Oreo Mini

I doubled up on flu and covid shots yesterday, and so I'm feeling a bit like garbage today. Is that a good time to eat Oreo Minis? Probably not. But I foolishly didn't buy any soups or noodles or anything sane, and a girl's gotta eat (oreo minis)! I'm surprised I haven't reviewed these already. They taste like an oreo, but small. I think I prefer that they are small because you get to eat like 10 of them instead of 2 big ones. That's more fun. Nothing earth-shattering here, but a solid sweet treat that is ostensibly safe (although the existence of little nutter butters makes me sweaty a little bit).

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Orville Redenbacher's Naturals Simply Salted Popcorn

All these popcorns basically taste the same to me, unless it's like a "MEGA BUTTER DRENCHED" variety. This is on the "healthy vibe" side of things, which I guess I prefer, even if not for taste. But the taste is fine: it tastes like popcorn and salt. I guess I kinda like that there is no weird oily butter "powder" htere. The popcorns are pure white colored, which you rarely see nowadays. I wish there was a little bit less in the bag. Act II really spoiled me for that. But if you're starving, this is a good option, even if it's still too salty for my preference.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Stouffer's Bite-fulls white cheddar & bacon mac bites

The texture of these was good - crispy outside, goopy inside. The taste was overwhelmingly bacon though, and not like "mm fresh breakfast bacon" but more like "frozen meal or soup bacon" which I don't like. The cheese part is good but it'd be so much better without bacon in. Reasonable cook time. 

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

John Soules Foods Fully Cooked Nuggets

Frankly these are not bad, although I'd never pick chicken nuggets over any other options like burger, hot dog, noodle, salad, etc, a lot of that prejudice probably comes from being a kid and not knowing I was allergic to soy and eating nuggets that made me feel bad inside. These are soy free, but they basically taste like they aren't, which is good and bad I guess. Very processed, and you can microwave them, which is chill. Occasionally there are unchewable little firm bits, which skeeves me out. In the oven, they take much longer, and I'm not sure the payoff is worth it -- they are marginally crispier (but still not at all crispy lol) and drier, which is slightly preferable, so if you aren't in a rush I guess go far it. But it isn't a shocking difference or anything.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Act II Hot & Spicy Popcorn

Is it called Act II because it's for sad singles in their second act of life? I hope so. I love it because each bag is a normal serving size for one human, instead of 3x as much popcorn as I want but I will eat it all regardless. Thank you for your service in portion sizes, Act II. This flavor is also solid. It is hot (but not crazy hot) and a little spicy. It is also quite salty and a little bit fatty/oily. What it is not, crucially, is cheesy or powdery, so this is truly distinct from a cheddar popcorn type, and I think it's superior, too. I could do without the bright orange coloring (from Red 40 I believe) but otherwise, it's a win for me.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Kraft Buffalo Mayo

Hmm. I didn't think I was a mayo person OR a buffalo style person, but this was nice. I put it on chicken nuggets (and I don't consider myself a chicken nugget person) and it was a good, buffalo-wing flavor with also chicken there. Not too warm or creamy or gross, not particularly spicy or vinegary, but a little bit. I enjoyed it! Sadly the bottle is huge, it's like 43 100-cal servings worth, and it expires this month. The burden of buffalo. 

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Doritos Spicy Nacho Dip

Blerugh. Unlike the Cool Ranch dip, which was much better than I expected, this was worse than I expected and the worse flavor of the two. I thought it'd be like a cheesy dip, like Tostitos Queso, but instead it was very gloopy and artificial, like Tostitos "Nacho Cheese Dip". I saw no real comparison to Doritos here, which is no sweat, but on its own it was very chemical and not food-like. Better after heating, for sure, enough to where I was able to consume it, but not enough to truly enjoy it. There is a good level of heat/spice to this, but nothing else of note. Truly mid.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 5/10