REVIEW: Lucky Charms Cotton Candy Cereal

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Lucky is Lucky to have so many Lucky Charms varieties.

This Lucky Charms Cotton Candy Cereal is the unluckiest Lucky Charms cereal. I mean, come on, cotton candy flavor would’ve been a significant sidekick to the marshmallows. It had the potential to be one of the most magically delicious varieties of the oat and marshmallow cereal. Instead, it ended up being the most magnificently deficient.

What makes this cereal so disappointing is its whisper of cotton candy flavor, which is wispier than the texture of actual cotton candy. The aroma doesn’t even bring the carnival treat to mind. I can’t even say it’s a slight upgrade over the lightly sweetened coating on regular Lucky Charms oat pieces. This cereal is more cOATton candy-flavored than cotton candy-flavored. It’s so unfortunate.

The oat pieces look brown on the box, but are actually purple.

Its wispy cotton candy flavor probably should’ve been expected since the cereal’s dark purple color doesn’t scream cotton candy either. If the pieces were as blue as the blue moon marshmallows or as red as the red balloon marshmallow, they would’ve looked more convincing. Heck, if they were as purple as the purple horseshoes, they might’ve also looked the part. But that dark purple color on the box looks brown at a quick glance. Only at a closer examination do I notice the dark purple.

Purple rain. I mean, purple milk.

That coating is more color than flavor, though it does turn the milk a shade that looks like Grimace was used to clean up a spill and wrung out over my cereal bowl. The purple milk, unfortunately, is just as light on cotton candy flavor as the cereal itself.

Not even the three new unicorn marshmallows in the cereal make this worth buying. And they’re not even three different unicorn shapes, just three different unicorn colors. The only way those marshmallows could’ve improved this cereal is if the box was half or fully filled with them, since they do a better job of suggesting cotton candy flavor than the purple oat pieces do.

Lucky Charms Cotton Candy Cereal is less pleasing than the original. It’s magnificently dismissible.

Purchased Price: $5.69
Size: 18.6 oz box
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 4 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (1 cup – no milk) 140 calories, 1.5 grams of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 230 milligrams of sodium, 30 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 11 grams of sugar (including 11 grams of added sugar), and 3 grams of protein.

New Groceries Spotted — June 11, 2026

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Here are some interesting new products found on store shelves by your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of them, share your thoughts in the comments. Spotted something new? Send your photos to [email protected].

Lunchables Snackables with Chocolate Chip Graham Crackers

Lunchables Snackables with Chocolate Chip Graham Crackers.

Lunchables Snackables with Welch’s Fruit Snacks

Lunchables Snackables with Welch's Fruit Snacks.

(Spotted by Amanda Y at H-E-B.)

Wowza Southern Fried Chicken & Waffles

Wowza Southern Fried Chicken & Waffles.

(Spotted by Mark at Costco.)

Gelatys Chocotella Hazelnut Mini Gem

Gelatys Chocotella Hazelnut Mini Gem.

(Spotted by Sarah R at Whole Foods.)

Van Leeuwen Dulce De Leche Shortbread Ice Cream

Van Leeuwen Dulce De Leche Shortbread Ice Cream.

(Spotted by Sarah R at Whole Foods.)

Crystal Light Fantasy Passion Fruit Drink Mix

Crystal Light Fantasy Passion Fruit Drink Mix.

Crystal Light Mystery Prickly Pear Lemonade Drink Mix

Crystal Light Mystery Prickly Pear Lemonade Drink Mix.

(Spotted by Tommy at Walmart.)

Jocko Limited Batch Horchata Protein Powder

Jocko Limited Batch Horchata Protein Powder.

(Spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.)

Nurri Kids Ultra-Filtered Chocolate Milk Shake

Nurri Kids Ultra-Filtered Chocolate Milk Shake.

(Spotted by Robbie at Sam’s Club.)

Mila’s Cotton Candy Soft Ice

Mila's Cotton Candy Soft Ice.

(Spotted by Mark at The Dollar Store.)

Atelier Cécile Pistachio Chocolate Mousse

Atelier Ce?cile Pistachio Chocolate Mousse.

(Spotted by Mark at Costco.)

SPOTTED: Oreo x BTS Cookies

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Oreo x BTS Cookies.

Oreo x BTS Cookies 10-Pack.

Oreo x BTS Cookies 15-Pack.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see individual packs with two or four cookies at convenience store chains. That would be dynamite. (Standard pack spotted by Chris at Fred Meyer, 10-pack spotted by Sage G at Harris Teeter, and 15-pack spotted by Aaron W at Sam’s Club.)

If you spotted something new, send your photos to [email protected].

SPOTTED: Limited Edition Powerade World Cup Flavors

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Limited Edition Powerade Blood Orange Kick.

Limited Edition Powerade White Grape Wave.

Limited Edition Powerade Cold Berry Burst.

Powerade is the official sports drink of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (Spotted by Sage G at Lowe’s Foods.)

If you spotted something new, send your photos to [email protected].

REVIEW: Kirkland Signature Chicken Strips

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A glorious sign of things to come. Also, I like how Costco puts new on the board.

Costco’s food court is elite. The value is fantastic, the offerings are limited but finely curated, and I have shamelessly eaten a hot dog at 10 am.

The warehouse store chain has been rolling out, replacing, and testing quite a few new items lately – churro and double chocolate chip cookie swaps, streamlined pizza options (everything/combo pizza, I still think about you), and rotating sundae flavors.

Shhhh! They're sleeping.

The latest shake-up is the Signature Chicken Strips, which replaced the calzone. It’s five pieces with dipping sauce for $6.99. Look, I’m not Ben Wyatt from Parks and Recreation, so I have no strong calzone loyalties. A higher-protein option at Costco prices? I’m in.

Strips and sauce.

When I picked it up at the window, my first thought was “wow, hefty,” and that applied to the Costco-sized dipping cup too. A second sauce is only $0.79 if you want one, but you won’t need it.

The first one was a tad bit stringy.

The strips themselves were juicy, seasoned, and savory, with a solid breading-to-chicken ratio. Mine had some scorched bits, though you’d never know it from the taste. My one gripe: the texture on my first strip was a little tough and stringy, like cutting a steak with the grain instead of against it. All of it was still edible, and the remaining four were fine.

The breading itself had enough flavor that I didn’t need sauce to enjoy them. That said, I absolutely did dip anyway, because the sauce deserves a mention. It was honey mustard but slightly smoky – almost more like a honey mustard BBQ than your standard packet. I liked it better than just dipping it in ketchup, which is my usual go-to for chicken strips.

Why not? Dip a pizza into the chicken strips sauce.

I also dipped a pizza slice into it because I contain multitudes and because the food-hack potential here is enormous. My fellow foodies are going to have a field day with this one. All in all, not the best chicken tender I’ve ever had in my life but a really, really solid one. I wish I had brought my food scale because the value here is strong, as it is with almost all Kirkland offerings. I’m probably going to choose the $1.50 hot dog combo most of the time still, but I’ll definitely add this to my rotation of eats!

Purchased Price: $6.99
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 1130 – 1640 calories. No other nutritional information available.

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