Tuesday, September 1, 2026

5 Hour Energy Extra StrangthTroppical Burst

5 Hour Energy Extra Strength Tropical Burst is the kind of thing you really want to add to ice. I mean, it tastes way better with more of a dilution and the stuff in there will go better if you have more water in your body.

I had my first can of this and found it almost intolerable, but the second I added way more ice and it wasn't that bad.  

I classified 5 Hour Energy as a Monday things as in you should only drink them on a Monday because you need to get into thing fast and it's hard. 
 

Sunday, August 30, 2026

Western Bagel Bagels Sesame

Sesame Bagels from Western Bagel are one of those products I think so little of that I didn’t know I hadn’t reviewed. This is partly because I normally eat the bagels too fast to review them, I’m a big fat dude, and partly because what does one say about bagels?

How about that these were cut poorly and you still needed a knife to get them apart if you wanted to fry them. Frying bagels is a thing I’ve done since I was a kid.

Past that these are just fine. They are not good cold, fine warm, and best toasted. I heat them up on  a frying pan because the eat I have with them needs that.

Okay, just bagels. 



 

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Christy's Donuts Honeydew Blended Drink

This Honeydew Blended Drink is something I've been meaning to try at Christy's Donuts. I thought it would have been colder. I guess it was a hot day, but this wasn't as cold and thick as I thought it would be. 

Past that, I will admit it tasted like Honeydew and the smell was on my breath for hours.

I liked this. I thought it was nice. 
 

Friday, August 28, 2026

ManSnacks Honey I'm Home


 ManSnacks Honey I'm Home is a bag of honey roasted peanuts. They still feel like the kind of thing that would be a party favor at a bachelorette party and to be fair they are a small bag of nut, but they are okay. 

I wouldn't call these all that great and they don't feel like they are as fun as the brand wants to be. I wouldn't even call that good honey roasted peanuts. 

I wouldn't toss these away, but I wouldn't get more. 

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Spam Mezclita


 Spam Mezclita? I had no idea what this was when I found it on the discount rack and figured I try it. I mean, I write reviews on a blog and Spam is a funny thing to write about. 

As for what Mezclita is, well, it's cheese meat spread that is kind of like a condiment and a lunch meat made into one. 

My cats ate it, I felt it was okay, I'm still not sure if it will kill me or not but it tasted kind of like bacon past.

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

ManSnack The Great Cashew Heist


 ManSnack is what you hope women call you when they giggle behind your back rather than a brand of nuts. I mean, "I had ManSnack salted nuts in my lunch" sounds a bit off. 

The Great Cashew Heist is just roasted salted cashews. They are lightly roasted at that. Nothing to write home about. 

I guess these are fun, more if you're into that kind of thing, and a bit of a conversation starter. I wouldn't go looking for more of these, but they get the job done.  

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Olli Sliced Genoa Salami

I don’t like the smell of Olli Sliced Genoa Salami. I don’t often trust these kinds of meats and when they get that chewy kind of texture I cook them. Well, these have a bad smell to them like they didn’t get enough wine in the salami. I can’t taste the wine that should be used as a curing agent for these.

 

This is a thin sliced salami that needs to be more flavorful to carry that cut. I don’t hate them, but I don’t like them, and had I not gotten them on sale I’d be disappointed.


 

Monday, August 24, 2026

Sensible Portions Garden Veggie Wavy Chips, Sea Salt


 Veggie chips are a modern lie. Things are potato chips with color. Well, it would be more accurate to call them crisps. It's not like they're sliced potatoes.  

Sensible Portions Garden Veggie Wavy Chips come in sea salt and I must say they have salt. I tasted little more than salt. Too much salt, really, on a crisp that I mostly like for texture rather than taste anyway. 

I would say these things are small, salty, but do have a good texture. They should be able to scoop up what you want to put on them but can't pick up too much because of their size. 

If you think these are health food, they're not. What they are is really salty crisps with a little vegetable matter for color.  

Sunday, August 23, 2026

Virgil's Root Beer


 Virgil's Root Beer is a real sugar soda. It's hard to go wrong with Virgil's and this Root Beer is no exception. It isn't the best root beer I've had but it is better than the average brew. 

I stopped drinking root beer as much when I grew up and switched to cola, but this stuff brings me back to my youth when the world didn't suck as much.  

Makes me want to pop a can and sit back watching "The Goonies" like I did as a boy.  

