Hillside self heating coffee is about $2 a cup at our local Walmart. For me it seemed a empting idea since it is abot on par with McDonald’s coffee atleast cost wise and being it came in flavors like mocha or vanilla late it sounded a little more interestng …

Dairy is the key to a successful weight loss diet plan. I never liked milk while growing up. I never asked for it in any day from the time I stopped drinking milk as a kid until I reached 21. I was desperately trying to lose weight and I found …

In the eastern part of the capital of the Philippines lies my little city called Marikina City. It is nestled in a valley with the Marikina River running mightily through it. It has a picturque bike ways that goes around the city. Recently, I was in a hiatus from …

What attracted me to try this sandwich was not the chicken, or the applewood-smoked bacon, or the smoked cheddar, or even Panera’s tomato basil loaf bread. It was the ancho chipotle spread, which is a creamy, spicy and smoky spread that’s supposed to meld the components of the …

I have tasted ginger on a list of foods, snacks and drinks be it healthy or not. Being a dedicated Starbucks droid, stopped for my early morning tall, decafe, non-fat, white mocha while keeping the whip, I decided to try the gingerbread loaf. OMG, I fell in love with …

I like to be healthy and one of the things that I have found that helps me keep off the weight and is actually good for you is Lipton Green Tea. Now don’t misunderstand me, I like my soda just like everyone else does, But there are times …

I ended up in our local grocery store’s dollar aisle this morning and picked up a box of granola bars from the brand Pampa as a snack for work.
When I bought them, I wasn’t expecting much from them. But, they turned out to be pretty decent.
The granola bars were …

When it’s time for some quick snacks the first thing that comes to my mind is Lehar Kurkure. The hot , crunchy and spicy kurkure sticks are just the best snacks and everyone from a child to the oldies like munching on the snacks. It doesn’t cost much and …

Fresh artichokes are often expensive and what’s worse, it is a seasonal vegetable which you can only find when it is in “season”. When my husband asks for artichokes, I buy the Goldcrest Artichoke Bottoms which are in cans. The can is very practical to have as you don’t …

Okay, for all you pizza lovers out there, you gotta try this! I am a very busy person, and I am an impatient cook, so I usually eat out or enjoy frozen dinners at home. I try my hand at making dinner from scratch every now and …

Having a fussy toddler at home can sometimes be very difficult for any moms which in my case my little one usually would only love to have foods that he would particularly like to have and eat which in most cases he would only choose the sweet ones which …

I’ve been a fan of Bethenny Frankel’s sarcastic humor since I first saw her on The Real Housewives of New York. It was there she created a low calorie margarita and decided to offer it to the public. The Skinnygirl margarita came first and was the only margarita on …

I am a huge cheesecake fan I would sooner eat cheesecake than just about any desert and so when I saw the television commercials for Jell—”O’s Strawberry Cheesecake Temptations I just knew I was going to have to buy them. They are actually a little cheaper than I …

Do you like fish? Tofu? You will love batagor. Batagor is a local food from Indonesia, originated from Bandung. They are fish, tofu and some other ingredients, mashed into a dumpling. You can eat them deep fried, or steamed like siew may.
The one brand …

All the nutrition specialists tell us daily how carbonated soft drinks are destructive for our stomach and digestive systems.
We are also encouraged to consume less and less caffeine and other related drinks.
Surprisingly how the stores are full with such sweet temptations and one can’t help but buying and enjoy them.
What …

Flat Earth’s Peach Mango Paradise Baked Fruit Crisps are one of the best snacks I’ve encountered. I am not a big snacker, or eater of various chips, but I do like the Peach Mango Fruit Crisps as a pick-me-up at work or light snack at home. Flat Earth is …

The first time I tasted Reed’s Extra Ginger Brew it took my breath away. It had a very strong ginger flavor and was delightful. There is little comparison between Reed’s Extra Ginger Brew and regular ginger ales. Store brands, Canada Dry, and Scheppes, are pale imitations of what a …

I often drink carbonated drinks but I have read that some of those drinks are not healthy for my diet. Some of carbonated drinks contains caffeine and sweetening that would increase my sugar and makes me fat. I’ve been looking for a drink that is healthier and will not …

These make a great quick meal! It’s very convenient to be able to come home and just open a can and heat it up. Sometimes we cut up some sausage or a cooked hotdog and add it to the beans.
We usually eat this over rice, or with a piece …

Bridel Emmenthal cheese is another brand of cheese, which can be seen in the shops or in the super markets. Actually I had never bought this brand of cheese for my family sake but many a times I had seen it in the shops. When I had …

Keeblers Reduced Fat Club Crackers are absolutely the best crackers out there, in my opinion. Not only do they not acutally taste as if they are a reduced fat product, but they are filling and make great foundations for various dips, sauces, or salsas. They are also …

The L’oven Fresh Shortbread Cookie Party Tray contains two different kinds of Christmas cookies in a party tray that weighs twenty ounces and sells for four dollars and fifty-nine cents. Quite a few cookies come in the Christmas party tray and although I didn’t actually count them for I …

There are a lot of bag orange juice and fruit juice brands around the island, and even more brands of just plain bag drink. Therefore, I was not surprised on one Saturday when I ordered a bag orange juice and found out that it was a brand I had …

I usually don’t eat anything that has banana taste like candies or ice-cream because these things are very sweet and I don’t like them very much even I like to eat banana fruit. I never eat before soft fruit cheese, they look me like a babies food. Few days …

