Food Reviews
Truvia Natural Sweetener
I really do not know what to think about this natural sugar alternative. The makers claim that Stevia is used in its manufacture, but to be honest, I don’t think it is used, or if it is, it is used in extremely minute quantities. Stevia has a distinctive bitter …
Glen Tea
The ancient old Chinese tradition of drinking tea has become an adopted one for me as well as some of my close friends, and the tea of choice is Glen Tea.
I have had and tasted a variety of different tea brands over the years and I have finally settled …
Kirkland Seasoning Salt
Kirkland Seasoning Salt is Costco’s brand of spice. It comes in an 18 oz size. It would be suitable for a home or a restaurant or some other large institution. I like this product and have used it quite extensively.
The Seasoning Salt is a blend of sea salt,onion,paprika …
Chief Chunky Red Hot Sauce (Salsa Picante)
I have a favourite pepper sauce or hot sauce but recently it was sold out and I was making a dish which absolutely needs to have pepper sauce added into it for it to taste any good! Besides, I love my foods spicy! but I hardly ever cook them …
Best Choice Unsweetened Apple Juice Box Drinks
About a year ago, we realized how much money we had been spending at the grocery store. In an effort to cut our grocery bill in half, we started to buy generic products that we thought would be comparable to other expensive name brands. Overall, we have been satisfied …
Country Crock Margarine
Product Description: Tub-sized margarine spread that is available at most grocery stores in the dairy/butter section.
What I liked about this product: As is usually the case, my decision to buy this product was based on price and, compared to other brands, this is one of the most affordable ones …
Breyers Chocolate Crackle
Breyers Chocolate Crackle definitely appeals to me in this sense: it is an ice cream that sort of alternates between a smooth texture and a crunchy texture. I like an ice cream that does just that because contrasting textures is a quality that I like in an ice cream. …
Friendly Farms French Onion Dip
Friendly Farms French onion dip is the standard Aldi’s brand only available at Aldi’s Stores where everything is sold at a discount. It is the typical French onion dip, made of sour cream with onions and other flavorings. A two tablespoon serving has 70 calories.
It …
Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
Here I’m talking about good old in the box boil it and make it Kraft Mac and Cheese. There really isn’t any other kind — don’t even talk to me about the microwaveable kind, which is really a bit nasty if you ask me. This original macaroni and …
Kraft Oreo Sandwich cookies
I came across this biscuit while looking for the grocery section in my regular shopping about an year ago. Even though I saw the biscuit several times, I never bothered to give it a try until a friend of mine said that her children like it very much. …
General Mills Reese’s Puffs Treats Peanut Butter and Cocoa Cereal Bars
If you’ve ever tried and loved Reese’s Puffs cereal, which brings together the flavors of peanut butter and chocolate, or you just like Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups in general, then General Mills Reese’s Puffs Treats Peanut Butter and Cocoa Cereal Bars should be on your radar! This is basically …
Rebisco Crackers
When I get hungry, I usually grab a piece of bread or a pack of biscuits. I was shopping in a nearby grocery store and I decided to purchase a big pack of crackers. I chose Rebisco crackers because it has four big crackers or square biscuits in just …
Mom’s Best Naturals Raisin Bran
Mom’s Best Naturals Raisin Bran is a cereal that’s comparable to Kellogg’s Raisin Bran cereal. The only difference between the two cereals that I can make out is the price. The Kellogg’s cereal is about thirty cents more in price compared to the Mom’s Best Naturals cereal, which retails …
Magie rice mania
The Maggie rice mania is another kind of noodles, which is introduced in the market recently. Actually unlike the normal Maggie, or the atta Maggie, the Maggie rice mania is made using the rice flour. Those who like the rice dishes or many kind of recipes made …
Great Value: Cocoa Cool Cereal
I really like the taste of Cocoa Cools compared to Cocoa Puffs. They are little chocolate balls that are great for breakfast. One reason I like these is because they turn my milk a bit chocolaty so its easier for me to finish my milk. When I can drink …
Little Debbie Petites Chocolate Cakes
Little Debbie Petites Chocolate Cakes are rectangular snack cakes that are indeed petite. Two big bites or three moderate size bites, and the snack cakes are history. The cakes are thus on the small side. Unfortunately, the size of the chocolate cake isn’t the biggest problem this snack cake …
Breyers Buttered Almond
Breyers Buttered Almond is an ice cream variety that sounds tasty, but unfortunately it fails to live up to its rather mouth watering name. The problem I have with this ice cream is that there are not nearly enough almonds to be found. The ice cream certainly is not …
Carte d’Or lemon ice cream
When I feel like eating a lot of ice cream and I don’t want to spend a lot of money, Carte d’Or is always a good option, as the family size box is cheap compared to other brands.
