In lieu of wine, I decided to imbibe with this 100-calorie cereal bar. Party time, boys! Surprisingly, it tastes a lot like a bowl of Lucky Charms. The cereal is just lucky charms cereal, and there's a bit of sweet white coating on the bottom, which I guess is milky? It's a bit sweeter than just cereal, because I suppose the milk dilutes it, so it really is a "treat" bar. Pretty good though. Better than a rice krispie treat even!
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10
I don't ID as an alcoholic, but I've been sober for 2 weeks and I'm starting to think my food reviews have verged too far into the "moping about my personal life" territory, so maybe there's some clarity popping up into my hind-brain. Or maybe I should crack open a nice wine tonight to pair with these cheese-adjacent crackers! Stay tuned!
OK so Annie's is a weird company because they seem really allergy friendly, but I think their rep is that they aren't great for it. Nevertheless, the box says "may contain soy", which makes me think it mayn't contain nuts. These are your basic bunny-shaped goldfish crackers, cheez-it crackers, cheddar penguin crackers, etc. The shape is cute, although a little less puffy than you might like in such a snack. The taste is an acquired one. I'd prefer a cheesier, powder-y-er snack, but these do have the oddly spicy burnt flavor that I've come to associate with cheez-its et al. It never was my favorite, but as I get older I can appreciate it a bit more. (I know cheez-its are a weird thing to age in to, unlike, say, sauerkraut, but it is what it is). One positive of these in particular is that a serving is 51 crackers, which is a lot of crackers. Takes forever to count out, but a little satisfying in an OCD way, too. Also, they're organic! I was brought up to not care about this, but a lot of people I respect really care about it, so I should probably try to form my own informed perspective on the issue at some point. Maybe next year!
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10
Did not expect to be eating one of these, but in my fifth hour of waiting unexpectedly at a Honda place in Germantown, TN, I grabbed this as it looked like something I could eat without touching it. There were also little kids about, and peanut butter crackers on the snack cart. I was sweating in more ways than one. Anyway, the RKT is solid. Still nut free per the label, and tastes like a sweet, not super buttery or sticky treat (compared to my homemade attempts). No complaints, but no ecstasy either. Also, lest you wonder, I am still depressed! Just about the country in addition to my personal life :P
Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 6/10
Aw, this place was nice. We visited during a massive heat wave, so it was a lil sweaty in there, but first of all it was one of the only places where people (workers and customers) were still wearing masks, and second of all they actually answered me about if they use nuts (they don't). So I was predisposed to like them. I got a half slab of ribs, which was like, 8 big ribs, and it also came with 2 slices of bread and cole slaw. The ribs were solid, I got medium BBQ sauce which wasn't hot at all, but which was tasty. Very filling, chill place.
Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 7/10
This is so elaborate a branding for what I imagine is very similar to Dunkin' Dark, Dunkin' Midnight, Dunkin' Harvest Dark, and probably many future Dark Blends. However, it is a solid kcup, and it does have a distinct flavor profile when compared to the non-dark types. It's less fruity, less sweet, smoother, etc. The comparison to a dark beer (vs a wheat beer?) is pretty accurate. With milk this is a very smoothing and tasty coffee drink. Even when you're in mope mode.
Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 7/10
Nothing heals the heart like some Nut Free Biscotti! I don't know if I've ever had biscotti before, actually, so it's hard to know how this compares. I suspect it was much softer than it was supposed to be, but my house is humid so that's probably my fault. They had the texture and taste of those Lofthouse Sugar Cookies, which seems wrong, but hey, those cookies are sweet and good. I like the pretty choco swirls on top and the chocolate looking inside. The classy look sort of masks the normie sweet taste. I'd try other flavors as long as they don't have soy flour like the pumpkin spice one does!
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10
This has a really, really strong maple scent! And I guess flavor too. At first I was like "haha, wow, neat!" but after a few I was like "oh god, any other flavor, please", and that's where I find myself today. The artificially flavored ones always turn sour for me after a while. Still, if you love maple, this is worth a shot -- it smells like someone's eating waffles the whole day long after I make it, which is sometimes nice, sometimes not. A little bit of that sharp artificial aftertaste, but otherwise this goes well with milk and is certainly drinkable, and a fun change of pace (for a time). Probably would pick a regular flavor over this in the future, though. (Or get a smaller pack!)
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10
