Review of Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheat's, with a Touch of Fruit in the Middle.

2 years ago one of my wishes was that cereal companies would create new flavors to plop onto shelves, because I got sick of eating the same stuff day in and day out. Selections were slim pickings, but thankfully a year later nearly every cereal company began competing with one another to create the latest and greatest trend in cereal. While some managed to create sure classic favorites, others managed to miss the mark by a landslide. Cheerios as of late is probably my favorite cereal that seem to be releasing new cereals with awesome new flavors.

Last weekend I happened to stumble upon Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheat's, with a Touch of Fruit in the Middle.

When it comes to mini wheat's in general you sort of have to already have an acquired taste for them, otherwise they are not that spectacular.

Years ago Mini Wheat's drew me in as a fan when I finally gave their Frosted Mini Wheat's a try. I became hooked, and every now and again would stock a box of them in my cabinet. When I saw these new Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheat's, with a Touch of Fruit in the Middle featuring Mixed Berry as the fruit in the middle, I did not hesitate. I threw a box into my cart and couldn't wait to get home to try them out.

Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheat's, with a Touch of Fruit in the Middle looks like a standard Mini Wheat, although you can see the middle mixed berry fruit slightly oozing out of the ends of the wheat pieces.

I tried one dry, and was not too pleased with the blending of sweet fruit and a more bland mini wheat chunk. It was like munching on a very, very dry tasteless granola bar, and once you begin to chew the fruit center begins to make its presence known. The fruit however is where the problem lies. It was like a strawberry flavored fruit snack, or fruit roll-up. Sweet, sugary, and artificial tasting.

In milk, the combo is a lot better because the powdered sugar on top of the mini wheat begins to melt a little adding a sweet flavor to the bland mini wheat pieces. In milk it is not so bad, eating this one dry however is sort of gross.

Even in milk though, those of you whom have never liked Frosted Mini Wheat's in general, will not like this one. It's more for those who have acquired the taste for them.


All in all though, once added to milk Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheat's, with a Touch of Fruit in the Middle, is not bad at all. It's good for you, healthy, and you won't feel guilty after eating them.

Do I think Kellogg's could have done better with this new flavor? Of course, but I am excited to see what they will hatch up next.

Double Mmmm... Cinnamon Burst Cheerios: A Review

Cheerios seems to be releasing new, and delicious flavors every time I turn around. There most recent addition to the ever growing popular flavors goes to Cinnamon Burst Cheerios, and honestly I think that these new delights are by far the best new release they have had to date, in fact I think they are the best tasting new cereal on selves in general.

Initially I was thinking that these Cinnamon Burst Cheerios would taste like original Cheerios with a light dust of cinnamon added to the mix. Honestly I was not expecting to be majorly impressed with them, as their Banana flavored Cheerios sort of turned me off.

I was dead wrong in pre-judging Cinnamon Burst Cheerios though, in fact it seems like our classical little favorites have been totally revamped into something new, modern, and not to mention addicting. Cinnamon Burst Cheerios come packed with an all new flavoring, and no, there is barely a hint of the original Cheerio flavor in Cinnamon Burst Cheerios; fear not, this is a good thing!

Cinnamon Burst Cheerios taste like a warm cinnamon bun fresh from the over. It has a delicious mix of perfect cinnamon flavoring, and sugar added over the little O shaped cereal.

When eaten dry its like having a satisfying snack that tastes like cinnamon grahm crackers, it combines a perfect crunch with perfect sugary cinnamon flavoring, and when milk is added what you have is a delicious breakfast cereal that could be eaten in the morning, in the afternoon or at night. Heck, even a snack if you wanted.

Overall:

Cinnamon Burst Cheerios are probably the best flavored cereal I have come across in a long time. I do not feel guilty eating these because they are good for me, and they do not come packed with a bunch of sugary marshmallow pieces like most new releases have been packed with lately.

You can find these new flavors just about anywhere cereal is sold. Target seems to always have them in stock, so definitely check them out!

Mmmm... Review of Pancake Pockets by Entenmann's

When I first spotted a box of Pancake Pockets by Entenmann's, I was definitely intrigued at what these things would taste like. On the box they features a photo of 2 smaller sized pancakes sandwiching in maple

syrup. I wanted to try them, and wondered how on earth Entenmann's executed Pancake Pockets without the syrup making the pancakes soggy and disgusting.

I have no idea how they did it, but my God they did it, and they did it right. This is like a dream breakfast on the go, it is not messy, it's easy to eat, and they are delicious!

The syrup in the middle of the 2 pancakes is done up a bit thicker in order to keep the syrup from running. I eat them both cold out of the box, and sometimes I will throw one into the microwave for a few seconds to heat it up. Heating them up gives them a more real deal type of texture as the pancake becomes a little more limber and less thick and stiff. It also allows the maple syrup to loosen up a bit.

Taste:

The pancakes themselves taste almost exactly like McDonald's hotcakes, where the pancake itself tastes like it already contains the perfect amount of sweet butter making it so you do not have to add any, and the syrup just about matches McDonald's brand of maple syrup as well, only in Pocket Pancakes the syrup is thicker, but just as equally delicious.

Each Pancake Pocket is individually wrapped allowing you to easily tote them along with you.

For me they are good to go out of the box, and it makes my mornings a lot easier. I do not have to stop anywhere for breakfast,or wake up earlier to cook. These come right out of the box and I bring one along with me to work every morning.

