Steel cut oats make them healthy, but the 1/2 cup of syrup I’ll put on them will negate that. (Spotted by Chris B at ShopRite and Amanda Y at Tom Thumb.)
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Carvel’s latest flavor combines their soft ice cream made with Ghirardelli chocolate and the chain will be offering several sweet treats that showcase the flavor.
Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Made with Ghirardelli – Carvel’s chocolate ice cream blended with Ghirardelli chocolate sauce.
Sundae Dasher Made with Ghirardelli – Ghirardelli Soft Ice Cream, layered with chocolate crunchies and Ghirardelli chocolate sauce, and topped with whipped cream and Ghirardelli chocolate sauce drizzle.
Shake Made with Ghirardelli – A shake that combines soft ice cream and Ghirardelli chocolate sauce.
Flying Saucer Made with Ghirardelli – Soft Ice Cream Made with Ghirardelli wedged between two chocolate crackers.
Carvel’s Ghirardelli Soft Ice Cream will be available at participating locations until July 31.
If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.
Trader Joe’s This “Mango Walks into a Bar” Cereal Bars
Trader Joe’s Mini Mango Pies
Trader Joe’s Mango Mango Mochi
Trader Joe’s Mango & Strawberry Flatbread
Trader Joe’s Mango Waffles
Trader Joe’s Mango Taffy
Trader Joe’s mango madness! Yes! You can-a have-a de Mango! (Spotted by Rachel C at Trader Joe’s.)
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Waysnack Machine is a series that looks back at discontinued products.
Kellogg’s Banana Frosted Flakes was one of the cereals I ate in the 1980s while solving mysteries before Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby-Doo did.
They weren’t just Frosted Flakes with banana flavoring, they had actual banana bits on every flake. The box above says “natural banana-flavored sugar frosted flakes of corn,” but other boxes have said “frosted flakes of corn with banana.”
I don’t know which one I ate while determining the villain was the creepy old man wearing a mask, but I remember the cereal being gr-r-reater than regular Frosted Flakes. I think I loved this cereal more than actual bananas. It had a strong fruity flavor and the banana bits were crunchy. I think they were bits of banana chips and not freeze-dried, because partially hydrogenated coconut oil is listed as one of the ingredients.
The cereal was introduced in 1981 and discontinued in 1984. But while it was on shelves, it was a regular addition to the shopping cart because it was my favorite cereal. And I think I might’ve cried when I couldn’t find them anymore. I also remember being the only person in the house who ate it. So lucky 8-year-old me!
Banana Frosted Flakes is the number one breakfast cereal I’d like to bring back from Cereal Heaven. Sorry, Post Oreo O’s. I’ll get to you when Banana Frosted Flakes is part of my complete breakfast once again. But, to be honest, I don’t think that’ll happen. What made the cereal so great was the banana, but fried banana chips aren’t wholesome enough for today’s Frosted Flakes.
Do you remember Banana Frosted Flakes Cereal?
Image used with permission from Jason Liebig at Collecting Candy.
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.
Nabisco Limited Edition Oreo Summer Mix
Worst limited edition Oreo variety ever! (Spotted by Maria L at Stop & Shop.)
Did you know Michigan holds the National Cherry Festival every year? Did you know Michigan produces about 75 percent of the tart cherry crop? Did you know the first commercial tart cherry orchards in Michigan were planted in 1893? Did you know I know how to use Google? (Spotted by Jon H at Meijer.)
Wise Kettle Cooked 40% Reduced Fat Sea Salt Balsamic Vinegar, Bruschetta, and Feta Cheese Potato Chips
Sorry, can’t come up with any wisecracks about these Wise chips. (Spotted by Chris B at ShopRite.)
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