Food Reviews
Annie Chun’s Miso Soup
Annie Chun’s Miso Soup is something that is easy for me to fix and have for lunch, although admittedly, the soup does not look all that fabulous. Still, what really matters is how the soup tastes and not so much how it looks. While the soup looks rather bland, …
Maruchan Ramen Roast Chicken Soup
I remember ramen from my college days. Even now if I want to save money on groceries I will pick some up for a quick and inexpensive meal. I know it’s not high-quality food, but I do really like ramen for the taste and the ease with which I …
Cascadian Farms Organic Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bars
My most favorite organic granola bars to eat are the Cascadian Farms Organic Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bars. I like these granola bars because they are made from purely organic ingredients like brown rice syrup, vanilla, chocolate chips, rolled oats, cocoa butter, sunflower oil, soy, sea salt, cream, baking …
Chunky Sirloin Burger Soup from Albertsons
Chunky Sirloin Burger soup from Albertsons is a rich soup that is well mixed with meat and vegetables. I bought it from Albertsons where it come in can and ready to serve. The quantity was well enough for me for two servings. So I poured the rest of the …
Hamburger Helper Potatoes Stroganoff flavor
If you are not familiar with Hamburger Helper, it is basically a line of skillet dinner mixes produced by Betty Crocker. Recently, I have been trying a variety of Hamburger Helper flavors because I have been trying to keep my food expenses down …
Cadbury Dairy milk bar of plenty - fruit and vanilla shortcake
I am chocolate’s number one fan. Yes, many would like to claim the same but I can state with forthright confidence that it’s me. I really I am the Queen of Chocolate consumption. It’s usually my downfall when I’m trying to live a healthier lifestyle. …
Pillsbury Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Chips
I decided to give Pillsbury Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Chips a try one evening when having a cookie craving. My mother had a packet of these cookies stocked in the refrigerator since she absolutely is a cookie monster and of course loves pumpkin.
This package of cookies come with …
Jack’s Barquillos - Chocolate Covered
I went to the grocery store the other day and came across something in a red and yellow package which was also semi-clear in parts. Through these clear parts I could see something which seems to be chocolate covered. I only assumed these were another brand of imported rolled …
Turtle’s candy pie
I bought this pie tonight at Walmart called turtule pie by Edward’s.It is so good.It has everything turtle’s candies have in them except all in a pie with whip cream,chocolate, nuts,and caramel.It is so tasty and really worth trying out.The price is over $5.00 but belive me every bite …
Best Choice Hickory Smoked Kielbasa Sausage
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. …
Sweet Sue Chicken And Dumplings
I love chicken and dumpling. Oh, heck, our entire family loves chicken and dumplings. We are a chicken loving family! However, that is not the case with Sweet Sue Chicken and Dumplings.
Sure, when I tried Sweet Sue Chicken and Dumplings, I knew that it would not …
Honeycomb cereal
Honeycomb cereal is a pleasantly sweet cereal which is crunchy and doesn’t really taste like honey at all. Some key features are that it is has low fat, 10 essential vitamins, and iron and zinc. It has 130 calories for 1.5 cups, which is a very reasonable amount. However, …
Twining’s Chamomile Tea
After my morning rush, after my endless phone calls in the morning, after delivering and fetching my kids from school, I have to end the day with a nice supper, eat lots of fruits and do my skin care regimen. There is always that busy day ahead. I always …
Nissin Souper Meals
I absolutely loved Cup Noodle when I was little and I still love them today. They were always quick, tasty and best of all cheap. Cup Noodle is awesome for between college classes or a quick break at work. I don’t recommend eating them all the time; it’s …
Lipton Green Tea
Lipton Green Tea is a line of green tea bags which you can seep and prepare. They are in a box, weighing 10 g, and available in local stores.