Overall:

For those of you whom love pancakes, but hate having to cook them yourself before heading off to work, Entenmann's Pancake Pockets are the perfect real deal substitute. They combine genuine flavor in a simple form, allowing you to just pop one into your bag and go.

Review of Frosted Cheerios by General Mills

I know that Frosted Cheerios by General Mills is not a new flavor of Cheerios, in fact it has been on the market for quite a few years now. Oddly enough though, I never managed to spot them till this past weekend. It seems Target has been paying extra attention to Cheerios this year as they tend to take up a lot more real estate on the shelves than they used to. Now, you cannot miss it when Cheerios introduces a new flavor.

Frosted Cheerios comes in a dark blue colored box, which coincidentally matches that blue hue that you find on Kellogg's Frosted Flakes.

Although Frosted Cheerios cannot even come close to beating the addicting flavor that Frosted Flakes delivers, they are one heck of a good runner up for the best frosted cereal on the market as of late.

Basically what we have here is a modernized Cheerio. Frosted Cheerios blasts them up with a delicious sugary frost that actually improves the flavoring of our original classic favorites, Cheerios.

I especially enjoyed the fact that they were not over done with the frost and sweet sugary presence. While it will in fact leave your milk a bit sweeter than usual, the sugary flavoring is not overwhelming.

The best thing about Frosted Cheerios, besides the delicious sugary flavoring, is the fact that each O remains crunchy from start to finish while eating them. No sog!!!

Overall:

Cheerios has lately been releasing a lot of new additional flavors to their ever growing family of Cheerios flavors, and Frosted Cheerios, although not completely new, is one heck of a welcomed delicious flavor to the family, and surely it will remain around long enough to be considered a classic favorite in due time.

This one is sweet enough for kids to enjoy, and not too sweet as to where adults couldn't enjoy them! They are good enough for the whole family, and I imagine you will be buying boxes of them quite often, especially after you try your first bowl.

You can find Frosted Cheerios just about anywhere you buy cereal. Target in particular stocks them up nicely making it impossible to miss them.

Review of Nana Saver- The Banana Container!

What a silly, stupid looking thing', was exactly what I though when I spotted the Nana Saver hanging from a small rack on the checkout-line at my local Walmart. But then, just as quickly as I thought the storage

container was stupid, was as quickly as I was picking it up and plopping it into my cart as a last minute whim of a purchase.

I eat bananas! I never eat the whole thing, and I usually store the other half in the fridge only to come back to it later on to find it so revolting to look at, that it ends up getting tossed outside to the birds an squirrels.

I figured hey, maybe this Nana Saver will actually work, no matter how silly the thing looks.

The Concept:

Basically you place a cut half of a banana into the narrow opening, and close it. It will then keep the banana from being exposed to the elements, which quickly brown it.

I did not see how it would work, or why it would work, but I was hoping it actually did work.

Results:

I got around to using the Nana Saver yesterday after using half a banana in my cereal. I wanted to save the other half so naturally I turned to my new Nana Saver, and placed it into the refrigerator.

This morning I woke up, and to my surprise, the Nana Saver had actually done exactly what it said it would do. It kept my fresh banana from turning brown, and I was actually able to eat the banana without tossing it due to the gross browning process.

Overall:

Like a book, do not judge it by its cover. The Nana Saver may look like another one of those stupid tools you do not need, but when it actually comes down to it, this storage container works, and it works well. If you eat bananas on a regular basis and find you are always tossing half of it due to it spoiling or looking too disgusting to eat, perhaps the Nana Saver would come in handy for you as well.

Review of Snyder's of Hanover Jalapeno Cheddar Pumpernickel Pretzel Sandwiches

Back in December I was hooked on Snyder's of Hanover York Peppermint Patti Chocolate Covered Pretzel Sandwiches. So now, whenever I am browsing the pretzel section of my local Target I seek out new releases by Snyder's of Hanover.

My weekend find went to Snyder's of Hanover Jalapeno Cheddar Pumpernickel Pretzel Sandwiches, a new pretzel filled sandwich from the company I so love and adore. Being a fan of spicy hot jalapenos I figured these sandwiches would become my newbie favorites.

They are made up pretty much the same way all of Snyder's new filled pretzel's are made. 2 Pretzel rounds flooded with a delicious center. In this case jalapeno cheddar.

So how are they?

Snyder's of Hanover Jalapeno Cheddar Pumpernickel Pretzel Sandwiches are bite sized, and initially taste delicious. They pack a nice fresh crisp crunch thanks to the high quality pretzels, followed up by a spiced center. The thing though I did not care for was the center though.

These jalapeno cheddar stuffed pretzel sandwiches are more pepper flavored than they are anything else. I did not get a sense of genuine jalapeno flavoring, and the supposed cheddar flavor was non existent to the taste buds.

I was expecting delicious creamy salted center, with a nice tinge of jalapeno, but instead what it tasted like was a peppery center, and the lack of that mouth watering salt I should have gotten from the cheddar was not at all present.

Overall:

The pretzels are good, but the center needs work. I would have called this one black pepper, because that is really all you taste.

Not my favorite Snyder's filled pretzel sandwich, but also not bad, they are tolerable and you can eat them without an issue. I just wished the flavor in the middle was more realistic to what they named them.