OK so a couple of months ago I tried a Monster energy drink that my friend gave me. I think it tasted OK, it was not that great. I thought the flavor was a little nasty but I could still drink it. I think a lot of it had …

As a college student, especially a freshman, I feel that I can confirm that we all love going out to eat. If we’re not going out to a restaurant, then we settle for second best, which is ordering food. What do we love to order, you may ask? Chinese …

You know how sometimes with potato chips when you eat the first one, you think, hmmm, this tastes weird. And then you eat a few more just because, hey, the bag is open?
That’s how I felt about these potato chips. Only after I had eaten the 5th or 6th …

I haven’t drank the soda Sprite in some time, but I still remember the taste of it being that it has a very distinct taste from all the other sodas I have tasted. I also don’t get the impression that it is many people’s favourite soda either, and even …

I love to use kielbasa sausages in a variety of casseroles, soups and stews. I also use these sausages when I make some of my specialties like red beans and rice. One problem is that I often pay more than three dollars for higher priced brand of this food. …

I went to Getro and there I saw these Grandi Rum chocolate bars. Grandi is a Getro brand and I really don’t like shop brands because they are often of a very lousy quality. I’ve tried a bunch of Grandi stuff and I can’t really say that I liked …

Creamed tomato soup is my absolute favourite type of soup. Tomato tastes too tart for me without the cream, but with the cream to smooth out that lovely flavour, I just love it. I tried out this one from Morrisons own brand and the fact that it …

I am from the southern United States where our staple foods include fried chicken, collard greens, corn bread, and sweet tea. When it comes to drinking sweet tea, I am just like all southern people who believe the sweetness of the tea is an indicator of how good …

I had this dish yesterday in one hawker stall that serve Western food and let me tell you something. I didn’t know until now that the mixture of baked rice together with potato wedges is extremely nice.
I love baked rice because of the fact that the melted …

I just love Del Monte, and I am so glad that I found out that they have this kind of juice drink. The Four Season juice drink. It helps me maintain my good healthy body. Same as I am eating a piece of fruit a day. It helps me …

I am one of those shoppers who is not afraid to try a generic product if the price is right! One product I recently tried was our store’s generic version of Raisin Bran Cereal, best Choice Bran Cereal with Raisins. I am the only one in my …

I have been eating these Meat Free Chicken Style Pieces from the Morrisons brand in tortilla wraps, with salad and a tangy mayonnaise and they are simply delicious. I tried a chunk of this without anything on and it was pretty tasty on its own, so I imagine …

I am a frequent consumer on coffee and so when Mcdonalds came out with their new and improved iced coffee I decided that I would give the coffee a try since I like many of the other Mcdonalds things they offer. Anyhow, the coffee cost $2.30 for the large …

As I mentioned in another review, my wife and I decided to do some much needed grocery shopping recently and, because we needed to go there anyway, ended up at our local Walmart Super Center.
One of the items we needed was breakfast cereal because, once again, we seemed to …

Before I go to work and jump right to business for the day, I normally go to Starbucks to have my regular caffeine boost to pump me with much needed energy for a very demanding workload.
Today, though, I tried something quite different. Instead of my usual routine, I …

Although I tend to personally prefer the L’oven Fresh Hamburger Buns for hamburgers, roast beef, chicken patties and so on, there are others in my family that like the Great Value 8 Enriched Jumbo Hamburger Buns because of how big they are. I don’t care for big buns myself …

I usually eat margarine in the morning with toast or with marmalade and even with Nutella. I like the way it gives lighter taste to everything.
This margarine comes in 500g containers, the container is yellow with dark blue letters Margo nova on it, under that it is written wuth …

Rolo Gold pretzels have a new package now that may look less fancier than their old one but the price is much cheaper. Their pretzels sell for under $3.00 for a one pound bag and the pretzels are always fresh tasting and never taste stale. They come …

One of the best halo-halo I’ve ever eaten is the one by Chowking. First of all, halo-halo is one of the most popular Filipino refreshments and Chowking is one of the most popular food chains in the country. Among the main ingredients of the halo-halo are crushed ice, milk …

The Smucker’s uncrustables microwaveale grilled cheese sandwiches looked so good on the package that I just had to buy them and try them. I bought the box that contained 4 individually wrapped sandwiches inside. The box says they are to be kept frozen until you are ready to take …

I found the flavor of Blue Bunny Original Ice Cream Strawberry Cheesecake to be a little on the weak side. By that, I mean neither the strawberry nor the cheesecake flavors are quite as tasty as I had been hoping. The strawberry flavor is nothing like the double strawberry …

The Bird’s Eye Voila garlic chicken is another bag meal by Bird’s Eye that I had the opportunity to try recently. They were on sale and the garlic chicken was one of the Bird’s Eye Voila meals that I have not tried yet, so I purchased one bag.
The thing …

Although Blue Bunny Original Ice Cream Chocolate is certainly an enjoyable and refreshing treat, it is not quite as rich and creamy as the premium homemade chocolate ice cream, also made by Blue Bunny. This original ice cream does not have quite as strong and delicious of a chocolate …

My new favorite snack bar to snack on when my blood sugar levels are low and my tummy is hungry is the new Kelloggs Chocolate Chip Fiber Plus Antioxidant Chewy Bar. This snack bar is filled with natural ingredients and tons of fiber that helps keeps my digestive system …

As a mom, I must always provide variety to my son’s snacks. So whenever I go to the grocery I pick out new cookies from time to time. One time I got a pack of Chunkee Chewy Peanut Butter Choco Chip. This is relatively more expensive than the other …

