Food Reviews
Chips and Tuna Salad
Ever been famished? Ever had a roommate who was a strict vegetarian?
Ever been so famished you’d eat anything in sight even if it was mostly tofu and mystery meat-free ingredients? Well I have, and I’m a better person for it. See, my roommate doesn’t eat meat, …
Kiki fruit toffee by Kras
I have this anecdote from the time I was little about these candies. I was 5 or 6 and I went to the church with my parents. It was a hot sunny day. My relative who was 8 then, was with me. We started feeling bored so we weren’t …
Pasta Express
We received a Pasta Express for a gift. It is one of those As Seen on TV products, so we had never really seen it before - It is basically a plastic cylinder with a lid, in which you can easily cook pasta.
It has turned out to be surprisingly …
Hormel REV #1 Pepperoni Pizza
It’s not always easy to find time to eat during the day. Some, more than others, find themselves rushing about day in and day out, and just need something quick to eat in between going from one point to the next. Hormel has a line of simple wraps designed …
Yogi Green Tea Energy
I have been drinking Yogi Green Tea Energy for several months now and I must say I am very satisfied. The price is kind of expensive but this is because the tea contains ginseng. But even at $4.99 it is a very good price for a drink that will give …
Trader Jo’es Honey Nut O’s
My family has been getting Trader Joe’s Honey Nut O’s for about 3 years now. The price is around 2 dollars a box, for a normal cereal box size. I usually get three boxes at a time because they finish so fast. Three boxes last us about two weeks …
White Hat Yoghurt Ice Cream
Ice cream is really hard to resist and it is the craving of almost everyone. The main ingredient, milk, makes the magic in the ice cream. Though it is proven that milk intake has health benefits, so much ice cream is not good. People who are in strict diet …
Cloverhill Bakery - Golden Pound Cake
The Cloverhill Bakery - Golden Pound Cake is nothing all that remarkable. I have had pound cakes from a number of companies and they all basically taste the same to me, which is no surprise since the ingredients seldom vary. As for this pound cake, well, it is certainly …
Sainsbury’s Basics Rice Pops Breakfast Cereal
The more I sample of the Sainsbury’s Basics low budget range, the more I think that Tesco’s own ‘Value’ brand is the far superior. Tesco are hit and miss when it comes to their value range but Sainsbury’s appears so far to be consistently poor. I have …
Aro mixed fruit jam
Hello every one, today I want to talk about the Aro mixed fruit jam, which is the new one, which I found in the super market. I bought it once and used it. While using the Aro mixed fruit jam, I felt that this is the jam, …
IGA Semi-sweet chocolate chips
I love to bake and semi-sweet chocolate chips are a necessary ingredient in many of my culinary creations. That said, lately I have been unable to find my usual brand of semi-sweet chocolate chips and have been forced to finally try the IGA brand that has seemed to take …
Mountain Dew Energy
Considering the popularity of energy drinks such as Red Bull, it should come as no surprise that Mountain Dew is jumping on the energy drink bandwagon. Their offering, Mountain Dew Energy, has this to their advantage: the price. While Red Bull and similar products are all over-priced, …
Encore Coffee
I like the taste of coffee, but I have a sensitive stomach so I cant drink it very often. I can have about a shot glass worth of coffee before my stomach gets upset. So when I saw the add for the coffee that’s supposed to be …
Chex Mix Select Snack Mix Dark Chocolate
Chex Mix Select Snack Mix Dark Chocolate comes in a five point five ounce bag and sells for two dollars and seventy-nine cents a bag. I personally think the price on this snack mix is too high even though I did find the snack mix to be relatively enjoyable …
Kellog’s Special K yogurt cereals
Cereals are always a good option in the mornings, as they’re good for the body and have a lot of fiber.
When I bought Kellog’s Special K yogurt cereals, they came in a 300 grams box.
These cereals are low in calories. When I hear that, I think immediately that the …
Century Tuna Mayo Spread
Century Tuna is the leading tuna canned goods in the Philippines. It has manufactured so many variety of tuna products. Its main marketing discourse is that it is the perfect alternative for loosing weight. Its commercials features male and female models with perfect bodies. In one of its canned variety, …
Organic Rice Krispies and Frosted Mini-Wheats
I am concerned about keeping my family healthy, as are most mothers. I have been pleased at the deluge of more healthful items available in the regular grocery stores as of late. In particular, I have been very happy with Kellogg’s new organic Rice Krispies and Frosted Mini-Wheat’s cereals.
