In my search for a pie or a pastry slice that tastes good has actual meat and not slop inside it and a light pastry that doesn’t feel like a lead weight in your stomach after you have eaten it, I have tried hundreds of pies and pastries and …

When I was a kid, my mother used to buy greaseless peanuts in a pack made by Growers. Growers is a Philippine brand, manufactured by G.F.I. Enterprises, Inc., a snack food company with the greaseless peanuts as its very main product.
Now, Growers Mix nuts is my …

I usually make Hamburger Helper a few times a month for dinner and I really enjoy trying new flavors. The Bacon Cheeseburger flavor is one of my favorites. When I purchased this flavor, I was skeptical about whether I would actually be …

The Cheesy Ranch Burger flavor of Hamburger Helper is one of my favorites. It combines ground beef with a creamy, cheesy pasta that has just a bit of a tang or “zip” to it. I don’t know that, if I were blindfolded …

Product Description: Fruit flavored taffy candy that comes indivdually wrapped. Meant to be a softer alternative to traditional Jolly Rancher hard candies.
What I liked about this product: I don’t mind hard candy but do prefer softer candy because I can trust my kids with it a bit more. Seeing …

Product Description: A complete skillet meal consisting of shrimp, vegetables and Asian noodles that promises enough food for a dinner for two. This is available at Walmart for about $6.
What I liked about this product: First of all, this was pretty easy to make. There were a few steps …

Product Description: Tub-sized margarine spread that is available at most grocery stores in the dairy/butter section.
What I liked about this product: As is usually the case, my decision to buy this product was based on price and, compared to other brands, this is one of the most affordable ones …

Product Description: Butter flavored oil that can be poured over popped popcorn instead of regular butter. We found this at Wal-mart for around $2.50.
What I liked about this product: It was definitely different. We usually use butter when we make popcorn in our popcorn popper. But, that requires us …

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 …

Many peanut butters contain large amounts of pestisides. They also contain a carcinogenic mold called aflatoxin. I feel quite confidant that the Arrowhead Mills Organic Peanut Butter does not contain these “scary little aliens”, since they use only organic valencia peanuts. …

Product Description: Frozen burritos available in most grocery stores for around $4 (for a 6 pack). They come in a couple different varieties and my wife and I purchased both the beef and bean and the bean and cheese varieties.
What I liked about this product: They are very easy …

Product Description: Healthy Alternative Jams and Other Products
I started the Belly Fat Cure where it was recommended that I try a line of jams from Nature’s Hollow. I found them at my local health food store and I have to say they are some of the best …

I have an assortment of these MRE meals in my emergency kit that I bought directly from The Ready Store.com for $7.49 a meal. And I have tried quite a few different MREs from different suppliers including in the military, and this MRE is hands down the best I have …

I first started drinking Sobe Life water as an alternative to help break the habit of drinking to much coffee and soda. Now I have mostly eliminated soda for Sobe. I do miss all that yummy soda, but the zero calories, no artificial sweeteners Sobe Life Water has versus soda, …

Updating an emergency kit is a bit fun, since I get to finally try out my near outdated emergency food stores. I opened up a package of Datex last night, and I seriously had pictures of the old 1940’s naval food rations, dry and tasteless. But I was so …

Winn Dixie has this brand of pickled eggs called “Southern Pickled Eggs Snack”. If you have ever tried a food that has been pickled before, then you can be able to imagine the tart taste that is associated with it. At first, I was a little skeptical about trying …

I only recently became acquainted with Tropical Traditions. At first glance, I determined that their coconut oil definitely looked like a superior product, but I wasn’t sure how superior it actually was. I watched a video of how Tropical Traditions makes their coconut oil (without machines, by …

Mountain House Freeze Dried Meals
I have been trying to update my emergency supply kit lately and this also includes the Mountain House freeze dried food stores. Mountain House foods have an excellent shelf life of seven years, so I can have food security for a long time. These foods …

It was a boring day when I started to think that I should buy some foods in a store. While I was looking for something to eat, I wasn’t expecting to buy a Granny Goose Tortillos Cheese Flavor but since the look of Granny Goose Tortillos Cheese Flavor attracted …

Product description: A smoked bratwurst enwrapped in a bagel shell. These are sold in packages of 6 for around $6.50 in select stores.
What I liked about this product: When I bought these, I wasn’t sure if they were going to be worth the money. But, they exceeded my expectations.
One …

Product Description: Frozen Philly Cheesesteak Kit that contains meat, cheese and four buns. This product is available at Walmart Supercenters (in the grocery section) for about $10.
What I liked about this product: First of all, I was very impressed with the quantity inside the bag. I figured this would …

I am a big fan of polenta and I often buy it already prepared. It wasn’t until I came across a recipe for homemade polenta for the pressure cooker that I found out how easy and how much better homemade could be. The recipe I had called for corn …

Quaker is known for its variety of breakfast and snack foods that not only promise health but also promise great taste as well. With their box of instant apple cinnamon oatmeal packets, there is no doubt that it has made breakfast very simple, but the flavor is not that …

Product Description: Bag of frozen crinkle-cut style French fries. I recently found them on sale at one of our local stores for 99 cents but I think they normally sell for about $1.50 per bag.
What I liked about this product: Usually, if I spend so little on fries, I …

