Food Reviews
Jack and Jill Piattos Cheese Snacks
I am not much into junk food lately; however, if someone offered Piattos I get few and munch it. The cheese of this snack is just perfect but I am more associated the taste to Rollercoaster, the ring snack that also made by Jack and Jill that is out …
Publix Brand Yogurt
I wouldn’t call myself a health guru, but I do like my fair share of yogurt. There was a time I was eating a variety of yogurts; I pretty much have cut a majority of them from my shopping list, and every since I realized I could get more …
Pinahs Rye Chips —“ Garlic
Pinahs Rye Chips —“ Garlic is my favorite of the four flavors available. I had a feeling that I would really enjoy this flavor because I really enjoy garlic in general, and I was pleased to find that the makers of this chip treated the chips with a generous …
Great Value Apple Flavored Drink Mix
Walmart’s brand, Great Value, makes many generic alternatives in almost any category. Last week I purchased a powdered drink mix made by (or distributed by) Walmart, made to be similar to name brand “Crystal Light.” It is sugar free, sweetened with aspartame, and has five calories per serving.
I wasn’t …
Microwave singles by Betty Crocker
Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper Microwave singles Stroganoff
You would think that with that strong of a name as the manufacturer, you would be getting a good product. I suppose if you were a pre schooler who weighed under a hundred pounds you would be satisfied with this product. …
ACT Microwave Kettle Corn
ACT is one of the leading manufacturers of microwave popcorn and I think they might be the biggest. I always ate their butter popcorn, but I had never even heard of kettle corn until a former roommate of mine introduced me to it. Since that day I’ve stuck with …
Lipton Yellow Label Orange Pekoe tea
This is a 2lb box of black tea made by Lipton. It is the orange pekoe variety. The box is square and yellow with the Lipton label.
This is the best black tea. I normally add sugar and milk to bring out the best flavor. It is quick to brew …
Blue Bunny Premium Ice Cream Butter Pecan
I am not too fond of Blue Bunny Premium Ice Cream Butter Pecan. The ice cream is certainly edible and to an extent enjoyable, however the butter pecan flavor is not really quite as rich as I was hoping it would be. I expected the flavor to be richer …
Vita Shake for Breakfast
Vita Shake has been a lifesaver for me when it comes to fixing a healthy and quick breakfast in a hurry. It is so simple to make. You just put 12 ounces of water or soy milk in a blender. Then you open up the package of Vita Shake …
McVities Chocolate Hob Nobs
The chocolate hob nobs from McVities are in my opinion one of the nicest biscuits there is. I can remember when they first came out back in the 1980s. They are delicious rolled oat biscuits with a thick layer of milk chocolate on the top. You …
Jack and Jill Pretzel Chocolate Sticks
Jack and Jill Pretzel Chocolate Stick also known as Pretzel alone is a one of kind chocolate sticks. It has no rival when it was out in the market a decade now. My mother always buy Pretzel on her way home from work and I remember checking on her …
Martha Stewart Every Day Food Magazine
If you have not had an opportunity to read the Martha Stewart Every Day Food Magazine, you are in for a real treat when you do. This little magazine is just packed full of food ideas and recipes that the average cook can easily master.
The layout of the …
Pepsi: Blue Drink
The Pepsi drink called “Blue” was a carbonated beverage that was “invented” by the Pepsi company about five years ago. Prior to inventing the soda they had run ads asking the public to vote on which color of carbonated drink that they would buy and the winner was apparently …
So Delicious Dairy Free Almond Plus: Vanilla Almond milk
I’m not a complete stranger to the brand So Delicious. I was introduced to it by Aunt when she was visiting one summer, and she brought some of their products. She’s a real health nut and tends to stay away from dairy products. She’s not allergic but she tends …
Wrigley’s Orbit chewing gum
So they say that orbit helps to keep your teeth healthy because it raises the value of ph in your mouth. Well, ph is the indicator of acidity and acidity causes caries.
My favourite Orbit is Winterfrost one because it gives you really fresh breath. I always have Orbit in …
Colombo Extra Sour Sliced Bread
Colombo breads have been a family favorite for years. Their breads are always top quality and great tasting.
