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FAST FOOD NEWS: Dunkin’ Donuts Chocolate and Vanilla Cake Batter Donuts

Marvo / May 25, 2018 / Fast Food News / 2 Comments

Dunkin’ Donuts is filling its menu with two new filled donuts.

The Chocolate Cake Batter Donut is stuffed with chocolate buttercreme filling, frosted with chocolate icing, and topped with colorful confetti sprinkles. It has 370 calories, 19 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 400 milligrams of sodium, 45 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 24 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein.

Its equally sweet sibiling, the Vanilla Cake Batter Donut, features vanilla-flavored cake batter filing, a layer of white icing, and confetti sprinkles. It has 370 calories, 18 grams of fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 390 milligrams of sodium, 48 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 27 grams of sugar, and 3 grams of protein.

Both will be available at participating Dunkin’ Donuts locations nationwide for a limited time starting on Monday, May 28.

Oh, speaking of Dunkin’ Donuts dates, the donut chain is celebrating National Donut Day on Friday, June 1 by offering customers a free classic donut of their choice (while supplies last) with the purchase of any beverage. The offer is good all day at participating locations.

(Image via Dunkin’ Donuts.)

REVIEW: Post Golden Oreo O’s Cereal

Marvo / May 25, 2018 / Reviews / 9 Comments

I’ve got to be honest, if/when Post’s Golden Oreo O’s Cereal gets discontinued, I don’t think there will the same upswell of support to bring it back like there was with the original Oreo O’s Cereal after it disappeared from shelves.

Because Oreo > Golden Oreo.

So no Bring Back Golden Oreo O’s Cereal Facebook pages to like that’ll cause your Facebook timeline to suddenly have more junk food and weight loss ads. And there won’t be folks who will buy boxes on eBay from sellers in South Korea.

But, even though I feel that way, it’s a decent breakfast cereal.

The round corn pieces with white sprinkles look like the bleached version of Oreo O’s Cereal. Taking a whiff of the cereal in the bag, it does remind me of the cookies, but its flavor makes me think of another cereal. I can’t put my tongue on what it is, but there’s a part of me that wants to believe it’s C-3PO’s Cereal. That’s probably not the case, and I’m sorry to anyone whose hopes I got up with the previous sentence.

Although I can’t figure out which cereal it’s similar to, its flavor is what I imagine the textbook taste definition of sweet corn-based breakfast cereal would be. It’s a combination of artificial vanilla, sugar, and the sweetness of corn.

Post’s Golden Oreo O’s tastes as much like Nabisco’s Golden Oreo as Post’s Oreo O’s tastes like Nabisco’s Oreo, which means not a whole lot. But I’m fine with that because I’ve been happily filling my bowl with it over the past few days, mindlessly munching on it as I try to figure out what frickin’ cereal it’s like. Some of the sweetness does wash off into the milk, so expect a treat when you slurp it up.

To be honest, much like my position with the cookies, Oreo O’s Cereal > Golden Oreo O’s Cereal. I’m not saying this belongs on a lower tier by any means, but I prefer the chocolate version. It comes in a family-sized box from Walmart, so if you hate it, although I imagine you won’t, it’ll last you for a while.

DISCLOSURE: I received a free sample of the product. Doing so did not influence my review in any way.

(Nutrition Facts – 1 cup – 120 calories, 15 calories from fat, 1.5 grams of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 115 milligrams of sodium, 25 milligrams of potassium, 25 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of fiber, 13 grams of sugar, and 1 gram of protein.)

Purchased Price: FREE
Size: 19 oz. box
Purchased at: Received from PR people
Rating: 7 out of 10
Pros: The textbook taste definition of sweet corn-based breakfast cereal. Smells like Golden Oreo Cookies in the bag. Sweetness washes off into milk.
Cons: Doesn’t taste Golden Oreo Cookies. Kind of generic cereal flavor. Probably not C-3P0’s Cereal. Can’t figure out what cereal it tastes like.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES (SNACK EDITION) – 5/25/2018

Marvo / May 25, 2018 / Spotted on Shelves / 2 Comments

Here are some new snacks found by your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of the products, share your thoughts about them in the comments.

Lotus Biscoff & Go Cookie Butter and Breadsticks

(Spotted by Sylvia at Vons.)

Trader Joe’s Berry Flavored Soft Licorice Twists

(Spotted by Rachel C at Trader Joe’s.)

Chocolove Filled Strawberry in Dark Chocolate

Chocolove Dark Chocolate Almond Toffee

Chocolove Dark Chocolate Salted Almonds and Dark Chocolate Pretzels

(Spotted by Rachel C at Jensen’s Foods.)

365 Everyday Value Limited Edition Gochujang Kettle Cooked Potato Chips

(Spotted by Marvo at Whole Foods.)

Private Selection Milk Chocolate Sea Salt Toffee Truffles and Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Truffles

(Spotted by Rachel C at Ralphs.)

Baron Chocolatier Premium Dark Chocolate with Pomegranate

(Spotted by Rachel C at Ralphs.)

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.

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SPOTTED ON SHELVES IN CANADA: Limited Edition Grilled Steak Doritos Blue

Marvo / May 24, 2018 / Spotted on Shelves / 8 Comments

Did Doritos use blue corn or food dye to make these chips? (Spotted by Trevor at Superstore in Canada.)

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’ve tried the product, share your thoughts about it in the comments.

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