I was curious how vegan restaurants started to sprout all across the Metro. I found Healthy Kitchen because their Boca burger is included in the 10 “Must-Try” veggie burgers in Manila and was hailed by PETA as the best tasting veggie burger in their Golden Buns Awards. Sounds interesting …

I hadn’t had Skittles in a while; probably a good three or four years. I remember eating a ton of them back in the day. I couldn’t “taste the rainbow” enough, I guess, and when I did, I’d find myself riding quite a sugar high, followed by the inevitable …

Maltova is the name of the health drink. Actually it is a very good health drink, which is good for the growing kids. The Maltova is made using some very nutritious grains such as the Ragi, wheat, rice, jawar, etc. the perfect blend of all or …

Product Description: Box of 10 pork breakfast sausage links (I bought maple flavor) available at select stores for around $2.50/box.
What I liked about this product: I usually don’t get a lot of time for breakfast and, even on the weekends (when I don’t have to go to work), I …

I love to eat pasta, but with the carb-concern these days I can’t help but look for a healthier alternative. It’s safe to say that my search was over once I discovered Primo Grainwise Wholewheat Pasta.
There are several reasons why I think this pasta is much better than …

When I was a small boy, I often saw some scenes in movies where some people would be seated at a table having tea. Then the host would usually ask the guest |”Sugar? One lump or two?” Now in such modern times that even 10 yr. olds have a …

This April, to celebrate the Holy week of 2010, my husband, friends and I went to the beautiful island of Boracay in the Philippines. It was 2006 when I last visited the island, and after 4 years I was surprised that there are double the number of existing establishments …

Remembering Remembering mom making hot chicken soup for me when I was sick made me long for some homemade hot chicken soup. When I hit the soup aisle in my local market, I scanned all of the possible choices. As I was sick with a sinus infection, nothing really …

As far as energy drinks go, this one is excellent. If I’m tired or need a sudden load of energy for half an hour to a couple of hours, I’ll buy this. I don’t buy energy drinks very often, but when I do, I mostly buy this.
One …

I did not like this cereal at all because it is just way too sweet and the strawberry flavor is so incredibly artificial that it is terrible! The strawberry flavor is really nothing at all like the taste that a real strawberry has. I was very disappointed by this …

I was at the grocery store with my boyfriend and we were looking for a healthy snack to have on hand when we get hungry and we decided to pick up some of a case of the Dannon Pure Yogurt Cups in the flavors of Strawberry and Blueberry and …

I really love Japanese foods. Even at home, we eat and cook food in Japanese way. But when it comes to Japanese fast foods, I have a lot in my mind but I would prefer Okuya because Okuya is quite cheaper than other Japanese fast food chains. Japanese restaurants …

I find Mrs. Freshley’s Powdered Mini Donuts to be almost as good as the cinnamon variety. The reason I say “almost” is because I personally prefer cinnamon to powdered sugar, although the powdered sugar used on these donuts is really quite enjoyable and offers a real delightful flavor. I …

Many Scotch whiskies have associations with historical characters. Grant’s is a case in point. Others celebrate the land itself with names that echo the unusual names in this small nation: Laphroaig, for instance, or Jura, an island to the west of the mainland of Scotland. The whisky I …

Lately I go nuts about instant coffee drinks, I really don’t know if that’s because I am just too lazy to prepair a real coffee because it is much easier to prepair an instant one or just because these instant coffees are always more delicious. Yesterday I went to …

The McVitie’s Medley range are basically cereal bars which have been combined with two kinds of Hobnobs (chocolate or peanut) —“ and in this case we have cereal bars combined with McVitie’s chocolate digestive biscuits. I think these are really yummy. These are like a cheater’s version …

When one of my coworkers was selling Joe Corbi products recently for a fund raiser for their son’s youth football team I decided to make a purchase to support the team. I expected the Joe Corbi pizza to be the highlight but Grandma Corbi’s Cinnamon Raisin Pretzel was instead. …

These White Tea and White Malt are the new variants of Bear Brand milk product. Both of these new products have a very unique packaging, that I couldn’t take my eyes off them the first time I saw them.
Although the price of these new products are a bit higher …

My roommate and I make eye-contact. We both know what’s up. Our gaze shifts to that jar with iconic blue lid that I just pulled out of a shopping bag. “SUPERCHUNK!!”
Now, I’m going to start off by saying that for most of my life, I have …

Today I tried eating a South Beach Living Granola Bar in the S’mores flavor. I’ve never had one of these before so it was a completely new experience and frankly, I’m not a big granola fan, so it’s important to note that whenever I try these products, I’m …

You may be someone who is naturally adventurous. On the other hand, you may be the entire reverse. You may be quite happy to see what the world looks like on TV and have no great wish to travel to foreign parts where they speak other languages. It may …

I didn’t know that Nature Valley had this flavour of granola bar until recently when I saw it in supermarket I had gone to. Instead, I would usually see some of the small retailers I had gone to selling flavours like “Oats and Honey”, “Peanut Butter” and “Maple Brown …

Season’s Choice Rosemary, Garlic and Olive Oil Potato Wedges go great with steak, pot roast, roast beef, hamburger and other kinds of red meat. They sell for one dollar and forty-nine cents at ALDI Food Market stores and come in a sixteen ounce bag. There are a total of …

One of my favorite luncheon meats is Hillshire Farms Oven Roasted Turkey - Ultra Thin. I like it for various reasons.
Hillshire Farms is a trusted brand, so I know the turkey is going to be top quality. Of great importance, it tastes great. I love making …

With summer drawing to a close I have been more and more convinced that over the next several months I should begin trying to lose weight for spring. I have read about several weight loss plans and I have narrowed it down to a few that I will …

