foil wrapping - never fails to make my mouth water. I’ve loved this chocolate ever since I first tasted it in elementary school. I didn’t even know what it was called then. I just referred to it as the …

We all know how expensive Steak Umms and Quaker Maid are, well I found a really good product, and it’s called Blue Diamond Sandwich Steaks. They are 100% all beef. The Sandwich Steaks come in a 12OZ box, which is 6 steaks. These steaks are just as good as …

Pepsi One is the perfect choice for those of us who like Pepsi and watch our calories intake. I have tried Diet Pepsi and I did not like it. There is a definite taste difference from regular Pepsi that I didn’t appreciate. Diet Pepsi is just not the same, …

I have never been a pretzel person until recently, and don’t really know what brought me to pretzels. My husband has always loved them and wanted me to eat them too and I would take a couple and then be like “Well I really don’t like pretzels.”
Then, I …

Hey! Have you tried the Diet Cola by Food City? I have. This store brand Food Club Diet Cola has a nice hint of cherry flavor. The flavor of this diet cola is not similar either to Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi. It is still a very pleasing diet …

My parents use only one brand of tea and they never want to change the tea, which they have been drinking since 12 years. The brand name of that tea is The Taj mahal tea. Which is very famous and popular all over India. I don�t …

I know smoking is probably bad for me, but it is my priveledge to smoke, and I love Camel cigarettes. When I was 14 I started my ‘ filthy’ habit with Camel Filters Box. For a year I was a Camel Filter girl, then I tried Camel Lights Box. …

I have never liked white chocolate because it’s much more sweet than milk chocolate. I also prefer chocolates with rice or wafer because they are not too sweet. This morning I went to the shop to buy some groceries and I see near cash desk new product. I always …

I’ve found a new food to love, and that’s Krusteaz French Toast which I tried for the first time last week and which I intend to enjoy again the very next time that I go grocery shopping.
I have to say that I was extremely skeptical because the box espouses …

Reduced fat creamy Jif peanut butter is my favorite peanut butter. I cannot even imagine buying some other brand, regardless of cost. I have been a lifelong Jif peanut fan and at thirty years old, I do not see changing any time soon.
Reduced fat creamy Jif peanut …

So far, this is the cheapest 1.5L mineral water that I found in the market that tastes quite as good as Spritzer. I usually bring my own water bottle but somehow I left it in the house the day we went shopping with the kids. I know that bottle …

My daughter came home raving about a snack she’d had at school —“ GoGo Squeez Organic Applesauce on the Go by Materne. Of course, she insisted I go out and buy a package right away. So, I did. I was pretty curious to try this applesauce …