SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 6/6/2016

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.

Clif Bar Nut Butter Filled Energy Bar (Peanut Butter and Chocolate Peanut Butter)

Clif Bar Nut Butter Filled Energy Bar (Peanut Butter and Chocolate Peanut Butter)

Clif Bar Nut Butter Filled Energy Bars (Coconut Almond Butter and Chocolate Hazelnut Butter)

Clif Bar Nut Butter Filled Energy Bars (Coconut Almond Butter and Chocolate Hazelnut Butter)

I would totally suck out the nut butter of these like I’m a nut butter vampire. (Spotted by Jason W at Target.)

Pressed by Kind Fruit Bars (Pineapple Coconut Chia and Pineapple Banana Kale Spinach)

Pressed by Kind Fruit Bars (Pineapple Coconut Chia and Pineapple Banana Kale Spinach)

Pressed by King Fruit Bars (Cherry Apple Chia, Mango Apple Chia, and Apricot Pear Carrot Beet)

Pressed by King Fruit Bars (Cherry Apple Chia, Mango Apple Chia, and Apricot Pear Carrot Beet)

Yup. The only way I’ll eat beets is if it’s surrounded by apricots, pears, and carrots. (Spotted by Jason W at Target.)

Project 7 Build-A-Flavor S'mores Gourmet Gum

Project 7 Build-A-Flavor S’mores Gourmet Gum

In February, we posted a photo of this gum in a two pouch pack. I posted this photo to show you it comes in different packaging and to tell you the gum is kind of gross. (Spotted by Jon H at Meijer.)

Spindrift Seltzer made with Fresh Squeezed Watermelons

Spindrift Seltzer made with Fresh Squeezed Watermelons

You spindrift me right round, baby. Right round like a watermelon, baby. Right round round round. (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.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Kellogg’s Oats & Berries Eggo Waffles

Kellogg's Mixed Berries Oats & Berries Eggo Waffles

Kellogg’s Blueberry Oats & Berries Eggo Waffles

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.)

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.

FAST FOOD NEWS: Carvel Soft Ice Cream Made with Ghirardelli

Carvel Soft Ice Cream made with Ghirardelli

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.

(Image via Carvel’s website)

SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Trader Joe’s New Mango Products

Trader Joe's Mango Joe-Joe's

Trader Joe’s Mango Joe-Joe’s

Trader Jacques' Mango Macarons

Trader Jacques’ Mango Macarons

Trader Joe's Mango O's Cereal

Trader Joe’s Mango O’s Cereal

Trader Joe's Mango Bar Bites

Trader Joe’s Mango Bar Bites

Trader Joe's Mango Sorbet Bon Bons

Trader Joe’s Mango Sorbet Bon Bons

Trader Joe's This

Trader Joe’s This “Mango Walks into a Bar” Cereal Bars

Trader Joe's Mini Mango Pies

Trader Joe’s Mini Mango Pies

Trader Joe's Mango Mango Mochi

Trader Joe’s Mango Mango Mochi

Trader Joe's Mango & Strawberry Flatbread

Trader Joe’s Mango & Strawberry Flatbread

Trader Joe's Mango Waffles

Trader Joe’s Mango Waffles

Trader Joe's Mango Taffy

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.)

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.

WAYSNACK MACHINE: Kellogg’s Banana Frosted Flakes Cereal

1982 Banana Frosted Flakes

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.

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