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.
Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies New Recipe More Chocolatey Flavor
(Spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.)
Private Selection Triple Chocolate Cookie Dough
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Kroger.)
The Pizza Cupake
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)
Sun Chips made with Black Beans Spicy Jalapeno
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Kroger.)
Plant-It Hot ‘N Spicy Fries & Chicken-Free StripsPlant-It Fries & Fish-Free Fillets
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Central Market.)
Kroger Family Size Broccoli & Cauliflower Au GratinKroger Family Size Cauliflower & Cheese Sauce
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Kroger.)
Melinda’s Pepper Sauce Challenge
(Spotted by Robbie at Sam’s Club.)
The Good Bean Low-Carb Classic ChiliThe Good Bean Mexican Smoky Chipotle
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)
Mezzetta Pickled Red Onions
(Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)
Cafe Ole by H-E-B Unsweetened Medium Roast Iced Coffee
Pickled red onions are so easy to make it’s practically embarrassing. Why would anyone shell out 3 bucks (I’m guessing) for something you could make for $.10?
The same reasons that people buy all of the other easily homemade for a fraction of the cost grocery store items I guess? While I agree with your sentiment, I’ve also come to realize that this argument can also be compared to those who work on their cars never understanding why others take theirs to a mechanic. That doesn’t mean I still don’t scoff at the majority of grocery store items! 🙂
And whoa! Looked up the price online…$5.49. Robbery!
No offense, but I really don’t think the cars vs. pickling onions comparison works. Cars are really f’ing complicated, but any idiot can Google “how to pickle onions” and do it successfully. If you asked me to name four parts in a car, I could maybe think of four, at most.
Diff’rent strokes.
Thanks for seeing what I was getting at, Stephen.
What are the four, Jane – the four tires? hehe 😉
Same reason I go to taco bell, convenience
I buy the Mt Olive brands “Simply Vidalia’s” because Vidalia’s only appear a few weeks a year around here
Yep. And like with baked goods: some people don’t make/consume them often enough to justify buying all of the ingredients and just having them sit there taking up space/going off.
Interesting to hear that about Vidalias. I’d never thought about that or really noticed it. Thanks for sending me down an internet rabbit hole reading up on their seasonality!
Because not everyone (like *me*, for instance) has any interest in – or talent for – food preparation. I’m more than happy to pay for the convenience of having something pre-made for me.
I loved the Cocoa Krispies the way they were, so I don’t know why they’re messing with it, but I hope this is actually an improvement… As for the Sun Chips, there is also a new black bean queso flavor. I think I liked the jalapeno one a bit better, but wasn’t really a fan of either one.
Pickled red onions are so easy to make it’s practically embarrassing. Why would anyone shell out 3 bucks (I’m guessing) for something you could make for $.10?
The same reasons that people buy all of the other easily homemade for a fraction of the cost grocery store items I guess? While I agree with your sentiment, I’ve also come to realize that this argument can also be compared to those who work on their cars never understanding why others take theirs to a mechanic. That doesn’t mean I still don’t scoff at the majority of grocery store items! 🙂
And whoa! Looked up the price online…$5.49. Robbery!
No offense, but I really don’t think the cars vs. pickling onions comparison works. Cars are really f’ing complicated, but any idiot can Google “how to pickle onions” and do it successfully. If you asked me to name four parts in a car, I could maybe think of four, at most.
Diff’rent strokes.
Thanks for seeing what I was getting at, Stephen.
What are the four, Jane – the four tires? hehe 😉
Same reason I go to taco bell, convenience
I buy the Mt Olive brands “Simply Vidalia’s” because Vidalia’s only appear a few weeks a year around here
Yep. And like with baked goods: some people don’t make/consume them often enough to justify buying all of the ingredients and just having them sit there taking up space/going off.
Interesting to hear that about Vidalias. I’d never thought about that or really noticed it. Thanks for sending me down an internet rabbit hole reading up on their seasonality!
Because not everyone (like *me*, for instance) has any interest in – or talent for – food preparation. I’m more than happy to pay for the convenience of having something pre-made for me.
I loved the Cocoa Krispies the way they were, so I don’t know why they’re messing with it, but I hope this is actually an improvement… As for the Sun Chips, there is also a new black bean queso flavor. I think I liked the jalapeno one a bit better, but wasn’t really a fan of either one.