Pepperidge Farm Ginger Man Cookies

I love these cookies! They have a silly name, because they seem pretty genderless, but I like the quirky nature of it. These are crunchy and thin, and more sweet than gingery (especially with the sugar on top), but compared to other PepFarm cookies they are lower in calories (like 5 for 140 cals) which I didn't realise until recently and makes me like them even more! They are a cute and fun to eat Christmas/holiday festive treat. A little buttery and very addictive.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 8/10

Signature Select - Winter Mix Vegetables

 This is good frozen veg! It's store brand, so it's cheap (usually 1.50ish) and it steams in bag, which is nice sometimes. They always come out tasting like pleasant cooked broc/cauli, and not like weird freezer burn or other odd things I've experienced in the past with veggie taste or texture. They make a great mix in with pasta, rice, potato, or probably pretty much anything that could use a veg. No complaints.



Overall
Cost: 6/10 [1.50]
Taste: 7/10

MadeGood Apple Cinnamon Granola Bar

I had this today during a long hungry work day, so I was grateful to have a nice portable snack. I like this company because they don't use weird sunflower butter/seeds or sesame or legumes or anything shady like that. Just oats, rice, and random veggie powder (healthy!). Anyway, this was a very slim bar, I could have used more content. But the taste was good, a decent apple cinnamon flavor. I thought it was very dry, but it does have raisins in it and those are fun and help a lot with the texture. Would eat again.


Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Gina Italian Village Mini Round Cheese Ravioli

This is a confusing product, because at my store it's in the vegan/gluten-free frozen section and ironically I'm usually allergic to that stuff. But this is just "regular" ravioli, it has pasta and cheese so I'm not sure what's special about it. I guess it's egg noodles? Nope, it's wheat noodles. IDK. But these are also always super cheap, so I like to have them around. They are totally normal ravioli, tasty but not like AMAZING, just your default cheese ravioli. In red sauce it is a great treat of a meal. Best to split into two portions, for heartburn management, but otherwise no complaints. They also make a large and a square version, I don't have a strong preference but the small ones certainly look cuter.

Overall
Cost: 8/10 [1.99]
Taste: 7/10

DiGiorno pizzeria! THIN hand-tossed spinach & mushroom pizza

This is one of the better DiGiorno's I've tried, although I must confess I was mid-flu when I had it. The key is really not eating it all in one sitting. It makes 2-3 solid meals. I put a few grape tomatoes on top because I had them around, but I don't think they added that much. Anyway, the crust was buttery and good, sauce was actually red sauce, and I liked that there are veg on it. The only downside is that it made me feel a little allergic, not in a soy way (obvi) but almost like a garlic sensitivity? Even though there's not that much garlic? Again, I was sick and perhaps hypersensitive, and I did eat it all, but slowly. Just something to look out for, future-me. But tasted pretty good and was easy to cook.

Overall
Cost: 6/10 [5$]
Taste: 7/10

grapefruit bubly

I am into bubly above all other sparkling waters, because the name is hilarious. i got this because I am sick and need to hydrate. However, it smells really strongly of grapefuit, but the taste is just a tiny subtle citrus hint -- along with another weird chemical/metallic taste (??) but that might be because I am sick. The design of the can is cute, but what's not cute is that because it's pink, they are sponsored by the Susan B. Komen foundation (boo) and they say things like "Check your cans! ;)" (boo). As a high-risk breast-cancer girl, I find that stuff gross and misguided. But I still like bubly.




Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 6/10

Lay's Flamin' Hot Dill Pickle Chips

Why is this a thing? God only knows. I'm very sick right now, so hot chips are probably not the best food to have. But at least they make me taste/feel something! They are actually pretty flamin' (hot). Is this good? Probably, because it covers up the Lay's cat litter taste as well as the (pretty accurate) flavor of dill pickle. Of course, I do not like dill pickles. I guess it's just vinegar and dill seasoning. Regardless, these leave a strong pickle aftertaste and a burning in my throat. If you like this, dive in!




Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10