I usually drink water, as it the most simple, calorie-free, thirst quenching drink out there.However, sometimes water does become boring, so I look for other good-tasting drinks out there.
One drink that I do enjoy drinkingnow and then is Gatorade, Cool Blue flavour.I must say that I like it for …

Finding good frozen meatballs isn’t a task that is easily accomplished. Frozen meatballs simply don’t taste as good or come as solid as homemade meatballs. Making meatballs at home though requires time and time is not always something that I have in abundance. Thus, purchasing pre-made frozen meatballs for …

I cannot live without coffee. I am a coffee drinker and as far as I know, I have tried already different brands of coffee especially if new to my eyes and to my taste. Eversince I started working, drinking coffee becomes my habit and a part of my working …

This cereal is supposed to help people curb their chocolate cravings while eating healthy. I actually like the idea. So I decided to buy a box. There are actually plenty of dark chocolate pieces. Dark chocolate is supposed to be better for people …

Nestle Bear Brand launched its Busog Lusog Family Cereal Drink recently and I was given several packets of it. I have grown up with most of Nestle products, and Bear Brand is the milk that I grew up with, and so I thought that was an assurance of …

I became a green tea drinker about 5 years ago. I first started with Liptons Green Tea and have been drinking this brand ever since. I have tried 2 other brands of Green Tea, however only drank 1 cup and went right back to Lipton. I am sharing …

Hunt’s Snack Pack Pudding is a product I’ve purchased off and on for the last few years. Made with real non-fat milk, the snack pack comes in a package of four. The flavors I’ve had are chocolate and vanilla.
These pudding treats are made to be eaten as …

I decided to try out some of the newer options at Mc Donald’s lately. I received a flyer with decent coupons in it for Mc Donald’s and it made the prices a more affordable option if I did not like the choices I made. Normally when …

Koestlin Saltas peanuts are actually salted sticks filled with natural peanuts. I really like peanuts in everything so when I found out that they started making sticks with peanuts filling I had to try them out. I don’t usually eat sticks but since they started making these with peanuts …

We ended up having a leftover turkey dinner last night and, to go with it, my wife made some Birdseye Freshlike brand Green Beans.
Normally, I like frozen vegetables like this particular brand. But, I have to admit, I was somewhat disappointed with them.
First, they just didn’t seem to cook …

I just love eating Jollibee spaghetti. It is the perfect meal anytime of the day. I personally am a fan of sweet tasting Pinoy spaghetti and Jollibee spaghetti definitely is a perfect example. I love pasta dishes and I normally eat pasta when dining out. Jollibee spaghetti is loved …

My flatmate brought home a big box of small Swiss chocolate Lindt. We are both bif fans of Lindt chocolate so we immediately started tasting them out. I rarely buy Lindt chocolates because they are very expensive. The fact is that Lindt chocolates are really incredibly good so the …

Hormel Real Crumbled Bacon Bits is a product I’ve been using for the last few years since it first came out. As always, Hormel is one of my trusted brands, so when they come out with something new that I’m in need of, I’m not hesitant to give …

There are many flavors of ice cream, and at first, the thought of Pumpkin flavored ice cream did not at all appeal to me. I am not a person who really likes pumpkin flavor at all, but in all honesty, the Pumpkin flavored ice cream from Edy’s was not …

There have been countless commercials advertising the magnum ice cream bars on television in the last few months. This was not the first time I saw them on television, but the novelty ice cream seemed like something I wanted to try. It is advertised as having Belgian chocolate over …

I grew up with a lot of kind of treats, candies, chocolates, cookies, and potato chips. My mom always sees to it that we do get everything we want; taste them so we will not act dumb about food and stuffs. I am here to give my comments and …

Market Pantry White Sandwich Bread is a loaf bread carried only at Target stores. Around thirty slices come in the wrapper and the sandwich bread sells for just under one dollar. I only bought this sandwich bread once because I can get just as much sandwich bread at Kroger …

I purchased the Chicken Red Pepper Alfredo because it had a lot of things I liked. First of all, it had chicken, my favorite meat. The pasta choice, linguine, is my favorite pasta as well. Lastly, the vegetable combination of broccoli and roasted red pepper was …

I am an avid lover of breakfast cereals, and I normally buy POST brand of cereals. However, I got tired of eating POST brand cereals that I have decided to boldly try the Kellogg’s Special K Red Berries.
I bought a double-bag box for about Php 550. It is more …

When I was a weight-obsessed teenager, I would often have an Options hot chocolate drink, taking a couple to work to have instead of coffee. I can see why because they are only 33 calories per drink which is nothing. The Options instant hot chocolate drinks are …

Here’s another product that I have found along my road of discovery to a healthier me. I love to make homemade spaghetti sauce but thought I had to give it up because of the high salt content in sauces. Boy was I happy to discover this product. I did …

Metromint - Orangemint Water is a variety of flavored water that I enjoy, although I do not quite like it as much as the peppermint and spearmint varieties that are made by the same company. However, I do have this flavored water once a week generally because I still …

Hershey’s cookie and cream candy bar is one delicious tasting candy bar and one of the best tasting Hershey bars around. I like how the candy bar tastes because it really does have a flavor of a little bit of cream which is good and there is even tiny …

Recently my mother and I decided to do some baking since we hadn’t done any in a long time, and we were going to be using the oven to bake something else as well. Thus, we decided on getting a cake mix, but when we were in the supermarket …

Every since I had the carrot cake made by the Publix bakery, I’ve been hooked on them every since. Luckily for me, my friend Betty Crocker never runs short of her supply of carrot cake mix.
I’m not really sure if there is more than one version of Betty Crocker’s …