Milka Collage is a new Milka chocolate bar, it comes in taste of raspberry and in the taste of caramel. Although I really like raspberries I must admit that the caramel version of this chocolate is way better. It tastes amazing. It is crunchy, it is chocolaty and the …

If you are lactose intolerant, you know how miserable you can feel after eating most foods containing dairy products. Bloating, stomach pain and other unpleasant symptoms likely prevent you from enjoying some of your favorite foods. One of my favorite dairy products is chocolate milk. My mouth would water …

I was never a spinach person until I started buying the Green Giants creamed spinach. It’s the type of spinach that you can eat with nothing or you can eat it something.
The Green Giants creamed spinach comes in a small to medium box that is incased in a …

Halloween is almost here again. Well, to be honest, it’s more than a month away at the time of this article’s writing, but already I’m craving my favorite Halloween treats. Usually I’m perfectly satisfied with generic and store brands, but Great Value candy corn was a disappointment.
In …

Years ago I was on the look out for a dairy free alternative to the Nestle chocolate chips I grew up with. It turned out to be fairly easy because the famous Ghirardelli company makes Semi Sweet Chocolate chips which do not have dairy in their ingredients. And most …

I’ve been a user of Ken’s salad dressings ever since they first became available in my local grocery stores. I was previously a person who complained about bottled salad dressings. I did not particularly care for the over processed taste and I could detect when one was …

Yesterday my 10 year old son and I decided to go to the local Kiwanis Fair here in Blue Ridge. While my brave warrior decided to go on all the rides, I decided to hang around and look for some good ole fattening fair food!
No sooner than this thought …

This is one potato chip that will leave you in need of some mouthwash or a breath mint! I really like the flavor and aroma that these crispy, non-greasy chips give off. When I open up a can, I’m hit with an appetizing aroma that reminds me of onion …

I have been a longtime fan of flavored black teas and Twinings brand in particular. Recently I was shopping for groceries and ran across a new item in their line. It’s a cold brew tea bag, black tea with mixed berry flavor. Their other flavored black teas are …

I purchased these stuffed pizza slices because I thought they would be like the stuffed pizza slices you get at a pizzaria. Sure, they were frozen and out of a box, so they may not be as good as fresh ones. But still, I though from the picture …

Growing up, Crystal dairy products were all around. Unfortunately, as stores began producing their own products to sell, it’s disappeared from the shelves in alarming rates. Though they distribute other name products, their ice creams and milks, for example, are hard to find, at least around the …

When products are flavored with Splenda, I acutally do enjoy them. They generally do not have that infamous diet taste, but rather closely resemble products that are made with regular sugar. I have found that the benefit of Splenda is that it obtains far less calories, and …

There are several variations of Kombucha tea, but this review is for the kind you brew at home rather than the kind you purchase at health food stores. Kombucha tea has been around for centuries, but is gaining more and more popularity for its health benefits. The …

Ever since I was in college, the food that stops away my hunger is Cream O. I always buy one pack for PHP 5.00. I believe PHP 1.00 increased the price at present so it is now PHP 6.00. This kind of cookies gives you a different enjoyment because …

I am reviewing a new product by the Tootsie Roll Company called Pop Drops. I’ve always been a huge fan of Tootsie Pops, so imagine my delight when I found out that they popped the tops off of those little goodies, nixed the stick, and threw them …

I recently tried Alexia frozen sweet potato fries and I was very pleasantly surprised by them. I was looking for a good alternative to regular french fries that would provide some extra nutritional punch while still tasting good, and Alexia sweet potato fries fit the bill.
Just like regular …

I always purchase Mixes made by Jiffy. I always have stocks of the little blue boxes in my pantry because it always comes in handy when I am too tired to cook from scratch. The Jiffy Mixes are manufactures by Chelsea Mills of Michigan and it has been a …

I typically like microwave/oven made meals so I decided to try Marie Callender’s Fettuccini Alfredo with Garlic Bread. I was really not pleased with this product.
I removed the plastic cover expecting to taste delicious noodles, tender veggies and flavorful garlic bread. The vegetables were sparse in quantity and lacked …

After eating this food I think I have been missing so much in the world of potatoes. Being a pescatarian means of limited food source since most of the fast foods and restaurant this days are all about meat. When I started to be a pescatarian potatoes has been …

I am always harping on about the bargains I can find at supermarkets when they reduce the prices of their bakery goods at the end of the day as you can find great bargains. The food is not stale, it is just that they have to sell certain …

I don’t know how long Pepsi Jazz has been around, but I only happened to have discovered it several days ago. I was walking along the pop isle in a grocery store, planning to buy my favorite Pepsi Lime, when I saw this new (to me) variety: Pepsi Jazz. …

Cherry Garcia is plain and simply one of the best ice creams out there. It’s Delicious.
Ben & Jerry’s first off makes quality ice cream. I’ve always been a fan and am always sure to experiment with whatever new flavors they are putting out there. Cherry Garcia ice cream is …

Over the last few years, my dogs, present and past, have enjoyed Salix Premium Beefhide Chews many times. They really do love them.
The two-pack features ten-inch beef basted rolls. The packaging says they are handmade with no preservatives. It says they help to reduce tartar building up …

I’m not a junk-food junkie but I just couldn’t resist Pringles sour cream and onion. I love the crunchy crispy, creamy taste. I usually buy a can every time I go to the grocery. There are a lot of Pringles flavor available like barbeque, cheddar cheese, pizza, bacon ranch, …