Monday, January 26, 2015

The only thing chocolaty about this product is that oh-so-alluring label.  From the unappetizing yellow-green color of the yogurt to the utterly tasteless bits of "chocolate" mixed in, this item screamed to be blogged about before I had fully swallowed the first spoonful (The rest got thrown away). Not only was it not chocolaty, it wasn't minty either.  It fact, it wasn't anything.  Had I been fed this blindfolded, I might have guessed: "Some sort of yogurt with debris."  Do yourself a favor and give it a miss.  

 

Monday, January 19, 2015

There are several varieties of Progresso soups that we do regularly enjoy, so I decided to try one of the ones I always seem to walk past when we're perusing the soup aisle.  If you like "spicy hot", then this "tomato Florentine with Italian sausage" may be a good choice for you.  But we don't and all I can say is, I wish they'd warned us on the label.  It burned going down and left us wincing and thirsty.  It was not in any way a pleasant eating experience.  In fact, neither of us could finish our helping.


Monday, January 12, 2015

Who wouldn't get into the mood for a treat after spotting a package like this? Even from halfway across the supermarket, it seemed to sparkle and beckon. That eye-
grabbing electric blue, those meltingly-delicious-looking chocolate coated bars with their fluffy white filling...  I caved instantly.

And never will again.  Have you ever eaten candy that was all texture and no taste? That's what you get with these. It's an experience best described as "sticky mouthful of barely-
sweet debris."  The "marshmallow" filling is tough and almost tasteless and the "chocolate" shell breaks up into completely tasteless, hard, waxy shards that have to be chewed thoroughly because for some reason they just don't want to melt in your mouth. 

I'd only recommend these if you have to buy a gift for somebody you don't like.

Monday, January 5, 2015

While I'm usually not a fan of "high fat and salt", I do sometimes try a prepared dinner item.  Yesterday, I succumbed to this.

Note that it says "baked chicken breast" on the front of the box.  All I can say is, the corresponding item inside never came off the chicken in this condition. What you get is a sponge.  Well okay, a "tender white meat chicken with homestyle gravy and russet mashed potatoes" sponge.

"Flash frozen", it says on the back of the box.  Yes, but after what? A team of chefs attacking it with ice-picks round the clock in shifts for two weeks? Stuffing it through an industrial-capacity paper shredder?  Or did they hire somebody to pre-chew it for the consumer and then spit it back into their little black plastic dish before adding the gravy?  Sorry if I'm grossing you out, but that's exactly how the texture comes across.

This thing is not fit for human consumption.  I wouldn't feed it to a dog.  In fact, it would probably gag my kitchen sink disposer.