I’m making a serious effort to cut back on the amount of soda I drink at work. My weight ballooned up over the holidays and I figure that’s one of the fastest ways to cut calories.
However, I’ve also found I’m getting really sick of water all the time …

I was browsing around at the local dollar store with a friend of mine one day. We were in the food isle and she spotted a spice by the name of Blazin’ Blends Zesty Seasoning Salt. She put it in my basket and told …

While visiting the U.S.A. recently, I noticed there was a much wider variety of Doritos available in stores over there than back home in Australia. Some of these flavours I’d never heard of before like Spicy Nacho, Tangy Cheese, Fiery Habanero and Ranchero as well as many …

So, put yourself in my shoes for a second. It’s a workday lunchtime, with me so far? (Don’t nod off!) You’ve done almost all the usual fast food drive-thru alternatives, had exotic yummies like Miso, but what do you do when even Miso is starting to become old hat. …

I do not regularly buy Blend 45, I choose to buy Nescafe Coffee and Great Taste brand of coffee. The reason why I bought one it is either I get tired of tasting Nescafe or Great Taste is not available. In addition, if I want to save money I …

Awarded the 2008 Chefs Best Award for Best Taste, New York Texas Toast - Cheese promises to taste great. I’d never had it, though, so was very curious to see if it lived up to the hype. The box comes with eight slices original Texas toast with …

Like Granola? Have you tasted the Quaker 100% Natural Granola, that cames with Oats, honey and Raisins? It’s delicious! I like granola, specially that ones with nuts. But when I tasted the Quaker 100% Natural Granola, I liked very, very much. It is very well balanced, so that you …

KFC is my all time favorite, when it comes to fast foods. Well, I think they are better than others because somehow they have some healthy treats on their menu. Not just deep fried munchies. So, if you and you’re friends are saving money but you want to eat …

I recently was introduced to Nabisco Belvita Breakfast biscuits by a coworker. The products comes in a couple of flavors and varieties. Fooducate gives this product a B+ and C+ ratings.
The Nabisco Belvita Breakfast biscuits claim to provide Nutritious steady energy. It comes in the cookie …

This chocolate cereals, from the company Nestle, are known as cereals for kids, but I enjoy them too even if I’m an adult.
I like their taste a lot, as they have a strong chocolate taste. When eaten with cold milk they keep crispy for a while. However, when I …

I really do love these crunchy and flavorful granola bars! This is a variety pack that contains two packages each of the following flavors: peanut butter, oats and honey and brown sugar and maple. That’s six packages all together and in each package is two granola bars, so that’s …

To be honest, I’m not big on dietary supplements or anything in that vein, but I decided to try Hoodia Water. I’m not a fan of pills anyway, so this product grabbed my attention.
Each bottle is 1 fluid ounce, and that’s a 1-month supply. What you do …

Admit it! We all love chips in different ways! Like me, I love eating chips, specially potato chips, when watching TV or surfing the internet, etc. Lately, I have found another good tasting corn chip to add on my list of favorites.
Leslie’s Clover …

I had seen many advertisements on tv for the Smith’s Popped Chips and after spotting them in my local grocery store two weeks ago, I decided to try them out and see what they were like. The Smith’s Popped Chips were AU$3.80 per 100g and were available …

Choc-Nut Milk Chocolate is probably the all time favorite chocolate of Filipinos. Eating a bar of Choc-Nut would lead to one more and more and more. This is a unique blend of grinded peanuts and chocolates in one bite sized bar. For me it is just one bite …

I purchased Yoplait Fibersure Yogurt this week for the first time when I found it on a very good sale at my grocery store. The first thing I noticed was that the yogurts are very small. Unlike most yogurts which are 6 ounces, these were only 4 …

I have had some of this Classic Vegetable Condensed Soup from Batchelors for my supper tonight and it was totally delicious. I have had a bit of a craze on vegetable soup lately and this one is particularly tasty, one of the best soups in a can out …

I was brought up to not add a lot of salt to my food (with the exception of chips of course, for example) and so I usually buy unsalted butter as I prefer it and so I tried out President unsalted butter, a French butter. This is a …

Every time I make a dish at home that requires me to cook rice as an accompaniment, I would usually cook the Veetee Thai rice which I normally get from Tesco supermarket. I normally get the 5 kg pack since it is place in a plastic container and …

As a convenience, M & M meat shops are pretty good. A little bit on the expensive side, but you definitely get what you pay for, type of thing. The latest thing I have tried is the Bumbleberry Blossoms, which are individual little pies. They’re really cute - shaped …

I find so many supposedly ‘instant’ dishes that can be found in the supermarket are not really instant at all. Some of them you have to fiddle around with cups of milk and spoonfuls of margarine, others take almost an hour in the oven or are just very messy. …

Ever since I saw a television commercial for this spicy mayonnaise sauce I have been fantasizing about getting some and now I have tried it, it really is fantastic —“ it is so, so tasty. In the advert, they squirt it onto a tortilla wrap, add chicken pieces …

Coffee has always been a good ritual drink in the morning or perhaps anytime of the day. I sometimes use ready-to-drink mix where Nescafe has famously produced several varieties like “unsweetened”, “decaf” or “strong” as they call it. The good thing with ready mix is that it is spill-proof, easy …

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 …

While I was on vacation in Helen, Georgia, we went to the Nora Mill Granary located just south of Helen in the Sautee-Nacoochee Valley district. This is actually a historic stone grinding that opened in 1876. The mill is right on the Chattahoochee River and it is …

Based on my research, this is about the best oil that can be bought because of its heart-healthy properties. The extra virgin olive oil is supposed to reduce the levels of unhealthy cholesterol while promoting healthy cholesterol. This is of course when a person sticks to a diet that …