There are many flavours, and one of them is lemon. This lemon …
Hamburger Helper Mexican Cheesy Enchilada
I went shopping in a new discount grocery store nearby and saw that they had quite a few different versions of Hamburger Helper at a really good price. I hadn’t heard of this particular flavor before and it sounded really good. We love Mexican food (admittedly, this can’t be …
Banquet Chicken Pot Pie
If you like meatly chicken pot pies, then you will really like the banquet chicken pot pies. I’ve been a pot pie fan since I was a child. These chicken pot pies by banquet really taste almost as good as my moms chicken pot pies did when i was …
Boost health drink
Boost is a very healthy, energy drink which can be mixed with the milk and sugar. The taste of this drink is very good. The Boost just tastes like the chocolate drink, so naturally it is the favorite for my kids. The boost has all the …
Asian Home Gourmet Sauces, Marinades and Pastes
I discovered something that makes cooking exotic Asian dishes so much easier, and now I am not nearly as intimidated by trying new cuisines. And the best part-it is extremely inexpensive!
I found the Asian Home Gourmet collection of sauces, pastes, marinades and soups completely by accident; I was shopping …
Del Monte Tomato Sauce Original Style
I prefer to use tomato sauce every time I eat fried foods. I like the sweet and sour taste that a tomato sauce can give. When it comes to a good quality tomato sauce, Del Monte Tomato Sauce Original Style is just the best product for me. This is …
Red Baron 4 Cheese Deep Dish Frozen Pizza
If you are looking at pizza reviews, or reading this, you are most likely a pizza lover or know someone who is. I absolutely love a good pizza, and I hope this helps you to find yet another inexpensive way to enjoy one of your favorite foods. I …
Quorn Creamy Mushroom Vegetable Pie
One of my favorite Quorn products is the Creamy mushroom pies because it is filled with juicy Quorn pieces and sliced mushrooms. As I’ve mentioned before Quorn pieces are made with mycroprotein (a member of the fungi family) which is naturally low in fat. In short, it …
Batman Reese’s Pieces
As a tie in with the new Batman movie, Reese’s is making a new version of their Reese’s Pieces. I love the candy and I grabbed a small bag from the gas station recently without giving it much of a thought. I saw the Batman picture on the front, …
Walkers Crisps Do us a Flavour Promotion Crispy Duck and Hoisin
Walkers Crisps Do us a Flavour Promotion Crispy Duck and Hoisin.
In all the time that I have eaten crisps I have come across some wacky limited edition Flavours. Well now we have even more unusual and yet tasty flavours by one of the most popular crisp brands …
Gardein Seven Grain Crispy Tenders
I am always looking for new meat-free foods to give my kids that will also be acceptable to their friends. Gardein products are getting a lot of publicity so I thought I’d give them a try. My first choice was the Seven Grain Crispy Tenders. I …
L’oven Fresh Mini Cupcakes
L’oven Fresh Mini Cupcakes come twelve in a pack for two dollars. The mini cupcakes boast the colors of Halloween: black and orange. The sprinkles are black and crunchy, although contribute nothing in terms of flavor, but still are pleasant to eat because they add a degree of crunchiness …
Del Monte Fruit Chillers Tubes Grape Berry Blizzard
A Fruit Chiller is something that gets placed in the freezer at the end of a day so that it can be enjoyed the next day. It comes in liquid form in a tube and that liquid freezers overnight so that it can be eaten like a popsicle the …
M&M’s
M&M’s is really famous chocolate candy in the world. I bet anyone know the quality of M&M’s. When I was children I like to buy this in supermarket or any store. But now, I often bought this too. M&M’s has many various varieties in their product but the most …
Starbucks Via Ready Brew, Italian Roast
I don’t really go to Starbucks anymore, but when I did I was always into their dark roasts like Sumatra or Italian roast. I haven’t had instant coffee in even longer, because it isn’t the best tasting coffee usually. Instant is something I felt I had moved on from. …
Bel Air Mega Sub
Bel Air’s deli has a bunch of different sandwiches to choose from, but their granddaddy has to be their Mega Sub. This thing is positively huge, and it is definitely far more than one person can eat, or at least, that’s my take on it. For it …
O’Hara’s Raspberry Jalapeno Jam
