I often drink something before I work out. I helps me maintain good strength and endurance while doing cardio and can accomplish the repetitions that I will have. My program as given by my personal trainer is all about toning. I am not really fat but I just need …

From time to time, it’s nice to go out with my younger relatives, especially if it’s a trip to a convenience store. When my cousin yearned for an ice cream, she persuaded me to go to 7-Eleven, and since she’s paying for my purchase I bought Selecta Fruit-Pops Green …

My son wanted to try one of these sandwiches. So he ordered one, he wanted it plain, with only cheese on it. He was surprised when he sat down to east his sandwich, this was a big one! Three big burgers, but the most surprising part of …

I am impressed with this Strawberry Flavour Whip from the Tesco Value range and it only costs a puny six pence for a 38g sachet. I had been craving some Angel Delight but when shopping in Tesco with a friend, she persuaded me to try this ridiculously cheap …

The Church’s Chicken at 10542 King George Highway in the city of Surrey in British Columbia, Canada is where I usually go to when I am very hungry. I tend to eat mostly vegetables at the house, so when I am tired of going veggies, my first stop …

I am trying to get my family to eat healthier. So, I rarely, if ever, buy junk food for the house (other than the occasional candy bar). My wife, however, has no problem buying a package of cookies on occasion. That’s how we ended up with Chips Deluxe Peanut …

Okay, I am normally one of those that if I’m going to eat cereal I want it to be sugar. I’m talking crispy pancakes coated with syrup and milk. I don’t normally grab the healthy stuff from the shelves, I choose mainly on taste and price. …

The Great Value Twist and Shout Vanilla Sandwich Cookies will look really familiar to anyone that has ever had a vanilla Oreo cookie before. The two different brands of cookies not only look remarkably alike, but also, I can’t much make out any significant difference in taste. The Nabisco …

Back in December I was busy stocking up for the coming winter and one of the things I bought was cans of Ocean Spray Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce. As I don’t have a car, it can be tough getting out to the stores in the winter, as I never …

This is the best flavored water I have ever had. It doesn’t leave a nasty taste or a after taste in your mouth. It doesn’t even taste like water at all. Every time I buy some it goes really quick. Every time I drink it, I end up drinking …

Just from the name frappucino, you might already know that this one come from the Starbucks. I enjoy coffee, infact i can say that i am addicted to coffee. A glass of coffee is a must for me. But not all coffee are good, i prefer the best taste …

Yellow tail chardonnay is so good. I think that it is not too dry for a chardonnay. Most chardonnays are mostly dry in my opinion. It actually has a little sweet taste to it. I get hints of peach. I taste some citus in it …

Hershey’s actually offers several different Pack A Snack varieties, but the one I’m reviewing today is the Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Pack A Snack. These packages are promoted as a product that gives the consumer a delicious snack at work, at play, and at lunch. For me, though, …

“Ackee and Saltfish” is my country’s national dish. I am unsure of it being like any other dish in other countries hence I think it is unique to only my country. I was told that the ackee fruit originated from West Africa in the days when Africans were brought …

I purchased these Dopritos as part of a buy one get one free promotion. I wanted to try them, but didnt want to pay $3.50 a bag. I felt somewhat justified in my purchase when they were theoretically “free”.
I would definatly purchase these Doritos at regular price in the …

My sister introduced a new product to me recently, called Kombucha. She came over one evening bringing a complete box full of six ounce bottles of GT Enlightened Kombucha Original. She said to be “Girl you must try this drink it is crazy good.” With an raised brow, …

I rather enjoyed the Basse Peanuts in a plastic pack as a snack on December 29, 2009. If you’re looking for a cheap, no-frills, nutritious snack, this is it.
It comes in a brown plastic bag that is transparent at the center to show the real peanuts therein. …

Given that I have decided to give Starbucks instant coffee a chance, I recently tried their Cinnamon Spice variety. This is just basically instant coffee with cinnamon powder, ginger, molasses and cinnamon. In order to make it, all I had to do is boil some water and then add …

Eggo: Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bake Shop Mini Muffin Tops are terrible. They simply are. To my taste buds, these mini muffin tops are almost totally tasteless and plus, because they are so small, eating one does nothing for me at all. I know that these are not intended to …

I have got a thing for chocolate cheesecakes and having just devoured one of these chocolate muffin cheesecake wedges from Morrisons own brand, I am just in heaven. I had not tried this one before but it is absolutely gorgeous. The only thing is, the one thing …

Sweet Talk Bubble Tea is very delicious! This is a bubble tea shop that sells beverages of any kind; you name it, they have it. Actually there are lots of bubble tea shops around and I really have no idea why these types of beverage shops are called …

Nescafe 3 in 1 original flavor coffee offers a little taste of heaven. Considering the standard retail price of one sachet which is only PHP5, that is quite a feat! I’ve always patronized nescafe. However, before they introduced the 3 in 1 product, I could never get the flavor …

During my childhood, while going to school, salt prunes were a popular thing. Since my childhood days I haven’t eaten salt prunes much but I can tell you they come in a variety of saltiness, ranging from very salty to almost sweet…
The other day while I was going on …

Here is something that practically almost never happens, or actually never happens- the meal in real life looked actually better than the photo on the package. And it tasted great too. I still can’t believe that.
I tried it the other day when I was to too tired to too …

I never heard about this brand of baked beans until one of my father’s friends brought it from abroad and gave it to us along with a few other items. Up until now, I’m not even sure which country it originated from, but I was quite eager to try …

This is one of greatest inventions ever, I think, and am happy to have Coke as a pat of my daily life.
I have known and consumed Coke for as long as I can remember and I find it rather strange that I just never get sick of it, no …

