Food Reviews
Powerade: Sour Melon
Powerade: Sour Melon is one of the newer flavors of the powerade family. I purchased this beverage at the family dollar store for a $1.08. I got the entire thirty-two ounce ounce size chilled. The liquid itself is a neon green, not glow in the dark but a bit …
Count Chocula Energy Drink
Fans of Generation pop culture and trivia will get a huge kick out of the inclusion of the Count Chocula brand into the world of energy drinks. Yes, it was only a short time ago that the great Count (along with Boo Berry and Franken Berry) was a …
Basse Peanuts in Shell 200g
I rather enjoyed the Basse Peanuts in a plastic pack as a snack on December 29, 2009. If you’re looking for a cheap, no-frills, nutritious snack, this is it.
It comes in a brown plastic bag that is transparent at the center to show the real peanuts therein. …
Alexia Sweet Potato Fries
I recently tried Alexia frozen sweet potato fries and I was very pleasantly surprised by them. I was looking for a good alternative to regular french fries that would provide some extra nutritional punch while still tasting good, and Alexia sweet potato fries fit the bill.
Just like regular …
Ragu Clip it and Pour it Pouch
I’m a big pasta person. And, even though I’m not a huge fan of Ragu spaghetti sauce; I saw a commercial about their clip it and pour it pouches and, being a bit fan of convenience, I figured it would be worth investing in.
Overall, I’m happy with my purchase.
I …
Blue Bunny King Size Chocolate Eclair Ice Cream Bar
Blue Bunny King Size Chocolate Eclair Ice Cream Bar just does not seem to work very well for me. I quite enjoy a good, flavorful eclair, but this is not something that reminds of an eclair. The chocolate in this frozen treat is not all that creamy or even …
Cadbury 3 In 1 Hot Chocolate Drink
It has been my morning ritual to drink hot chocolate together with newly baked wheat bread. When I am traveling to western countries during winter season, a cup of warm chocolate is the best thermal blanket for me. This is one of the most important beverage I would have every …
The Royal Dansk Danish Butter Cookies
Last Wednesday, my husband’s boss had gifted us a 3.3 lb tin of the Royal Dansk Danish Butter Cookies. Even while I think of it and pen down this review, my mouth actually waters. Such is the aroma and taste of the butter cookies. True to its origin !!!
The …
El Rancho Beef Loaf
We commonly eat canned foods during breakfast. It is the common choice aside from bacon and hotdogs. When I did my shopping at the supermarket, I picked this beef loaf from El Rancho. The brand is one of the famous companies which manufactures canned foods in the Philippines. I …
Kozy Shack Cinnamon Raisin Rice Pudding
My mother used to make rice pudding with raisins when I was growing up. She did it on the stovetop. I’ve never been able to make it myself and have never found any other to come close to what hers tasted like…until now.
When Mom was in the …
Maruchan Ramen Noodle Soup Single Pack Shrimp Flavor
I remember when ramen noodles were referred to a poor’s man meal because only poor people and college students would eat it, and I know I had my college apartment filled to the max with them. They were cheap and good and to this day I still like to eat …
Sainsbury’s Bakery Chocolate Twist
I am always harping on about the bargains I can find at supermarkets when they reduce the prices of their bakery goods at the end of the day as you can find great bargains. The food is not stale, it is just that they have to sell certain …
Tyson Chicken Breast
Tyson has some of the best chicken breasts on the market. They are always cut in to even pieces and each one is a fair portion. They even seem a little large to some but their chicken is low calorie and full of good vitamins. What makes them great …
Nature’s Path: Frosted Cherry Pomegran Toaster Pastries
I found Nature’s Path: Frosted Cherry Pomegran Toaster Pastries to be tasty, although sweeter than I expected. The sweetness comes from the frosting that covers the pastry. I do not feel that the frosting needed to be as sweet as it was made, but it really is not that …
Tupelo Pure Raw Honey
I swear I’ve never been truly contented with the honeybeeI tried before until I discovered the Tupelo Honey. I found this in one popular All-Natural Products Health Store near my place. I’ve known the store for selling real all-natural quality products so I never had a second-thought when I …
Del monte Pineapple Juice
I loved eating different kind of fruits most especially those high in fiber.This is to help me through my digestion and proper elimination or bowel habits.This pineapple juice has rich in fiber, it sweetened and concentrated and ready to drink.
