SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Smart Made Frozen Entrees

Smart Made Mediterranean-Style Chicken Bowl

Smart Made Mediterranean-Style Chicken Bowl

Smart Made White Wine Chicken & Couscous

Smart Made White Wine Chicken & Couscous

Smart Made Turkey Sausage & Roasted Vegetable Lasagna Bake

Smart Made Turkey Sausage & Roasted Vegetable Lasagna Bake

Smart Made Roasted Turkey & Vegetables

Smart Made Roasted Turkey & Vegetables

Smart Made Spicy Peanut Chicken & Broccoli

Smart Made Spicy Peanut Chicken & Broccoli

Smart Made Thai-Style Chicken & Vegetables

Smart Made Thai-Style Chicken & Vegetables

Smart Made Grilled Sesame Beef & Broccoli

Smart Made Grilled Sesame Beef & Broccoli

Smart Made Orange Sesame Chicken Bowl

Smart Made Orange Sesame Chicken Bowl

Smart Made Chicken with Spinach Fettuccine

Smart Made Chicken with Spinach Fettuccine

Smart Made Roasted Vegetable Enchilada Bake

Smart Made Roasted Vegetable Enchilada Bake

Smart Made Mexican-Style Chicken Bowl

Smart Made Mexican-Style Chicken Bowl

Smart Made is brought to you by the folks who brought us Smart Ones. Thanks, Kraft Heinz. (Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)

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SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 10/10/2016

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.

El Monterey Beef & Cheese Extra Crunchy Mini Tacos

El Monterey Beef & Cheese Extra Crunchy Mini Tacos

Right under a “Good Source of Protein” the box should’ve said a “Good Source of Crunch.” (Spotted by Emily W at Walmart.)

Trolli Sour Brite Bites

Trolli Sour Brite Bites

(Spotted by Sylvia at Ralphs.)

Kroger Carbmaster Cultured Dairy Blend (Pineapple Coconut and Apple Cinnamon)

Kroger Carbmaster Cultured Dairy Blend (Pineapple Coconut and Apple Cinnamon)

I take it “cultured dairy blend” is the frozen dairy dessert of the yogurt aisle. (Spotted by Sylvia at Ralphs.)

Nabisco Oats & Peanut Butter belVita Soft Baked Breakfast Biscuits

Nabisco Oats & Peanut Butter belVita Soft Baked Breakfast Biscuits

(Spotted by Sylvia at Ralphs.)

Birds Eye Steamfresh Flavor Full Steakhouse Green Beans

Birds Eye Steamfresh Flavor Full Steakhouse Green Beans

So many of them. (Spotted by Melody at Meijer.)

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.

WEEKEND READING – 10/8/2016

Ice Cream Sandwich

Here are a few interesting junk food-related stories from the past week or so. Enjoy.

Via The A.V. Club: Here’s how ice cream sandwiches are made

The clip, aptly titled “Ice Cream Sandwiches,” goes through the process of how ice cream sandwiches are made, from wafer baking to the almost eerie precision with which a giant ribbon of ice cream is cut and sandwiched.

Via Mic.Food: The wonderfully strange secrets of a food stylist

Common tools for food stylists are tweezers.

Via Bloomberg: Now Delivering: Google Brings Us Burritos by Drone

It hovers about 25 feet above a bullseye on the grass. A white trapezoidal box descends, does a little pirouette, and then lands with a plop. Agents quickly converge on the payload: a braised pork burrito.

Via The New York Times Magazine: The Quest to Make a True Blue M&M

So researchers are still looking everywhere for other natural blue pigments. Among the contenders being tested in laboratories are a berry found in Central and South America, the huito, traditionally used to make dark blue, semi-permanent ceremonial tattoos and as a bug repellent; a blue gardenia flower; red cabbage; aged red wine; a bacteria used to make Swiss cheese; the Japanese kusagi berry; butterfly-pea flowers; and pigments derived from soil bacteria, tree-root fungi, sea sponges and mushrooms.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 10/7/2016

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.

Nestle Sno-Caps Semi-Sweet Chocolate Nonpareils

Nestle Sno-Caps Semi-Sweet Chocolate Nonpareils

Reese's Mini Pieces

Reese’s Mini Pieces

Here you go bakers! (Spotted by Carla and Robbie at Target.)

Idahoan Signature Russets Mashed Potatoes

Idahoan Signature Russets Mashed Potatoes

I wonder what makes these signature Russets different than the regular Russets Idahoan uses. Special dirt? Fewer potato eyes? (Spotted by Shannon at Walmart.)

Beetnik Paleo Frozen Meals (Beef Chili and Sweet Potato and Chicken and Vegetable Stir Fry)

Beetnik Paleo Frozen Meals (Beef Chili and Sweet Potato and Chicken and Vegetable Stir Fry)

Beetnik Paleo Frozen Meals (Lemon Chicken with Cauliflower Rice and Shepard's Pie with Grass Fed Beef)

Beetnik Paleo Frozen Meals (Lemon Chicken with Cauliflower Rice and Shepard’s Pie with Grass Fed Beef)

Jimmy's Cookies Chocolate Chunk Paleo Cookies

Jimmy’s Cookies Chocolate Chunk Paleo Cookies

Jimmy's Cookies Pecan Chocolate Chunk Paleo Cookies

Jimmy’s Cookies Pecan Chocolate Chunk Paleo Cookies

Am I the only one who’s disappointed that the Beetnik Paleo meals don’t appear to have beets? Just kidding. I hate beets. (Spotted by Carla at Walmart.)

Twisted Q Seasonings 1

Twisted Q Seasonings 1

Twisted Q Seasonings 2

Twisted Q Seasonings 2

Twisted, and too many to choose from. (Spotted by Carla at Walmart.)

Ocean Spray Diet Cran-Pineapple

Ocean Spray Diet Cran-Pineapple

(Spotted by Carla at Walmart.)

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.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES (TRADER JOE’S EDITION) – 10/6/2016

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.

Trader Joe's Organic Pumpkin Spice Granola Bark

Trader Joe’s Organic Pumpkin Spice Granola Bark

Trader Joe's Cuckoo for Coconut Trek Mix

Trader Joe’s Cuckoo for Coconut Trek Mix

Trader Joe's Herbes de Provence

Trader Joe’s Herbes de Provence

All of these products are things I can eat with just hands. (Spotted by Rachel C at Trader Joe’s.)

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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