The packaging is attractive and when you taste it, it is not disappointing as the original Kashi cereal.This cereal taste great. The texture is very crunchy as I like it not crispy. My children prefer crispy. The taste is a little better than the …

These Hostess Donettes - Powdered Sugar variety are much, much more tolerable than the downright hideous chocolate variety that I simply could not possibly stomach. While I did just say they are much, much more tolerable, I did not say they were excellent, or even great. The powdered sugar …

Product Description: Box of Penne Pasta available at Aldi for around $1.
What I liked about this product: Well, obviously, if I do any shopping at Aldi, I am there because I am looking to save some money. And, this was no exception to that. The pasta was considerably cheaper …

A couple weeks ago while browsing the supermarket shelves I came across a new brand of chocolate bar by the name of Milka. There are 5 different varieties of this new chocolate to choose from and since I am a big fan of the chocolate/caramel combination I decided to …

Good Sense Roasted & Salted Sunflower Nuts come in a resealable plastic bag. I bought a 10 oz bag for something like $1.38, which I thought was a good price. The nuts come already peeled, so you won’t have to worry about that (although I know some people who …

Even when different brands of roasted chicken are widely propagating in different parts of the urban areas I would say my first choice is still Andok’s. I don’t know exactly if Andok’s is the first of its kind. What is important is Andok’s tastes the best. Their roasted chicken …

I like Kelloggs because most of its products taste really good and I think their products are of a high quality.
I like cereal bars because they are sweet and healthy so sometimes I eat them when I want chocolate or something sweet I think that it is much healthier …

Hypnotique is passion fruit liquor that I was recently exposed to. The liquor is purchased in a large blue bottle and is blue in color. It tastes petty fantastic though. If you have a friend who doest like the taste of strong liquors then they will probably enjoy the …

I picked up Pepperidge Farms Vegetables in Pastry Broccoli in Cheese Sauce, by chance at my local supermarket.
I was looking for something different and healthy to have for supper, and these two pastry-pockets seemed to fit the bill.
We don’t get a lot of Pepperidge Farm products in my small …

This is a very nice butter-like spread from Tesco’s own range, called Enriched Olive Spread. This is not pure butter but a mixture with vegetable oils and olive oil. This not only tastes good, but I can use it in baking and it also has health benefits. …

Just like the apple variety, the french apple pie made by Hostess is truly nothing to get excited about at all. Just as the apple variety boasted a somewhat artificial flavor as well as a dull apple flavor, this french apple variety does exactly the same thing. This is …

When I saw this new summer edition Mikado chocolate collection I couldn’t resist and I took all there chocolates from the collection. There were apricot and cream milk chocolate and strawberry and cream milk chocolate in the collection and lime and cream one. I must say that I was …

I wanted some really special scones as I had been having cravings for scones with fresh cream and jam for some reason and I spotted the perfect candidates in Tesco’s bakery section —“ Tesco Finest Clotted Cream Scones in a four-pack. They just look really spectacular —“ quite …

I am really very pleased with Mrs. Freshley’s Lemon Pie, with the exception of the crust, but the crust is bad regardless of which flavor variety I purchase, quite unfortunately. What pleases me about this lemon pie is the lemon filling. Boy is it ever delicious! The lemon filling …

I have been trying to cut down on my spending lately and have been sampling the delights the Tesco Value range has to offer. At the ridiculously low prices they are selling for, you should not expect anything to be of the highest quality, but some products in …

Ever since I heard about Laughing Cow cheese wedges I had to try them. I can’t believe they are only 35 calories per wedge, and I can actually enjoy cheese without feeling guilty about it or feeling like I am undoing all the work I spend eating right and …

On hot summer months, I usually crave Ice cream. However, I cannot afford to purchase a lot of pints from Ben & Jerry’s all the time when I do. When my husband and I are on the go, we just choose to go drive-through and pass by the …

I thought I would review these ginger biscuits from Morrisons Value range because I cannot tell any difference between these and the more upmarket, expensive brands and you get a long packet of loads of biscuits for only 31p! OK, they are packaged in Morrisons’ nasty bright yellow …

Classic Coca-Cola is a delicious and flavorful soft drink that is, at least in my case, addicting. Just having a can of this soda elevates my spirit and enhances my level of concentration - probably a result of the caffeine in the soda. Speaking of caffeine, that is just …

Recently I was flipping through a health book on making better choices when you grocery shop and how it will help you stay as full as if you were eating your normal fattier choices and discovered that there were even degrees of ‘better, best and worst’ when it came …

I am in the belief that frozen, micro-waved pancakes are an oddity. Often they end up cemented or soggy. While grocery shopping recently, these frozen treats caught my eye: Strawberry Fruit-filled Pancakes by Purity Baking Company.
The box is cheery. The setting on the picture depicts a home-like …

This Pasta Side proved to be a little disappointing because Knorr was pretty chintzy on the broccoli! The picture on the package is a pretty accurate depiction of just how small the pieces of broccoli actually are and because the broccoli is so small, it’s pretty easy for it …

I had asked my husband to get some snacks along with the grocery shopping for the week. I wasn’t going out as I had things to do at home. When I mentioned snacks I wasn’t thinking of biscuits. The kinds of tidbits I like are roasted …

One of the fields the Dutch have had a lead in for centuries is in tobacco products. I went to a school founded on the fortune made by a man who went to Holland to work in that business and who invested his riches in a school he founded …

Another great favorite snack of mine is Chips Ahoy! Yes it is that chocolatey chocolate chips made by Nabisco. I’ve first tasted these chips sometime in 1990 when a blue pack was sold at PHP50. From then on I fell in love with rich yummy chocolate …