Yesterday when I was heading home I decided to go into a supermarket and buy a Kool Aid Drink mix since it was cheap. However, I didn’t see any Kool Aid, and so I bought the cheapest drink mix which was “Turbo Plus Fruit Flavoured Crystal Drink Mix.” It …

Wow, what timing! I really can’t believe it, in fact, but a few days ago I did a review for Welch’s Strawberry Soda, and I mentioned there that the only reason I’d purchased it was because I just couldn’t find Crush anymore. As ironic as it sounds, …

When I first saw the KC Candy Dinner Mint, I had mistaken it for a particular mint my aunt used to bring from abroad when I was little, that had chocolate in the middle. At the time I hated mints with a passion, and the one with chocolate inside …

I don’t eat fish sticks as much as I did when I was a kid, but when I do get a craving for them every now and then, I’ll buy a big bag of Gorton’s fish sticks.
The thing I like about the packaging of Gorton’s fish sticks is that …

As you already know, I’m not really into Italian-pasta dishes because of the heavy alfredo used, but my mom thought I should give the Fettuccine alfredo pasta a try because she liked it. I reluctantly tried it.
The Michaelina’s Fettuccine alfredo pasta frozen meals cost the same as the Salisbury …

My sister just drove in today to stay for the weekend. So I went to the grocery store to stock up on snacks and other food for the kids. I purchase Totino’s pizza rolls whenever my sister comes to visit me. My sister has two kids …

The Southern Grove Peanut Trio Bowl can be found at ALDI Food Market stores for three dollars and ninety-nine cents. In the bowl-shaped package comes honey roasted peanuts, toffee peanuts and salted peanuts. Just by looking at the large package, the three different varieties of nuts appeared to be …

When I first saw Snickers bars with almonds, I thought, “that’s the thing for my husband.” He hates peanuts, so he wouldn’t touch regular snickers bars. So I bought some of this new almond variety. I was right, my husband did enjoy them. As to myself, I prefer regular …

I wanted to pick up something cheap for lunch today and, after looking around, decided to spend 80 cents on a can of beef ravioli from the brand Great Value.
Since it was a cheaper brand, I wasn’t expecting a whole lot in terms of quality. But, it ended up …

Tomorrow is a new day, specifically the first day of the year for the Chinese people and this is the time where most of the Chinese celebrate with family, and friends. Well for us, we only spent our time at home watching a couple of series and DVDs.
Yesterday we …

If you are interested in a delicious and inexpensive meal option, consider Maruchan Yakisoba Noodles meals. They come in a variety of flavors and are available in my local supermarket for less than a dollar each. You cannot find a meal that is much cheaper than that. …

Monster Energy is the one drink that gives you a rush of adrenaline and taste. The Drink is formulated for energy, using sugar and caffeine. It may not be the best drink for you, but it certainly works. Monster also delivers a taste to match the quality of this …

My family eats a lot of hamburger when finances are tight. I would not consider hamburger helper to be a gourmet meal but it is affordable. It costs around $2 for the box plus whatever you paid for the hamburger. For me this meal including meat …

New York Style - Baked Bagel Chips Garlic disappointed me immensely because I did not feel there was anywhere near sufficient garlic seasoning on these chips to justify calling them garlic. Sure, there is a garlic flavor to be tasted, but it is not remarkable in the slightest. It …

Quest for life is seen all over the internet. It is found on freebie websites, to be exact. Which is where I found it.
The offer is: try it free for 60 days. If the customer does not like the results, the box is returnable. The tiny print …

I don’t like spicy hot food. When I buy canned or jarred food I make sure it is mild or very mild. Some canned foods are flat tasting in my opinion. There is not much flavor.
One day I was grocery shopping when I spotted Bush’s Chili in a …

My mom is a huge fanatic when it comes to key lime pies, which is how I was able to taste the Edwards brand of key lime pies. Usually she’ll purchase a who key lime pie, but she went for a smaller box that held two slices.
The thing I …

I love the taste of these little sausages and I tend to buy them once the air outside grows cool and nippy. There’s nothing better on a cold day than a meal prepared with some Little Smokies to add some extra flavor. I guess a lot of people use …

I love to cook and bake whenever I get the time, especially when it comes to trying new recipes. I was never closely affiliated with using sour cream till I recently started looking up recipes on the internet.
Upon deciding to try a few sour cream recipes, I procrastinated buying …

Last December I was shopping at Sam’s Club and there was a sample table set up with some fudge. I’m no dummy so I took the sample and really liked it. I enjoyed it so much I decided to buy a package. The Fudgie Wudgie Fudge …

As someone who is particularly fond of eating nuts, I was naturally thrilled to find Planters mixed nuts in our house.
Its combination of delightfully tasty peanuts, cashews, almonds, brazil nuts, walnuts, and hazelnuts is certainly something that made my stomach grumble in extreme anticipation.
So, since I was …

Blue Bell ice cream is a brand that they sell in the south of the United States. I never knew about Blue Bell when I lived in New York and I had no way of tasting it so I thought that we had the best ice cream in NY. …

First of all, I had better emphasise that “jelly” in the case of this product means the British use of the word, as in what Americans tend to call “Jell-O”, rather than being any sort of jam. Hartley’s is the company that bought out the old Rowntree’s Jelly products …

Generally, I do not enjoy most diet soft drinks. I dislike the aftertaste and it just reminds me that diets are all about denial, meaning that these products are created for the express purpose of disallowing me pleasure.
With the idea of doing things to improve my health, I reluctantly …

While I do consume a lot of bottled water throughout the whole year, I tend to have a bottle constantly with me during the summer months because it does get quite hot and humid here. Since I drink so much water, I tend to just buy whatever is on …

