Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce

Look, is Sriracha overrated? In my view, yes - or at least it was when I was in college, it seems like the hype may have died down. But that doesn't mean it's not good. It's a spicy chili sauce, a little bit sweet, a little bit salt/vinegar/garlicy too, but mainly you just taste chilis. I like it on sandwiches, or even with scrambled egg and pepper (new discovery!) or even mixed with mayo (shocking discovery). Not a big fan of it on pasta or rice dishes, even "asian" ones. Used to get it on my Roots bowls (veg/grain bowls) which added a nice kick of heat but also seemed to give me terrible stomach cramps. So I guess moderation is key. It doesn't seem that hot to me when I'm eating it, but after I'm done I always get a bit sniffly and mouth-burny. In a good way, though. Probably good if you have a cold! I think this is also called Rooster sauce but that's silly, it's not made of rooster.

Overall
Cost: 7/10
Taste: 6/10

Pop Secret 94% Fat Free Butter Popcorn

The good thing about popcorn - it's so convenient! The bad thing - it gets stuck in your teeth for days. Everything else is in-between. It's not super bad for you, but not really GOOD for you. It tastes decent, but not that decadent. It reminds me of my childhood, but it reminds me of my childhood. And so on. This brand is OK, I think I like it better than the store brand actually. The cook time is mad short (2 min?) and it doesn't burn. There's maybe 30 unpopped kernels; c'est la vie. The taste is pretty standard. A little butter flavor, but it isn't oily or greasy. Fairly salty. What you'd hope for in a lite butter version, I think. Also seems like slightly smaller bags than I've had in the past, which is good or means that I like it more, which is still good. So, a good pick I think.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 6/10

Uncle Ben's Original Long Grain Rice

This is my go-to rice; I always make sure to have a massive bag of it in the cabinet. It is the only plain rice I've bought that doesn't have a weird or distracting taste, that doesn't clump, and that is effortless to cook. Yay rice! On its own it's still just rice, but as a side to any Asian-y meal or as a base for fried rice it's so solid. Plus, it makes like....dozens of servings, each extremely filling, for like 10 dollars. And all you need is water and a clean pot. Rice is good.

Overall
Cost: 9/10
Taste; 8/10

Red Baron - Cheese Trio Pizza

I live alone so I can actually use the oven now! It won't set off the smoke alarms! :O

OK, OK. I got this because it was on sale and the picture intrigued me. Turns out I made a pretty good pick! Cooking is standard, like 16 min in the oven, but even out of the box you can see there's a decent amount of different cheeses on top. Looks promising. The taste is good, obviously not as good as non-frozen pizza, but definitely better than most of the Digiornos or whatever else I've had in the past. The sauce is unobjectionable, not sweet or weird or anything like that; the crust is crunchy enough although also not a standout, and the cheese is copious and pleasant, with herbs on top (oregano? basil? not sure, but they're nice). Overall not AMAZING, but nice, and I'd get it again.

Overall
Cost: 6/10 [4$]
Taste: 7/10

Just Crack an Egg - Denver Scramble

This is it, squad. My prototypical scramble. Ham, egg, cheesers, pepper, potato, I guess onion. So classic. I wonder if the new Dunkin Bowls will be better or worse than this? Certainly more unhealthy. This clocks in at under 200 calos, which is pretty great. As always, this is super fast/fun/easy to make, and fairly filling considering it's only one egg. This one seemed cheesier than the others, which I enjoy! The cheese and pepperato mix are good, but sadly the ham cubes aren't doing it for me. They aren't offensive, just very processed/a little bit chewy; I'd rather have lil deli ham slices in there or something. Ultimately I don't know that this is worth buying on a regular basis, it's kind of pricy and breakfast food is pretty cheap and easy to make on your own. I'm just so lazy...and it's so fun.... Thank goodness there's still one flavor I haven't tried, though I've never seen it at the store! The holy grail! Stay tuned?

Overall
Cost: 5/10 [2.99 + an egg]
Taste: 7/10

Lean Pockets - Chicken Parmesan

To be honest, I only bought these because the grocery store was randomly closing early and I was in a massive hurry to leave but didn't have any food. I should have known Lean Pockets are massively disappointing, honestly just itchy mushy weirdly flavored pockets. At least they are cheap and low calorie. But in all seriousness, this is worse than a pizza roll, and pizza rolls are bad. It is soggy and has only sauce and cheese product in it, but tastes like old herbs and makes me itchy. What am I doing?! The crust isn't garlicy, parmy, or even crusty. I noticed no chicken. I am sad and ashamed of myself.


Overall
Cost: 6/10 [2.50$]
Taste: 4/10

Fage Total - Mango (5%)

Mango is my favorite fruit, so something went wrong in the fruit to yogurt pipeline, because this is definitely not my favorite Fage. The yogurt part is still good and creamy (love that 5% life) and filling, which is great, but the mango part has a very odd texture - super thick and mealy and like something went wrong and I'm eating a moldy tree branch. Rather than goo with chunks it is just chunks. This would be OK, but the flavor is not great. It is tropical and strong, but it also recalls this bubble gum flavored medicine I had a lot as a kid (even though it doesn't taste like bubble gum here). Amoxicillin maybe? I did like the flavor of the medicine, but I wouldn't want to eat it as a yogurt compote, and I still don't. Maybe if you never had that medicine this would be better for you, but I bet you still wouldn't think it is especially good. Sad days.

Overall
Cost: 7/10 (1$)
Taste: 5/10