I see to it that I bought a half dozen …
Creme de Pirouline Artisan Rolled Wafers
One thing that I definitely love is chocolate especially sometimes when I’m having one of those cravings for something sweet. However, what dampens the mood each time is that I can’t seem to stomach things that are “too sweet”. Therefore, I usually end up eating certain brands of chocolate …
Sepp’s Buttermilk Waffles
I rarely eat breakfast in the morning, but I love eating breakfast for dinner. I make breakfast foods for dinner at least one night a week, and I often serve waffles as the main course. I think having waffles for dinner is almost like having dessert for …
Chick-fil-A Chicken Breakfast Burrito
Chick-fil-A Chicken Breakfast Burrito is something that might be a tad rich for some people when it comes to breakfast. This breakfast burrito is packed chocked full with chicken, eggs, onions, peppers, Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese. The chicken is tender and crispy, the eggs rich, the onions and …
CO FRESH, Spicy Balti Mix
I am from Asia and always like tasty food with loads of spices. When I came abroad and settled here ,the thing I miss a lot is spicy food. I find different kind of spicy nimco(savoury Noodles with other stuff) in store but most of them are saltish …
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, …
Apple Cinnamon Company
I, like most people, currently have a basket full of candles that either I selected on a whim or came as gifts from others. I usually end up throwing away most of them either because I do not like the scent or because the color of the candle does …
Nestle Fruit Selection Yogurt
You might not know it but one of the things that should be on your table every morning is a cup of yogurt. This allows proper digestion. Before I don’t listen to this health advice. I cannot stand the taste of yogurt. It makes me sick, it induces me …
Healthy Choice Sweet Asian Potstickers
Having had some very good potstickers in my day, I was dubious about the quality of this Healthy Choice product. But when Wal-Mart was having a sale on this entrée, I bought it because it’s always nice to have a backup meal waiting in the freezer. Right …
Symington’s Mug Shots Pasta or Noodle Snack
Mug Shot is an instant pasta or noodle snack from the brand name Symington’s. They come in sachets and can be found widely in supermarkets and convenience stores. I buy mine from Tesco at 42p each.
Mug Shot is available in lots of different varieties, such as Chicken …
Great Value Fruit Spins Cereal
As I mentioned in another review, my wife and I decided to do some much needed grocery shopping recently and, because we needed to go there anyway, ended up at our local Walmart Super Center.
One of the items we needed was breakfast cereal because, once again, we seemed to …
Chicken Rice Ball
I tried this chicken rice ball during my visit to Melaka in Malaysia. As heard from it’s name, the chicken rice make into small dough just like a ball. When we order, we mentioned that how many pieces of rice ball we want. Quite new and …
Knorr Italian Sides Tomato Parmesan
I didn’t care very much for this Italian Side. The main reason that this Italian Side failed to win me over is because of the tomato sauce. It was pretty bland and thus not satisfying to the taste. The sauce did have some garlic mixed in for seasoning, but …
Season’s Choice Sweet Potato Fries
Season’s Choice Sweet Potato Fries are about as good as the McCain Sweet Potato Fries, although I do think that the McCain brand of sweet potato fries does have a little more flavor and overall sweetness to them than these generic brand sweet potato fries sold at ALDI Food …
Healthy Choice Portabella Marsala Pasta
My eye caught this pasta product because I’m always interested in trying new pasta shapes. The description sounded very appealing —“ pasta and crimini mushrooms with marsala wine sauce and fontina cheese. To add to the appeal, the calorie count is under 300 calories and it is …
Marilan Peanut Filled Wafers
I love to eat wafers as a light snack when I am feeling to munch on something but want it to be light like a feather. I went to the grocery store and I love peanut flavoured snacks. I saw Peanut Filled Wafers by Marilan. I never tried it …
Moe’s Joey bag of Doughnuts Burritto
I’m not exactly sure why moe’s calls this burrito a joey bag of doughnuts. I somehow imagine it is some sort of inside joke, of refrence to a song or movie that I just dont understand. This burritto however is by far one of my favorites.