In …
Lambertz Exquisit Biscuits, Orange Stick
I like every sweet thin that contains orange and chocolate because I like nice little sour but fresh taste of orange that mix nicely with sweet chocolate. But this stick I didn’t like very much. It has too sweet chocolate made with lots of butter. This butter makes chocolate …
Fit ‘n Right Pineapple Juice Drink
I feel the need of loosing some of my extra pounds because this is not healthy for me. My Body Mass Index is already above normal. This is very alarming so I tried Del Monte Fit ‘n Right Pineapple Juice Drink.
I tried a bottle a day for about …
Perk Poppers chocolate
I knew about this chocolate since a long time but I never tasted it. Perk Poppers are actually a set of oval balls containing biscuit-like fillings coated with chocolate. They are packed in a small bag, which is half the size of a cargo pocket. I ate this chocolate …
Mrs. Freshley’s Cremey Curl Honey Bun
I must say, Mrs. Freshley’s Cremey Curl Honey Bun is certainly an interesting variety that I did not think existed! This honey bun really does not even look like something I would have for breakfast, and that is typically when I eat honey buns. Inside this honey bun is …
Great Value Chocolate Milk Mix
Great Value Chocolate Milk Mix has left me a bit disappointed. I used to make chocolate milk with chocolate syrup before, and have recently decided to try the powdered mix. Like all Great Value products, this mix is reasonably priced: $ 1.97 for a 1 lb can. You can …
Kiki fruit toffee
When I was little my grandma grew raspberries in her garden. I adored them. Unfortunately, my grandma doesn’t grow them any more and raspberries are rather expensive so I don’t buy them often, instead I always like to try products that have raspberry taste. That’s why I was happy …
Season’s Choice Shoestring Fries
The Season’s Choice Shoestring Fries come in a twenty-eight ounce package for one dollar and sixty-nine cents at ALDI Food Market stores. These shoestring fries look and taste a lot like the fries served at fast foods such as McDonald’s and Whataburger. They’re very thin in terms of thickness, …
Baked Ziti Bowl: Amy’s Frozen Dinner
I try to eat healthy but I also have to have meals that are quick because I do not have time to prepare a healthy meal. I like the Amy’s meals because they give me that option. The Baked Ziti Bowl is one of the meals I like to …
Nova Multigrain Chips
Nova Multigrain Chips is another product of the Jack n Jill company. A very famous company that deals with snacks, chips and other household edible products. I have heard about this product and have tried it a few times, but I guess I just appreciated it recently due to …
Coke Zero
Nowadays, all bottled drinks are loaded with calories, carbs, and sugar. But leave it to Coca-Cola to come up with Coke Zero. This new product is a great alternative to unhealthy soft drinks. It has zero calories. This is great if you are on a diet. I have …
Blue Bell Ice Cream Blueberry Cheesecake
Blue Bell is one of the best brands of ice cream on the market, in my opinion. This brand offers a large variety of differently flavored ice creams that almost always prove to be creamy and delicious. I would be a frequent buyer if one half gallon container didn’t …
Gatorade Frost: Glacier Cherry
Gatorade is the sports drinks that’s been around for over thirty years now. Generations have used the beverage to energize, recharge and of course play hard. There are the original flavors that everyone knows and loves and then there are the new collection of flavors that appear to different crowds. …
Swirls Ham Sandwich
Some time ago I had tried the Swirls Cheese Danish, and I was very dissatisfied with the results mainly because I thought something so simple had cost me virtually an arm and a leg in terms of money, when I could have bought something more satisfying for far less. …
Horlicks Biscuits
Horlicks biscuits are manufactured by the pioneer health drink manufacturer Horlicks. It is really nice to see the helath drink brand in biscuit form. It has added calcium and is really crispy. Even children loves to eat and tastes similar to glucose biscuits. …
Duncan Hines Premium Frosting in Milk Chocolate
Chocolate cake is admittedly one of my guilty pleasures. I don’t allow myself to indulge in it too often but do enjoy it every now and then. Lately I’ve also been into baking and am trying many baking recipes. I bought a chocolate cake mix to try out and …
Del Monte Marinade
Del Monte has this product called the Instant Marinade. I have tried using the two varieties, barbecue and tapa and I can say that I am satisfied with these products. Del Monte is a world famous name in the food industry and you will not be disappointed with the …
Nestle Rich Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix
Although the Nestle Rich Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix is not one that I will purchase again, I did find the hot chocolate mix to be relatively pleasant. What I liked about this hot chocolate mix is that unlike a lot of other hot chocolate mixes, this one had a …
Odwalla Lemonade
This lemonade my odwalla is prehaps my favorite lemonade of all time. I think that it is actually made from real lemons, and then seetened with sugar. If you drink this lemonade beside anotehr pre-packaged lemonade you can tell taht there is an obvious difference. the odwalla tastes like …
KABBALAH ENERGY DRINK SUGAR FREE
Move over Red Bull, there’s a newer, cheaper player in the energy drink market.
