McCormick Sea Salt Grinder

Although people say a lot of weird stuff to me, I also say a lot of weird stuff to people. My hope was that, by eating salt, I will be less woozy and less likely to say weird stuff. I ate this whole salt and it did not have the desired effect. Even so, this was a nice shaker with an appropriate number of holes. It makes food taste much better, too. I am pretty sure salt is either something I need way more of or way less of, but since I have no idea which one it is, I will probably buy another one of these bad boys. Thanks, salt!

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Old El Paso Red Enchilada Sauce

Huh! I was sad that this was the only option at my store, because I'm a La Victoria user for most mexi-sauces, and this also has sugar in it (and "spices", always mysterious and possibly allergenic). But it tasted, honestly, surprisingly good. Used it for a slow-cooker chicken enchilada deal and I was pleased and impressed. A little spicy but nothing crazy; smells like taco sauce (which I never use) but tastes much better. Like, dare I say, enchilada sauce. How 'bout that. Sorry for Old El Doubting.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Pop Tarts - Lemon Blueberry Crumble

Loyal readers may remember that in my darkest hour, I had a bit of a Toaster Strudel phrase. So it is only natural that in this, my second darkest hour (so far), I consider a second-tier Toaster Strudel (=Pop Tart). Honestly, I might be looking at the Strudel through rose colored glasses, but they truly seem to be leagues above the garbage that is Pop Tart. The only upsides to Pop Tarts is that they're portable and way less messy/sticky. I ate them a lot in college because I didn't always have a kitchen and there were no legit grocery stores in walking distance. (If I'm ever struggling to max out my gratitude practice, I just have to think about how many more options I have to eat food now than I did then, even with all my dietary baggage, and the fact that eating pop tarts is now a choice and not an obligation! Thanks for that moment of perspective, Pop Tart. xoxo)

This flavor looks very pretty. It tastes OK, I guess. The filling is deffo blueberry, and there's a hint of sour lemon to it. The breaded part is actually weird and different, though (unless pop tarts have changed a lot lately, which I doubt). It's....oaty? I guess to evoke the crumble. Impressive flavor matching, but the whole thing is not very Good, even though it is very Sweet (too sweet; made my face tingly).  It is not as good as the top tier pop tarts (cherry, brown sugar cinnamon) and even those are a rare desperation-eat. I am ready for my next pop tart. 

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 6/10

DeLallo Penne Ziti

Kinda weird to be both penne and ziti all at once, since I think of those as distinct pasta entities. But really penne is about the diagonal cut, and ziti is about the smooth tube, so a smooth tube with a diagonal cut, if such a thing exists (and now it does) would indeed be penne ziti. Ziti penne. Zitti e buoni. Neither penne nor ziti are really up my alley, especially the ziti of it all. They're too large and slippery to get anywhere with. A frustrating shape for your girl. The taste is, as always, just fine.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Signature Select Cauliflower Florets

This is frozen cauliflower. For me, the main purpose of cauliflower is to be a veg that takes up space and doesn't intrude with its own personality. In this, it served its purpose. Got nothin' else for you.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Ragu Kettle Cooked Tomato Basil Sauce

Not bad, Ragu, not bad at all. Or maybe that's mild deprivation talking. But this has no sugar, clean ingredos, no weird texture, no weird taste. Just pleasant herby tomato sauce, with a little garlic but not too much. Not sweet or oniony or anything of note, but made the pasta much tastier than it otherwise would have been. Huzzah.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Swanson Natural Goodness Lower Sodium Chicken Broth

Really scraping the bottom of the review barrel here, since this is indistinguishable from the Unsalted Chicken Broth and the Regular Chicken Broth. But it is technically a hybrid of those two broths, and therefore a unique product. It was, as always, fine. Made some nice chicken enchilada soup with it. It was a little salty. さすが chicken broth.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10