My family started buying the extra sour flavor when making garlic cheese bread decades ago. It’s just extra good with extra sour. Then we started using it for sandwiches. …
Arizona Peach Iced Tea
Arizona is a company that mostly makes beverages in a variety of flavors. In this review I will be focusing on the Peach flavored ice tea that they have on offer. I am not sure if this a newly produced drink by them that they introduced just this year …
Dreyer’s slow churned rich and creamy French vanilla ice cream
Dreyer’s slow churned rich and creamy French vanilla ice cream is one of my usual favorite choices when buying ice cream. The French Vanilla taste is authentic and very rich from Dreyer’s. Even though it is written slow churned, there is no much difference from usual Dreyer’s ice cream. …
Great Value Pancake & Waffle Syrup
Great Value Pancake & Waffle Syrup is just as good as the brand name version, and it is considerably cheaper. The 24 fl. oz. plastic bottle I buy costs only $1.44. The dark brown syrup is made with 5% real maple syrup, according to the bottle. I use it …
Betty Crocker - Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins
Betty Crocker - Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins really do deserve to have the word “chocolate” used twice in its product name! These chocolate chocolate chip muffins are quite rich in chocolate flavor, whether you are biting into the muffin or one of the many chocolate chips! There is chocolate …
Cheetos
I just love cheese. I love the taste, the smell, the color and the versatility of cheese. One of the cheese products that I truly love is Cheetos. I cannot live without it. If there is one food in the world that I would rather not share, it is …
Trader Joe’s sunflower nut butter
Are you trying to eat a healthier diet?Spreads m ade from nuts and peanuts are a good way to start.One i really like is trader joe’s Sunflower Nut butter.it is available at Trader Joe’s Grocery Stores.There is one in san Jose california.Sunflower nut butter is similar to peanut buuter …
Sparkle Lemon Soft Drink
I was really disappointed with Sparkle. Being a Coca-Cola product, I guess I expected more from it. Sparkle is one of the favorite drinks of the kids and teenagers in the Philippines today. When I noticed this, I wondered why it seems to be a hit with the kids. …
Healthy Choice Tomato Basil Penne
I bought this entrée because the description sounded wholesome and fresh —“ nine-grain pasta with tomatoes, onions, basil, and mozzarella cheese flavored with olive oil. The calorie count is very low (under 300) and you get a third of the recommended dietary fiber by eating it. It’s …
Mrs. Freshley’s SnackAway Peanut Butter Wafer Bars
Although I feel that Mrs. Freshley’s SnackAway Peanut Butter Wafer Bars could have likely been richer in flavor had this product not been made with nutrition in mind, I must say that despite the fact that there is really very little sugar added to these wafer bars, they still …
Tesco Authentic Italian Quick Cook Fusilli Pasta
This is great pasta from Tesco’s own brand because it is so easy to cook and it just refuses to get stuck together. I am not a patient cook and sometimes I even forget to stir my pasta as I get involved in something else, but I have …
Marie Callender’s Fettuccini Alfredo
One of my favorite ‘frozen’ food brands is Marie Callender. The brand just always seems to bring a quality product to my microwave or oven that is tasty and fresh. Such is the case with Marie Callender’s Fettuccini Alfredo.
I love pasta, but spaghetti is my favorite, and …
Slim-Fast Optima Cappuccino
The Slim-Fast Optima which is different than the original Slim-Fast drinks, is wonderful! Not only does it have fewer calories (180)compared to the original, but, it also controls hunger longer! The flavor of the Cappuccino Delight is yummy. You feel like you are cheating while you are drinking it. …
Furikake, Japanese Rice Toppings
When my brother in law and his kids went for a vacation back to the Philippines from Japan, I notice that the kids are not eating much of the food being served on the table. Mostly are Filipino food like sinigang, tinola and sautéed vegetables. Instead, I saw …
Magic Hat Jinx
Magic Hats beer Jinx is my favorite of all the magic hats beers. The beer is seasonal, which means it isn’t available year round, a fat that makes me very upset when I go to purchase beer in the winter months. Jinx is a brown ale that is creamy …
Ice Breakers Gum, Ice Cubes
Ice Breakers Gum, Ice Cubes come in a small box. When you open the box, you discover little “cubes” of gum. Ice Breakers Ice Cubes offer a quick burst of flavor when you first start to chew it. One of the things I enjoy about this product is that …
Fit & Active Blueberry Fruit & Grain Cereal Bars
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 …
Bella Italia Extra Virgin Olive Oil
My mother was initially supposed to use the “Bella Italia Extra Virgin Olive Oil” as part of some organic cleanse she was going to do that was recommended to her by her nutritionist, but instead we ended up using it in our cooking several times when we had run …
Happy Harvest Peas
We made a steak dinner last night and planned on having corn on the cob to go with it. However, we only had four ears of corn; not enough for our family. So, my wife made another vegetable to go with it, peas from the brand Happy Harvest.