Actually, the differences between the two products is not really all that pronounced, but the slight variation between the two products is noticeable.
Kabbalah is stronger in taste. It does not have the ultra dull taste sugar …
Carte D’Or Stracciatella (ice cream by Algida)
When it comes to ice cream I am very picky. I guess that’s because I got used to Italian ice creams and rarely the aren’t of an excellent quality. I like creamy ice creams that don’t taste like water, where you can’t feel small pieces of ice. For that reason …
Old Grandad Bourbon
Many years ago, in Paris, I was staying at a hotel in the Latin Quarter when I noticed the manager trying to explain to a couple of young Americans that she didn’t speak English. As they didn’t speak French either, they were both a bit stuck. I intervened and …
Ocean Spray Craisins Sweetened Dried Cranberries 100 Calorie Pack
My favorite healthy snack to snack on lately is the Ocean Spray Craisins Sweetened Dried Cranberries 100 Calorie Pack. They are sweet tart and delicious and I find them to be tasty on top of a salad and yogurt. They also go great with pork chop dinners with a …
Jordan’s Crunchy Crisp Dark Chocolate Cereal
I absolutely love cereal. I don’t generally like milk, but I love eating cereal. Dark chocolate is my favourite type of chocolate, and I’m always ready to eat more. So when I saw this product in my local supermarket, I couldn’t not pick it up. So I did buy …
Milky Way Minute Yoghurt & Strawberry Snack Bar
I bought this snack bar without really reading the label. I just wanted something that remotely had some health benefits as a snack when I was on one of my big walks to give me energy and keep me going until I can eat. I spotted this …
McDonald’s restaurant (UBC location)
This particular McDonald’s restaurant is almost always busy, probably because of its location on a university campus. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, it’s still a fairly clean location. (I’ve been in some McDonald’s restaurants that were not). So it’s your standard bright and cheerful McDonald’s (although it …
Parent’s Choice Little Fruits
One of my toughest challenges as a parent is getting my daughter to eat healthy. She’s not necessary opposed to eating something that isn’t sweet but does have issues with eating new things.
Since one of the things she won’t eat is fresh fruit, I’m glad I was able …
Birds Eye Steamfresh Shrimp Alfredo
Our supermarket recently picked up the Birds Eye Steamfresh Meals for Two line, and I was tempted to try the Shrimp Alfredo. I am a fan of frozen meals and I wanted to see how Steamfresh compared to other lines such as Contessa and Bertolli.
The difference with the Steamfresh …
Ferrero Nutella
Being someone who loves sweets I had heard a lot about Ferrero Nutella but it took me a long time before I actually purchased a bottle of this heavenly mixture. I always used to see it being used on cooking shows and I even ate snacks with chocolate hazelnut …
Nabisco Ritz Crackers
You know, today is the first time I realised Ritz were made by Nabisco as I have always assumed Ritz was the brand name of these delicious little nibbles. I quite often buy them as all three of my granddaughters’ like them and it’s one of the very …
Hellman’s Real Mayonnaise
I have been a Hellman’s Real Mayo user for years and was happy to participate in a campaign with Bzzagent.com whereby you try out products and then spread buzz about those products. The buzz should be honest and if you dislike a product, they want to know about …
Bird’s Eye Voila: Three Cheese Chicken
Bird’s Eye Viola three cheese chicken is another meal I wanted to try, and mainly because it had the word “cheese” in the title. As far as I’m concerned, you can’t go wrong with noodles and cheese.
The thing I liked about the three cheese chicken is that I didn’t …
Pascual Strawberry Wafers
I don’t normally love wafers, quite possibly because they are normally a bit too thin and dry for my tastes. Therefore, when my mother bought a pack of “Pascual Strawberry Wafers” I hesitated to eat it, since I was not particularly fond of them. It stayed in my school …
Skittles
Skittles are a type of candy that is very good in tasting. Istit is like tasting a rainbow.(like in the commercial) You can suck on them or chew. Both of these ways to eat them. By sucking on the you can make the bag last longer than chewing. On …
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