Jones Watermelon Soda

 Jones Watermelon Soda isn’t the best watermelon soda that I’ve ever had. It tastes more like rind than watermelon and it’s more tart than it should be. I’ve made watermelon smoothies with nothing but watermelon and coconut water and they taste like what this should be.

I’m not that impressed but it isn’t bad.

Odyssey Classic Cola Sparkling Energy Drink

 Odyssey Cola is almost cola. It isn't cola in terms of Coke of Pepsi but it is kind of cola like. I may try adding this to some cola and seeing what happens. 

Anyway, this is a way to get your caffeine with the mushrooms that people say are so good for you. It has Lion's Mane and Cordyceps. I didn't feel any major change after drinking this so if you think this is some kind of magic super drink you're wrong.

I mean, it was fine, I wouldn't have called it good, but it had a lot less sugar than cola normally has so I guess it has it's merits.  

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.   
 

7-Eleven Quesadilla Salvadorena

 7-Eleven Quesadilla Salvadorena is an odd bird indeed. Made from Cotija, which is a cow milk cheese I have never had, it heavy and thick with a strong flavor and chewy bits. 

I must say that this was something worth trying if only because it's different than other products. It's still on the wet side and has bits that stay in the wrapper, but I thought it was delightful.  

I'll grant that at four hundred and forty Calories it should be. I mean, good as this was I should never eat one again... or at least only eat them on days when I work out.  

McDonald's Stranger Things Happy Meal Toys Mike

 Number 7 on the McDonald's Stranger Things Happy Meal Toys list Mike Wheeler here is a toy I wouldn't take much joy in if I were still a kid. There is very little to play with here and that pink box it comes in make me look up the character to see if he was they gay one. 

These feel a little flat. I guess the fact that they come with the box should make them better, but I don't know if kids would really want to play with the box. 

All in all, I'm not impressed. 

Doritos Sweet Tangy BBQ Tortilla Chips

 Few snacks are as wonderful as Doritos. I love them so much. Haven't had them in a spell, but I'm a blob and shouldn't eat them anyway. 

Doritos Sweet Tangy BBQ Tortilla Chips are what you get when you take something great and make it okay. I mean, I'm learning that chips and avocado are a poor mix but Doritos are more something you eat on their own than with dip.

Anyway, this have all the mess of getting that stuff that looks like radio active bee pollen on my hands, but have none of the cheese goodness of their namesake.   

It may just be that these are too different from what I expected, but it may also be that this flavor is just not a good combination.   

Fail. 

McDonald's Dirty Dr. Pepper

 Oh, the price we pay for sugar water. This sugar water is around four bucks for a medium and they call it McDonald's Dirty Dr. Pepper. I must say that if I weren't getting ripped off this would be really good. 

It has vanilla cream and cold phome giving it a thick mocha like taste and texture. Stuff is bad for you and costs too much but I have to say it tastes great. 

7-Select Mini Powdered Donuts

7-Select Mini Powdered Donuts are kind of basic fair. I mean, these are the powdered doughnuts that I have eaten many a time before in a different package. If that isn't true they sure fooled me.

In any case, these are what I would expect and would mention that they can get powdered sugar on your uniform and around your work. This could attract ants. 

Past that, classic.  
 

Snack n' Go Dustin figure

 This is #6 of the Stranger Things Happy Meal toys and I think this is part of the cartoon spinoff because I have no idea where this fits into the plot. That blue thing is a plastic box that looks like something that I'm sure comes from the cartoon.

All in all, this is okay. I mean, I wouldn't call it cool. I wouldn't call it fun, but hey, this is a crappy toy that comes with a meal.  

Lay's Potato Chips Kettle Cooked Mesquite BBQ

  Kettle Cooked Lay's tend to be harder than normal Lay's and not as greasy. I guess if you like to dip your chips these are good, but they don't do as well as normal Lay's.

Now the Cooked Mesquite BBQ are something of a fail as the flavor just wasn't as strong as it needed to be. I mean, I didn't taste mesquite and there wasn't much sage. 

I figure these are okay, not great, but okay.  

7-Eleven Brookie

 The last thing I tried from 7-Eleven that was like this made me sick but the Brookie honestly redeemed the brand for me. This was moist with chunks of chocolate and some cookie to go along with it. It didn't have the caramelization of a true brownie but it was so much better than the last thing that I can forgive that.