Saturday, August 22, 2026

Junkless Chewy Drizzled Granola Bars Birthday Cake

Junkless Chewy Drizzled Granola Bars Birthday Cake taste nothing like birthday cake. They do have some round sprinkles that pop in your mouth, but I wouldn't call them good. 

This falls under the category of off tasting hippy food. Birthday cake is a off flavor to start with and most things shouldn't really taste like it.

This is not cake like in any way, but I wouldn't call it that bad. Okay, maybe, edible. If I were stranded on a remote island and had nothing but these I would take a few days before I started eating raw fish.  
 

Friday, August 21, 2026

Burger king BBQ Sauce

Burger King has BBQ Sauce. I didn’t know that until it came in a bag and I tried it. I think its fine. It is the brown sugar variety with little in the wag of sage which is what normally makes the sauce.

I don’t have a lot of thoughts on it to start with but then it’s fast food stuff and I didn’t expect much.

 


 

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Warheads Sour Grape Soda

Warheads Sour Grape Soda doesn't taste like grape. Smells like grape candy all right, but the flavor of grape is rather lost and it is sour but not too sour.

I've never been a fan of these sodas, mind you, or Warheads in general now that I think of it. Yet, I have to admit that this is a high end soda with real sugar. 

With a price tag rivaling Monster Energy, Warheads Soda is not the kind of thing you have every day. It's an interesting flavor if nothing else, and I'd never trade it for a good old coke, but it is worth trying if you like sour things. 

Honestly, I wouldn't get more but then just not my kind of thing to start with.  
 

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Hostess Apple Cinnamon Fritter Rings

Hostess Apple Cinnamon Fritter  Rings are a lesser known Hostess offering for a reason. I don't think there is any apple in there and I can't taste cinnamon. They don't take well to coffee either.

I have to admit that these are the kind of thing you buy when on sale, eat because your a fat blob like me, and never think much about again.  

They're almost apple flavored and may be an apple fritter to those who have never had one. I'll grant that I don't like apple fritters, but I know these are not much like them. 

Fail. 
 

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Bar S Pepperoni

Bar S Pepperoni is like anything Bar S and not great but economical. It will get the job done for the less discerning pallet but they will do the job. I would call them thin and under seasoned. Some people like that, and I have to say that I finished both bags, but I wouldn’t go getting more if there were other options.   


 

Monday, August 17, 2026

ICEE Cherry Creme Filled Sandwich Cookies

ICEE Cherry Creme Filled Sandwich Cookies sound like an abomination. Who looks at cherry flavored ice slush and says "I want to make that into a cookie"? 

They taste alright, to be honest, I mean, I wouldn't get them again because I'm fat and they're not great but I don't mind them. If you get these for your kids they'll love them but they just don't go that well with coffee. 
 

Sunday, August 16, 2026

M&M's Peanut Butter Cinnamon Roll

M&M's Peanut Butter Cinnamon Roll is one of those flavors that sat in my refrigerator for months before I finally had them with coffee. I think these are good, to be honest. 

I could have lived without the cinnamon but it may be what brings out the chocolate and the peanut butter hits the spot nicely.  

I can't eat candy like I used to. Getting old stinks. Rarely do I miss the days of binging on candy like I did back in my 20's. This brings me back to that time to be honest. I mean, yeah, they're a bit busy but worth trying. 

Win! 
 

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Carl's Jr. Spicy Chicken Maxx

Carl's Jr.'s Spicy Chicken Maxx is a big sandwich. It's not a good sandwich but a big one. Where to even start with this thing?

Carl's Jr. uses a food grade plastic in their buns so the crush under the weight of the food. Those buns are bad and I don't care for them.

This comes with two kind of cheese with its two microwave level chicken patties. There is lettuce, tomato, pickle, and mayonnaise. 

Truth is, this isn't bad. It has a flavor worth the price even if it's of low quality. You get a big sandwich. You also have to swallow your self respect to eat it, but it's okay. 
 

Friday, August 14, 2026

Tapatio Ramen Noodle Soup Shrimp Flavor

Tapatio Ramen Noodle Soup Shrimp Flavor is a Mexican take on Ramen. There are no shrimp to be found in this product but it does kind of taste like death and despair. 

There is a lot of salt in this which is expected of Ramen but this isn't hot enough to make this interesting and the broth holds all the flavor. 

A cup of this will get your nose running like most Ramen will, but don't think this will change your world. It's just Ramen and not great as Ramen goes.