The Volvic Natural Mineral Water can be seen in almost all vending machines here in Japan. They are also available in the convenient stores and supermarkets. You can buy a liter for a hundred yen (100Y). The mineral water tastes very light and smooth to the throat unlike other …

My wife and I didn’t have a lot of time to think about dinner yesterday afternoon so, after a long afternoon of running around, we ultimately decided to just stop off at one of the stores and pick up a frozen pizza.
The store we chose was having a sale …

Season’s Choice Super Sweet Whole Kernel Corn is a frozen, packaged corn that’s sold at ALDI Food Market stores for just sixty-five cents. For sixty-five cents, a person can purchase a sixteen ounce bag. That’s a very impressive value in my opinion and it beats what other stores sell …

About two years ago, I was given a prescription for high blood pressure that basically worked by getting rid of excess water. I had such a bad reaction to it that I almost ended up in the hospital. Needless to say, the remaining pills went in the …

I love bringing my foreign friends to try out eating a local food dish known as Rojak. Rojak is a mix and match kind of food actually. There are lots of side dishes mixed together and actually the dishes or should I say different types of food like …

One day I was craving for vanilla ice cream so my sister went out to buy some. She came home with two pints of a 465ml Selecta Gold Series Vanilla Almond ice cream. The packaging is simply black and gold but it looks quite sophisticated.
Upon opening the lid, …

I’ve always strongly associated Snickers with Milky Way candy bars. Aside from being from the Mars company, the only reason I can think of for doing so is that my mom loved both. I’m more of a Snickers person, but a good Milky Way Candy Bar is …

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 …

This is a classic American sandwich —“ ham and cheese (on mayo). Except I’m kind of on a diet phase right now so no added fats for me. I love going to Panera ever since I diverged from my routine of ordering just their soup bowl. …

When I have menstrual cramps, I love to drink red raspberry herbal tea because it contains soothing medicine pain relieving properties in it that relieve menstrual cramping. My favorite loose leaf red raspberries leaves to use to make my red raspberry tea is the Starwest Botanicals Red Raspberry Leaf …

I think I have mentioned before that I usually will have a Tostino’s pizza at least once a month when I’m looking for a simple, filling meal.
For the most part, they are OK but I have found I am not impressed with the lack of toppings on them and …

I tried some really good Combos the other day, and these are very good. I really like the cheese filling in these tiny snacks. I mean the flavor is really intense in these tiny snacks. I wish I could eat them everyday. I also really like the way Combos …

I was made redundant last year and found myself having to live on a very low income for a while. During this time I had to learn how to make my money go a lot further, and this is when I tried out the incredibly cheap Tesco Value …

Hershey’s: Strawberry Syrup is a syrup that is alright, but I was a little disappointed with. The strawberry syrup seemed to have a flavor that was not really very authentic. It had a slight artificial flavor to it that I did not like. What strawberry flavor that I did …

Breyers Chocolate Chip is one that I found to be disappointing. The reason I found it to be disappointing is because there really was not a whole lot of chocolate chips decorating the vanilla ice cream. I was hoping that the ice cream would be loaded with rich chocolate …

Cheetos Puffcorn is a new product in the Texas region. I can’t speak for other areas but they just appeared on our shelves this summer 09. If you haven’t tried them yet, you must!!Be forewarned, they are highly addictive!! It is easy to finish a large sized bag in …

I tried this gold wrappered chocolate lollipop the other day as I was rushing in between appointments and wanted a quick treat. As a lollipop, this one will appeal to anyone, child or adult. Unlike most lollipop’s, which are very sweet, this one is almost, but not quite, bitter …

Why I like this product so much? There are so many reasons I guess but I think that the main one is because it brings me back to my childhood when these chocolate eggs were really rare and it was a big feat when I got one. The only …

Entenmann’s Little Bites 100 Calorie Carrot Crème Snack Cakes is a treat that I look forward to having from time to time because I find the carrot cake flavor of these snack cakes to be rather delightful! I was pleasantly surprised that the flavor had not been removed along …

The MN brand pickles are very famous in all over south India. These pickles have different south Indian traditional flavours because of which these pickles are very famous. Particularly the MN brand tender whole mango pickles are very tasty among the all other pickles. I …

I did not care for Entenmann’s Holiday Pop’ems very much at all. The reason I did not like them too much is because there is just not a lot of flavor to the pop’ems. These pop’ems are covered in sprinkles and aside from looking colorful and nice, these sprinkles …

During movie marathons I see to it that I have my favorite snacks on hand. I would normally get a microwave ready popcorn, but since I was too lazy to cook my own popcorn I just finally decided to buy a huge bag of Holy Kettle Corn popcorn.
The good …

I really do love Orville Redenbacher’s Gourmet Popping Corn, but I’ve rarely tried any of the various flavors except for butter flavors. However, I had a chance to try their new Cheddar Cheese variety and decided to give it a shot.
I was actually surprised how much I liked …

These apple chips are just the opposite of Green Tree Apple Chips Caramel, and not in a good way! The Green Tree Apple Chips Caramel were pretty bland in flavor, and these apple chips are ridiculously sweet to the point where they were upsetting my stomach. It’s not even …

