Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category

Cheese Balls: Planters vs Utz

When I did my cheese curls post I mentioned how I wish we could have tested cheese balls but Planter’s discontinued their canister snacks products (that are not nuts).  Those were Ethan’s childhood favorite he wanted to test those.
I don’t know when Planter’s cheese balls were discontinued but there is a petition to bring them back.  [...]

Turkey Jerky: Jack vs Joe

 
Finding a Thanksgiving related snack wasn’t easy.  I saw Jack Links Turkey Jerky at Target but had trouble finding a competitor.  Ethan was such a good sport and drove us around to 4 mini-marts, a gas station and a drug store before finding some at Trader Joe’s.  I did find some other interesting brands of [...]

Kraft vs Heluva Good

One of our favorite dips is Kraft French Onion. I would like to say that the best non-pre-made, packaged dip is Knorr Vegetable, but we’re doing pre-made tonight.
I picked Heluva Good to compare against Kraft because that was the only other French Onion dip I found on the same trip to the store.  I haven’t [...]

Cheez Doodles vs Cheetos Puffs

Personally, I like cheese-powder covered corn puffs as the little ball shaped treats that Planters used to make that came in a canister.  Lately I’ve only  been able to find the ball version from the “Utz” brand so I just went with these products.  But if anyone  knows of another brand of cheese balls (sold [...]

Jell-O vs Swiss Miss

Since I got my wisdom teeth out yesterday, I thought it would be appropriate (and practical) to post about pudding.  Not that it has anything to do with taste but do either of these brands have a mascot anymore?  Granted, Bill Cosby has become increasingly angry as he gets older and the blond with pigtailed braids [...]

Eskimo Pie vs Klondike Bar

 It was actually kind of hard to find an Eskimo Pie.  I could find E Pie products at my local grocery store but they were pops or sticks of some sort.  I found the “original bar” at my local video game store/arcade.  I grew up eating Klondike Bars as a Saturday night treat and have [...]

Cracker Jack vs Crunch ‘n Munch

Both of these are caramel-coated popcorn with peanuts.  Cracker Jack was introduced in 1893 and Crunch ‘n Munch came out in the 1960’s.  My only experience with either of these was Cracker Jack at a friend’s house once when I was a kid, but that was it.   I don’t know why I never really [...]

Jack Links vs Mr.Z

I’m not a huge fan of jerky but I saw this Mr.Z product and felt I had to compare it against something.
There are a few different brands but I see Jack Links everywhere so they must be pretty popular.  I don’t really know how else to introduce these products since I don’t eat jerky so…on to [...]

Buddy Bars vs Nutty Bars

I like the concept here: crisp wafer, salty peanut butter and sweet chocolate.  And all this in a convenient bar form!  Again, this is one of those things that I haven’t had in forever and I was only familiar with Little Debbie’s version until I recently noticed Mrs. Freshly’s take on this.
First a visit with the [...]

Chex Mix vs Cheez-It Snack Mix

I forgot Chex mix was something people used to make by heating up Chex cereal with other…crunchy items, I forget what exactly, but a quick web search shows ingredients vary.  I never had ever had Chex Mix before.  I’m not sure how I missed out on this American classic but this was good time to see what all [...]