{"id":74125,"date":"2025-11-21T11:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T21:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=74125"},"modified":"2025-11-21T09:47:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T19:47:52","slug":"3-other-things-i-consumed-this-week-11-21-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2025\/11\/21\/3-other-things-i-consumed-this-week-11-21-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Other Things I Consumed This Week: 11\/21\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hillshire Farm Turkey & Bacon Ciabatta Deli Sandwiches<\/h3>\n

I don’t own an air fryer, so I can’t give you the 411 on how crispy this sandwich can get. However, I do have a microwave that, according to the box, will create a softer sandwich, so beep beep boop!<\/p>\n

Before I comment on how this sandwich tastes, I must mention how it’s constructed. Obviously, everything is frozen \u2014 the provolone cheese, oven-roasted turkey, hickory-smoked bacon, chipotle aioli, and ciabatta roll. However, they’re not stacked nicely. A good portion of the cheese protruded from under the bun, and the frozen disc of chipotle aioli sat on one side of the sandwich. So when I microwaved the first one, most of the cheese melted onto the paper towel I was instructed to wrap around the sandwich, and the chipotle aioli ended up in one corner of the sandwich. <\/p>\n

So if you happen to buy this or any of the other varieties, I’d highly suggest, after the suggested defrost time, repositioning the slightly less frozen ingredients so you can achieve a better balance. And that was your Public Service Announcement for the day.<\/p>\n

Okay, now how does this taste? Good enough for a frozen sandwich. The bread, surprisingly, wasn’t dried out or tough to bite through, which has haunted previous microwave sandwiches. Between that bread was a decent portion of turkey that ended up a bit dry and tasted overly salty. Bacon did what bacon does and added some smokiness and porky flavors. The provolone was surprisingly noticeable for a mild cheese, and the chipotle aioli kicked up the flavor a few notches with its smoky, peppery notes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stacking issues aside, Hillshire Farm’s Turkey & Bacon Ciabatta Deli Sandwich is a decent tasting offering that has gotten me curious about the other varieties. It’s $6 for two, they’re ready in under 4 minutes, and each provides 25 grams of protein.<\/p>\n

Unwell Frosted Cranberry Energy Drink<\/h3>\n

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Is it just me, or does someone else have Matchbox 20 pop into their head whenever they see an Unwell product?\u00a0<\/p>\n

This seasonal energy drink has 150 milligrams of caffeine from green coffee extract, and like Unwell Water, it has 745 milligrams of electrolytes and contains no artificial sweeteners. Actually, I think this is the company’s first energy drink.<\/p>\n

Maybe because it comes in a can and it’s an energy drink, I thought the beverage would be carbonated, but it’s not. Because it’s not carbonated, its cranberry flavor is decent, and it’s not too tart, I found it easy to drink. However, I don’t taste anything that could be considered “frosted.” Or maybe “frosted” was added to the name to make it sound wintery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While it tastes fine and I could see it coming back next year, I don’t think it’s delicious enough to make me want to repurchase it if it does.<\/p>\n

Chips Ahoy Chewy Cookie Butter Inspired Cookies<\/h3>\n

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Vin already covered this with a full review<\/a>, but I wanted to add my two cents here. These cookies were good. I thought the speculoos cookie butter flavor was mild, but noticeable. I was disappointed that the cookie’s filling didn’t have a texture similar to cookie butter. Instead, it had the same snap as the chips in the cookie.<\/p>\n

However, after going through half of the package, I came across the warming instructions, which involved heating a cookie or two on a plate for a few seconds. Those suggestions made the cookies better in my opinion. The speculoos flavor popped much more, and some of the cookie filling had melted a bit. So beep beep boop, if you decide to buy these cookies.<\/p>\n

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Hillshire Farm Turkey & Bacon Ciabatta Deli Sandwiches I don’t own an air fryer, so I can’t give you the 411 on how crispy this sandwich can get. However, I do have a microwave that, according to the box, will create a softer sandwich, so beep beep boop! 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