SPOTTED: 6/14/2023

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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.

5-Hour Energy Energy Drinks (Tropical Burst, OrangeSicle, and Pineapple Splash)

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

Bubbie’s Biscotti Pineapple Shortbread Stix
Bubbie’s Biscotti Toasted Coconut with Belgian Chocolate Chips Shortbread Stix

(Spotted by Sarah R at Sprouts.)

Tamalitoz Palomitaz Fruity and Fabulous Popcorn

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

Carbonaut Cinnamon Apple Crumble Granola
Carbonaut Tropical Coconut Cardamom Granola
Carbonaut Double Chocolate Crunch Granola

(Spotted by Sarah R at Sprouts.)

H-E-B Wild Caught Using Pole & Line Solid Yellowfin Tuna in EVOO
H-E-B Wild Caught Using Pole & Line Solid Yellowfin Tuna in Water
H-E-B Wild Caught Using Pole & Line Chunk Light Tuna in Water

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

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SPOTTED: Herr’s Tomato Pie, Roast Pork Sandwich, and Korean BBQ Wings Flavored Potato Chips

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I learned a tomato pie is not a pizza. I want to call it a pizza because it has cheese, sauce, and bread that’s cut into slices, but I think folks from Philadelphia would disagree with me, and then boo me. (Spotted by Marc G at Wawa.)

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SPOTTED: Lucky Charms Limited Edition Hidden Dragon Cereal

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If General Mills is reading this, offering pouches of Just Hidden Dragon Magical Marshmallows in 2024 would be pretty sweet. (Spotted by Robbie at Sam’s Club.)

If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email ([email protected]) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if they’re new, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

SPOTTED: 6/13/2023

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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.

Wrigley’s Extra Limited Edition Pink Lemonade Gum

(Spotted by Sage G at Target.)

Nice Cinnamon Squares Cereal
Nice Fruit Circles Cereal
Nice Toasted Honey O’s Cereal
Nice Toasted O’s Cereal

(Spotted by Robbie at Walgreens.)

Circle K Brownie Made with Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Chips

(Spotted by Robbie at Circle K.)

Simple Mills Cocoa Almond Flour Pancake & Waffle Mix

(Spotted by Sarah R at Whole Foods.)

Signature Select Artisan Style Honey Wheat Bread

(Spotted by Rachel J at Safeway.)

Sprouts Blueberry Cheese Strudel
Sprouts Blueberry Cheese Strudel

(Spotted by Sarah R at Sprouts.)

If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email ([email protected]) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if they’re new, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

REVIEW: McDonald’s Grimace’s Birthday Meal feat. Grimace’s Birthday Shake

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Happy 52nd Birthday, Grimace!

I have to admit; Grimace doesn’t look 52 years old. It’s like he’s the Paul Rudd of McDonaldland. (By the way, Paul Rudd is older than Grimace.) To celebrate the occasion, McDonald’s is offering for a limited time Grimace’s Birthday Meal that features your choice of either a Big Mac or 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, fries, and a limited edition shake that’s inspired by the big guy’s color and sweetness.

Look, if you’re reading this, you probably know what a Big Mac, Chicken McNuggets, and McDonald’s fries taste like. So let’s spend the rest of this review on Grimace’s Birthday Shake, which I wonder if Grimace has actually had because wouldn’t it be like eating himself since, according to McDonald’s, he’s “the embodiment of a milkshake”?

Anyhoo, since Grimace represents a shake, one of the mysteries about it was, “What shake flavor is he?” Well, we now might have an answer. Grimace’s Birthday Shake has a delightful blueberry flavor that reminds me of the fruit at the bottom of a blueberry yogurt but a little more intense. It’s mostly sweet, and at some points I thought it was reaching the level of being too sugary, but there’s also some tang to it. I also think this blueberry flavor would be great in an Oreo McFlurry. Maybe do that for Grimace’s 53rd birthday, McDonald’s? For now, I’ll just dip my fries into it, which is surprisingly good.

If there’s one issue, it’s that in order to get it, I have to purchase Grimace’s Birthday Meal. Look, I get it, money, demand, growth, customer traffic, valuation, shareholders, Hamburglar’s constant bail, yadda yadda yadda. But the only barrier to getting the shake should be a broken or currently being cleaned soft serve machine and not wondering if I want to eat several hundred calories to suck up a few hundred purple calories. Although I admit, it’s worth it the first time because that’s how tasty the shake is. But I don’t want to do it every time.

Purchased Price: $13.19* (meal)
Size: Medium shake
Rating: 8 out of 10 (shake only)
Nutrition Facts: (shake only) 580 calories, 15 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of trans fat, 60 milligrams of cholesterol, 170 milligrams of sodium, 97 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 75 grams of sugar (including 62 grams of added sugar), and 12 grams of protein.

*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.

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