These were …
The Healthy Chef
The Healthy Chef, Inc (thehealthychef.net) $36.99 per day, includes 3 meals plus 1 snack. Also has the Whole Food diet. All the food is organic with no preservatives. The Healthy Chef seems the best option for those who desire more personalized service and three meals a day. He can …
Charles Goldfinger
I love sweets and chocolates and when Charles Goldfinger came on the scene quite a few years back I had to try one. Charles Goldfinger is a chocolate bar which has wafers which are filled with a light cocoa cream and then covered in milk chocolate.
Charles Goldfinger only has …
Saguaro Multivitamin juice
I went to Lidl store the other day, I really like buying there because you usually find cheap stuff there from not very famous brands but they are good. I saw that Saguaro Multivitamin juice was on discount, 1,5l for 49 Euro cents, I thought that was a really …
Nature Valley Crunch Granola Bars
Nature Valley Crunch Granola bars seem like a healthy choice for a snack and they do make a pretty good snack - especially the packs with two in them. They actually are pretty filling which makes them a good value because they are more filling than regular granola bars …
Traditional Medicinals caffeine free herbal tea Breathe Easy tea bags
Recently while staying for the weekend at my son’s apartment, I was suffering from a sinus infection along with an upper respiratory infection. My son had previously been sick a lot and had become a much more health conscious consumer.
He wanted to help me feel better and offered to …
Great Value Mini Cheeseburgers from Walmart
Great Value Mini Cheeseburgers from Walmart. Not bad right? Wrong! I just wanted a simple dinner that I could have while my husband and my son were camping and I was home alone. I wanted something simple and quick to cook. I have used Great Value products from Walmart …
Marie Callender’s Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Frozen dinners have come a long way from when I was a kid, and Marie Callender’s Spaghetti with Meat Sauce with proof of that. Since I’ve always enjoyed my meals at a Marie Callender restaurant, once they began to market frozen foods, I gave them a try. …
Kozy Shack Chocolate Pudding
I don’t often buy pre-mixed ready to eat puddings, but I made the exception with Kozy Shack. I was in my local grocery store and came across a cardboard container with four ready mixed, chocolate puddings. The cardboard backing said that these Kozy Shack chocolate puddings only have 60 …
Lactaid Chocolate Milk
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 …
Hamburger Helper
We all need to make a quick meal at times. Sometimes we just really don’t really feel like cooking. In steps Hamburger Helper. I make Hamburger Helper at least 3 times a month. The kids love it. There are many flavors to choose from these days. Betty Crocker is …
Mrs. Freshley’s SnackAway Yogurt Creme Cakes
I did not care too much for Mrs. Freshley’s SnackAway Yogurt Creme Cakes because they reminded me too much of Hostess Twinkies in both texture and taste and I really do not like Twinkies! The cake itself is soft, and although I normally do not mind soft cake, I …
Ritter Sport Chocolate Yogurt Flavor
I love chocolates and one thing that I could not resist really are chocolates that are not too sweet. I went to the supermarket the other day and found me a good batch of Ritter Sport chocolates. I am not usually a huge fan but since I was craving …
Pamelas Gluten Free Bread mix and Flour Blend
If you have ever tried gluten free bread this review is for you. I have found that most gluten-free bread has very little taste, is as dry as a bone, and these are the good points. The idea of making a sandwich is a joke, you place meat or …
Lean Pockets Three Cheese and Broccoli
I decided to try Lean Pockets Three Cheese and Broccoli after finding them on sale at my local Kroger for $2. I am normally not a fan of Hot Pockets because I am a vegetarian and there aren’t many flavors that don’t have meat in them. I …
Chex Party Mix
I used to make Chex part mix around christmas with my mom, we would go to the store purchase three different boxes of chex, some pretzels and peanuts and mix them all together with this special seasoning packet thing you could buy at the store.
Now eating chex mix is …
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