Dots

Dots

What Is It:  Fruity gummy candy that comes in 5 flavours: Green which is lime, yellow which is lemon, orange which is orange  (gasp!), light red which is strawberry  (I think), and dark red which is cherry  (I know).

Packaging: Dots come in their trademark yellow box with a little picture of the Dots on the bottom.  A very recognizable candy box.

8 out of 10

Taste/ Final Analysis: This is one of my all time favourite candies. The flavours are all very easy to recognize with the exception of that light red which like I said I think is strawberry but I'm not absolutely positive of that. The lime is very limey, the lemon is very lemony, the orange is very orangey, and the cherry which is my favourite is an absolutely fantastic take on the cherry flavour. Seriously I could eat boxes and boxes of just the cherry ones. But I want to take nothing away from the other flavours which are all fantastic in theirown right. I prefer this big box as opposed to the very small one's that you often see because I like to get a good sampling of all the flavours.

9 out of 10

Fast Bites BBQ Chicken Sandwich

Fast Bites BBQ Chicken Sandwich

What Is It: A frozen bbq chicken sandwich that I bought at Dollar Tree.

Packaging: It comes in a red box with a picture of the chicken sandwich on it. Looks decent enough.

6.5 out of 10

Taste/ Final Analysis: This was a reasonably good sandwich. It was on the sweet bbq side which was fine. For processed chicken it had good texture which is important. Put it all together you have a good hold me over snack for between big meals. 

6.5 out of 10

Snapps Cream Cheese Pepper Bites (by Golden County Foods)

Snapps Cream Cheese Pepper Bites  ( by Golden County Foods)

What Is It: Frozen jalapeño popper type things that I bought at Dollar Tree.

Packaging: They come in a pretty basic box with a picture of the poppers on it. Average.
5 out of 10

Taste/ Final Analysis: This blew away my expectations. They really had a lot of flavour and a lot of spice too. There was a good bit of cream cheese in it and instead of putting a whole jalapeño in them they cut the peppers small which I think helped distribute the spice through every bite. My only complaint is even for a dollar they could have put a few more in the box. But what was there was delicious. A hidden gem at the Dollar Tree.
8 out of 10

Orville Redenbacher Microwave Movie Theatre Butter Popcorn

Orville Redenbacher Microwave Movie Theatre Butter Popcorn

What Is It: Microwave butter popcorn.

Packaging: A red box with a big bowl of popcorn in the middle of it. Not bad.
6 out of 10

Taste/ Final Analysis: This was a very satisfying popcorn. They put a good amount of butter on it which is very important in my world. The popcorn is the right texture and has nice big pieces. It is very easy to burn this popcorn so be very aware of that when preparing. Otherwise a solid, tasty product.
7 out of 10

Chex Mix Muddy Buddies Cookies And Cream

Chex Mix Muddy Buddies Cookies And Cream

What Is It: A sweet take on Chex Mix with cookies covered with a white powder.

Packaging: It comes in a mostly white bag with a picture of the product on the top. Solid if unspectacular.

5.5 out of 10

Taste/ Final Analysis: This was a decent take on cookiescream. The dominant flavour is the white powder which served as the cream element. It tasted kinda like the powder from a powdered donut which wasn't a bad thing. I didn't get a ton of cookie flavour but enough to make it worthwhile. A pretty good offering.

7 out of 10 

Little Debbie Butterfly Cakes

Little Debbie Butterfly Cakes

What Is It:  Chocolate cupcakes filled with creme and shaped like pink butterflies.

Packaging: Little Debbie always goes all out on the boxes and this is no exception. It looks like a spring day with lots of butterflies and then the product in the center. Looks great.

9.5 out of 10

Taste/ Final Analysis: This was fairly good. The cake was still fairly moist or as moist as a packaged cake is going to get. The frosting tasted decent enough. I don't think this tasted as good as it looked as it was meant to appeal to the younger crowd but still it was good enough.

6.5 out of 10

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Kroger Smoke Flavoured Provolone

Kroger Smoke Flavoured Provolone

What Is It: The title says it all.

Packaging: It comes in a forest green package with a clear spot to see the cheese. Pretty average.

5 out of 10

Taste/ Final Analysis: This is a pretty decent version of sliced provolone. As the title suggests it's very heavy on the smoke flavour which works well here. I used it this time just by itself for a sandwich but there's tons of uses for this from combining it with meats on a cold cut sandwich to melting it on pasta. It has a very rubbery texture but the flavours are definitely right.

7 out of 10