The green tea sachets are stored in a box. Each sachet had to be torn to prepare a single drink. It …
Job Single Wide Rolling Papers
I recently switched to rolling my own cigarettes and needed to find an inexpensive cigarette paper for my tobacco. I went to the local store and asked for the cheapest pack of rolling papers that they had, and those happened to be Job Single Wide ( they were only …
Hormel REV #3 Peppered Turkey Wrap
I like Hormel’s line of wraps, for the most part. Sure, it would be more cost effective in the long run to go to a deli in a grocery store, buy some lunch meat and cheese, and then proceed to buy a package of wraps to make my own …
Yolait Yogarts
I’m a big fan of yogart, and I eat it at least 5 times a week. I usually buy Yogart thats on sale each week.I was on a recent shopping trip at Wal-Marts, and they had Yoplait Thick & Creamy Yogart for only 50 cents each. I have never …
Minute Maid Pulpy Orange Juice Drink
Gone are the days that you still need to squeeze the orange to make it a yummy fruit juice. Because today, the market now offers the real pulp of an orange juice drink, it’s Minute Maid Pulpy Orange Drink. I was able to try this drink when I …
Taco Bell’s Crunchy Tacos
Taco Bell’s crunchy tacos are the best! If you want something inexpensive to eat for lunch or dinner, just pick up a couple of these while you’re out. Since Taco Bell offers an array of inexpensive items from their menu, the crunchy tacos normally …
Sun Tea black currant flavored tea
I’m a fan of black currant flavored teas, and also a bargain hunter. Last month the two met up in an unfortunate mistake. I was ordering my usual brand of black currant tea (Twinings) from an online retailer and I saw that there was another brand of black currant …
White King Champ O Rado
If you are a busy mom with a busy schedule, try this Champ O Rado from White King. (for those who do not know, chocolate flavored porridge is called champorado in the Philippines) It comes in a box with two ready-to-cook pouches or in a box with …
Nestle Bear brand sterilized full cream milk
I love drinking milk since I was a child and what my parents gave me before it’s Nestle bear brand sterilized full cream milk. It is available in a can that is ready to drink.And until now I prefer this brand than any other fresh milk.
When I went for …
K & A’s Fudge
I have a big sweet tooth and my dad’s friend also knows this. He came over the other day to have lunch with us and decided to bring desert. He brought with him a lovely fruit loaf and a few packages of K & A’s Fudge!
I have seen K …
Haagan Dazs Vanilla honey bee ice cream
You’ve probably heard of Haagan Dazs ice cream and probably have tried it before. If not, then well, you’re missing out. Haagan Dazs is a great brand of ice cream. Not only do they have unique, gourmet flavors but they also have regular flavors. No matter what flavor you …
Munchito Crunch Wrap
I kept seeing the commercials for the new Munchito crunch wrap from Taco Bell and in the ads it looked like a little wrap filled with different toppings. After seeing the commercial several times, I still wasn’t sure if I wanted to try it. I tend to buy the …
Ritz Crackerfuls Classic Cheddar
If you are in search of a type of snack cracker that is really very crunchy and offers a relatively rich cheddar flavor, then I would recommend that you give Ritz Crackerfuls Classic Cheddar a try. These crackerfuls are quite crunchy and when I bite into one, my taste …
Fisrtnice muesli bar blueberry glaze
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 …
Kirkwood Fully Cooked Chicken Rings
Kirkwood Fully Cooked Chicken Rings come in a thirty-two ounce bag for three dollars and ninety-nine cents at ALDI Food Market stores. These chicken rings can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. I’ve put several between a hamburger bun, added some lettuce as well as tomato and thus …
Chips Ahoy - Big Pack
Recently, I purchased the Chips Ahoy - Big Pack as I call it. It’s a large box that contains four packages of 12-ounce packages of Chips Ahoy! cookies. I made the purchase at Sam’s Club. The reason for the buy was that not only do I …
Trader Giotto’s Fusilli Pasta with Tomato Basil Sauce
Trader Giotto’s Fusilli Pasta with Tomato Basil Sauce comes in a five point one ounce package for two dollars and fifty cents. This is not something that can just be removed from the package and tossed in the microwave. Before it can be heated, water as well as a …
Pillsbury Brownies
I love a great brownie. However, cooking isn’t always my thing and, even worse, I hate cleaning. As a result, nowadays, I’m always looking for good food that I can cook without really cooking and definitely without cleanup, or at least not much.
For years, my favorite was …
UFC Banana Catsup
We use catsup almost every meal time specially when it comes to fried dishes. It’s a good dip for fried chicken, hotdogs, burgers and sandwiches. Ever since I was kid, this is the brand of catsup my mom always buys. And now, this is the same …
Coca-cola
Coca-cola is one of the most famous brands in the world, thanks to mass-advertising. Just about anywhere in the world you go, you can find something Coca-cola related. However, just because it’s famous, is Coca-cola really the best cola brand in the world?
