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 …

I found Nature’s Path: Frosted Cherry Pomegran Toaster Pastries to be tasty, although sweeter than I expected. The sweetness comes from the frosting that covers the pastry. I do not feel that the frosting needed to be as sweet as it was made, but it really is not that …

It’s almost Christmas time here folks. You know how I can tell? Oh yeah, you do start to see all the decorations for the season going up in stores, and the relentless Black Friday ads begin blaring on TV and radio, sure that’s a given. But there’s another way …

Campbell’s Soup at Hand is a somewhat new product from Campbell Soup. It’s a range of soups that come in microwaveable cans that are designed to be easy to drink from. You can place it in the microwave, and a minute and a half later, you have hot soup …

The Season’s Choice Parmesan, Garlic and Olive Oil Potato Wedges come in a sixteen ounce bag and retail for one dollar and forty-nine cents at ALDI Food Market stores. These potato wedges along with the Season’s Choice Rosemary, Garlic and Olive Oil Potato Wedges are quite enjoyable to have …

Minute is that brand that most everyone uses. Not only is convenient but it is super easy and makes cooking a meal that much faster. Minute rice is what I like to keep close at hand. So to say, when I came across Minute Ready to Serve …

I had high hopes that the Little Debbie 100 Calorie Snacks Nutty Bar would solve the problem of excessive amounts of calories found in the original Little Debbie Snacks Nutty Bar while still retaining the excellent and delicious flavor. Unfortunately, my hopes were shot down when I tried one …

While everyone knows of Tropicana Orange Juice, there is a new one out that exceeds Tropicana in taste and price and pulp. Simply Orange orange juice has such a better taste than tropicana you would think that you just finished squeezing the oranges yourself. Its 100% natural …

What a happy celebration we just had last week. It’s my uncle’s birthday. As expected, party foods were there to eat in the long table ; spaghetti, fried chickens, hotdogs, chocolate cake, lumpiang shanghai and more. But there’s two bottle of liquors that was kinda new to my sight. …

It is customary during breakfast that my family always drink at least a bottle of orange juice, freshly brewed coffee or cold glass of milk. My lifestyle and philosophies in diet have influenced my family a lot and so I tend to help them in every way. I have …

I was very pleasantly surprised with the the quality of these low priced waffles. Breakfast Best Homestyle Waffles are carried by ALDI Food Market stores for one dollar and twenty nine cents. For that price, ten waffles come in a box. That’s really quite a value, and what makes …

Okay, I may have found a snack that I just don’t understand. I’m too old, I’m sure. That has to be the reason. They say two year olds are often smarter than adults in handling technology. It’s like second nature to them. Well, maybe …

Del monte is very well known for their cooking products; they have since the start of their business have been very innovative and have been thinking about the needs of their customers - mostly mothers who cooks for their family (of course this involves more than the taste, but …

Trebor Extra Strong Mints are my least favourite brand of mints although I usually accept one if they are offered to me as they are good for freshening breath. They are good at freshening breath precisely because they are so strong that I start to grimace as I …

Snacking is a guilty pleasure of mine. I try to kick the habit, but I find myself right back where I started. Usually munching on things that are satisfying to the tastes buds, but aren’t the healthiest. Often times it’s potato chips, or some other snack chip. Crunchy and …

If ever you are in the mood for a crunchy, salty, yet healthy snack that is jammed packed with flavor and yumminess to satisfy your hunger. Then you should look no further than the Tomato Garlic Basil Chips from Lays. Not only is this snack guaranteed to satisfy that …

When a few days ago I went to a cheap shop near by I really got surprised when I saw a collection of new juices. Usually at that shop they always have the same cheap stuff so each time when I see something new I get excited because those …

I am a lover of chips, all kinds of chips and especially these Doritos Spicy Sweet Chili chips. I purchased a bag of them from my local grocers when they were on sale at 2 for $6. Normally they run $4.99 each so the reduced price was a plus. …

I would not even try to pronounce —˜Farfalle’ so for those of you who are as ignorant as me on Italian pasta terminology, these are pasta bow-ties, about an inch and a half in length. They are from Sainsbury’s own brand and they cost me about 68p for …

Aunt Jemima Lite syrup is a product that has 50 percent fewer calories than that the regular version of Aunt Jemina syrup.
The nice thing about this syrup is that it contains no artificial sweetners. It is a good fairly natural product
It has a good non runny consistency and tastes …

I love Ramen noodles, whether it be during the colder months of the year or when I am sick and want something more than chicken noodle soup. Not only because it’s a cheap food that can be brought almost anywhere, but because it is convenient. There are many different …

“Cheesy Cheddar” is just another name for macaroni and cheese, in my opinion. That’s essentially all this Pasta Side is. The rotini pasta is simply soaked with a rich, cheddar sauce. That’s all I taste in this pasta side is the cheddar sauce, and it’s a mighty strong sauce …

The Old London Bagel French Onion Chips are very rich in onion flavoring - more so than any French Onion flavored potato chips that I have ever had and best of all, these bagel chips do not come with all the grease that potato chips have to offer or …

Banquet has recently started offering frozen dessert pies in addition to their frozen meals and frozen pot pies. I’m always interested in dessert, especially at the low prices that Banquet offers, so I bought their Cherry Berry Pie once I saw it in the store.
You can either microwave this …

For me, a Korean dish will never be completed without gochujang or fermented red pepper paste. We all know that a lot of Korean loves to eat spicy foods.. and that’s what I really love about them. I thought that I can have some gochujang only at Korean restaurants …

