News: Yogurtland's New Flavor Features Spinach and Marvin the Martian

Photo: Yogurtland

Yogurtland is currently featuring a slew of Looney Toons-inspired flavors through September 15, and the latest flavor offers both spinach and Marvin the Martian.

The recently introduced Kosmic Fruit Kaboom sorbet was inspired by Marvin the Martian and is thus a suitably green sorbet made with pineapple, lime, banana, and spinach. It also makes the flavor the first commercially available soft serve sorbet to feature a vegetable.

News: Arby's New Salted Caramel Shake

Arby's is offering a new, limted-time Salted Caramel Shake. It comes with a caramel swirl and is topped with whipped cream and a sprinkle of pink Hawaiian sea salt.

The Hawaiian bit seems to be a nod to the King's Hawaiian Roast Beef and Swiss offered earlier this summer.

The suggested retail price on the shake is $2.89 for a 20 fl oz cup.

The new shake is offered at participating locations nationwide and will be available through September 30, 2013.

Review: Subway - Applewood Pulled Pork Sub

Subway's new, limited-time Applewood Pulled Pork sub sandwich features slow-cooked pulled pork covered in a sweet and smoky barbecue sauce, along with your choice of bread and condiments. I went with lettuce, pickles, and red onions on Italian bread.

A footlong sandwich was $6.95 (cheaper than the previous pulled pork, which was $7.50!)

News: Taco Bell Teases New Doritos Locos Taco Flavor

Taco Bell is coming out with a third variety of their Doritos Locos Tacos (following Nacho Cheese and Cool Ranch) on Thursday, August 22 and are being rather coy on what the flavor will be (or at least be named) by teasing the release date with tweets including a link to this short Vine video.

The safe bet is that the new taco will be the Doritos Flamas-flavored taco tested earlier. However, a Taco Bell rep stated that "this #__DLT, contrary to speculation, may not what be what you’re expecting" and to "expect the unexpected." But, it's possible they may just be calling it by a different name.

News: Subway - New Applewood Pulled Pork Sub

Subway joins the barbecue crowd this summer by offering the new, limited-time Applewood Pulled Pork sub. The sandwich features slow-cooked pulled pork covered in a sweet and smoky barbecue sauce, along with your choice of bread, cheese, veggies, and sauce(s).

Giveaway Drawing: Sara Lee Snack Cakes Gift Pack

I have a gift pack, provided courtesy of Sara Lee, to give away to one lucky reader. The gift pack includes the following:

• An assortment of Sara Lee Snack Cakes (three by my count)
• An official Sara Lee logoed lunch box (just an FYI, it's more of a lunch purse)
• An official Sara Lee logoed water bottle
• Two randomly selected boxes of Sara Lee Snack Cakes

News: Papa John's - Sausage Sensation Pizza Returns

Papa John's has put the Sausage Sensation Pizza back on rotation for a limited time. The pizza was first introduced in 2011, and features spicy Italian sausage, sweet sausage, smoked sausage, green and red peppers, and onions with Italian herb seasoning.

Review: Taco Bell - Brownie Sandwich

Taco Bell's new Brownie Sandwich replaces the Cookie Sandwich and comes with two triangular-shaped brownies with a fudge creme filling between them.

I picked one up for $1.29.

News: Popeyes - New Blackberry and Cream Cheese Pie

Following up on the Strawberry and Cream Cheese Pie offered earlier this year, Popeyes is now offering a new, limited-time Blackberry and Cream Cheese Pie (stylized as "Blackberry 'N Cream Cheese Pie").

Around the World: McDonald's Japan - Mexican Festival Burgers

McDonald's Japan is currently running a "Mexican Festival" campaign featuring three limited-time burgers with three different proteins. There's the Double Beef Salsa, the Chicken Salsa, and the Shrimp Salsa. As you may have guessed, the burgers each features a dollop of salsa, but also a spicy jalapeno cheese sauce.

News: Jamba Juice - New Kona Berry Blast Smoothie

Jamba Juice recently introduced the new, limited-time Kona Berry Blast Smoothie, a seasonal smoothie featuring coffee fruit (the part of the coffee plant surrounding the coffee bean; they're calling it "Hawaii's superfruit"). It's basically a smoothie alternative to coffee, tea, and the like.

The coffee fruit is a good source of caffeine, as well as vitamins C and E. Jamba Juice is using coffee fruit juice supplied by Kona Red.

Review: Del Taco - Loaded Carnitas Fries

Del Taco's Loaded Carnitas Fries feature an order of crinkle-cut French fries topped with carnitas, shredded cheddar, chopped cilantro, onions, and a savory secret sauce.

An order cost me $3.49.