Resses Meet Jelly - PB&J's Candy Review

Well it looks like someone finally listened to my deepest candy desires, mixing the awesome concept of Resses Peanut Butter Cups with the next step in a PB&J sandwich, that’s right Nutella! No wait I mean JELLY! Yeah that’s right someone finally put the concept together, and to be honest it’s not bad, not as great as it could be but then again I have nothing to really compare it to other than making some myself and I would be overly generous with the jelly.

The candy comes in a pack of four small bars about the size of a Kit Kat individual bar, and it comes in two different flavors so far, strawberry and grape jelly. They both taste great and you can taste the mix of the milk chocolate, peanut butter, and the jelly of choice, the only real down side is that it’s either not enough of the jelly or the jelly they use is not a strong enough flavor to stand out in the individual bites.

I found these at a 7-Eleven for a dollar, and for a dollar snack it stood out as a deal for me, so I will most likely be picking these up when I get the need for a small sweet, and for those of us who are diabetic this is actually a manageable snack, as long as moderation is kept in mind like many other things in a persons diet. I recommend the grape over the strawberry only because of the stronger flavor but if you find them try them both and decide for yourself.

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Erick Castillo

Jonesing for Some Soda - Strawberry Lime Soda Review

Breaking away from the norm is what reviewing snacks and drinks is all about, and when it comes to soda it seems that Jones Soda takes this idea and they run with it.

This time around I tried the Strawberry Lime soda in the 16 fl oz can, right off the bat the sweet fruity smell of the drink will catch your attention. It reminds me a lot of the Fruit Punch flavored drinks when it comes to the scent that comes off the can, as far as the flavor is concerned it taste just as described strawberries with a hint of lime, and it is delicious.

The drink really stood out for me this time around, I enjoy my basic flavors when it comes to soft drinks especially colas and such, but most of all I enjoy tropical fruit flavors when I can find them, and now as far as I am concerned I will be looking out for this flavor in particular. 

There is just something about the hint of lime that makes it stand out so well as far as Strawberry flavored drinks are concerned, and not only that but it does not have an overpowering sweet taste, it is oerfectly balanced and with a refreshing taste i can say this one for the recommendation list.

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Erick Castillo

Gaming Nom's - Gamer Grub PB&J Flavor Review

During E3 2010 while I scowered the halls a group of excited and dedicated people kept handing out shots of snacks, the biggest selling point was “no more orange finger prints on your controllers” meaning every time we play a game we snack on cheetos and such and it will leave orange finger prints all over the controller and well ruin the entire thing as it is.

Well aside from the great selling point something else that caught my attention is that it was designed to give your brain an energy boost, so what Gamer Grub sets out to sell itself as is a great tasting, energy boosting, no mess snack for gamers.

As a gamer and a writer this is what I crave a snack that does not require me to clean my fingers every time I reach out for a quick bite, but also I need something that will not bring me down energy wise because it is over loaded with sugar or salt, and of course it has to be something that just taste amazing.

So when I tried out the snack I was given 4 flavor options, Pizza, Smoores, BBQ, and PB&J, naturally my choice was a childhood favorite flavor, PB&J is an amazing tasting snack, with a mix of peanuts, peanut butter chips, fruit jelly’s, and cookie chips. The best way that I feel you eat is to open the bag and tip it back like taking a swig out of a bottle so that you get the most random mix of flavor from all the elements in the bag.

Overall Gamer Grub is THE GAMING SNACK for me, and anytime I go to purchase electronics and such and I see the bags at check out I will buy one, heck today I picked up a new video game for a review and I picked up PB&J and Smoores, I am trying to get my wife to trade her last bag of PB&J for my bag of Smoores since it’s my favorite and that’s hers. We love Gamer Grub and I highly recommend it, if you see it, try it, you will not regret the purchase.

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Erick Castillo

Jonesing Au Naturel - Orange Ya Glad it's Mango Review

Jones Soda recenty released a whole new line of Au Naturel carbonated drinks, the first one I will be talking about is Orange Ya Glad it’s Mango.

Right off the bat you look at the bottle and it’s a clear drink with a very very light tint that is almost possible to miss, when you open the bottle it has a scent that is hard to describe, it’s almost a taffy candy smell is the closest thing I can think of in comparisson.

As far as taste it took a couple of tries to get into it, the taste comes off a little strong on the chemicle taste which is funny cause there really these are not chemical heavy drinks, they are more natural flavors.

I had my wife try this drink out as well and she seemed to enjoy it on the first taste than I did, overall the drink is not but it can take some getting used to, I probably won’t be picking this one up over my regular drinks but it is a healthier alternative and maybe when I feel like being calorie concious I will be looking more closely at this one.

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Erick Castillo

Mango Goodness!

The Philippine Brad company is pretty popular in the states for their dried fruits, for me it’s the mango slices absolutely love them. So when I was shopping around and saw the 100% Pure Mango Juice I had to pick up a case and try it out for myself.

As far as nectar goes it is awesome, it has the full taste of a great mango and it’s smooth so no funky pulp residue or sour taste. The can is a small 8.4fl.oz serving so it reminds me of a Red Bull can but it has awesome mango nectar content instead of weird energy drink.

With no sugar added and with vitamins A & C already in it, this makes for an excellent source of energy and much needed vitamins in a small serving. The only down fall for the can size itself is that I cannot just drink 1 can I need about 2 or 3 to really enjoy it, so either genius marketing for supply and demand or maybe I am drinking to much mango nectar. Seek it out and try it for yourself and see if you can stick to just 1 can.

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Erick Castillo

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