Recently my parents brought home two tins of Ramson’s Vegetarian Baked Beans. Upon seeing the title I imagined that the beans might taste a little different from the other brands that we were used to buying , but as it turns out that wasn’t the case. The word “vegetarian” …

Not being a particularly avid chocolate consumer I only discovered these venerable French bonbons (the factory, while backed by big capital now, has been in operation since 1922) only two years ago, while shopping for my aunt who IS a chocolate addict.
I’ll admit the first thing that made my notice …

I am not a fan of fish! I like other seafood though but fish in particular isn’t one of those things my taste buds take kindly to. I was surprised when I tasted Bumblebee’s Tuna in Oil though. My grandmother had made it for me at the time (I …

My son is lactose intolerant so we buy milk alternatives for him for drinking, cereal and mixing in recipes. I alternate between coconut and almond milks for variety and to offset the cost a little. One product I found that works very well for him is Silk Pure Almond …

Since I liked their other variety of popsicle, I decided to try Crystal Light Lemonade and Raspberry lemonade flavor. The other product was a pink lemonade and cherry/pomegranate flavored duo, which I liked very much. This pair was of the same quality. I did not care for the regular …

Skyflakes crackers have been to replace breakfast and a good snack food. It is a typical food of people that are always busy, always rushing or always on the go. Even while I was a student before I keep this crackers in my bag so that when I …

Activia is an amazingly delicious and healthy yogurt that I have come across, and now they have added dessert flavors to their list of many delicious yogurt flavors. The Vanilla Dessert flavor of Activia yogurt gives an amazing authentic flavor of vanilla like I would find in an ice …

The real teriyaki flavor is there with this beef jerky. But the content of the packet was less and contrary to size of the packet the number of pieces was less. I use beef jerky as a usual snack and this teriyaki beef jerky is finished in a day. …

I tried the KFC Ultimate Burger when i was at the KFC near our office. It was around noon when i decided to just go for the fastfood since others have more people than this branch and i was in a hurry. They have this new sandwich posted and …

It was one of those unusual days when I arrived way ahead of time at work. So I decided to go to the convenience store just outside our office. As I walked in the store, I really don’t have any idea of what to buy. I checked out the …

Like many people, I love snacks, especially exotic snacks that aren’t really common. Usually I browse through my neighborhood grocery store, looking for a new item to try or a new flavor of a traditional items I usually buy.
I spotted Blue Diamond almond’s roasted coffee flavored almonds, …

During one of my stays in the local provinces, I was forced to go to the supermarket because I did not want to spend a lot in my coffee indulgence. As I was looking around the supermarket in the coffee section, I had a couple of choices. One was …

Normally, I love Jimmy Dean’s line of frozen food. This is particularly true when the meal includes sausage. As far as I’m concerned, Jimmy Deann produces the very best pork sausage, whether it be the big roll or the link variety. Not too spicy, but not too bland, JD’s …

While making a special trip to Whole Foods one day I found a new, to me at least, vegan frozen food meal product. It is an Indian meal made by Sukhi’s, called Vegan Chili chicken.
Sukhi’s Vegan Chili Chicken has chewy meaty soy nuggets in a spicy Indian chili sauce …

I tried this cereal in an attempt to start having healthy breakfasts.
I had tried All Bran before but found it rather unpleasant in taste and in the fact that you have to chew it for way too long. The reason I tried the PC Blue Menu Fibre Plus …

I used to drink Mountain Dew soda on occasion as a teenager. The sweet tangerine taste was a welcome variation to the regular colas and lemon lime sodas years ago.
Mountain Dew has a distinctive citrus flavor, unlike anything else on the market. It also has a bright electric almost …

These candies come in 1kg bag and they all taste the same but they are wrapped in three different wrappings. The wrappings are made of soft aluminium and they are silver plus green, orange or pale blue. They look nice, especially mixed together like that so they are great …

Wheat Thins have become my snack food choice. I haven’t experimented with all of the flavors available but I am very impressed with the ones I have tried. I have eaten the reduced fat variety, ranch flavored, parmesan basil, multi-grain and garden vegetable. My favorite is Wheat …

I usually don’t buy or eat Oats and Raisins cookies but when my mother came to visit she bought a couple boxes of Craver’s Haulin’ Oats & Raisins Gourmet Cookies with her and left me a box for myself.
Craver’s Haulin’ Oats & Raisins Gourmet Cookies are different from cookies …

There’s nothing that remarkable about this salsa that I noticed. This salsa is like a lot of other salsas on the market and it doesn’t really do much that sets it apart from the other tomato-based salsas. It even comes up a little short in some regards. There are …

I am a chocolate lover but I am also one of those people who loves peanut butter with their chocolate!
Reese’s originally came out with the normal sized peanut butter cups and after a while brought out the mini version of this treat. I have to say I much prefer …

I am a chocolate lover as long as I can remember. Nestle Tollhouse Cocoa satisfies that chocolate desire in me. This is a cocoa powder that I have used for baking chocolate cake and drinks. The flavor is strong and may be modified by the amount of teaspoons …

Fritos are the original corn chips, just like it says on all of their bright yellow and red packages. They’ve been a staple in our home for decades. Though they have different varieties and sizes now, I stick with the original size and scoop most of the …

I have always loved to eat wafers, but I am picky about them in many ways and for many reasons. The main reason of course being taste and the amount of filling ratio to the wafer ratio.
That said, the filling to wafer ratio of this biscuit was just perfect. …

The Creme Egg Twisted bar from Cadbury’s has been out since last year but I have only just noticed it so I had to try it. I adore Creme Eggs which I am sure you will be familiar with —“ white and yellow sugary fondant within thick, egg-shaped …