Eckrich Smoked Turkey Sausage is a delightful alternative to regular pork or beef sausage. The “lite” variety has a bit less sodium than other sausages. But if you’re on a strict sodium diet, you may not want to indulge in too much of this. The sodium …

As many individuals I love cereal. I especially love it when I can find cereal that is both tasty and good for me too. One of my favorite brands that I like to call my go to is Kashi. I am completely in love with their products especially their …

I don’t really enjoy chocolate drinks as much as I do enjoy iced teas. But Nestle’s new Creamy chocolate drink (Guilt Free) is a good choice for the chocolate lovers but are health conscious. This is another premium drink alongside other milk products like the melon flavored milk, and …

Army Navy offers an all-day breakfast burrito in the steak and longganisa variants. The fillings of the burrito are hash browns, eggs and rice. It sounded really weird to me but my friend recommended it so I decided to try it anyway although with a bit of …

I am very fussy about my coffee. Not too strong, not too weak, but just right and Moccona Espresso certainly delivers the goods.
Most coffee tastes bitter to me and leaves an after taste that I find unpleasant, but not Moccona Espresso.
It is a mild, pleasant tasting coffee that …

Taclings is one food product that has been gracing food fairs and bazaars recently. I was able to taste it the other night for the first time upon the recommendation of my cousin. The premise of Taclings is to offer small bite sized tacos that won’t be …

One of the common health concerns is to minimize use of salt. We might not know it but when you use salt in excess of what is needed in the body, it transforms into fat deposits. One of the things canned products are trying to accomplish is a “less …

While I most certainly cannot say that the Cloverhill Bakery - Jumbo Glazed Honey Bun offers much at all in terms of nutritional value, I most definitely can say that it is full of flavor and filling as well! The sugar and the honey certainly do a number on …

I love my ice cream and one of the ice creams I really enjoy having a bowl of after dinner is the Breyers Blasts Oreo Cookies and Cream Chocolate Ice Cream. This ice cream is loaded with large Oreo cookie pieces and has this unbelievably rich chocolate flavor to …

I got a package of Sparrer sliced salami in a snack pack on an airplane. I hadn’t been much of a salami eater, more jerky than anything, and I was curious as to whether I would like it or not. But I paid good money for that snack pack …

I was prodded to try this new ice cream, after hearing the upbeat raves from my friend. She’d said that once I tasted the ice cream, I would never be the same. I can honestly say that she was indeed right about that.
Magnum Classic is Belgium chocolate covered …

Kashi Strawberry Fields cereal has freeze dried strawberries and even though it doesn’t mention it in the name it even has freeze dried raspberries. I found the strawberries and raspberries to be a bit too tangy at times. It might have just been the berry. You …

As far as I’m concerned, Rockstar Energy Drink is the one. It’s basically Red Bull in a bigger can and same taste. I even like the hefty size of the can, since it makes me feel like I’m pretty badass and really getting something for my money …

Hunt’s Mushroom Spaghetti Sauce is not for the mushroom-lover. If you’re someone that enjoys mushrooms in your spaghetti sauce or a mushroom-flavored spaghetti sauce, then you’re in for a mighty big disappointment if you purchase this spaghetti sauce. To me, this spaghetti sauce almost tastes just like the Hunt’s …

If you like Snickers and you like flapjacks, you will probably love this combination of the two as I do. There are five of these small, individually wrapped Snickers Flapjacks in a packet which costs about £1 and they are widely available in supermarkets and convenience stores. …

Vegemite is a concentrated yeast extract which is used as spread for sandwiches, toast, crackers and whatever you would like to put it on. Vegemite is very Australian. Actually we don’t have this in Manila where I came from. When I got here in Sydney my …

I had high hopes when picking out this attractively-bottled red drinking wine, but despite the beautiful bottle and description, I was disappointed by the overall quality and drinkability.
To start off with the positives, I was completely sold on this bottle of wine by the beautiful and attractive design on …

Yesterday I bought Bigelow Red Raspberry Herb Tea to help soothe my upset stomach and it seem to work really well. Plus I really liked the taste of it. It was sweet and tangy and I didn’t need to put any honey into it.
The way I made the …

Hair of the Dog is an energy drink which is sold claiming that it will actually help detoxify your body. All drinks which have water in them can do this. However, this drink sells them off as some sort of attempt to claim that it will actually decrease your …

Two Great Value Flame-Broiled Hamburgers come in a package at Walmart for two dollars and thirty cents. The hamburgers are individually wrapped and come on sesame buns. The hamburgers can either be cooked in the oven or microwave. Since the hamburger patties come already positioned on the sesame buns, …

I like these Little Debbie Fall Party Cakes - Vanilla variety better than the chocolate variety simply because I like vanilla more than chocolate. The cake consists of yellow cake, a white, creme filling, as well as vanilla frosting and shades of autumn sprinkles. Really, this treat looks more …

Christmas is just around the corner and giving sweets is one of the main things I wanted to offer for my lovely godchildren and for my beautiful niece. Kids do enjoy eating sweets so I prefer to give them something which is not purely sugar in content so that …

I tried smoking a pipe when I was younger and didn’t like it. I tried it a bit later when I was a student and carried on for a couple of years. During that time I tried various tobaccos and each had their merits.
The one that I particularly liked …

Earlier on in my life, I wasn’t really a lover of mayonnaise. It was only until recently though that I’ve come to appreciate mayonnaise in a good sandwich. I’ve also realised that not all mayonnaise are as good as others in terms of taste especially after trying quite a …