Great Value: Real Mayonnaise is a product that might have a slightly odd name, after all, what is with the word “real”? Yet there is nothing wrong with the mayonnaise at all. It tastes just as good as the name brand products. Whether I put this mayonnaise on a …

Bell Tea Original is my all time favorite Tea to drink. You just add one bell tea bag to your mug, as many teaspoons of sugar as you like and a dash of milk; (If that’s what you like.) & Wa-la! You have a fresh and perfect cuppa’ tea. …

Maine Goodies Humpty Dumpty All Dressed Ripples Potato Chips are a mess in more than just one sense of the word! Not only are they messy because of the grease factor that is inexcusable in this day and age where it is not only entire possible but highly preferable …

7up is a softdrinks or a soda that has been around for quite some time already. This soda drink is manufactured by the Pepsi Cola company; What I always remember about this product was that this is not only a soda to be drank as it is, but it …

When it comes to takeaways, sometimes the old student comes out in me. Let’s be honest, there are some that you would rarely use unless you had not been out of the town or had a few drinks at home first.
There is one in Bedford that does appeal to …

I decided to pick up something easy for dinner last night, one of those skillet meals you can find in the freezer section. Because I was concerned it wouldn’t be filling enough, I also decided to pick up something to go with it. After looking around a bit, I …

Maxim has come out with Mocha Gold, a coffe mix of instant coffee, powdered cream, and sugar, all wrapped neatly in an individual-sized package. Lovely. I’m drinking a cup of it as I’m writing this review, in fact. It’s sweet, without being too sugary, as the sugar content is …

For hot cocoa lovers, Nestle Mini Marshmallows Hot Cocoa Mix with Rich Chocolate Flavor is a winner. Boasting it contains “Natural Antioxidents” (of which I can’t personally attest), perhaps more importantly it has a nice and smooth flavor with miniature marshmallows sprinkled generously throughout. It is 99.9% caffeine free …

Great value is the brand made by Wal-mart that is what I like to call the —˜cheaper store brand’ alternative to the name brand products. Depending on what the product is, I usually try my luck and get Great Value’s product. I’ve come across some good, and I’ve come …

Tone’s is known for its line of spices and food garnishes. From your regular crushed pepper to garlic powder, Tone’s carries it all. One of the spices I love in particular is the crushed red pepper flakes. I use it to add flavour to pasta sauces and soups. But …

We have recently tried Gourmet Dining Seafood Medley with Alfredo Sauce, so let me review it while everything is still fresh in my memory.
We bought the 2 lb package of this seafood medley in the frozen food section of Walmart. The mix contains shrimps, scallops, pieces of imitation crab …

If you want the taste of buffalo wings like you would get at a restaurant, but dont’t want to leave your house, try these great buffalo winfs by TGI fridays. They arn’t as good as if you had gne to the restaurant and purchased them, but they still …

We are a family of macaroni and cheese lovers. We have tried every brand, every type, made our own, used frozen, boxed etc. Hands down Amy’s Mac and Cheese is a winner for my, my husband and my 19 month old son. Most people overlook a …

Priano Cheese Tortellini Soup with Chicken is a canned soup sold at ALDI Food Market stores that comes in a nineteen ounce can for one dollar and thirty nine cents. The soup sounded pretty tasty and filling too, with there being cheese and chicken as well as some vegetables …

For those of you who enjoy a good hot chocolate when it is chilly outside, there are many brands of hot chocolate out there. I have tried many brands, and my favourite is Nestle Carnation Hot Chocolate Milk Chocolate so far.
One think that I love about it is that …

I do not feel that there is anything particularly special about Mrs. Freshley’s Jumbo Honey Bun compared with the other honey buns made by other companies that can be found in the grocery store, but I nonetheless enjoyed what was likely my one and only purchase of a Mrs. …

I tried this little jar of stir-through pasta sauce from the Sacla Italia range and whilst it is of a good quality and it is good value, it is not to my taste when it comes to tomato sauces. Whilst I find tomato is a lovely flavour, I …

I have been having Parle G biscuits since my childhood. They have been there when I was a kid, and now that I have children, they are still there in the market. Despite lot of competition, and new brands popping up like mushrooms everyday, there are certain trendsetters …

Myojo Chicken Tanmen is still my favorite brand of instant noodle. I am a loyal supporter of Myojo Chicken Tanmen for almost as long as I lived.
I remembered my grandmother (now deceased) taking down a packet of Myojo Chicken Tanmen and boiled the noodle for me whenever I …

I have bought Primula cheese spread quite a few times purely out of convenience but I cannot say that I am particularly keen on it. I think it tastes rather processed although it actually contains no artificial flavorings or colorants. It consists of real cheese, skimmed milk, …

Before I was diagnosed as a lactose intolerant, I used to always enjoy drinking egg nog around the holidays. This year Silk put out a soy egg nog, which I purchased and decided to give it a try.
I have to say that although this did have the traditional egg …

I liked to sometimes eat candy glazed popcorn. I have had the Archer Farms version of this product before. For those of you not familiar, Archer Farms is the brand that is sold by Target. Target has a wide variety of it’s Archer Farms products. I think these popcorn …

Yoplait Light Fat Free Yogurt is always a huge hit in my household. There is rarely a trip to the grocery store where I come home without it.
Most impressive to me is the huge variety of flavors that are available. There are the traditional fruity kinds like …

I am not what some people would call a hardcore or even a regular coffee drinker, but I believe that I am still able to distinguish between a bad cup or brand of coffee and a good one. When the “Shiriff Instant Coffee” was bought by one of the …

I did not find anything all that spectacular about Mrs. Freshley’s Pecan Twirls. I simply found them to be satisfactory and pretty much identical to the other pecan swirl treats sold by other companies. That is both a good and bad thing. It is a good thing because I …