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 …

Perhaps all of us have heard about Skittles Candy. This confectionary or candy sweets looks like an m & m chocolate. Skittles is a chewable candy packed in thin plastic-like paper sealed for freshness. This chewable candy is really enjoyable to eat, it has different colors are each color …

Many years ago, on a hot summer day, I had discovered the refreshing power of iced coffee. I make it regularly ever since. My favorite recipe includes vanilla ice cream. Both instant and brewed coffee works well for it. For instant, you can even use cold water, to speed …

This is the most classic and all time favorite snacks I have ever enjoyed ever since I was a small kid and up till now that I am already married, I really enjoy and loved eating Jack and Jill Chippy in Barbecue flavor corn chips.
I like how the blend …

Coca-Cola or Pepsi? Marketing surveys have made this a well-known question. Since I have drunk Diet Coke from a time before I can remember, I choose Coca-Cola. My grandfather used to buy cases of regular Diet Coke and caffeine free Diet Coke and give them out to everyone who …

Trident Tropical Twist sugar free gum is a favorite around my house. I love how the sticks are small and I can fit the whole pack comfortably in my purse without squishing the pack because it’s not too tiny. I do wish that the gum was not artificially flavored …

I am really not impressed with these Options Instant Hot Chocolate drinks as they all seem to be a bit sickly. If you find one you like, these little sachets of instant hot drink are handy to take to work to make yourself a treat throughout the day, …

Traverse Bay Fruit Co. Dried Cherries come in a four pound box for twenty five dollars. That’s a lot of money for just four pounds of cherries! If however one can get past the sky high price, he or she is very likely to find these dried cherries to …

I love chocolates enough to call myself a chocoholic, but there are certain brands I prefer more than others mostly because of taste. The Charles chocolates brand is one of them, and that is why when I bought the “Charles Chocolate Ping Pong (Big Bag)” I had a lot …

Hubby and I bought this energy drink last two weeks ago. Our main purpose is to gain weight since I got worried that he is under weight. I understand that he works in a Call Center and the time of work is in shift so sometimes, when we do …

Chick-fil-A Sausage Biscuit is pretty good, although not quite as good as the McDonald’s Sausage McGriddle. The reason I prefer the Sausage McGriddle is because I really like the soft, maple filled pancakes and they taste terrific with sausage. Nonetheless, there are a couple of things that I like …

Nescafe Partners Blend Instant Coffee is a decent instant coffee with a very smooth taste, but for me it just lacks in something. I am not sure if I am saying that it lacks in body or in strength, but for me, even if I put a really …

Today every one of us wants to provide the best for our growing kids. We want them safe from diseases, and to be strong enough from inside to fight against infections from the outside world. Surely prevention is always better than cure, as rightly said by someone.
We all take …

Aunt Jemima Whole Grain Pancakes are absolutely terrible! I decided to give them a try because they offer a source of whole grain, something of which is good for one’s body, but let me say, while the whole grain might be good for my body, these pancakes are not …

So I recently moved to the US and I’ve started trying out different plant-based milk brands to find the one that will fullfill all my purposes. No success yet. And I’ll tell you why later on. At first, let me tell you what I expect from my plant-based milk and …

I have always subscribed to the health advice that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I always make sure that I eat enough and get the right kind of nutrients I need to get through the day. I can feel the effects of skipping breakfast by …

Grapefruit is a fruit that’s delicious sweet and very nutritious, and grapefruit is also something that can be eaten when on a diet, so it’s good for weight-control too. I have to say though, I haven’t touched another actual grapefruit since I tried this grapefruit juice from Florida’s Natural …

I had this dish yesterday in one hawker stall that serve Western food and let me tell you something. I didn’t know until now that the mixture of baked rice together with potato wedges is extremely nice.
I love baked rice because of the fact that the melted …

Every morning for the last 10 years I have gotten up and made a standard brewed pot of starbucks coffee. I drink several cups of this in the morning and by afternoon the coffee is stale and gross. Every afternoon I have to decide if …

Water for thrust or for luxury..?
A new arrival in bottle water is Bling which cost $40 for 750 ml. The bottles are available in glass as well as plastic bottles. Baby Bling Frosted Bottle Case cost $480 (Case of 24 375ml Bottles). While Bling H2O Plastic Bottle Case (Case of …

Carlo’s Pizza is one of places we like to frequent when we go to Tagaytay. Although there are various branches of this restaurant in Metro Manila, we find that the food and the dining experience in Tagaytay is much better.
This is a really great place to …

There are a lot of times that my friends and I would argue on the origins of Briyani. But I don’t really care that much because it is just so tasty and spicy! And there are different ethnic groups making this like their form of nice dish meal …

I find these Little Debbie Snack Pie - Cherry variety to be far superior to the apple variety. Where as the apple variety lacked real, authentic apple flavor and just seemed to have an overall dull flavor, this cherry variety is quite rich in precisely the flavor it should …

I really love Nestle ice cream. When I was a kid, one of the truest delights was eating ice cream. Today there are different brands available to us but Nestle is still my choice. It’s just that I find Nestle ice cream the tastiest and most suitable to my …

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 …

Even when I was just a kid, I am very fond of the 7 Up Commercial where there’s a cartoon image of a man with this soft drink. As I grow older, I have tasted almost all soft drinks and all the competitors of 7 Up just like Mountain …

