REVIEW: Mtn Dew Sweet Lightning

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Mtn Dew Sweet Lightning KFC Exclusive

What is Mtn Dew Sweet Lightning?

The marketing materials describe this latest Mountain Dew concoction as having a “sweet peach and smooth honey” flavor, a description which seemingly does its best to match the drink’s shockingly bright orange hue.

How is it?

Well, it definitely is sweet. It’s far more toothaching than any recent Dew flavors, at least since the holidays. As a plus, the Sweet Lightning doesn’t have the Robitussin DM-lite accents that those Christmas ones did.

Mtn Dew Sweet Lightning KFC Exclusive Closer Up

While, admittedly, it’s a little difficult to pinpoint either the peach or honey flavors over the first couple of gulps, to be honest, at first I thought I was drinking some sort of European tangerine drink and walked over to the machine to double-check. Eventually, though, when you know what to feel around in the back of your mouth for, its shocking sweetness actually provides some much needed balm for those customers snacking on KFC’s salty poultry, or, God forbid, its moderately hot chicken items.

Is there anything else you need to know?

In case you couldn’t guess, Mtn Dew Sweet Lightning is available exclusively at Kentucky Fried Chicken and its soda fountains for — say it with me now — a limited time only. Additionally, did you know that KFC doesn’t offer a small size for its drinks? I just learned that as I forked over two bucks for a medium.

Conclusion:

Mtn Dew Sweet Lightning KFC Exclusive Close Up

Mtn Dew is doing its very best to appeal to those with a sweet tooth in the KFC audience that aren’t digging into the new Cinnabon Dessert Biscuits — oh boy, myself included — with this fun summertime flavor that manages to combine two disparate tastes into what, at first sip, tastes like neither.

Purchased Price: $1.89
Size: Medium
Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: Unavailable.

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SPOTTED (FROZEN FOOD EDITION) – 5/23/2019

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Here are some interesting new or limited edition frozen foods found by your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of the products, share your thoughts about them in the comments.

Jimmy Dean Sausage Egg Cheese Biscuit Roll Ups
Jimmy Dean Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Roll Ups

(Spotted by Leonard G at Target.)

Grainful Green Goddess Falafel
Grainful Green Goddess Falafel
Grainful Pesto Zucchini Noodles
Grainful Pesto Zucchini Noodles
Grainful Korean Style Veggie BBQ
Grainful Korean-Style Veggie BBQ
Grainful Pork Pineapple Al Pastor
Grainful Pork & Pineapple Al Pastor

(Spotted by Amanda Y at Target.)

Kashi Golden Goodness Waffles
Kashi Golden Goodness Waffles

(Spotted by Amanda Y at Target.)

McCain Dip n Wedges
McCain Dip’n Wedges

(Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)

Healthy Choice Power Bowls Chicken Marinara
Healthy Choice Power Bowls Chicken Marinara

(Spotted by Amanda Y at Target.)

Healthy Choice Simply Steamers Garden Vegetable
Healthy Choice Simply Steamers Garden Vegetable

(Spotted by Jarred at Publix.)

Read to Thrive Vegetables Fajita Mix and Stir Fry Blend
Read to Thrive Vegetables Fajita Mix and Stir-Fry Blend

(Spotted by Amanda Y at Target.)

Birds Eye Steamfresh Veggie Made Mac Cheese
Birds Eye Steamfresh Veggie Made Mac & Cheese

(Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)

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SPOTTED: Museum of Ice Cream 2019 Flavors

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Museum of Ice Cream Queen Bee
Museum of Ice Cream Queen Bee — Honey ice cream with chocolatey covered honeycomb and English toffee with almonds.
Museum of Ice Cream PB P
Museum of Ice Cream PB&P — Peanut buttery ice cream with chocolatey covered pretzel pieces and a peanut butter swirl.
Museum of Ice Cream Malt Shake
Museum of Ice Cream Malt Shake — Malted chocolate ice cream with mini malted milk balls.
Museum of Ice Cream Cone Zone
Museum of Ice Cream Cone Zone — Vanilla and chocolatey ice cream swirled with a fudge ribbon and chocolate coated sugar cone pieces

The original flavors are also getting redesigned containers. Well, some of the original flavors. It seems many of them have been discontinued. It’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday. (Spotted by Rachel C at Target.)

Thank you to all the photo contributors! If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new product on the shelf, snap a picture of it, and send us an email ([email protected]) with where you found it and “Spotted” in the subject line. Or reply to us (@theimpulsivebuy) on Twitter with the photo, where you spotted it, and the hashtag #spotted. If you do so, you might see your picture in our next Spotted on Shelves post.

Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if the product is old, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

If you’ve seen the product, help out your fellow readers by letting them know in the comments what city and store you found it in.

FAST FOOD NEWS: Little Caesars Impossible Supreme Pizza

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Little Caesars Impossible Supreme Pizza

Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat are the new Coke and Pepsi. Like the soft drink makers, they’re both trying to get their plant-based meat substitutes into as many fast food chains as possible.

There’s White Castle’s Impossible Slider, Del Taco’s Beyond Tacos, Burger King’s Impossible Whopper, Carl’s Jr.’s Beyond Famous Star, and now there’s Little Caesars’ Impossible Supreme Pizza.

The Impossible Supreme is a large pizza topped with sauce made from fresh-packed, vine-ripened California crushed tomatoes, mozzarella and Muenster cheeses, caramelized onions, mushrooms, green peppers, and the Impossible Sausage, which is made from plants.

According to Little Caesars, a 1/4-pound serving of the Impossible Sausage has 270 calories, 17 grams of fat, 1.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 17 grams of protein. To give you a little perspective, 1/4-pound of regular beef sausage has 340 calories, 29 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 70 milligrams of cholesterol, and 14 grams of protein.

Unfortunately, the pizza is being tested at participating Little Caesars locations in Yakima, Wash.; Ft. Meyers, Fla.; and Albuquerque, N.M. for a limited time for $12 plus tax.

If you happen to live near a test location and tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Little Caesars.)

SPOTTED: Reese’s Ice Cream Cake (2019)

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Reese s Ice Cream Cake 2019

The ice cream cake, which should not be confused with the one Friendly’s puts out, features chocolate ice cream with chunks of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and a layer of Reese’s peanut butter, whipped icing, and chocolate drizzle. This one is made by Rich Products and is available at select grocery stores nationwide — Publix, ShopRite, Giant Martin’s, Giant Landover, Food Lion, and more. (Spotted by Debra G at Star Market.)

Thank you to all the photo contributors! If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new product on the shelf, snap a picture of it, and send us an email ([email protected]) with where you found it and “Spotted” in the subject line. Or reply to us (@theimpulsivebuy) on Twitter with the photo, where you spotted it, and the hashtag #spotted. If you do so, you might see your picture in our next Spotted on Shelves post.

Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if the product is old, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

If you’ve seen the product, help out your fellow readers by letting them know in the comments what city and store you found it in.

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