I’ve seen plenty of energy bars before, but an energy ball? Isn’t that just a polite way of selling a smaller, rounder energy bar? We’ll see … The Pitch: This Fudgie Walnut Brain Storm flavour is described as “a chewy […]
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Review: R.W. Garcia Thai Sweet and Spicy Tortilla Chips
Unexpected fusion foods tend to capture my attention. Combining one cuisine with another in a culinary mashup can yield both interesting results and unmitigated train wrecks; the results vary widely. In this case, R.W. Garcia Thai Sweet and Spicy Tortilla […]
Review: Popcorners butter flavour
Corn chips are about as commonplace as a snack food can get. There are countless tortilla chip varieties ready for dipping in salsa, along with pre-seasoned things like Doritos and Fritos. But chips made with popcorn? I’d never seen such […]
Experiment: Organic blue agave nectar as coffee sweetener
When it comes to calories and coffee, it’s the extras that’ll get you. While coffee itself is almost calorie-neutral, the amount of milk and sugar you add can take a mug of brewed coffee from a handful of calories to […]
Review: Orville Redenbacher Smart Pop Buttery 100-calorie microwave popcorn
For the past four years, the last place I wanted to be on a summer evening was inside my apartment. My old place – now reduced to a hole in the ground and several dumpsters worth of splintered timber – […]
Review: Fruiti Bears organic vegan sour gummies
Gelatin makes vegetarians cry. It’s everywhere you don’t want it to be, especially if you like candy. In ingredient list after ingredient list, it pops up and spoils the party. It’s in some gums, just about every marshmallow ever made, […]
Review: So Nice for Coffee soy creamer
As much as I like soy milk, I’ve never been able to bring myself to add it to my morning coffee. My lactose intolerance isn’t so bad that I can’t have a splash of milk in my cup of Ethiopia […]
Review: Bolthouse Farms Mocha Cappuccino protein drink
It took me a long time to finally try a Bolthouse Farms beverage, even though they’re available at almost every grocery store I shop at. Since I’ve been known to enjoy the occasional cup of coffee (*cough* coffee addict *cough, […]