I guess this is one way you can get your Red Hots hot. (Spotted by Carla at Walmart.)
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Update: We reviewed it! Click here to read our review.
Next year, Mars will rollout a new M&M’s variety — M&M’s Caramel.
The upcoming candy will feature a smooth caramel center surrounded by milk chocolate and coated in a colorful candy shell. It’ll be available in 1.41 oz single packs, a 2.83 ounce Sharing Size, and a 9.6 ounce Sharing Size Stand Up Pouch.
If you’re extremely excited, I’m about to douse that excitement by telling you this flavor won’t be available until May 2017. Not sure why Mars decided to announce the new flavor six months before they’re available. It’s not a Star Wars movie so its hype cannot be rekindled with second and third movie trailers.
(Image via Mars)
Looks like a particular giant green man has been visiting recipe Pinterest boards. (Spotted by Carla at Walmart.)
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I wonder if internally at Monster Energy Headquarters, which I imagine is a radioactive green building with giant ramps on its sides that allow action sports stars to jump over the building, they called their new Super Sodas, Monster Dew.
In the world of radioactive colored sodas, Mountain Dew is far and away the most popular, and probably the most radioactive colored. So I understand why Monster decided to go after Mountain Dew’s marketshare. It could be successful or it could end up like Coca-Cola’s Surge, discontinued until a rabid following helps bring it back in limited markets
The new soda line is available in two varieties — Original and Red Dawn. If you Dew the Dew, you probably figured out Red Dawn is Monster’s version of Mountain Dew’s cherry-flavored Code Red.
The green one is good, but it’s slightly different than Mountain Dew. To be more exact it tastes like it’s missing something. And that something is orange juice concentrate. The lack of it leans the soda more into lime territory. You might think Monster decided not to use it in case Pepsi decided to Mountain Sue them, but that’s unlikely because Red Dawn has it.
While the Hulk green Monster Super Soda kind of tastes like original Dew, Red Dawn tastes exactly like Mountain Dew Code Red. If you secretly replaced my stash of it with Monster’s version, I don’t think I’d be able to tell. And if you did that, how dare you sneak into my home and you will be getting a bill for all the locks I have to change.
They have the same amount of calories and slightly less sugar than Mountain Dew. But the number many of you care about when it comes to radioactive colored sodas is the caffeine amount. While 20 ounces of Dew has 91 milligrams of caffeine, a 20-ounce bottle of Monster Super Soda has 115 milligrams. I think that’s a difference most drinkers won’t notice. And that’s a number without Monster’s proprietary energy blend, which if used would’ve upped the caffeine content significantly, but the bitterness from it might’ve made the beverage taste more like Mountain Ew than Mountain Dew.
Another significant number was the price. At my local 7-Eleven, the Monster Super Soda was $2.29, while a 20-ounce bottle of Mountain Dew was $1.89. So they taste similar and have slightly more caffeine, but are more expensive.
The two are fine Mountain Dew alternatives, but, for me, price negates the fact they have slightly more caffeine. If they were the same price, I’d definitely pick them up more often.
(Nutrition Facts – Original – 290 calories, 0 grams of fat, 90 milligrams of sodium, 74 grams of carbohydrates, 70 grams of sugar, 0 grams of protein, 100% niacin, and 100% vitamin B6. Red Dawn – 290 calories, 0 grams of fat, 60 milligrams of sodium, 72 grams of carbohydrates, 72 grams of sugar, 0 grams of protein, 100% niacin, and 100% vitamin B6..)
Purchased Price: $2.29
Size: 20 oz bottles
Purchased at: 7-Eleven
Rating: 7 out of 10
Pros: Fine Mtn Dew alternatives. Red Dawn tastes like Code Red. Slightly more caffeine than Mtn Dew.
Cons: Pricer than Mtn Dew. Why does Red Dawn have orange juice concentrate, but the green one doesn’t? Using Mountain Sue and Mountain Ew in a review.
*Because I live on a rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, things are a bit pricier here. You’ll probably pay less than I did.
Here are some interesting new and limited edition products found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of the products, share your thoughts about them in the comments.
You want frozen cauliflower product photos? We got frozen cauliflower product photos. Come on down to Frozen Cauliflower Product Photos Emporium! We got your mashed cauliflower photos. (Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)
We got your riced cauliflower photos. We got your roasted cauliflower photos. (Spotted by Carla at Walmart.)
We got your mashed steam-in-tray cauliflower photos. (Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)
And we got even more riced cauliflower photos. So if you need a frozen cauliflower product photo, Frozen Cauliflower Product Photos Emporium is your one stop shop for all your cauliflower product photos needs. (Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)
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