The glazed donuts from Winn Dixie are affordable and taste just as good if not better than donuts would taste if they were purchased at a shop like Dunkin Donuts. They come in a pack of eight for 2.99. People pay more than that for a dozen donuts at …

Ever since my sister-in-law gave me a can of Vegeta Gourmet stock three years ago, it has been an essential part of my pantry. This stock is very versatile. I use it in almost all of my recipes. …

What first caught my attention to try Luna Bars was the packaging, a cute little blue box with a dusky moon and starry sky. Luna Bars are formulated for women in general but men can eat them too. They have added folic acid calcium, and iron plus antioxidants and …

Some days I wake up and just don’t have any energy at all and this lasts for hours, so I usually turn to the heavy duty arsenal for energy like Cliff Energy Bars to give my body the boost it needs to get going. Cliff energy bars …

I have the best memories going to the Dunkin Donuts shop when I was a kid. The smells alone, great coffee and sugar sweet cakey scents, would keep me excited for a couple of days. The excitement of picking out a donut to eat in sit down shop made …

Like me I’m sure that you are always looking for something different to eat, you know something that will make a change. Well a couple of weeks ago I spotted Pooles Meat and Potato Pies in the freezer compartment at my local Morrisons supermarket. The photograph on the packaging …

Product Description: Popcorn coated in a light layer of dark chocolate fudge and chocolate chips. We found it at Walgreens but I assume it is available at other stores as well.
What I liked about this product: I am always going to give products like this points for uniqueness and …

Product Description: Angel Hair Pasta in the shape of bird’s nests. My parents found a nice-sized box of these at one of our local stores for around $2.
What I liked about this product: The bird’s nest shape wasn’t something that really attracted me to this product at first. But, …

This bar of Chocolate has been out for as long as I can remember, but around 1998 these Chocolate Bars vanished from all shelves. The Wispa Bar wasn’t getting sold anymore. Rumours was that the sales of them were poor, but then again when you see all the Chocolate …

I would say that Crisps are definitely my thing. I do have a slight sweet tooth, but it is more savoury that I go for. I’ve always been like that.
Since I’m currently trying to lose weight then I know that I have to watch what I am eating but …

If you are anything like me you enjoy your breakfast. As a child I always had breakfast, whether cereal or toast, I always had some thing. Then as a teenager and in early adulthood I for went the first meal of the day thinking that it would do no …

I am not a great cook so when it comes to deciding what to have for dinner after a long day at work, my favorite thing to do is to stop at a restaurant and bring dinner home in a bag. However, I’ve …

This is a new product that I have just tried and I will keep buying them. there is a couple of flaws with these, but nothing all that bad to stop me buying them.
I only saw these when I was recently in Poundland. In my local Supermarket I hadn’t …

Product Description: Two pound package of fruit filled fig bars available at our local Walgreen’s for $2.
What I liked about this product: The obvious answer to that is going to be the price. I like fig bars but I can’t find a decent-sized package around here for a reasonable …

My sister knows I love to bake, the very reason why she sent me a few packets of Betty Crocker Blueberry Muffin Mix. Of course, it was one of those mixes (again) for the lazy - the instant ones. The instructions show that I only need 1/3 cup of …

I am a huge rice fan, and in the past I have bought many Uncle Ben’s products, including rice ones. Recently on the television I kept seeing the commercials for the Bistro Express Indian Style Curry with Basmati Rice and I have to admit it looked really tempting. The …

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 …

I bought one can of Lipton Iced Tea from the US. Although I love juice especially the freshly squeezed ones, I still crave for iced tea sometimes. During days when the sun is extremely hot, it is one of the best treat to drink one glass of iced tea. I …

I am not sure what Girl Scouts did with one of my favorite cookies! Last year I loved samoas (last year known as carmel delites) Well this year they just taste bad, they look different and I think this year they made them out of dark chocolate and a …

The Wisconsin Buttery Steak Burger from the Steak N’ Shake in Ocala Florida on Southwest College Road was not really all that it was cracked up to be, and assembled poorly. What I thought would be a delicious burger with a sweet tangy taste of the Wisconsin Butter, was …

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 …

Shorty’s BBQ is one of the best places to eat in Toledo. Anytime family or friends from out of town visit, we always take them on a trip to Shorty’s. The service is excellent, and the staff is friendly. The first thing you notice at Shorty’s is the smell… …

So we finally picked up our girl scout cookies for 2011! I was pretty excited, because well, we only get them once a year! But I was really dissapointed this year at the cookies, they changed a lot of them, like cut back and made them smaller, therefore less …

I do like the Odd Pie and I would say my most favourite Pie in the whole world is a Bean and Potato Pie. They aren’t as boring as just plain Mince ones, but you get the Mince Pie Part with a good dollop of Potato on the top …

Although it is normally a Meat kind of Pizza that I eat, I do on the odd occasion reach for a Ham and pineapple Pizza. It makes a nice enough change but it’s not the kind of Pizza that I could and would eat all that often.
This is a …

I like Noodles and I don’t mind even just eating a bowl of Noodles. I’m not the most fanciest eater anyway but am happy with Noodles, Pasta or Rice dishes. The other good thing is that they are quite cheap as well, so can be a filling snack for …