Ohara’s Raspberry Jalapeno Jam is the very best jam I have ever tasted. I bought it at a craft show in Albuquerque for the first time and absolutely love it. It is actually made in Durango, CO, but the family goes to craft shows and fairs to allow …
Grimmway Farms Baby Carrots
I picked up a bag of Grimmway Farms Cut & Peeled Baby Carrots. I was looking for a healthy snack when I was at the grocery store. This is one of the things I found because carrots are great for you. Carrots are very …
Grandma’s Homestyle Big Cookie Oatmeal Raisin
Although I don’t like oatmeal raisin as much as chocolate chip or peanut butter cookies, this two pack of cookies nonetheless proved to be a flavorful treat. The two cookies that come in a pack are rich with oatmeal flavor and the raisin pieces that decorate the cookie are …
Atkinson’s Long Boys
Atkinson’s Long Boys were a new type of candy for me, though not for the rest of the world. These candies have been around for at least 60 years, but I had never heard of them before. I’m the type of person who loves to try new things no …
Marie Callender’s Chicken Pot Pies 16.5oz Size
I try to cook from scratch, but there will always be a place in my freezer for premade oven bake meals for nights when I’m just not up to it and don’t want to make a mess of the kitchen. Besides, I don’t have the first clue as to …
Virgin Cola
Ran to the grocery, as we had guests craving for some ice cold soda. To my disappointment, they had ran our of my favorite soda brand. So, I was left to buy Virgin Cola and was finally given a chance to try something new.
When I started pouring the cola, …
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 …
KitchenAid Box Grate
I use grater a lot; being devoted fan of Italian kitchen I always need some grated cheese and what can be best than freshly grated Parmigiano? I would never buy pre-grated cheese - this is a sin! Since the purchase of KitchenAid Box Grate, I use it with vegetable …
Tiffany Rush
I was out and about in the mall recently and I suddenly felt like I wanted something to munch on, something chocolate. So my boyfriend and I ventured to the nearest candy shop and had a look around.
Being a candy store I was flooded with choices from the most …
Kozy Shack Chocolate Pudding
I don’t often buy pre-mixed ready to eat puddings, but I made the exception with Kozy Shack. I was in my local grocery store and came across a cardboard container with four ready mixed, chocolate puddings. The cardboard backing said that these Kozy Shack chocolate puddings only have 60 …
Chef Woo Szechuan Stir Fry Kit
I love making Chinese food at home, so when I found Chef Woo’s 160gram Szechuan Stir Fry Kit on sale for $1 I bought it immediately. Chef Woo is a respected name in packaged do-it-yourself Chinese food kits so I had high hopes for this package.
The Szechuan Stir Fry …
Carl’s Jr. Philly Cheese Steak Burger
I bought a Carl’s Jr. Philly Cheese Steak Burger on my latest road trip to Palm Springs. I was not expecting much from this burger but to my surprise it was pretty good. The burger is filled with steak and cheese and onions. It was also nice and warm when …
Breyers Fat Free Ice Cream
Some time ago my doctor told me that I had high cholesterol. She recommended medication, exercise, and a diet low in fats. I have always been a big ice cream fan and hated to give it up, but most regular ice creams are high in fat. …
Texas Grill Chicken Melt Plate
I am a big fan of Waffle House. There are tons of them in GA, seemingly on every corner. When I first started eating there, it was all about the eggs, bacon, and waffles—that is until I started trying the other sandwiches that they have on the …
Lean Cuisine Chicken with Almonds
Now showing: The Case of the Missing Almonds *cue creepy mystery music*…..Lean Cuisine’s website describes Chicken with Almonds meal as: “Chicken tenderloins in a rich soy sauce,topped with sliced almonds and served with a medley of white rice,green beans, yellow carrots and broccoli florets.” It’s part of the Cafe …
Stouffer’s Sausage French Bread Pizza
Stouffer’s Sausage French Bread Pizza is not that hot. For one thing, the sausage looks like small pebbles. I do not like sausage that is cut up into super small pieces and then sprinkled on top of the pizza. That is not how I like my sausage pizza. I …
Accent All Natural Flavor - additive for seasoning foods
As a native Southerner, I enjoy a variety of food including soul food, Gullah food and Jamaican food. I find it hard to resist any dish that’s salty and spicy to my palette. However, because of my family’s history with diabetes I’ve had to eliminate salt from my …
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