Would I get this again? No, still too many Calories for me, but I enjoyed it a good deal.  

Vincent van Gogh Virtual Challenge

The Vincent van Gogh Virtual Challenge from the Conqueror Challenges is kind of an odd bird in that it comes with these three images that fit inside the magnetic latch.  

The thing I don't care for is that these aren't the kind of thing that will stand the test of time. I mean, wash the thing and forget they're in there and you mess them up. Open this after fifty years and you just have to ask what these really are.

I don't know. Love van Gogh, but I'm not sure about this thing. I'm an adult and I don't want stickers.   
 

7-Eleven Walnut Fudge Brownie

 If your grabbing a 7-Eleven Walnut Fudge Brownie off the rack you should look twice because they are shelved with other stuff. I thought I was getting two of the same thing and ended up with one. 

Then again, at more than four hundred Calories these are heavy, dry, and bad for you. You can't just eat one of these and they would go better with milk than coffee. Oh, how I wish I had cold milk with this thing.

Anyway, these are so fail. Brownies are, well, and art. They need to be baked just so, and corner bits are better than middle bits. Above all they should be rich and moist. 

Even drinking this with black coffee, it just didn't taste like this much food should.   

McDonald's Sprite Berry Blast

The McDonald's Sprite Berry Blast is overpriced sugar water. This thing was over four dollars and I could have gotten a whole meal at some places for the same. I do believe MRE's get as low as that on Amazon. 

It tastes like blue raspberry, which should not be a thing, and the cream is not at all worth adding.

Did I mention that is was a medium? At two hundred and ninety Calories this could have sent me into a coma. 

I don't know why anyone would drink this. If you have the money to burn go get better food. 
 

7-Eleven Cheesecake Bread

 I think I need to take a different mug to work. This one looks to Easter. 

 I wanted coffee with my 7-Eleven Cheesecake Bread and because 7-Eleven is close to my work I've been taking these pictures there because I have few other options for eating on the job. 

Anyway, Cheesecake Bread is not made with a lot of cream cheese so it's a lot lighter then cheesecake. It gets crumbs everywhere. It hasn't the tartness of cheesecake which would make the flavor recognizable.

I have to say that this is a nice thing to have, but I would have rather had it with a fork and on a plate with some sort of sauce to hold down the crumbs. 

I would have compared it to sponge cake but I haven't had sponge cake in years. My memory is a little fuzzy on the subject.    

Turtle Chips Chocolate Churros

Turtle Chips Chocolate Churros are like little bits of churro that only lake the warmth and soft innards of a real churro. I almost wish I could try these with milk.

I love these little crisps and would buy more were they still available at my local market. Crunchy and dynamic these are a must try snack.
 

7‑Eleven Mini Chocolate Donuts

7‑Eleven Mini Chocolate Donuts come in a six pack and are just not that impressive. I guess I never expected them to be, but you should never think too much about gas station doughnuts. 

These are the kind of thing you eat when you're hungry and you need something to have with your coffee. They go just fine with coffee. 

These are made of yellow cake so I don't think they are proper doughnuts. However, I will say they do appear to have real chocolate frosting even if there isn't much chocolate in there. 

I got these for no other reason than they were an easy thing to review and I wouldn't get them again because I'm a big fat dude who doesn't need more cake. Still, these are okay.  
 

Langers LyteAde Orange

Langers LyteAde Orange is Gatorade with caffeine I'm not a big fan of Gatorade, but this is the same idea. It has a watery flavor but you can tell there is some orange in there.

In any case, if I had known there was caffeine in there I likely would have gotten a few more of these. As it stands they taste okay. I wouldn't go looking for more but if you need that boost to keep in in the game this may just have it.  

All and all, not bad, not good, just there.  
 

Barq's Red Creme Soda

I have never understood creme soda. I have never had much love for it nor have I ever gotten the idea of a cream soda being, well, yellow. It turns out that cream soda is a different color dependent on what country you go to.

Cream is white, people!

Anyway, red cream soda looks to be cherry cream. It doesn't taste like cream soda, but it tastes like what we call cream soda with some cherry in it.

I feel like I should try soda with cream to find out what it should taste like.

This stuff is okay.  
 

