MorningStar Farms Releases New Pringles-Flavored Chik'n Fries

MorningStar Farms partners with Pringles to release new, plant-based Chik'n Fries in two flavors: Pringles Original and Pringles Scorchin' Cheddar Cheeze.

Review: Unreal Deli - Unreal Steak Slices

Unreal Deli's Unreal Steak Slices are plant-based deli slices made from wheat protein (gluten), pea protein, lentils, black rice, and shiitake mushrooms.

Review: Unreal Deli - Unreal Roasted Turk'y

Unreal Deli's Unreal Roasted Turk'y is a plant-based deli meat made from wheat protein (gluten), cannellini beans, and chickpeas.

Review: Unreal Deli - Unreal Corn'd Beef

Unreal Deli's Unreal Corn'd Beef is a plant-based deli meat made from wheat protein (gluten) as well as vegetables such as beets, chickpeas, and tomatoes.

Review: El Pollo Loco - Vegan Chickenless Pollo Burrito

El Pollo Loco's Vegan Chickenless Pollo Burrito features the chain's plant-based chicken alternative, black beans, avocado slices, and shredded lettuce inside wrapped inside of a flour tortilla. It is one of two available vegan options currently on the El Pollo Loco menu.

Review: El Pollo Loco - Vegan Chickenless Pollo Taco

El Pollo Loco's Vegan Chickenless Pollo Taco features the chain's take on a plant-based chicken alternative, served with lettuce and avocado inside of an artisan corn-and-flour blend tortilla.

Review: Flame Broiler - Tofu Bowl

Flame Broiler's Tofu Bowl features charbroiled organic tofu served over white or brown rice (plus blanched veggies and green onions if you choose).

Review: Beyond Meat - Chicken-Free Strips

Beyond Meat's Chicken-Free Strips are a vegan plant-based protein that purportedly "looks, feels, tastes, and acts like chicken - without the cluck."

I bought a 12-oz package of the lightly-seasoned version for $5.49 from Whole Foods, which is about the same price as cooked chicken strips there.

Review: Taco Bell - Spicy Potato Taco

Taco Bell's new Spicy Potato Soft Taco features crispy potato bites, shredded lettuce, chipotle sauce, and shredded cheddar cheese in a warm flour tortilla for $1.

It's pretty much a replacement for the Crispy Potato Soft Taco, but with a spicy chipotle sauce rather than pepper jack sauce.

Frozen Friday: Lean Cuisine - Three Cheese & Spinach Stuffed Pretzels

Lean Cuisine's Three Cheese & Spinach Stuffed Pretzels feature pretzel bites stuffed with provolone, Asiago, parmesan, and spinach.

I picked up a 7-oz box for $2 on sale.

News: White Castle Tests Veggie Sliders

White Castle is testing a vegetarian version of their famed Sliders. Spotted out in Edison, New Jersey by fellow Brand Eater, Kumar (no, not that Kumar), the new Veggie Slider comes simply with a veggie patty and avocado ranch sauce on a slider bun.

The price tag is 99 cents per slider.

The veggie patty is sourced from Dr. Praeger's, an all-natural, frozen food company based in New Jersey.

Frozen Friday: Lean Cuisine vs. Smart Ones - Santa Fe Style Rice and Beans

I decided to pit Lean Cuisine's and Smart Ones' Santa Fe Style Rice and Beans against one another to see which one came out on top. Lean Cuisine's version comes in a sour cream and mild green chile sauce and is topped with a bit of cheddar cheese. Smart Ones' version also comes with a sour cream and green chile sauce but is topped with mozzarella.

Review: Starbucks - Spinach & Feta Breakfast Wrap

Starbucks' Spinach & Feta Breakfast Wrap features a wheat wrap filled with a cage-free egg white omelet, spinach, crumbled feta cheese, sundried tomato cream cheese, and roasted tomatoes.

I bought one for $3.25.

Review: Chipotle - Sofritas Bowl

Chipotle is offering/testing "Sofritas" as a vegetarian-friendly tofu option here in California. It's made with shredded Hodo Soy brand organic tofu braised with chipotle chilis, roasted poblanos, and spices.

It's $6.25 for a bowl at my local Chipotle and they'll build it however you like. I like to load it with fajita veggies (onions and bell peppers) and salsas, plus extra rice. It ends up being a pound or more, which is sometimes a whole day's worth of food for me.

Frozen Friday: Trader Joe's - Aloo Chaat Kati Pouches

Trader Joe's Aloo Chaat Kati Pouches are a savory crispy pastry filled with potatoes, chick peas, chaat masala, and tamarind chutney.

An 8-ounce box of two pouches were $2.29.

Frozen Friday: Trader Joe's - Channa Masala

Trader Joe's Channa Masala is described as a "moderately spicy dish with chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans) at its center. The beans are sautéed with onions, tomatoes, peppers and exotic spices like cumin and fenugreek. It's a dish that’s wildly popular in the Punjab region of Northern India, as well as Gujarat in the West of the country."

You can think of it as a garbanzo bean curry. A 10-ounce box goes for $2.99.

Frozen Friday: Healthy Choice - Portabella Marsala Pasta

Healthy Choice's Portabella Marsala Pasta is a vegetarian frozen food meal featuring 9-grain pasta with baby portabella mushrooms and marsala wine sauce, topped with melted fontina cheese.

A 9-ounce box retails for about $2.99 around here and commonly goes on sale for $2 to $2.50.

Frozen Friday: Fresh & Easy - Channa Masala

Fresh & Easy's Channa Masala is part of their Eatwell line of foods, which have lower counts of fat, sodium, and calories. It's a vegetarian frozen meal that features garbanzo beans in a spicy curry served over rice with a mix of cauliflowers and spinach on the side.

Fresh & Easy has these for pretty cheap at $1.99 for a 9.25-ounce box.

Frozen Friday: Healthy Choice - Pumpkin Squash Ravioli

An all-natural, vegetarian option for the health-minded frozen food types, Healthy Choice's Pumpkin Squash Ravioli frozen meal features pumpkin-filled ravioli with butter-sage sauce, asparagus and butternut squash.