Taco Bell has a new value menu item — the Beefy Potato-rito. According to our pal, Grub Grade, it was first seen as a test item back in January.
The $1 menu item features seasoned beef, cheddar cheese, crispy potatoes, nacho cheese sauce, and chipotle sauce wrapped in a flour tortilla. It’s also available in a $5 Box that also includes a Doritos Locos Taco, a crunchy taco, and a medium drink.
The Beefy Potato-rito has 450 calories, 24 grams of fat, 7 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 35 milligrams of cholesterol, 1030 milligrams of sodium, 45 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, 3 grams of sugar, and 14 grams of protein.
If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.
You’re not going to find this at every Walmart. It’s being sold at locations in the South. But, thanks to the internet, you can make some at home. (Thanks to Walmart for sending us a jar, shown above.)
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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.
Belgian Boys Belgian Chocolate Waffle Chip Sandwich
Belgian Boys Strawberry Cream Waffle Chip Sandwich
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)
Nature Valley Toasted Coconut Sweet & Salty Nut Granola Bars
(Spotted by Rachel C at Smiths.)
Martha White Red Velvet and Butter Pecan Cupcake Mixes
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Kroger.)
Sam’s Choice Italia (Fusilli Pasta, Trenette Pasta, and Spaghetti)
Sam’s Choice Italia (Four Cheese Gnocchi, Creamy Tomato Gnocchi, and Pesto Style Gnocchi)
Sam’s Choice Italia (Penne Pasta and Mushroom Risotto)
Sam’s Choice Italia (Four Cheese Risotto and Truffle Risotto)
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)
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Mr. Melon is also back. (Spotted by Josh G at Walgreens.)
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.
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I already spend far more time than is mentally healthy talking about discontinued snack food, and this is the one I grumble about the most, usually to my cats because they’re the only ones who will listen at this point. I’m talkin’ about my beautiful, beautiful Planters Cheez Balls.
Packaged in that yellow-lettering-on-blue-background canister that is still used today, Cheez Balls took Mr. Peanut’s cashew can and ramped it up to a size that could store a whole battalion of green Army men.
They were roughly the size of a shooter marble and delightfully crunch yet airy, so much so that you could cram your maw full of them and they’d almost instantly disintegrate into a wonderful cheesy paste.
I remember that my dad initially bought them for my brother, but once I tried them I ate the entire canister, which presumably resulted in me getting an Indian burn. That’s a terribly insensitive name for it, but that’s what it was called.
After that incident we had to have TWO canisters of Cheez Balls in the house at all times, each labeled with our names. Such is the way of sibling life; I’m sure many of you can relate.
The Internet tells me Planters Cheez Balls were discontinued in 2006, but I feel I stopped seeing them on shelves well before then. I refuse to believe I lived in a world where I did my own grocery shopping and I never bought myself a dozen cans.
“Why don’t you just eat Cheetos Puffs?”
Nobody asks me, because they’re all tired of me talking about it. To them I say that, while Puffs are okay, they’re not the same consistency or the same flavor, plus they lack that poppable sphere form. Planters made a unique product.
The closest thing I’ve found these days is The Snack Artist (a Safeway brand) Cheese Balls, which come in a barrel so large it’s embarrassing to take up to the checkout stand, even by my standards. They’re a bit more dense and the cheese is a little different, but they’re probably your closest bet.
There was a change.org petition to bring them back, and it came just 180 shy of reaching its 1,000 goal. I hope one day to see those big, beautiful blue canisters back on shelves.
