Tuesday Review: Goldfish Flavor Blasted Grahams

   You all know the jingle, right? "The wholesome snack that smiles back until you bite their heads off." Fun! Sure, a bit disturbing, but FUN! My kids like the song. They like the snacks better. Since Goldfish crackers are made with whole grains and they are perfectly sized for little fingers, the decision to buy them was a no-brainer.

    OK, who am I kidding? It's not like I always go into the store, planning to buy Goldfish crackers for the reasons I just stated. The truth is, more often than not, the kids break me down. "Mom, pleeeease? They are so yummy!" Can't blame them when they're right...

   Now, we usually buy the Goldfish crackers, not the grahams.When I saw that the grocery store was having a sale on Goldfish, and I had a coupon for the Goldfish Grahams, I thought it was the perfect time to give them a try. Apparently, I wasn't alone with that plan. There were only a few packages of Goldfish left on the shelves. I managed to find a package of the Xtra Chocolatey grahams and one of the Vanilla Cupcake grahams.As soon as the kids saw me put them in the cart, they were excited to try them.

Goldfish Flavor Blasted Grahams- Vanilla Cupcake
While these have a good vanilla flavor, I don't really think "vanilla cupcake" when I bite into them. They taste more like vanilla wafer cookies. They are "flavor blasted" with something that looks like it is supposed to resemble cupcake sprinkles... if you look really close. It makes the grahams feel dusty. You know, like the last little bit of cereal in the cereal box. I would like them much more if they didn't have the dusty, messy flavor blast. Simply having them as vanilla grahams, in my opinion, would be better. They have a great flavor. Don't ruin it by trying to stick to the cupcake theme with the powdery sprinkles.
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Goldfish Flavor Blasted Grahams- Xtra Chocolatey
These taste like the outside of that famous chocolate sandwich cookie ... wait. No one is paying me for this review. That means I can say it, right?
These taste like the outside of an Oreo cookie! YUM! Unfortunately, though, they are also "flavor blasted". Maybe I just don't get it. But again, the dusty, powdery, messy bits are off-putting. Drop the flavor blast and I will buy a lot more.
Overall Rating: ¢¢¢¢

Tuesday Review: Fiber One 90 Calorie Brownies

    We've all had a time... or two, or three... in our lives in which we decided that it would be a good idea to start eating healthier. The only problem is, no one informed out sweet tooth. Well, the folks at Fiber One came up with a remedy for that in their 90 calorie brownies.The brownies aren't overly sweet, but just sweet enough so that you feel like you had a little treat.


    Fiber One 90 Calorie Brownies come in two flavors: Chocolate Fudge and Chocolate Peanut Butter. Personally, I like the chocolate fudge better than the chocolate peanut butter flavor.  I would have taken a picture of the chocolate fudge ones, but... um... I sort of ate all of them already. To me, the chocolate peanut butter brownies were a bit of a disappointment.  I really like a good chocolate/peanut butter combination, and this simply failed to deliver.  The chocolate was overpowering and I just didn't taste much of a peanut butter flavor at all. They still tasted good. I mean, chocolate STILL = good... just not peanut butter-y, like one would expect.

    The texture of both flavors is soft and cake-like. Great if you like a cake-like brownie. Still good if you like a gooey brownie... you just have to think of it as a little cake instead of a little brownie. The chocolate fudge brownies have a few chocolate chips in them and the peanut butter ones have a few peanut butter chips. The 90 Calorie Brownies stay true to the Fiber One claim of  "Cardboard, no. Delicious, yes." They are a satisfying snack when that sweet craving hits.

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