While growing up and learning to live on my own budget, I used to purchase Banquet frozen dinners by the truckload sometimes because they were just so cheap and the taste wasn’t all that bad. But as the years went on, I soon moved onto other kinds of meals. …

If you are in search of something that will provide you with an incredible amount of protein, this cereal is for you! This cereal has more protein in it than most other cereals in the grocery store, and in addition to the hearty amount of protein, there are also …

I had to pick up some snacks for my daughter’s kindergarten class this past weekend (it was our turn). Since I had to buy for 31 kids, I didn’t want to spend too much money and ultimately ended up buying a box of snack crackers from the brand Food …

Choosing a brand of coffee can be difficult and annoying at times. There are so many brands and flavors to choose from. One specific brand that I like to drink is Harmony Bay French Vanilla Creme Coffee. This particular brand represents a wonderful value for all …

I have bought Primula cheese spread quite a few times purely out of convenience but I cannot say that I am particularly keen on it. I think it tastes rather processed although it actually contains no artificial flavorings or colorants. It consists of real cheese, skimmed milk, …

I was shopping for food when I saw the new flavor for Oreo cookies. Honestly, I am not sure if this flavor is new as I am not an Oreo fan. Well, I brought it home and share it with my family. It comes out with 137g for the …

Whole grain wheat cereal certainly isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. I know of family and friends that find shredded wheat cereal to be dry and unpleasant in texture. I will say it’s not my favorite kind of cereal, either, but I like it enough to have on occasion. It’s …

As a lover a tea, I love to try as many new varieties and flavors as possible. Interestingly enough, I have found that good places to find new varieties of tea are renaissance faires. It is at a particular renaissance fair that I found the variety of tea which …

Although maybe not the best choice for a snack nutrition wise, I love these cookies, and my kids always ask for them when we are at the store.
Price wise they are a fairly good deal, and I can usually get them on sale for less than two dollars. The …

This frozen pizza sold under the Walmart Great Value brand has a real strong pepper flavor to it, more so than anything else, except for perhaps the mozzarella cheese. There are three kinds of peppers that sit on top of this pizza: red, green and yellow peppers. The three …

I decided to try this blend after previously trying the other blend from Fuze called peach mango. I was thinking to since that flavor pretty well I would probably in enjoy this one too. I had my expectations of for this time around too. I don’t hear alot about …

Today for lunch, I had creamed peas as a side dish. The person who made it, showed me what to do. She said to take about a cup of milk, and heat it on the stove top, with a stick of butter. When the butter is …

I am pretty concerned about healthy eating and living a healthy lifestyle, so these organic pizza snacks really appealed to me because I find it pretty much impossible to find a “healthy” snack. Although these are called snacks, I like to eat them as a quick meal sometimes, I …

Jell-o Gelatin - Orange/Raspberry is an enjoyable and refreshing flavor that does an excellent job of energizing my taste buds and leaving me with a feeling of satisfaction. Both the orange and raspberry flavors are quite delicious and offer authentic and tasty flavors that match up well with the …

Pinahs - Original Snack Mix is something that I find relatively enjoyable to munch on from time to time. This snack mix is a mixture of a number of flavors, like garlic, a blend of vegetables, salt and onion. I would not say that this snack mix is delicious, …

Although I am a vegetarian and can no longer indulge in the pleasures of lunchmeats, I spent years devouring Hillshire Farms Deli Turkey Meat. It was one of my regular purchases when doing my weekly shopping as it is both extremely convenient to have and quite delicious to boot. …

Munchies Traditional Mix is a pretty average, run of the mill type of mix that does not really do anything different or special to set it apart from the other snack mixes that can be found in grocery stores and supermarkets. It is actually a mix that is inferior …

Grocery shopping is one of the chores that most mommies dutifully does for their families. As a mom myself I shop for food that I know my kids would love. Seeing them happily fasting over food that I thoughtfully bought for them makes me feel fulfilled as a smart …

I find it really hard to find a frozen meal that is actually healthy & tastes good. I never knew how hard it was but now that I have been running toward them more often I see how many different selections there are. I think that the Healthy Choice …

Out of so many brands of instant coffee, I still love to drink Nescafe 3-in-1 Regular instant coffee. The Nescafe 3-in-1 Strong is too strong for me, and the Nescafe 3-in-1 Mild has no coffee taste at all.
At least Nescafe 3-in-1 Regular instant coffee mix has the aroma …

I absolutely love this candy. I found this a while a go from an Asian grocery store and decided to try it because to me it looked like one of the appealing preserved food items in the area where it was kept which also had other preserved fruits such …

The Cadbury Bliss is a new chocolate bar, and one which seems to be aimed at women judging by the little advertising that I have seen for it. I am, as usual, slightly irritated by this assumption that it is only women who want a nice, comforting chocolate hit …

Every Saturday night for years and years, my family enjoyed spaghetti. As a rule, we made a simple version with a basic tomato sauce to which we added spaghetti sauce seasoning, or maybe some other spices of choice. Our preferred product was actually Del Monte Tomato Sauce. …

My family loves drinking tea, it’s not because we’re English, but because it relaxes us.. My brothers prefer coffee but my mom and I are fans of every kind of herbal tea. But after sipping accidentally from my tea cup instead of his coffee cup, my younger brother has …

I’m usually not a fan of soluble, instant anything, especially not instant coffee. But the Starbucks’ VIA Refreshers are, well, refreshing. If you’re a fan of any of the refreshers they make in their stores, then you’ll especially enjoy their VIA Valencia Orange Refresher. It tastes as close to …