I am always on the lookout for a bargain, and I am always on the lookout for low calorie snacks! When I visited my local grocery store, and saw Skinny Cow Fudge Bars on sale for only $4Cdn for 7 bars, I bought them.
These bars are sweetened with Splenda …

My family loves original Kraft Mac N Cheese. I have attempted to bring home the store brands in the past but my family nor I feel they have the same taste. I believe the secret is in the cheese sauce, I think that is where the store brands dont …

Jell-o Gelatin - Pina Colada flavor suffers from the same fundamental problem as the margarita flavor does. It is not possible to take an adult drink and transform it into a gelatin dessert that is intended for everyone because you have to remove ingredients and aspects that make the …

Haribo Starmix Mini’s are tiny plastic bags of various Haribo jelly sweets (candies). All the kids I know love them, and quite a few parents do too, even though they probably don’t want to. So there is some truth to the jingle “kids and grown-ups love it …

Chips is one of the junk foods that we can’t avoid. Since this is one of the less nutritious foods, it’s very important for us to have a minimal consumption of it. I seldom eat chips, but Pringles Potato Chips is really one of my favorites. Its thinly cut …

What can I say about chips. There are so many brands and flavors to choose from on the store shelves today. Everybody’s tastebuds are different. I personally go for spicy chips. Well my daughter spends more time in the snack isle, than I do. She always brings me …

I actually haven’t had 7Up in years. The last time I was drinking it was around 2007 and as I was living in a diabetic household at that time I was only drinking diet. I the current formula then was called Natural lemon lime or some such thing. It …

Honestly, you really don’t need the hamburger helper to make this kind of food. All you really need is to buy some macaroni from the store and the beef. The only thing missing is the seasoning, so that’s how they get you to buy the hamburger helpful. But this …

Sobe is one of my favorite brands of beverage. I enjoy the uniqueness of them and the natural ingredient and benefits they deliver in each bottle. I especially enjoy their product line of Elixirs. I spotted them one day in my neighborhood Albertsons, in the beverage section. Instead of …

I was somewhat hesitant to purchase the Safeway Select Garlic Chicken Ultra Thin Crust Pizza. Although I most certainly like garlic and while I also enjoy chicken, I wasn’t very sure if I would like the two together on this pizza. It turned out though that I didn’t have …

Just like with my review of Nova Smoked Salmon, I must warn that this product is not for everyone, and those unfamiliar with the concept of eating cold smoked fish will probably lack the courage to try it. Joe Pucci & Sons Seafood Smoked Chubs are sold in packs …

Stir Fry is one of my favorite main dishes. I have found a quick way to prepare one of my very favorites in a small amount of time. Contessa has come out with a frozen Beef stir fry. I prepared this meal in around ten minutes and it was …

Do you sometimes find that you don’t feel like having breakfast in the morning? Bread and jam does not appeal to you, and neither does egg and ham. Whenever I feel this way, I will buy Sunshine Butter Rolls.
What I really like about the butter rolls is the rich and …

Breyers Waffle Cone Overload! is a delicious ice cream that truly does overload my taste buds when I take a spoonful of this creamy, tasty chilled treat! I bought this ice cream because I like all the flavors that are in it: caramel, vanilla, fudge and pieces of waffle …

I don’t go into Panera’s that often, but every once in a while it is relaxing to sit in there and have an unusual drink. The Iced Chai Tea Latte is my favorite drink from Panera’s, so whenever I go there and I don’t know what else to get, …

I remember when we were kids, we used to think how cool it would be to have smoke coming out of your mouth. My cousins and I had great fun with the bubble gum cigarettes, which we used to fake our parents into thinking we were smoking out in …

Jell-o Gelatin - Peach variety is one that I only have every so often. I am not much of a peach eater, but I do have one from time to time. I am the same way with this gelatin, I simply have it from time to time. The peach …

Barilla Plus Farfalle is a new kind of pasta. It is made with multiple kinds of whole grain flours, including typically semolina flour, oat, barley, and spelt flour. It also contains flaxseeds and lentil and chickpea flour, which I think makes it unique among most typically packaged pastas. These …

Who doesn’t want macaroni and cheese. The question is do you prefer the homemade ones or the boxed ones that can either be microwavable or stovetop ready. My family often prefers a homemade food, may it be any casserole or mac and cheese. But me, being the queen of the …

I am a devoted fan of hot chocolate, and I will drink it all year long no matter what the temperature is. And sure there are plenty of brands of instant hot chocolate packed away in paper packages that need nothing more than to just add water. However, ever …

Weight Watchers Smart Ones are very tasty and healthy meals. I’ve tried many of the ones they offer, and the lasagna florentine is my favorite. It has 290 calories and 9 grams of fat. That is very good for 1 meal. The lasagna florentine is …

For a green tea addict such as myself, Starbucks’ green tea frappuccino is the perfect summer replacement for the similar green tea latte. Sweet and milky with a chill temperature, I’d even go as far as to compare the green tea frappuccino to ice cream (not necessarily green tea …

I remember when I was a child, my mother would get together the ingredients to make homemade rice krispies treats. Watching her put together a batch of these treats was so much fun. I like that Kellogg�s Rice Krispies Treats are now available in a box. …

Nature’s Pride Yellow Split Peas are a packaged dry type of pea which can be used in soups or to make regular split peas to go over rice with another dish such as stewed chicken to add extra flavour and nutrition to a meal.
The problem with some split peas …

As I live in Florida, I tend to be spoiled with the real deal: fresh orange juice. With orange trees in abundance, it is simply about picking the oranges off trees and squeezing the oranges for super fresh juice. Even if we didn’t have oranges nearby, we can head …