Wheat Thins Original Crackers

May the 4^th is Star Wars day and as I have no want for more Star Wars crap these Star Wars boxed Original Wheat Thins will have to do. I mean, what do you even do with Wheat Thins?

As a kid I just ate them out of the box. I was a dumb kid with no supervision so I didn’t know that crackers needed stuff on them.

I went through two boxes of these before finally saving them for a review. I love Wheat Thins and they are delicious. Then I had them with salami and cheddar and they were even better. I mean, Wheat Thins have a burst of salt that you can taste that really bring out any other flavor. I can’t get enough so I shouldn’t buy any more.

 

Jarritos Passion Fruit soda

In all fairness the Jarritos Passion Fruit soda I had was kind of old and should have been drank long before I opened the bottle. I have to say it tasted natural. Now days we add so much sugar to things that you kind of expect them to be like candy but this was like fruit. It tastes as I would imagine a wild passion fruit to taste.

Jarritos is a good quality soda, but this flavor may not appeal to Americans as it’s a little too true to form. I would even compare this to Japanese soda which is just not as sweet. I don’t know if I’d get it again but if real fruit was your jam this would be in your sandwich.

This tastes as if it would pear best with rum.

 

Hostess Old Fashioned Mini Donuts

Hostess Old Fashioned Mini Donuts are not as good as what you get at the average doughnut shop. They are good, don't get me wrong, but not the real thing. 

I wouldn't get them again because I am a big fat dude but if you don't have a weight problem they go well with coffee.
 

Juvee Rejuvenating Energy Drink Blue Raspberry

I had this Juvee Rejuvenating Energy Drink Blue Raspberry with vodka and it covered the vodka perfectly. I really felt like this was a refreshing drink. Were it not for the fact that this looks like window cleaner I would say it’s a great drink. I mean, just try not to think of window cleaner as you drink it and you’ll be fine.

Or, if you need to make people think that you’re drinking window cleaner then you’re in luck because this is the best window cleaner I‘ve ever had.

 

Kentucky Coffee Black Hard Cold Brew

Kentucky Coffee Black is a whiskey coffee cocktail that is mildly sweet. It is made with a bitter coffee so it would need a good amount of sugar to be sweet. This is one of the milder alcohols that would not get you drunk so much as keep you drunk or bring you back from that hangover.  

I feel like this is a fine thing to add to Irish Cream or take with a shot of Fireball, bit on it's own it lacks flavor. It's dark and bitter with a mildly coffee like flavor.  
 

The Habit French Fries

 I haven't been to The Habit in ten years and so I didn't remember what the French Fries were like. These are not as thick as stake fries and have more flavor than french fries normally has. I believe they are blanched so they have a crunch. They are a step above but so is most of what you get at the Habit. 

I haven't been to the Habit because I don't go out like I used to. Also why I haven't been to a lot of places. 

Do I miss the Habit? No, but I admit I would like to try more from their. 

Buon Appetito California Sweet Roll

Buon Appetito California Sweet Roll is a Seven Eleven find. I will say that these are miserable without coffee. They are dry and crumbly and not that sweet.

They are good for dipping in coffee if you don't mind tearing them up. It takes the liquid well, but it has little flavor on its own. 

I wouldn't get this again but I wouldn't turn them down if they were free. 
 

Signature Select Cranberry Orange Ginger Italian Soda

Signature Select Cranberry Orange Ginger Italian Soda sounds so much better than it is. I mean, this was an oddball product I found on the discount wrack and figured it was worth a try. I guess it's more of a Christmas thing but it's a disappointment like finding out that Santa isn't real. 

I still can't wrap my head around that one. I mean, who thought he was real? Did you think there really was an Easter Bunny? 

Anyway, this is cranberry soda. The orange and ginger are lost. In a soda like this you need a strong orange, with a touch of cranberry, and then add ginger to give it a gut settling effect. This stuff wasn't ginger at all and I didn't know it was orange until I read the label. 

I call this a fail.  
 

Bonkers Purr Pops Chicky Licks

My cats can’t get enough of these Chicky Licks Purr Pops but Bonkers. The swarm all over me when I open the  box but they will run off with the pop and ditch the stick somewhere where it will be found latter.

I admit these freeze dried things are like catnip for my fur babies but I saw their price on Amazon and had to ask if they could be worth that much. I got them on sale.