NEWS: Jack in the Box’s All-American Jack Burger Sounds More Like All Other Jack in the Box Burgers

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It’s hard to get excited about the Jack in the Box All-American Jack Burger because when you list the ingredients, it sounds like it already exists on the Jack in the Box menu board. The “new” burger consists of two beef patties, two slices of American cheese, a slice of “Swiss-style” cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, pickles, mustard, ketchup and mayo. Personally, it sounds like a Double Jumbo Jack with cheese or an Ultimate Cheeseburger with veggies on top or a Double Big Cheeseburger with veggies on top or a…

Man, I eat way too much Jack in the Box.

Another issue I have with the All-American Jack Burger is that doesn’t appear to be completely All-American. It’s got the red ketchup and tomatoes, and the white mayo. But where’s the blue?

To make up for the lack of blue, I hope each burger is wrapped in a copy of the Declaration of Independence.

The All-American Jack will be available for a limited time starting February 3. The All-American Jack Combo, which included a drink and fries, will sell for $4.99.

NEWS: Cheerios Family One Step Closer To Having Their Own TLC Reality Show With New Cinnamon Burst Cheerios

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Diddy once said, “I thought I told you that we won’t stop. I thought I told you that we won’t stop. I thought I told you that we won’t stop. I thought I told you that we won’t stop.” He could’ve been talking about himself and his late partner, the Notorious B.I.G., but he also could’ve been talking about himself and Cheerios, because with the new Cinnamon Burst Cheerios, it looks like Cheerios won’t stop producing new flavors.

Cinnamon Burst Cheerios is flavored with real cinnamon, although it doesn’t seem like a lot of it since it’s listed between salt and guar gum in the middle of the ingredients list. If you’re a big fan of fiber, and who isn’t, you’ll be happy to hear this particular Cheerios contains five grams of dietary fiber, which is more than regular Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios.

A cup of Cinnamon Burst Cheerios has 110 calories, 2 grams of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of polyunsaturated fat, 1 gram of monounsaturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 125 milligrams of sodium, 27 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber, 9 grams of sugar, 13 grams of other carbohydrates and 2 grams of protein.

REVIEW: Trident Vitality Vigorate Gum

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Trident Vitality Vigorate Gum

One piece of Trident Vitality Vigorate gum has ten percent of our daily recommended intake of vitamin C.

What!?! Where was this during the 17th and 18th centuries?

If only I could travel back in time to when the East India Trading Company existed so that I could be a crew member aboard one of their East Indiaman merchant ships that were used to deliver cotton, silk, spices, tea, and opium to England. With this Trident Vitality Vigorate gum in hand, I would be prepared to prevent scurvy, while probably high on opium and wrapped in a silk Indian sari. And I could laugh like Nelson Muntz at my fellow shipmates as their teeth fall out and pus-filled wounds form on their skin.

Haw-Haw!

Although, at only ten percent vitamin C per piece, it’s not a great source of vitamin C, but what can I expect from a piece of gum. Of course, if you or I were to go through a pack as quickly as a chain smoker goes through a pack of Marlboro Lights or Charlie Sheen goes through a pack of prostitutes, the nine pieces in each pack would easily give us almost a full day’s worth of vitamin C.

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The Trident Vitality Vigorate gum has “a burst of citrus and strawberry” which comes in the form of a naturally and artificially flavored liquid center in each piece. While it says “a burst of citrus and strawberry”, I think a more accurate description would be a burst of orange and a smidgeon of strawberry. Or if you want the Food Network version of the description, it would be a BAM! of orange and a pinch of strawberry.

After about a minute of chewing, the gum provides a slight cooling sensation and the intensity of the gum’s flavor starts to significantly drop after the three minute mark. After that, you’re left to experience a light fruity flavor until your jaw can’t take it anymore or until you chew the orangy bejesus out of the gum.

Overall, I like the flavor of the Trident Vitality Vigorate gum, but I don’t see myself buying it again. I think its gimmick of having ten percent of my daily recommended intake of vitamin C doesn’t work because there are many tastier, and more effective, ways to get enough vitamin C to make me scurvy-proof.

For example, eating a large McDonald’s fries with five packets of ketchup will give me 30 percent of my recommended vitamin C. Snacking on a pack of Skittles will provide almost a full day’s worth of vitamin C. Drinking almost any VitaminWater flavor will give me 100 percent vitamin C per cup. Or if an orange accidentally fell into my shopping cart because I ran into the orange stand at the grocery store while being a rubberneck as I stared at the bacon, I could just eat that.

(Nutrition Facts – 1 piece – less than 5 calories, 0 grams of fat, 0 milligrams of sodium, 2 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of sugar, 2 grams of sugar alcohol, 0 grams of protein, and 10% vitamin C.)

Item: Trident Vitality Vigorate Gum
Price: $1.19
Size: 9 pieces
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 6 out of 10
Pros: Pleasant orange flavor with a hint of strawberry. It has ten percent of my daily recommend intake of vitamin C. I like the box. Maintains its flavor for a decent amount of time. Skittles contains vitamin C.
Cons: Strawberry flavor could’ve been stronger. It has ONLY ten percent of my daily recommended intake of vitamin C. Made with a bunch of sweeteners (acesulfame potassium, maltitol, sorbitol, aspartame, and sucralose). Scurvy. Grocery store accidents. Being in a hotel room with Charlie Sheen.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Extra Dessert Delights Gum Winners!!!

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Here are the three winners of The Impulsive Buy’s Extra Dessert Delights Gum Prize Drawing:

1. David
2. Angela O
3. beerorkid

Congratulations to all three winners, who will be receiving a pack of all three Extra Dessert Delights flavors. I’d also like to thank everyone who participated and expanded my urban vocabulary.

NEWS: Taco Bell’s Quad Steak Burrito Is Perhaps Their Way of Saying ‘You Want Beef? I Got Your Beef Right Here.’

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Old School Taco Bell in Tustin, CA

Taco Bell has been in the news recently due to a lawsuit that claims Taco Bell’s seasoned ground beef can’t be called “beef” because it doesn’t meet the minimum USDA requirements to be labeled “beef.” With all of this “Where’s the beef?” talk, I find it funny (and coincidental) that Taco Bell just introduced their Quad Steak Burrito and Quad Steak Quesadilla.

The burrito is made up of four portions of Taco Bell’s new thick and tender steak, seasoned rice, fire-roasted salsa, reduced-fat sour cream and cheddar cheese in a flour tortilla. But if you have issues with stuffing your mouth with foods that are phallic, Taco Bell has your back with their Quad Steak Quesadilla, which also has four portions of Taco Bell’s new steak, along with a triple by-pass of cheeses — cheddar, pepper jack and mozzarella — and a creamy jalapeno sauce in a toasted tortilla.

The burrito contains 690 calories, 26 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 2,210 milligrams of sodium, 72 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber and 41 grams of protein. The quesadilla has 750 calories, 36 grams of fat, 15 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 2,210 milligrams of sodium, 60 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber and 46 grams of protein.

For those of you trying to keep your girlish figure, Taco Bell is also offering a Double Steak Burrito and Quesadilla. Actually, since the Double Steak Burrito has 610 calories, 10 grams of saturated fat, and 1,720 milligrams of sodium, while the quesadilla has 660 calories 13 grams of saturated fat, and 1,720 milligrams of sodium, I really meant to say “for those of you trying to ruin your girlish figure.”

Image via flickr user Loren Javier / CC BY ND 2.0

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