I love all sorts of tea and I’m always glad to discover new ones that I can try. I also like ginger, in any form. So, as you would guess, I am quite partial to ginger tea. But little did I know that there are so …

I bought several different Ritter Sport chocolates when they were on discount, about a month ago, I eat one and put them in the kitchen cupboard and completely forgot about them. Yesterday I really wanted to eat something sweet and I remembered that all those chocolates were in the cupboard. …

Laffy Taffy is brand of taffy that comes in thin, rectangular pieces and is usually sold in large portions. I think that Laffy Taffy is a great candy, especially for Halloween.
Laffy Taffy is a very good type of candy because they tend to last a lot longer than other …

There are a couple of companies that sell frozen cinnamon French Toast sticks, like Farm Rich and Aunt Jemima, but with those companies, I am paying for the name as well as the advertising and design that went into promoting the French Toast. With Walmart’s Great Value brand, I …

This variety of Pringles is absolutely terrific if you are a cheddar cheese type of person! I was really surprised by the amount of rich cheddar baked into these crunchy and oil free potato chips! This potato chip will really set one’s taste buds ablaze! I was surprised that …

One of my favorite canned product is Century Tuna brand. This product comes in different varieties. One can choose from Century Tuna Afritada Style, Adobo Style, Century Tuna Flakes in Vegetable Oil, Flaked Light Tuna in Soya Oil, Corned Tuna and more. I have tried almost all the varieties …

Nesvita probone milk with calcilock is a product of Nestle. It is a low fat milk which offers many health benefits to consumers. I had a habit of comparing and checking first the labels and nutritional information before buying foods in the supermarket, because it is always a must …

As I was sitting her today trying to figure out what I wanted to eat for lunch. Not having a lot of stuff other than the usual over done left overs in the house and not really wanting a can of soup I thought about running over to McDonald’s. …

OK so I tried the Baskin Robbins Soft Serve Cone the other day at Baskin Robbins and it was pretty good. I used a buy one get one free coupon and I must say these cones are good. Now this cone is only vanilla and it’s not the best …

I was pleasantly surprised by the flavor and texture of Michelina’s Shrimp Egg Rolls. I didn’t think these egg rolls would be that good, but I was willing to give them a try since this frozen meal was on special for just one dollar. For one dollar, I felt …

I was at one store the other day and I was rather thirsty so I decided to buy myself something to drink. I prefer buying bottles at the shop than going for a drink at a bar because in the bar you get much less to drink and you …

I can’t say that I am a huge Starbucks fan. It isn’t that they have bad coffee, but rather than there are so many choices and they are just a little too expensive for me to justify frequenting their cafes on a regular basis. However, there are times when …

The L’oven Fresh Center Split White Deli Rolls can be purchased from ALDI Food Market stores. In one package comes six deli rolls for one dollar and forty-nine cents. I have purchased these deli rolls a handful of times now and I’ve been as pleased with them as a …

We all have been told to “eat your bran” cereal, and just the sound of it makes you turn up your nose. I have been fortunate to actually try Kellogg’s All Bran cereal and it is not quite half bad, it actually grows on you, the more you …

I read somewhere that yogurt is great because it has live lactobacilli which is beneficial for our stomachs. Also, since I am lactose-intolerant, I would benefit greatly from eating yogurt as compared to drinking milk because this has a lower amount of lactose that is needed to digest. I …

I really don’t understand why there is a difference, but over the years, from my own experience and based on conversations with others, there is no doubt that there is a definite difference between the A&W root beer acquired at an A&W restaurant versus the cans and liters purchased …

I love shrimp and I was drawn to this ramen soup because of it. I thought I would love it equally. In general, I enjoy the taste of ramen and I think it makes a good and quick, if sodium-rich, meal. I love the soft noodles and savory broth.
When …

Here is yet another brownie from Mrs. Freshley’s that I simply did not find all that remarkable or satisfying at all. Mrs. Freshley’s Old Fashioned Brownie is a little different from the other brownies made by the company, but I must stress the word “little”. I really do not …

One of the best burgers I have ever tasted. What other burger have you ever eaten that has all this meat? It has two patties, and if you ask for more they will add more! It has stripes of bacon. Ham and beef, what a great combination with come …

Before I discovered Betty Crocker’s chocolate brownie mixes, I used to bake with Duncan Hines’ Chocolate lover’s walnut brownie mix; I’m glad I discovered Betty Crocker because I’ll never use Duncan Hines’ brownie mixes again.
Publix always has a buy one, get one free special going on, and Duncan Hines’ …

I recently discovered Fiber One Chewy Bars at my local Wal-Mart Supercenter. The Oats and Chocolate bars are my favorite of all the flavors made. In fact, I prefer them over regular candy bars.
The Fiber One Oats and Chocolate Chewy bars are pleasantly sweet and …

One of the items that is available in the frozen foods section at most stores is Gorton’s Grilled Salmon. Obviously if you are not a fan of sea food you will not like this product, however, Gorton’s Grilled Salmon is an excellent dinner item. I would say …

Like many people I suffer from some mild lactose intolerance so I bought the brand So Nice Vanilla Chai Soy Beverage as a substitute for a milk drink. I had bought other So Nice soy products in the past but never a Chai one so I was eager to …

We do not buy Lucky Charms very often, as we tend to stick with cereal without the marshmallows. We always worry that if we buy them the cereal that has marshmallows, then our seven-year-old and our nearly two-year-old will pick the marshmallow pieces out and leave the cereal, so …