What it is is …
Hamati Bread
There are many brands of pita breads available which are convenient to put lots of fillings in them for sandwiches.One of my favorites is Hamati btand pita bread,available in san jose,california at the InternAtional Food bazaar in san jose,califiornia.In case you are unfamiliar with pitas,these are a Middle eastern …
Hill Bros French Vanilla Cappuccino Drink Mix
Who wants refreshing cappuccino drink? I am. I just recently discovered cappuccino drink mix from Hills Bros when my friend visited me at home. He have this different chocolate drinks and that includes Hills Bros. I only drink cappuccino when I bought 3-in-1 coffee from Nescafe but this one …
New York Style - Baked Original Bagel ChipMix
New York Style - Baked Original Bagel ChipMix just did not do much for me. Compared to other snack mixes by other companies, where lots of garlic, for example, is used, this snack mix really does not have much to offer a person looking for something to energize his …
Dentyne ice gum
Dentyne ice gum is okay, but I enjoy other brands, like Extra much better. The flavor of this gum, peppermint in this case, is really nice and flavorful for a little while, but the taste fades pretty quickly in this brand. I do not know why they …
Baker’s Corner Patriotic Confetti Cake Mix
This cake mix makes a delightfully moist and pleasant tasting cake. It’s a cake mix that’s specifically designed for the Fourth of July holiday. The cake itself is white, but it has little colorful dots throughout the cake. The dots are red and blue, and the cake itself is …
Compliments Sensations Double Chocolate Truffle Hot Chocolate
My family and I buy a lot of the Compliments line of food products and the Compliment Sensations are a new more up market line of foods. When the Double Chocolate Truffle Hot Chocolate came available I quickly bought it even though the price was a little steep at …
Jumex Mango Juice
Rich mango juices from big companies are expensive. It is in this context I saw Jumex mango juice in the Albertsons rack. I was impressed with the price of two and a half dollars for sixty two Oz. Also it was written that it was from nectars. This all …
KFC’s Bucket Meal
I love Kentucky Fried Chicken. Who doesn’t? It was great that they have the Bucket meal that can serve a huge group of people in a very convenient way.
I ordered a KFC Bucket Meal. For Php 600 (approx $14), it includes a plastic KFC Bucket, 4 plastic KFC …
Rich’s Ice Cream Vanilla Sandwich Low Fat
Rich’s Ice Cream Vanilla Sandwich Low Fat is not that bad really. For a low fat product, this ice cream sandwich really retains a whole lot of flavor, quite surprisingly. The vanilla is fairly rich and creamy and even though the vanilla flavor is slightly subdued due to the …
Douwe Egberts Filter Coffee (Medium Roast)
I drink a lot of coffee and it has to be of good quality, but at the same time I am on a budget so I try and find brands that taste good and are inexpensive too. This Douwe Egberts Filter Coffee is a brand I regularly buy, …
Witor’s Chocolate candy nocciolato
This candy tastes great, I adore chocolate with nuts but this one really is something special. When I got Witor’s Chocolate candy party collection from a friend I thought it was just one of those many very cheap, very sweet, not very good collections of chocolate candy but when …
Organics Apple Cider Vinegar with “the Mother”
Hi there! Today I want to talk about a very interesting product that can be found at any grocery store. There has been a lot of fuss around it. If you google Apple cider vinegar - you’ll find thousands of posts that talk about miraculous properties of it. I’ve never …
Betty Crocker Gingerbread Cake and Cookie Mix
It’s almost Christmas time here folks. You know how I can tell? Oh yeah, you do start to see all the decorations for the season going up in stores, and the relentless Black Friday ads begin blaring on TV and radio, sure that’s a given. But there’s another way …
Crosse & Blackwell Macaroni Cheese Pasta & Sauce
I think this macaroni cheese from Crosse & Blackwell is really tasty considering it is just a dried pasta and sauce mix in a sachet. It is really easy to make and can even be cooked in the microwave, as I have done. It was also really …
Blue Bunny Premium Ice Cream Pistachio Almond
Blue Bunny Premium Ice Cream Pistachio Almond is simply spectacular! Pistachio ice cream is so incredibly difficult to find in the area that I live and I am so grateful that Blue Bunny makes this variety of ice cream, I would not be able to purchase it and enjoy …
Twix Chocolate Caramel Cookie Bars
I no longer eat chocolate, but I remember Twix being my favourite candy bar - - - okay, they call it chocolate caramel cookie bars, and that what makes Twix special —“ the concept of cookies and candy combined. I always used to bite off and eat the cookie …
Kraft Mackeroni and Cheese the original
Kraft Macaroni and cheese the original used to be my favorite. They have the best flavored cheese of any brand I have ever tried. They use what seems to be a large sized macaroni and comes in a 7.25 ounce box which will serve approximately three people. Kraft macaroni …
Voss Water
I’ve never been the one to remember to drink water or even drink it, just because. So to be fair, I’m fairly dehydrated most of the time. The only time I have drank water, was when I was pregnant, for obvious reasons. But once I had my son, I …
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