My answer is no. The price already …
Great Value: Steamable Broccoli & Cauliflower
Great Value: Steamable Broccoli & Cauliflower is a variety of frozen vegetables that I likely will not purchase again. I have been trying to develop a taste for cauliflower, but I have not endured much success and probably never will despite my desire to like it. I thought that …
Kashi GoLean Chewy Cookies and Cream Protein and Fiber Bar
Kashi often makes good and healthy cereals and snacks. When I bought this product, I was looking for something that would taste indulgent and still be healthful.
I like the fact that this bar uses a lot of whole grains and whole grain flours as ingredients, including oat flour, …
Munchini Choco Sticks
My grandmother loves to shop for bargain stuff in the barter. She loves to buy Apollo wafer sticks and just recently she bought this Munchy’s Munchini Choco Wafer Sticks. It comes in a huge plastic bin with a red handle. For 480 grams of chocolate cream wafer sticks, this …
Lemon Square Brand Cheese Cakes
I like to eat Cheese Cakes, but when I am on a tight budget and could not afford the real cheesecakes with toppings, I usually just drop by the supermarket and get the cheapest buy I could get.
While walking around the snacks section I was able to find the …
Tropicana Orange Juice
As I live in Florida, I tend to be spoiled with the real deal: fresh orange juice. With orange trees in abundance, it is simply about picking the oranges off trees and squeezing the oranges for super fresh juice. Even if we didn’t have oranges nearby, we can head …
Monterey Clean N’ Ready Fresh Sliced Mushrooms
After some consideration, I decided to pick up a frozen lasagna dinner from one of our local grocery stores for dinner a few nights ago (we had something else in mind, but we never got out of the house like we planned).
As part of the deal, I told my …
Lipton Asian Sides
It is not uncommon for my family to dine on Asian cuisine at least once a week; it’s easy to make, inexpensive and a healthy alternative to the traditional Western fatty diet. I was intrigued to notice that Knorr-Lipton had entered the almost-instant food category with a new …
Best Choice Frozen Breaded Okra
Our household has seriously been attempting to cut back on all of our expenses in an effort to save money. The main place we have focused our attempt has been at the grocery store. One of the only vegetables my children will eat is okra, specifically fried …
Breakfast Best Pancakes & Sausage Breakfast
The Breakfast Best Pancakes & Sausage Breakfast is a three pancake and two sausage link meal that comes in a box for ninety-nine cents at ALDI Food Market stores. It’s a microwavable breakfast that is ready in minutes, so it’s convenient, and if you aren’t a morning person like …
McCain Steak Fries
I purchased these steak fries once, but I won’t be coming back for seconds. The problems I had with these steak fries resulted in me not caring too much for them. For one thing, I had to be careful to either make all big fries or all small fries …
Cottage Cheese
I decided to try large curd cottage cheese, for a change; we’ve been normally buying small curd, the Great Value version, which our whole family likes. I bought a smaller, 16 oz jar of large curd cheese; just like with the small curd version, it is also available in …
Spectrum Organic Ground Flaxseeds
Flax seeds are the organic source of natural mucilage and most importantly they provide fiber into our bodies. One of the flaxseed whole food products I take daily are the Spectrum Organic Ground Flaxseeds because they have a great nutty taste and are slightly salted, dried and full of …
Archer Farms Muesli Cereal
A few days ago I bought a container of this cereal from Target. I say container because it does not come in a box but in an oval stiff-sided contraption with a hard plastic lid. I admit to being attracted to the image of the cereal on the front …
Flat Earth Baked Veggie Chips Farmland Cheddar
If you are like me, your family enjoys a good snack but you do not want them to eat just any old junk. My husband and children love crackers and chips but most of them are not good for you at all. Even a lot …
Knorr Homestyle Stock in Beef
I just love Knorr products having bought many of their packaged products over the years. I kept seeing the commercials for the Knorr Homestyle Stock, and I just loved how this stock looked different from any other kind I had ever tried. The fact that it was designed exclusively …
Magnum Classic Ice Cream Bars
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 …
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