Fage Greek Yogurt (Strawberry)

Mm, yogurt. Ha ha, just kidding! Yogurt is OK, but I don't love it like everyone else does. That said, I've certainly tried many brands of yogurt, Greek & not-Greek, and I think Fage is my favorite. It's also usually the same low price as the other ones, so there's no reason not to grab one as a filling, not-too-unhealthy snack. They have 0% and 2% varieties, but the 2% tastes much better, so I'd say it's worth the extra 40 calories or whatever.

I think the strawberry is my favorite flavor, though I also like peach and cherry. (Plain is a little rough). The yogurt is tangy and creamy, and the fruit is sweet and has real fruit bits, but is just enough to leave you wanting a tiny bit more. Overall a snack I never regret getting, but I never really crave it.

Overall
Cost: 8/10
Taste: 8/10

Voga Moscato Wine

OK, I know what you're thinking, "wine never contains nuts"! Well, all the more reason to drink it, right? A friend brought this to my place for a party, and now I'm drinking it and am gonna have to thank her for bringing this into my life, because it's delicious and very cheap. Plus, the bottle is only 750ml and has a lid instead of a cork, so it's perfect for the single life (my current life). Anyway, enough about me!

The taste is basically champagne without the fizz. It's definitely a dessert wine, very sweet, but also not cloying. It's a very mild, fruity, pleasant flavor, and it's actually much better chilled. Next time I buy wine, I'm probably going to go for this! Thanks Irene!



Overall
Cost: 9/10
Taste: 9/10

Nando's Peri-Peri Sauce (Medium)

 Well, well, well. I got this in a Degustabox and I was pretty excited, because everyone loves Nando's but I've never gone since I know they serve nuts. (I've heard they're quite good about allergens if you inform them, but it seems quite the hassle for some chicken). Anyway, excited to try this sauce, I bought an entire chicken, dumped it on there, and heated it up. It was pretty good. Spicy but not very spicy (it is medium, after all), a bit creamy, and overall a nice taste that's a little more unique than a garden variety hot sauce. This bottle isn't actually that much sauce, since I used it in like 2 weeks or ~4 chickens! My favorite is one chicken breast grilled in this on 2 small potato buns. Livin' the dream.




Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 7/10

MadeGood Granola Minis (Mixed Berry)

Hey there, fans of peanut-free food! It's been a while, I know. But I got these recently and thought they were really good! Unfortunately, when trying to track them down, it seems that they are a Canadian company with products only available at Whole Foods in the US, or possibly on Delta airplanes (am I crazy, or is that a terrible match for fans of peanut-free food though?)! Anyway, though it may have been a one-time love affair, these granola bites are delicious. They're very sweet and chewy and have nice chunks of fruit in there, but overall the taste is just regular granola - which I think should really be the ultimate goal with these "organic 8x allergen free GMO gluten free etcetc" products. So, they're tasty. And apparently there's vegetables inside, which is hilarious, though you can't taste it at all. They're also really cute and convenient to eat. No crumbs! I'd be very curious to try the other flavors, all of which are nut-free and sound good.

Overall
Cost: 7/10
Taste: 8/10

InnovAsian Chicken & Broccoli

Wow! As you may know, the quest for nut-free Chinese food is among my most difficult and desired. So whenever I go to a new grocery store, I check to see if there is anything which might fulfill this craving. Enter Wal-Mart, and enter this delicious meal which is also so easy to prepare. You microwave the chicken and broccoli and pour some sauce over it. I thought "this is probably going to be gross" and then when I smelled the sauce, which was gingery and sweet, I thought "oh no...". But I was wrong! I was very wrong! This is filling and delicious and actually tastes pretty similar to (not great) takeout Chinese!! It IS a little bit sweet and spicy, kind of like General Tso's, and the chicken is breaded, but it's really good tasting chicken and the sauce is really nice. The broccoli is fine; nothing to rave about, but the chicken is really good. I only used about half of the sauce and this seemed to be the right amount. Glory hallelujah!

Overall
Cost: 4/10 (I don't remember but I think it was about 7$ -- not so great for 1 nice meal)
Taste: 9/10 !

Listerine Pocketpaks - Cool Mint

I got to sample a pa(c)k of these thanks to CrowdTap, which is great because I always wanted to try them out. Obviously, there are no nuts or nut products in such a product. What IS there is a thin strip of germ-killing mintiness. At least in this flavor, the mint flavor is really really strong, but not unpleasantly so. I think that it is a peppermint flavor here. I'm interested in the other flavors for curiousity's sake, but this is probably my favorite, since it feels refreshing and not like a sweet treat, which is presumably bad for the teeth.

Anyway, the package is tiny tiny (maybe 2x1 inches) and that's awesomely convenient. The little strips pack plenty of refreshment, so it's the perfect size in my opinion. It also seems fairly long lasting - I ate ("ate"?) one about an hour ago, and I still feel a little vestige of freshness. Overall I think these are a great idea and adorable and functional, and they might replace my car mints if I can find them in-store! :o

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Johnsonville Fully Cooked Breakfast Sausage (Original Recipe)

So, I got to sample these brekkie sausages free from CrowdTap, which is pretty great because I'm poor. But I was a little anxious because a lot (a lot!) of precooked sausages make me feel itchy and have swollen lips, I guess because I'm allergic to some sort of soy they put in there. However, I had absolutely no bad reaction to these! No lie! They taste really similar to other sausage, but I wasn't itchy at all. Just for that fact alone I was really happy.

Other good facts: These are precooked and only take 30 seconds (or 50 if you eat 6 at once, as I did) to cook in the microwave, and they come out perfectly heated, which is pretty amazing. So convenient. The taste is good, pretty much all you could want out of a breakfast sausage. And the package is resealable! I am being honest when I say I don't know how you could improve on this product. Nice work, Johnsonville! :D

Overall
Cost: 7/10
Taste: 8/10