Metromint - Lemonmint Water is a delicious blend of lemon and mint flavored water. The flavored water is slightly tangy and most certainly refreshing. Mint and lemon work surprisingly well together and the resulting creation is pretty pleasant! Each sip of this flavored water excites my taste buds and …

I love eating mashed potatoes with any meal, however it takes a lot of work to make them. I don’t always have time to boil potatoes, peel them, mash them, and cream them. Sometimes I just need a quick substitute to homemade mashed potatoes. I tried the Great Value …

There is nothing like a large glass of chilled lemonade when you get home after spending hours in the scorching heat. I love lemonade and I prefer it over the carbonated beverages. However I am too tired by the time I get home and I don’t have the patience …

I can’t resist potato chips. It’s my favourite junk food, sad to say. I particularly like this Jack n Jill Potato Chips - Spring Onion and Garlic Flavour. What I like about this is that it is made from 100% fresh natural potato. I’m a big potato fan. I …

When it comes to tea, Lindsay Garden Black Tea is proof that you should only buy more conventional brands like Red Rose and Lipton. I purchased a box of Lindsay Garden on a whim for $1.00, and I got 100 tea bags. That ratio should have been …

I find Mrs. Freshley’s SnackAway Mini Lemon Cupcakes to be a tasty treat to have once or twice a week. The cupcakes are soft and moist, and the lemon flavor is quite flavorful and authentic. Inside of each cupcake, there is a white creme center that is quite rich …

Of the three flavors of cereal bars offered through the Fit & Active line of products found at Aldi, I love the blueberry cereal bars the most and these are the only fruit flavored cereal bars that I’ll purchase of the three. I tried both the strawberry and the …

Honey has lots of health benefits though it can increase your appetite. I sometimes include one teaspoon of honey when I drink milk. I use this a substitute for sugar because it is healthy and has good effects especially to the throat. I was in search of organic honey …

I picked up a half gallon of Turkey Hill iced peach on sale, for only ninety-nine cents. Usually it’s a dollar ninety-nine, at Kroger but they dropped it down. Normally when I buy already made teas, I go for Arizona green tea, Snapple or Lipton, or just simply make …

The Xtreme Redi Set Go is the one of a kind multi-purpose food cooker. It can make muffins, brownies, pizza and pie in just about 10 minutes. I have to admit that I’m an As Seen On TV fan. Most of the things I get, I’ve seen them on …

Roasted Garlic and Shrimp, a new flavor of pizza we tried at Yellow Cab this day. Well of course it is Sunday and it is a special pizza or restaurant day. My family and I have finally tried eating more healthy food, slowly eating more veggies, and seafood than …

Chunks Ahoy is a brand of chocolate chip cookies from the company Christie. I’m a very picky eater, and usually I only eat chocolate chip cookies from the bakery section of my grocery store, seeing as those are the freshest and softest. However, my friends all told me that …

Blue Bunny Champ! Variety Ice Cream Cones are not the champs of anything, unfortunately. All three varieties disappointed me because the flavors just were not as rich as I had been hoping. The vanilla variety is not nearly as enjoyable as the all-natural premium ice cream, and that is …

Since I’ve had some good luck with other new Oscar Mayer products, when I saw their new Deli Fresh, I decided to give it a try, too. I’m a turkey lover, so selected the oven roasted turkey breast (shaved).
It comes in a rectangular plastic container that is touted …

Stouffer’s Fettuccini Alfredo is a decent pasta meal that I purchase from time to time. There is nothing too special about this meal though, and that is why I do not purchase it too regularly. There is nothing at all wrong with the noodles and the sauce that goes …

Me and my husband are both coffee lovers. Our days are not complete without a sip of coffee. I like mine mellow and creamy with a little drop of sweetness. He like his plain black. We used to buy the coffee beans but in our fast paced lifestyles, I just …

Pizza is a food that is enjoyed in my house be each and every member of the family. Since we all like pizza we decided to try the Totino’s pizza rolls that we had seen advertised on TV. When we went to the store I noticed that there were …

Betty Crocker - Homestyle Chicken Pasta is a side dish that I like to have on occasion to go with my meal. The pasta and chicken combination works quite well and yields a definitely degree of flavor. The chicken is all white meat and grilled, resulting in something that …

With an overwhelming sweet tooth threatening to overcome my diet’s restrictions, I made a beeline for the nearest vending machine, hoping for some kind of fruity low-guilt candy. The closest thing was a 2.5 oz bag of Farley brand strawberry fruit snacks, which would conveniently also provide 100% …

When I have a lot of lessons during one day I usually take with me at the university Land yogurt drink because it is very practical because it comes in a bottle which is long but not very large so it can fit in every bag and it doesn’t …

I found these Little Debbie Snack Pie - Chocolate variety pies to be decent, although certainly not outstanding by any stretch of the means. This pie is pure chocolate on the inside and chocolate lovers are sure to go bananas over this pie, especially if they place this pie …

One of the trusted brands of noodles is Lucky Me Pancit Canton. For me this is the number one. This becomes my favorite viand for rice when I was in college. Lucky Me Pancit Canton is the witness to all the rollercoaster ride of my life during my thesis. …

I was cycling through the city trying to discover the little nooks and crannies in this little town of mine with so much history, when I discovered a seemingly popular bakeshop in this part of the world. I alighted from my bicycle and went over to investigate, and I …

We bought a bottle of Old Glory Red Table Wine at our local Fox Valley Winery. The standard, 750 ml bottle was priced a little over $13. We had tasted the wine before, so we knew what to expect when we opened the bottle at home for a nice …