SPOTTED ON SHELVES – Lean Cuisine Wrap Additions

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Lean Cuisine Wrap Additions

Remember Lean Cuisine’s Salad Additions which was BYOL (Bring Your Own Lettuce)? Well, here’s Lean Cuisine’s Wrap Additions which is BYOT (Bring Your Own Tortilla). Although, now that I think about it, Lean Cuisine Salad Additions would be great in a tortilla and Lean Cuisine Wrap Additions would look good on top of lettuce. (Spotted by Rebecca at Walmart.)

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QUICK REVIEW: McDonald’s McCafe White Chocolate Mocha

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McDonald's White Chocolate Mocha

Purchased Price: $3.60
Size: Large
Purchased at: McDonald’s
Rating: 6 out of 10
Pros: Chocolatey, milky, and coffee flavor equally balanced. Available with nonfat milk, which will make the nutritional numbers below less eye-popping. Comes topped with whipped cream. Gave me a nice caffeine jolt, but that could’ve been due to the fact that I drank a large one. Made using espresso from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms.
Cons: Couldn’t taste white chocolate; it’s tastes more like a regular mocha. Might not have enough coffee flavor for some. Whipped cream melts quickly when lid is placed on top. Holy crap! I drank a large one! I drank 9 grams of saturated fat!

McDonald's White Chocolate Mocha Closeup

Nutrition Facts: Large (w/whole milk) – 480 calories, 140 calories from fat, 16 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of trans fat, 50 milligrams of cholesterol, 250 milligrams of sodium, 70 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber 65 grams of sugar, and 17 grams of protein.

QUICK REVIEW: California Pizza Kitchen Limited Edition Greek Recipe Crispy Thin Crust Pizza

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California Pizza Kitchen Limited Edition Greek Recipe Crispy Thin Crust Pizza

Purchased Price: $5.99 (on sale)
Size: 14.3 oz.
Purchased at: Safeway
Rating: 5 out of 10
Pros: Wonderful crispy crust. Preservative-free crust. Lots of veggies, especially olives and tomatoes. If you don’t eat meat, you may like this pizza. Decent source of vitamin A and calcium. Ready in 12 quick minutes.
Cons: ALL I CAN TASTE AND SMELL ARE OLIVES!!! (Okay, occasionally, I could taste parmesan, spinach, and a little bit of garlic.) Tomatoes give the pizza a juicy texture. Red onions were flavorless. Didn’t notice the tzatziki sauce. Some lamb might’ve been nice. A serving is a third of the pizza…who’s going to cut a pizza into an odd number of slices? I suck at fractions.

California Pizza Kitchen Limited Edition Greek Recipe Crispy Thin Crust Pizza Closeup

Nutrition Facts: 1/3 pizza – 300 calories, 130 calories from fat, 15 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 20 milligrams of cholesterol, 550 milligrams of sodium, 30 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 2 grams of sugar, 10 grams of protein, 20% vitamin A, 2% vitamin C, 20% calcium, and 10% iron.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES (SEASONAL EDITION) – 12/11/2013

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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.

Flipz Gingerbread

Flipz Peppermint

It’s about flippin’ time there’s Gingerbread and Peppermint Flipz. (Spotted by Margaret at Food Imporium.)

Popcorn, Indiana Hot Cinnamon Popcorn and White Fudge Hot Cinnamon Drizzlecorn

Devil popcorn! Here’s a Hot Cinnamon Popcorn review.
(Spotted by Sylvia at Whole Foods.)

Dum-Dum Holiday Pops

Let’s see. Merry Cherry, Sugar Plum, Hot Chocolate, Sugar Cookie, Gingerbread, Apple Cider, Green Apple Grinch, and Polar Punch, but no Egg Nog? Better see that next year, Dum-Dums. (Spotted by Diane at Walgreens.)

Samuel Adams Winter Favorites 2013

Wow. There sure are a lot of beer blogs. And many of them tell me that the Juniper IPA and Cherry Chocolate Bock are new additions to the Samuel Adams Winter Favorites, which was previously called, Winter Classics…which I also learned from the many beer blogs I came across. (Spotted by Kelly at Target.)

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REVIEW: Jack in the Box Fajita Ranch Melt

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Jack in the Box Fajita Ranch Melt

CHRISTMAS CHICKEN SANDWICH!!!

That’s what I would like to call Jack in the Box’s Fajita Ranch Melt.

If you look at the sandwich’s promotional photo, it screams, “CHRISTMAS!” It has red and green bell peppers, white ranch sauce, red taco sauce, white pepper jack cheese, white onions, and seasoned chicken in between a toasted sourdough bun. Seeing those colors together makes me want to sing 80s Christmas songs.

Last Christmas
I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away.
This year
To save me from tears
I’ll give it to someone special.

However, in real life, the Fajita Ranch Melt doesn’t look as festive. If Jack in the Box didn’t already have a sandwich called the Hot Mess, I would’ve called this new one a hot mess. Instead, I’m going to have to say it’s messy.

Jack in the Box Fajita Ranch Melt Topless

It’s messy mostly because of the sourdough bun, which barely stayed intact as my mouth made its way through the sandwich. Wait. Did I say, “sourdough bun”? I meant to say, “ranch and taco sauce sponge.” Too bad the bun wasn’t also a bell pepper and onion sponge because that would’ve prevented the veggies from falling out.

For those of you familiar with Jack in the Box, you may know they offer a Chicken Fajita Pita, which is one of their “Healthy Dining Choices.” The Fajita Ranch Melt is what I wish the Chicken Fajita Pita would taste like and is nowhere close to being a “Healthy Dining Choice,” which is obvious since it has buttered buns and a creamy ranch sauce.

Speaking of the ranch sauce, it was hard for my taste buds to notice it because they were distracted by the slightly spicy taco sauce, which I didn’t mind. Surprisingly, the sauces were light enough that I could taste the ever-falling, slightly crunchy bell peppers and onions that I had to regularly stuff back into the sandwich. The easy-to-chew seasoned chicken was more like salty chicken, but the veggies, taco sauce, and melted pepper jack cheese did a great job of masking the chicken’s saltiness.

Jack in the Box Fajita Ranch Melt Clucking Delicious

But was the Jack in the Box Fajita Ranch Melt “Clucking Delicious”?

Yes, it clucking was. It made my taste buds happy. But it would’ve been clucking better if it was called the Jack in the Box Christmas Chicken Sandwich.

(Nutrition Facts – 579 calories, 288 calories from fat, 32 grams of fat, 11 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 88 milligrams of cholesterol, 1658 milligrams of sodium, 357 milligrams of potassium, 47 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber, 8 grams of sugar, and 32 grams of protein.)

Item: Jack in the Box Fajita Ranch Melt
Purchased Price: $4.99*
Size: N/A
Purchased at: Jack in the Box
Rating: 7 out of 10
Pros: Great flavor. Taco sauce was a tasty addition. Promotional picture looks like Christmas in a bun. Bell peppers and onions surprisingly provided flavor and texture. 80s Christmas songs.
Cons: Ranch sauce wasn’t noticeable. Salty chicken. Messy sandwich. Only available in California, Idaho, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah. Not as heart healthy as Jack’s Chicken Fajita Pita. It’s not called the Christmas Chicken Sandwich.

*Because I live on a rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, things are a bit pricier here. You’ll probably pay $3.99.

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