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Jan 11, 2015

Review: Del Taco - Hash Brown Sticks

Del Taco's Hash Brown Sticks are your typical fast food deep-fried diced potatoes, except in rectangular stick form.

An order of five goes for $1.09.

El Pollo Loco Offers Four New Under 500 Calories Menu Items for 2015

El Pollo Loco introduces four new "Under 500 Calories" menu items to kick off 2015. They are the Grilled Chicken & Kale Salad, Chicken & Shrimp Grilled Tostada, Double Chicken Wet Burrito, and Skinny Chicken Enchilada.

Skinny Cow Unveils New Iced Coffee Drinks and More

Nestle's calorie-conscious Skinny Cow brand is probably best known for candy and ice cream, but looks to branch into drinks with three new Creamy Iced Coffee Drinks this year. Additionally, the brand will also be introducing two new Blissful Truffle Candy Bars, three new Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Bars, and one new Ice Cream Candy Bar flavor.

Jan 10, 2015

Review: Starbucks - Flat White

Starbucks' Flat White features a double ristretto (short) shot of espresso with finely foamed milk.

It cost me $3.75 for a Tall.

Belvita Biscuits Now in New Bite Size

Kraft's Belvita Breakfast Biscuits are now available in new mini Belvita Bites for a portable, poppable breakfast option.

The new bites are available in two flavors: Chocolate and Mixed Berry.

Trumoo Marshmallow Chocolate Milk Back for Winter

Just in case, you like hot chocolate with marshmallows but don't actually like it hot... or with actual marshmallows, TruMoo has brought back their Limited Edition Chocolate Marshmallow milk as a wintry drink.

The idea for the drink is to provide the hot chocolate with marshmallow experience without the hassle. And, if you want it to be actually hot, you can always just heat a cup of it in the microwave.

Jan 9, 2015

Frozen Friday - Trader Joe's - Bibimbap Bowl

Trader Joe's Bibimbap Bowl features marinated beef, vegetables, and a spicy chili sauce on a bed of white rice.

A 10.7-oz bowl was $3.49.

Sonic Debuts French Toaster Breakfast Sandwich

In a sweet maple-y twist on their Breakfast Toaster sandwich, Sonic debuts the new French Toaster Breakfast Sandwich.

The French Toaster features the same egg, cheese, and choice of sausage, ham, or bacon of the Breakfast Toaster, but instead of Texas toast, there's two slices of thick French toast with a bit of maple flavor baked in.

Starbucks Adds New Flat White to Coffee with Milk Line Up

Starbucks adds the new Flat White to complement their selection of espresso with steamed milk beverages.

While it's not very common here in the States (at least not under the Flat White name), the flat white is a drink thought to originate over in Australia (or New Zealand, depending on who you ask) back in the 1980s. A flat white is made with finely foamed steamed milk and espresso, which probably sounds a lot like a latte to most of you.

Jan 8, 2015

Review: Carl's Jr. - Sourdough Breakfast Sandwich

Carl's Jr.'s Sourdough Breakfast Sandwich features folded eggs, a round thick slice of ham, a slice of American, and a slice Swiss cheese between two slices of toasted sourdough bread.

I bought one for $2.99.

Sonic Goes Mini with New Lil' Doggies and Lil' Chickies

Sonic goes with snackable mini hot dogs and chicken sandwiches in new Lil' Doggies and Lil' Chickies.

Lil' Doggies each feature a mini hot dog with several topping combos, including:

Krispy Kreme Serves Up New Nutella Twist Donuts in Puerto Rico

The latest for Krispy Kreme in Puerto Rico is the new Nutella Twist donut.

There's not too much information available regarding the new donuts but they appear to be yeast twist donuts either covered in chocolate icing and drizzled with Nutella hazelnut spread or covered in Nutella and drizzled with chocolate icing.