Food Reviews
Great Value Beef Patties
I’ve been using Great Value Beef Patties for my homemade burgers, and I am very satisfied with them. 12 frozen, ready-to-cook patties come in a re-sealable plastic bag. Unlike some other brands, the patties are not tightly frozen together, so you don’t have to struggle trying to break them …
Happy Harvest Peas
We made a steak dinner last night and planned on having corn on the cob to go with it. However, we only had four ears of corn; not enough for our family. So, my wife made another vegetable to go with it, peas from the brand Happy Harvest.
These were …
Yoplait French Vanilla
Along with the Banana Creme and Strawberry varieties produced by Yoplait, the French Vanilla variety is among my favorites. Vanilla, in general, I love, especially in the form of ice cream, but it is very tasty in yogurt too, as this product proves. Every spoonful is rich in French …
Korean Sushi
My mom today made some korean sushi - it’s shaped like a flat triangle, with various stuffings inside such as spicy tuna or chicken. This is a wonderful and easy snack to make. YOu can buy the “mold” for the triangle shaped riceball even and then put the stuffings …
Weight Watchers Smart Ones Chicken Carbonara Frozen Dinner
I’d never had chicken carbonara before I tried this dish from Weight Watchers. I really loved it, though, and it quickly became one of my favorite meals offered by this brand.
This dinner basically combines linguine, chicken pieces and turkey bacon bits and a sauce made with Parmesan cheese. …
Celestial Seasons Sweet Coconut Thai Tea
Celestial Seasons Sweet Coconut tea is a tea that is a spicy mix of sweet and strong. It is a delicious after dinner drink or one that is good in the evening when you are relaxing because the tea only has 5 milligrams of caffeine in it.This is much …
Captain Crunch Cereal
Like most kids did, I was able to try the popular cereal when I was a kid. I really liked the taste and have eaten it several times since then. However, I have always found it to be very difficult to eat. This was because after …
Folger’s Classic Roast
My cousin and I love drinking coffee! We live for our night caps out in the patio. In the mornings, I am tasked to put some on the brewer so that we’d have a fresh cup every morning. And my favorite coffee of choice is Folger’s Classic Roast, the …
Super Wal-Mart Great Value Prunes
My mother lives with us and I do the grocery shopping. She has me buy prunes and I will admit I have started eating them too. My husband laughs at me, and thinks prunes are gross. To me, they taste like sweet candy. Mom is very picky about brands, …
Magnolia Pancake Plus
One in a while I indulge myself and eat a sinfully delicious stack of pancakes. I cook for one, but most packaging are for several people. I was glad that I saw Magnolia Pancake Plus in a 200g packaging in the grocery. The label said that it can make …
Special K Blueberry Cereal
Special K attempts to produce many products to satisfy the dieter’s cravings for higher fat, higher sugar foods. They do this by producing many different types of snack bar, cereals, and protein waters. The latest creation in their repertoire is the Blueberry cereal. As other cereals, …
Applebee’s Honey BBQ Chicken Sandwich
I tried almost every chicken sandwich that has been offered at sit-in and fast food restaurants. When someone gave me a gift card for Applebee’s for my birthday, I tried their Honey BBQ Chicken Sandwich. It sounded hearty and promising —“ grilled chicken breast with BBQ sauce …
Tasty Bite Madras Lentils
I’ve been trying my hand at meals that are prepared without meat. One my favorite ways to carry on in with this trend is by eating lentils. They are a simple alternative, inexpensive and very healthy, and can also be prepared in a variety of ways. One day …
Compliments Sensations Cranberry & Orange Zest Biscotti
I have always been a huge fan of the Compliments brand of food products at my local grocery store. Recently Compliments has expanded its line to include a select group of gourmet products under the Sensations line, including Cranberry & Orange Zest Biscotti.
I didn’t even know that Biscotti was …
Beekay’s Cup Cakes
Beekay’s cup cakes are tasty and delicious.
It comes in a pack of 4 and rightly priced at Rs.10 per pack. So it is actually Rs2.50 per cake which is value for money.