Gadbad ice cream is another variety of ice cream which is a special kind of item and only prepared in some ice cream parlors. This is very different and tasty. Try it.
Ingredients:
6 spoons of vanilla ice cream, � cup of milk, 2 spoons of sugar, fruits like …

I have tasted many different brands of canned Vienna sausages from I used to be a little girl. However, recently after I had tasted a tin of the brand Hilo Vienna Sausage, I had become convince that that particular brand was the best one that I had ever tasted …

These chocolate chip cookies just aren’t as delicious or soft as Grandma’s Homestyle Big Cookie Chocolate Chip cookies. That being said, I did enjoy these cookies and they were well-worth a dollar for eight at the Dollar Tree. The chocolate chip cookies had a good flavor to them, both …

Quite surprisingly, I never had an easy time tracking down this elusive fourth variety of ice cream. Blue Bunny Premium Ice Cream Vanilla is, for whatever reason, harder to find in stock than the other three varieties. I cannot understand why, either. I tried it, and there is nothing …

I am a fan of pretzels and jalapeno so I thought it would be a good idea to try the Snyder’s of Hanover Jalapeno Pretzel Pieces. I had never tried the pretzel brand before but it looked very enticing and high quality in its shiny foil packaging.
The pretzels …

I can’t find Racine Raspberry Danish Kringles at any of our local stores and, as a result, the first time I actually had an opportunity to try this particular product was when I ordered it through our daughter’s school fundraiser last spring. Well, actually, to be more accurate, we …

Yoplait Blueberry Acai is a pretty tasty variety of yogurt and it is one of my favorite flavor varieties to reach for, right after the strawberry, banana and vanilla varieties. Every spoonful is loaded with a rich, blueberry flavor that is very authentic and most definitely reminds me of …

I really like muesli bars, they are healthy because they are full of fibers and they are also sweet so I try to eat them when I want something sweet.
I went to the shop the other day and I found this Firstnice muesli bars that costed only 15 euroscents …

When you make sauces, such as speghetti or any pasta type foods, do you find that it just is missing some zip? I mean it is just not ’special’? I make pasta all the time, and I make sure that I add salsa to it, for that special zippy …

The first time I heard about the American instant drink Kool Aid was when I was still a child in the nineteen nineties. I am still not completely sure as well as to whether it just came in the island at that time, however, I could remember thinking after …

I have been looking for a good frozen Hawaiian pizza for some time. Hawaiian pizza (with ham & pineapple toppings) is one of my favorites, and I know a couple of pizza places that cook it very well, but I wanted to be able to make it at home, …

I have always liked Baci Perugina chocolate pralines because I consider them romantic chocolate pralines. They are my favourite Valentine’s Day gift but also a perfect gift for any romantic occasion. You can buy them in different sizes. Not only the package changes size but it also changes shape. You …

I just purchased a box of Chung’s Pork Egg Rolls and they are excellent. There are 4 egg rolls in a box, each egg roll is about the size of the ones you would get in a Chinese restaurant. They can be prepared in the microwave or in the …

This pizza is made by Walmart and can only be found at Walmart stores. It’s in the deli section and sells for just under six dollars for a twelve inch pizza. That’s a good size pizza and it always proves to be enough for my family of three, especially …

When it comes to frozen pizzas, you either have cheap ones that make a quick lunch or expensive brands for when you have company or are just in the mood for something with a bit more quality.
Then you have Tony’s Pizza.
Tony’s Frozen pizzas fall somewhere in between the cheap …

Chick-fil-A Chicken Biscuit is a very tasty breakfast sandwich that alone is not sufficiently filling, but with two, boy am I set until lunch! The biscuit is a buttermilk one that is very soft and flaky and the chicken is tender and crunchy and loaded with flavor! The two …

Nido become my favorite powdered milk when Birch Tree milk powdered was out of stock in the market. Second to Birch Tree is Nido. Nido has the taste of fresh cow’s milk. My father includes Nido whenever he is cooking white pasta. The smell of the pasta is like …

Dog On It is the name of a beverage that I found in our local United Grocery Outlet the last time I went shopping for groceries. I have to admit that the name makes me think of something that appeals more to kids rather than adults. However it is …

I used to purchase this grated cheese because I really liked the flavor that it added to my pasta dishes. No matter what kind of pasta I was having, this grated cheese would come out of the refrigerator and I’d add it after putting my pasta and sauce on …

A friend of ours who is a wellness consultant has opened our eyes to all the bad stuff that regular milk contains - steroids, hormones, and other junk like that. My husband and I both like a glass of milk in the morning, and we thought we were doing …

Kroger Toasted Oats cereal is based off of the General Mills Cheerios product. It is, however, superior to the General Mills cereal, I think. Much like how the Kroger’s version of the Honey Nut Cheerios is crunchier than the General Mills version, the Kroger version of Cheerios is crunchier …

You don’t have to be vegan to love plant-based milk. I love eating oatmeal for breakfast, but I absolutely hate the oatmeal made with milk. The water-based oatmeal also gets boring sometimes and you want something creamier, so that’s when vegan milk comes in handy. Almond milk seems to be …

I really like Coca Cola cherrry zero. This is a product that is a little bit difficult to find but they have it at Target and that is where I can find it. This product is very good and tasty and I think well worth the dollar …

Wendy’s - Jr. Cheeseburger Deluxe is a relatively small yet flavorful burger that is ideal for those days when I simply need something to keep me going and not something that is going to put me to sleep in the afternoon. The burger patty is smaller than the normal …