Lenny & Larry's Big Time Brownie

Lenny & Larry's Big Time Brownie are cookies for those of you who want to get your pump on. They taste like mud for those of you who like cookies. If you eat nothing but greens and hard boiled eggs all day then you will taste the sugar. 

The big problem with these is that they don't fit into the American diet which has so much sugar it would stun a early human. Yet, if you have a high sugar diet these will taste bad.

I would say, vegans and gym heads would love this cookie. The rest of us will find it repulsive.  

Health food isn't a bad thing if it is close enough to the real thing. These just aren't close enough. 
 

Thomas High Protein Plain Bagels

 Thomas is a trusted name with breads and their High Protein Plain Bagels are okay. I will grant that most of the time you use bagels to hold the protein you're about to eat but these work fine for that so I guess the more protein the better. 

These will burn a little sooner than normal bagels and I think they come apart a little rough.  You can tell these aren't normal bagels but it's just not a big deal. 

All and all, not bad.  

Nature Valley Almond Sweet and Salty Nut Granola Bars

Nature Valley Almond Sweet and Salty Nut Granola Bars are nutty little bars that I can eat all day and still want more. This being my biggest problem with them is that I can eat them all day.

I like these, but I have to admit that they aren't good for me.  

Where this the 90's I would also have to toss in a few gay jokes about salty nuts. It was an odd time.

Anyway, tasty but still candy.  
 

Kindling Power Twists Dill Pickle Pretzels

 Kindling Power Twists Dill Pickle Pretzels are a good thing to have if you buy your avocados at the discount store and need to eat them in short order. 

Kindling Pretzels in general tend to be dry and unpleasant to eat without dip. I have never been big on dipping pretzels, but I have never been big on pretzels. 

Anyway, yeah, they taste like pickles. I detect no dill but then dill can be mild an overshadowed by other flavors.

I don't get the whole "tastes like pickle" thing, but if you run that way these are for you.  

Kindling Power Twists Sea Salt Pretzels

Kindling Power Twists Sea Salt Pretzels are some kind of health food that I don't understand. You take pretzels, okay, not good for you, they you do something that makes them taste, um, dry. 

I can't say they taste bad but just dry and kind of ashy. I didn't care for them until I got out an avocado and used these to scoop it out of it's skin. 

With avocado the dryness went away and these were okay. I don't think I'd get them again. I don't know how these are better, but maybe I'll wake up tomorrow feeling really good.   
 

Nature Valley Chocolate Turtle Soft Baked Sweet and Salty Bars

You have to admit that Nature Valley is just making candy when you look at these Chocolate Turtle Soft Baked Sweet and Salty Bars. I don't think these are even made of oats which would make them better than normal bread. 

I have to admit that I love these things but Nature Valley is supposed to look like health food wile being candy. These just look like candy. 

As candy goes this is good candy. I still feel it's candy and not good for me, but I would get these again.  
 

Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Hot Cocoa

I never knew much about oatmeal but when you look at Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Hot Cocoa you say “that’s all you get?” These little things are the right amount of simple carbs for a start to the morning. I ate most of them dry.

 

If you used them the way I do and add fruit and yogurt they can be a part of a balanced meal. I’m not sure if they will be worth dirtying what bowls you have as most people don’t have one small enough for this kind of thing.

 

Anyway, flavor wise I would call them chocolate but wouldn’t say hot chocolate comes to mind.

 

High Liner Power Packed Pollock Burgers

 High Liner Power Packed Pollock Burgers are a fish burger with other stuff in there to make you get up and go then go to the restroom and poop them out. I've had fish burgers that were a good deal more nasty than this so these are, well, okay. Kind of fishy really but what does one expect. 

I can say you shouldn't double these up because the fish taste gets too strong. I thought these were garden burgers when I got them. 

Anyway, you will not be impressed by these but they will fill you up and keep your guts from clogging. I wouldn't get them again, but I wouldn't turn my nose up at them.
 

RightRice Thai Curry

It's hard to believe that there is ever a shortage of the white stuff Americans eat at fake Asian restaurants. It is a little harder to wrap my brain around the idea that the best of that white stuff is grown in good old California. 

So here we have RightRice Thai Curry a protein and fiber heavy rice that is made to be better for you than the white stuff. 

Truth is that it cooks faster and comes pre-seasoned so if your making dinner and don't want to do a lot of thinking this is a good idea. It's not as durable as real rice and will get soft and lose it's shape with long cooking times. 

If you're a body builder sick of steamed brown rice or a homemaker looking to add a quick meal option this stuff make sense. I like the versatility of real rice over this stuff, but it does what it should and tastes okay doing it. 

The curry flavor could be stronger.  Then again, you don't want your rice to overpower your meal. I say, try this and see if you like it. It may just make your life easier.

Luke's Organic Chips, Ancient Grain, Multigrain & Seed Chip

Luke's Organic Chips, Ancient Grain, Multigrain & Seed Chip are the kind of chip that really resonate with me. I don't know why but I love these chips. I can eat them on their own but they are also well paired with hummus or cheese. 

With only 3 grams of fiber per serving these cannot be called health food but they come close and are good. 

Denny's Tropical Green Smoothy

Denny's Tropical Green Smoothy is green goop in a glass. It is okay tasting green goop, but it is still goop. I don't think it's worth it. Get a salad and drink water.

Michelina's Cheese Manicotti

Michelina's Cheese Manicotti is only diet food because it's so small. Now if you have this with an other wise healthy dose of vegetables you're going to be fine. On it's own it's just not that much food. 

You may be tempted to dip bread into that red sauce to beef up the meal, but that's going to make you fat. In addition the sauce appears to have been added to the pack first and does not naturally cover the Manicotti. 

All and all, these are kind of disappointing. Have them as a side with something else and a healthy dose of vegetables and they'll be fine.

Village Harvest Red Rice

Village Harvest Red Rice is supposed to be healthier than normal white rice, and the company even says that rice eaters save this for special occasions. It has a stronger flavor than white rice and more of a texture. Stuff was on sale so I got it, and it does the job I guess.  

I mean, it's rice. How different can it be?

Earthbound Farms Organic Kale

See, not everything I eat is bad for me. I use this kale as greens for my sandwiches, greens for my smoothies, and for salads. I can say it lasts longer than most salad, need a bit more additives, and is not a tough as other Kales I’ve eaten.

It’s still like showing down on your lawn, but that’s health food for you.

Oroweat 12 Grain Bread

You know how they say some folks don’t like crust? Eating this stuff I can see why. The bread’s crust has a dry texture that I don’t care for at all. Frankly, I’m a lot less interested in my sandwiches making them with this stuff. It’s not good, it’s not bad, it just is.