The cake is not too big and just enough for one serve. You can munch it with your …
Nestle Chocolate Caramel Cocoa Mix
Hot Chocolate is always a soothing drink that hits the spot inside of me no matter what time of year it is. During the cold months, however, there are so many delicious flavors that I happen to find the stores and can’t resist bringing them home to try out. …
MTR vermicelly rice noodles
MTR vermicelli is the rice noodle, which is available in the market now a days and my father in law had brought 2 packets of it to try. I chopped some vegetable finely and using these chopped vegetable I prepared the rice noodles in the evening and I …
Michelina’s Penne with Chicken
Michelina’s Penne with Chicken is a frozen meal that I like to have every now and again. I think the pasta and chicken combination works pretty well and results in a meal that offers a good, satisfying flavor. The pasta comes out of the microwave with a tender texture …
Amy’s Brown Rice and Vegetables Teriyaki Bowls
I bought Amy’s Organic Brown Rice and Vegetable Teriyaki Bowls on sale at my local Kroger grocery store for $3.44. The container is approximately ten ounces in size, more than enough for a hearty lunch for one person. I was drawn to the product because it is made …
Shasta Creme Soda
I went and bought a 12-pack of Shasta Creme Soda yesterday, pretty much on compulsion as I saw it in the store and thought, hey, I haven’t had creme soda for quite a while. As I brought it home I noticed my 12-pack was dripping; I opened it and …
Lean Pocket: Chicken, Broccoli, & Reduced Fat Cheddar
I do not have very many good things to say about Lean Pocket: Chicken, Broccoli, & Reduced Fat Cheddar. About the only positive quality that this Lean Pocket has to offer is quality chicken. The chicken was pretty flavorful and tender, too. It was in very small pieces, but …
Lala Chocolates
I love chocolates. Who doesn’t? And when it comes to chocolates, among the first things that instantly comes to mind is Lala. Lala chocolate bars are different compared to the other chocolates you see sold in stores. It is different in the sense that its packaging is transparent. I guess …
McCormick Country Gravy Mix
One of my favorite breakfast foods is biscuits and gravy. However, making it at home it’s sometimes hard to find a gravy that’s comparable to what you get in a restaurant. Problem solved.
McCormick Sausage Flavor Country Gravy Mix is great. It’s thick and creamy with a great peppery flavor. …
Nesquick Strawberry Syrup
I just recently tried the Nesquick syrup in strawberry flavor. It is great on top of ice cream, mixed with milk, or in a milkshake. It has excellent sweet strawberry flavor, and at $2.49/16oz is a good value for it’s size. The syrup is thick- with a consistency thicker …
The Co-operative Chocolate Sponge Sandwich
This chocolate sponge sandwich from the Co-operative’s own brand is only 70p and, for that price, it tastes pretty good. It is obvious not a gourmet sponge cake and I find that there is not too much in it, but it was moist and tasted nice and chocolatey …
Forrelli Snack Crackers
Money has been a bit tight and, since I used the last of my money to put some gas in my car this morning, I wasn’t able to buy any sort of snack for my desk at work.
Since I skipped breakfast again (something that happens whenever my youngest daughter …
Nature Valley Granola Bars
I have just purchased some granola bars from Nature Valley, and I can truly say that I am impressed.
The granola bars come in many different flavors including: peanut butter, apple crisp, and pecan crunch to name a few. These granola bars are the official energy bar of the PGA …
Cadbury Creamy Vanilla Ice Cream
I’ve always loved the Cadbury brand of chocolate, so when I noticed Cadbury also made ice cream I was curious to see whether or not it was as good as their chocolate products. The Cadbury Ice Cream was labelled as “Creamy Vanilla” which I thought sounded very …
Squirt: Citrust Burst
I was skeptical about trying this soda after a friend recommended it to me because I consider myself to be a creature of habit. I also am not a fan of grapefruit and a grapefruit appears on the can. This clear soda is kind of similar to 7-Up or …
Kashi TLC Mediterranean Bruschetta Party Crackers
Kashi TLC Mediterranean Bruschetta Party Crackers are delicious. I received a coupon to get a free box from my local grocery store, and promptly retrieved my sample. I took the crackers to work and shared with co-workers. I loved this cracker! The crackers are a little larger than a …
Dr Pepper Drink
Dr Pepper is an optimum drink in my opinion. I am calorie conscious when it comes to soda drinks. And in my experience Dr Pepper is the right mix where optimum calories and tastiness meets each other. In vending machines at many places I see that Dr Pepper is …
Trader Joe’s Low Sodium Minestrone Soup
Minestrone soup can either be wonderful or awful; rarely have I run into minestrone soup that didn’t fit into one of these categories. Usually, I find minestrone is wonderful and I’m always up for trying new varieties to see what kinds of things people do with it.