I came across Go Girl one day when I stopped by the local gas station to get an energy drink. I spotted the pink can next to the other energy drinks. I decided to give it a try. I have seen the commercials and heard about the good reviews. …

I always associate diet food with unremarkable taste. I don’t really like yogurt, and sugar-free food tends to taste a bit dry. Then I tried Quaker Oats oatmeal cookies. They don’t come cheap, especially compared to most other cookies most people are used to. However, the benefits are well …

Mccormick curry powder is not only a great spice but it is often found in countries such as Thailand and Cambodia. I have made two trips to Cambodia and on both trips I ate dishes that contained Curry powder. Curry powder is a mixture of spices mainly found in …

I purchased this brownie mix for $3.15 at my local grocery store Friday night. We were entertaining guests and rather than spending close to $6.00 for the already made up brownies I decided it would be thriftier (And homier I might add.) to just make my own. As soon …

I fell in love with this chocolate spread the first time I tried it. It tastes so yummy and satisfies my craving for something sweet and chocolatey but healthy. One jar of this delicious spread contains real hazelnuts which makes this one healthy. I usually spread it on top …

Eno fruit salt is available in Asian grocery stores. It basic purpose is to get relief from acidity. It is kind of a home made soda. Just add half a tablespoon to a glass full of water and let it bubble a bit, drink it immediately and pretty soon …

This is one of my comfort foods. It is so easy to prepare plus the fact that my family loves it and it was good for our health. It is not even difficult to find since most local stores, groceries and malls do sell Maggi products, be it noodles …

Great stuff! I got my first regular Mint plant about a month and a half ago, bought it from Lowes garden center for around three bucks and fifty cents. I transplanted it immediately and it exploded with new growth the next day. Incredibly easy to grow and care for, …

I take One A Day Energy everyday and it makes a world of difference for me throughout the day. I feel my energy pick up about an hour after taking it and it keeps me going all day without the crash of the usual energy pills. I’ve found the …

Our daughter, like most children, has discovered she loves chocolate milk. And, even though we do try to keep it limited, we have no problem giving this to her if it means she’s getting the calcium she needs to grow.
After buying expensive brand names for a few months, we …

I’m not really into Italian cuisine, but as soon as that statement came to mind, I didn’t know what about Italian cuisine I didn’t like. I think it’s usually the cuisines which involve drowning the pasta in heavy sauce or cream of some kind, but something told me I …

We recently tried this Safeway brand of Rainbow Rotini pasta, and found that it tastes really good for boxed noodles. If you like Rainbow Rotini macaroni noodles, you really should give this brand a chance. I enjoy it with any kind of pasta sauce. The noodles …

It is clear that for better health, one should be very conscious about their food. Medical science says that you should have perfect balance diet to cop up with your daily body wear and tear.
But as we all know that it is not easy to maintain balance diet just …

When I am not in the mood to cook there have been times that I have purchased TV dinners. Usually on of the brands that I purchase the most is Stouffer’s. While their dinners certainly are not fine cuisine they usually are palatable. I have tried several kinds and …

Lately I have been rarely buying flavoured yogurts, I mean, I buy those natural sour ones because I am trying to be on a diet but the other day I went in a shop and I saw Yogurt Carnia with coffee was on discount. I have never tasted this …

Now, I have said some distasteful things about Dannon Activia’a Strawberry flavored yogurt. And I still stand by what I said about the Strawberry flavored yogurt not being something that I would recommend. However, I would definitely recommend that if you have not tried Dannon Activia’s Strawberry and Cereal …

Great Value Hot Cocoa Mix comes in a 20 oz can with a plastic lead; when you first open it you will need to remove the foil seal, like in a coffee jar. The hot cocoa has a pleasant, not overly sweet taste and is very easy to make. …

I love to make ice cream, but sometimes I don’t like to use the heavy cream that is often called for in most recipes. In order to save on calories, I like to look for non-dairy alternatives. One of the things I’ve discovered that is perfect for this purpose …

We got our Yamasa Zaru Soba dipping sauce at the local grocery (Robinson’s Metro East mall) for around Php 140. I’ve also seen some available at the grocery at Megamall and UniMart Greenhills. It is packaged in a 330ml bottle which has a sticker that says “Yamasa Zaru Soba …

When I was little my grandma grew raspberries in her garden. I adored them. Unfortunately, my grandma doesn’t grow them any more and raspberries are rather expensive so I don’t buy them often, instead I always like to try products that have raspberry taste. That’s why I was happy …

Seeing the growing popularity of Miss Vickie’s chips lead me to try a bag from the vending machine one day when I had a passing fancy for a bag of chips. The flavor I tried was Sea Salt and Malt Vinegar, since I really like salt and vinegar chips …

Because I’m trying to cut back on soda, I have found myself drinking a lot of iced tea lately. One of the brands I buy is Lipton Brisk Iced Tea.
The Lipton Iced Tea, which can be bought in 12 ounce cans (something I prefer because it saves me from …

I am a big fan of ramen noodle soups, and Maruchan is my favorite brand of these soup products. I have tasted and enjoyed many flavors of Maruchan ramen noodle soups, such as picante chicken, beef, oriental, and others. However, until last week I had never seen the …