I am flat out addicted to these things! However they are something you really only must eat in moderation. Also, I don’t really recommend them to people who are trying to stay on a low carb diet or watch their weight… because these things are carb city!
What is a …

I’ve recently become intrigued by the offerings in the pudding aisle. In addition to the traditional chocolate, vanilla, tapioca, and butterscotch, I now see daring new fruit-flavored puddings like Very Cherry in packages of four cups. They’re very brightly colored, and, while I wasn’t expecting to be blown away, …

Fuze Beverage, LLC’s Full Throttle energy drinks are exactly what they advertise: refreshment, flavor, and a no choke formula.
Full Throttle holds its crisp icy flavor long after it has been opened. This is one of the only …

I love rice. There isn’t a day that comes by that I won’t include rice in any of my meals. During lunch breaks at school, I need to eat any meal as long as it has rice. This kind of meal gives me energy for the rest of the …

Cadburys is the name of the very big company which is very famous for producing the chocolates and the milk products. The Cadburys choco bites are a new product which is launched in the market recently by the Cadburys Company. It is a very sweet snack which …

You know, back in the day, I really loved a good ice cream sandwich. That’s because they really were wonderful. I’m not sure what brand they were back then. Maybe Crystal made them, or perhaps some other company, but somewhere in the last 25 years, sandwiches …

When I’m in the west coast, I always visit Baja Fresh. It’s a health-conscious Mexican restaurant that doesn’t use lard, trans-fats, and MSG. I usually get their nachos because their chips taste so fresh —“ they deep-fry tortillas around the clock to supply their customers with fresh …

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 …

I have been looking for a good frozen Hawaiian pizza for some time. Hawaiian pizza (with ham & pineapple toppings) is one of my favorites, and I know a couple of pizza places that cook it very well, but I wanted to be able to make it at home, …

Milk Duds are one of my all time favorite candy, so I just had to write a review about them. Milk Duds are sold at most stores, and you can get them at movie theaters. They make a great snack to eat while watching a movie, or playing video …

I know smoking is probably bad for me, but it is my priveledge to smoke, and I love Camel cigarettes. When I was 14 I started my ‘ filthy’ habit with Camel Filters Box. For a year I was a Camel Filter girl, then I tried Camel Lights Box. …

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 …

Oreo cookies have been around now for several decades. It’s not a complex cookie by any means, yet it’s a very satisfying cookie that can be enjoyed a variety of ways, as the Oreo cookie commercials used to show. Nabisco Oreo cookies sell for over or around three dollars …

I love craisins!! Otherwise know as dried cranberries there name is so cute as it implies dried cranberry raisins. I use them almost every day. I put them in my salads, I mix them in with nuts and other dried fruit for kids/hubby’s lunch snacks and I put some …

I have been having problem getting to sleep and staying asleep lately. I decided to try the tea approach I have tried several different sleepy time teas, I either did not like the flavor or they did not make me sleepy. About a week ago I stated …

I picked up this packet of milk chocolate caramels, not noticing that it was Thorntons chocolate, from a wide choice at Morrisons supermarket. The packet is red and did not look particularly special, apart from the Thorntons logo showing that it is made by those chocolate specialists I …

I wanted a lasagna dinner for supper on Friday but was on a tight budget. So, rather than buying a more expensive brand, I picked up another meat lasagna from On-Cor.
I have purchased this particular brand of lasagna in the past and have been happy with it. Not only …

Albertson’s grocery stores, store brand thick cut bacon is the best. TOday i tried thier hardwood smoked bacon for the first time and only because they had farmland on sale for less but thier brand was near the sign, and whjen I picked it up I was shocked, it …

I am a mother and I love to cook for my family and especially for my kids. And my kids love to eat the cheese a lot. They want me to use the cheese in all the recipes that I prepare for them. I always buy …

I love to eat cereals as my breakfast, but unfortunately, since I am asian, I do have lactose-intolerance. Eating dairy products, like even the simplest ice cream will definitely send me to the comfort room because I would often have cramps and suffer from diarrhea. I do indulge from …

I bought Trader Joe’s O’s as an alternative to Cheerios the last time I was at Trader Joes. The taste and texture of the O’s is as good as Cheerios, and there is no aftertaste, unlike some othe immitations. However, there are far too many O’s that …

The hamburger from McDonalds is one of my favorite snacks when I’m out and I get hungry. For example, if I’m walking to the grocery store I often stop in and get two hamburgers to go. Then I can eat them on the way to the store and they …

I find these Little Debbie Cookie Wreaths to be a relatively decent treat to enjoy around the Christmas season. You can only purchase these cookies in December, late November and early January. I purchase extra and store them in the refrigerator so that I can continue to enjoy these …

Hawaiian Original Kettle Style Chips are chips that are best suited for those that are worried about all the salt that is packed together on the surface of each chip. This particular variety of potato chip goes lighter on the salt than most potato chips that I have tasted …

I ultimately decided to try Crush Grape after having positive results with their original flavor called Crush Orange. My neighborhood Albertson was running a sale on two liter bottles of Crush Grape for a $1.69. Now when it comes to fruit flavored soda, I tend to go initially for …

I am not a huge water drinker and usually need to go with something flavored to even have more than a couple sips. Till now I have drank Propel for the most part to get my necessary water intake every day, but the other day I had a …