When I bought …
Metromint - Lemonmint Water
Metromint - Lemonmint Water is a delicious blend of lemon and mint flavored water. The flavored water is slightly tangy and most certainly refreshing. Mint and lemon work surprisingly well together and the resulting creation is pretty pleasant! Each sip of this flavored water excites my taste buds and …
Dove dark chocolate
For those of us who love sweets, but are still somewhat health conscious, Dove dark chocolate may fit the bill. I learned about Dove dark chocolate while attending a lecture about vitamins and their importance in providing antioxidants. I don’t know that I understood everything at the lecture, but …
Breyers Cherry Vanilla
Breyers Cherry Vanilla is both a pleasurable experience and a disappointing experience. By that, I mean one flavor real excels and tastes delicious while the other flavor really comes up short and leaves my taste buds wondering just what happened. Had both flavors been exceptionally good, this ice cream …
Clover Valley Extra Wide Egg Noodles
The other day while I was shopping at the Dollar General, I walked down one of their grocery aisles and saw they had only two bags of egg noodles on their shelf. Thinking they must be good if all of the other bags were sold out, I put the …
Best Choice Frozen Breaded Zucchini
In this economy, one of the ways our family has tried to save money is by purchasing generic items instead of name brand products. The last time I was at the grocery store, I decided to try Best Choice Frozen Breaded Zucchini, a generic product that our store …
Mrs. Freshley’s Blueberry Muffins
Although Mrs. Freshley’s Blueberry Muffins definitely contain a richer amount of blueberry flavor than the one-hundred calorie blueberry muffins, the flavor is still not nearly as impressive as the Little Debbie Blueberry Muffins. Whereas the Little Debbie muffins off an explosive degree of blueberry taste that really excite my …
National Golden Cheese Sandwiches
I’m usually very skeptical about trying cheese sandwiches biscuits, epecially some of those local ones, since pretty much all of the locals ones I had tasted, tasted a bit odd to me and I disliked them. However, when I saw a small pack of National Golden Cheese Sandwiches last …
Essentia Pizza
It is a frozen pizza and can be cooked whenever you want.It has different varieties.I bought a Classical vegetable type one.There are also meat,Spinach and mushroom,fried vegetables toppings.This classical vegetable pizza has toppings made of brocolli,Tomato suace,Black pepper,onions and a cream of cheese layer.It is a somewhat larger …
Lucerne Large Grade AA Eggs
While I admit that I am buy more store brand products these days due to my financial situation, I am still leery of some items from certain departments, including dairy. While I’m essentially forced to buy from Safeway sometimes, I usually stay away from their store brand, which …
Aldi Food Stores in Pittsburgh, PA
Aldi Markets are small self-service discount grocery stores with reasonable prices on bulk items, mostly dry goods and everyday staples. The stores I’ve visited in the Pittsburgh area remind me of tiny Costco-like stores. I just returned to the East Coast, so I don’t know how long …
Tesco Value Peanut Butter
I am a fan of Peanut Butter and although it is usually the brand named one that I buy as I do think it is the best one, I like to try cheaper brands as I may end up really liking it and therefore it will end up saving …
Coca-Cola Zero
I tasted the New Coca-Cola version which is Coca-Cola Zero just yesterday. It is actually Zero sugar. It is different in taste from orginal Coca-Cola and hats off to the company for the idea of introducing Zero sugar version. It is particularly important in today’s world as more …
Hershey’s Cookies n’ Cream Chocolate
I love chocolate and sweets and although white chocolate technically isn’t chocolate, it is still ranked high on my list of chocolates I like a lot. The first time I ever had white chocolate was when I was a kid, maybe 7 or 8 years old, and I have …
Artiko Chef
Artiko Chef (artikochef.com) is mainly ala carte’ items. All the food is natural and without preservatives. This is very family oriented, since it was started by two working mothers. They even have a children’s section. They do have all the nutritional information on all the food and the cooking …
Yoplait Original Boston Creme Pie Yogurt
One of the last yogurts that I bought was the “Yoplait Original Boston Creme Pie Yogurt.” While I knew that the Yoplait brand has some interesting yogurt flavours, I actually did not know that their “Boston Creme Pie” flavour existed until I actually saw it in the supermarket. Therefore, …
St. Louis Bread Company Cuban Chicken Panini
This Panini brings two cultures together: italiano and cubano. This sandwich is served on focaccia Italian bread/flatbread) with Cuban-inspired fillings (smoked chicken, ham, pickles, mayo and Swiss). The best part of a Panera sandwich (be it their signature, café or Panini) is the bread. They specially …
Blue Diamond Unsweetened Almond Breeze
I found my self smack in the middle of the dairy aisle the other day unsure of where to turn. It would seem that the more diet and fitness programs I study the more I agonize over sugar, fat, and calorie contents.
It’s getting so, …
Kellogg’s Special K Cereal - Fruit & Yogurt
This particular flavor of Special K cereal really does not have, well, flavor, in my opinion. Where exactly is the yogurt and fruit flavor? Did they forget to put it in the box? I had to add my own fresh fruit and have a cup of yogurt just to …
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