I just had to piggyback on this one. So Good Blog posted that Jones Soda has come out with a “Limited Edition Dungeons & Dragons Spellcasting Soda.” I’ll never be as cool as I was when I was 14 and actually played D&D. Here are your choices:
The Golden Arches have been rolling out and testing a number of new menu items as of late (including the new McBistro Chicken sandwich in the Baltimore and Albuquerque markets) with the chain’s latest offering in the McCafe line further blurring the line between fast food and fast casual. I’m of course talking about McDonald’s McCafe Real Fruit Smoothies, which the company announced the debut of during last month’s Olympic Games. So far the Smoothies are apparently still in the testing phase, with the two flavors – Strawberry Banana and Wild Berry – scheduled to hit the national scene by the summer. I stopped by my local Micky D’s the other day and ordered a Strawberry Banana, which retails at $1.99 for a small (12 ounces).
When I arrived at my McDonald’s I asked what was in the smoothies, and was told it was a fruit base blended with low-fat yogurt and ice. Touted as containing “real fruit,” the smoothies are made to order for the customer, and mine was delivered in a timely and pleasant enough manner. The smoothie had a good consistency that was neither too watery nor too icy, although I wouldn’t go so far as to label it creamy. Based on the consistency and available nutritional data, I’d guess that the ratio of “fruit blend” to yogurt favors the fruit blend, although I found the texture no different from most run-of-the-mill smoothies you’d order at your local juicer.
While the texture and consistency of the product revealed no flaws, I was somewhat disappointed in the taste. It wasn’t that the smoothie didn’t taste “real” or that it tasted “artificial” (a common complaint I have never truly understood), but rather that it tasted muted. To a certain degree it tasted watered down, and lacked the initial “punch” of sweetness that the glorious first slurp of a smoothie should bring. (more…)
When you think of coffee, do you think healthy? Well the folks over at POM Wonderful do. Why is their iced coffee healthy? Well it’s due to their special ingredient POMx. Here is their story:
POMx Iced Coffee has something you won’t find in any other coffee beverage. Is super-ingredient, POMx, a super-pure, super-concentrated, 100% natural blend of polyphenol antioxidents loaded with all the health benefits of POM Wonderful pomegranates. That’s right. While you’re busy getting your buzz on, you’re also getting your daily dose of anioxidants, which is equivalent to drinking an 8 oz. glass of POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice, the standard daily consumption in our medical studies on cardiovascular and prostate health. And that’s most POMxcellent.
In order to stay within their ingredient standards, POMx coffee is made with only shade-grown beans, rBST-Free milk and organic cane sugar. Visit their healthybuzz site to learn more about their ingredients.
POMx Iced Coffee comes in three flavors: Chocolate, Vanilla and Café au Lait.
POMx Iced Coffee Chocolate is my favorite out of the three flavors. (more…)
Jamba Juice had many other writers taste their new items. Here is a list of those involved and links to their reviews if they’ve posted them:
Ken Kuhl – Fast Food News
www.foodfacts.info/blog/
http://www.foodfacts.info/blog/2009/06/jamba-juice-announces-new-food-menu.html
Jessica Simmons – Epic Portions
www.epicportions.com
Taylor Corner – Food Beast
www.foodbeast.com
Leng Touch – Fat Cat Who Created a Vegetarian
www.lengslog.wordpress.com
Abby Abanes – Pleasure Palate
www.pleasurepalate.com
Stephanie Stiavetti – Wasabimon!
www.wasabimon.com
Wandering Chopsticks
www.wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com
Carol Green – Uncovering Food
www.uncoveringfood.com
http://www.uncoveringfood.com/2009/06/blended-bliss-adds-bite-jamba-expands.html
Mari Suzuki – Secrets of a Kitchen Wizard
www.kitchenwizard.wordpress.com
http://kitchenwizard.wordpress.com/2009/06/13/food-is-coming-to-jamba-town/
Denise Lee – Denise Does Dessert
www.denisedoesdessert.wordpress.com
http://denisedoesdessert.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/jamba/
Yesterday was the Race for Hope in Washington D.C. (show your support, it’s a good cause) It was a rain-soaked charity event that left me and my friends looking like drowned rats. As post race grub is concerned, what better choice is there than a big, juicy burger? We can’t forget that it’s National Hamburger Month.
Top Left- The Capitol Building, Top Right- The shaky, vomit-inducing metro into DC, Bottom Left- The finish line, Bottom Middle- Pondering my grub order, Bottom Right- Post race crowds
An escape from the dry bagels, power bars and trail mix that litters the charity race grounds. A visit to Cheeburger Cheeburger was just the thing I was looking for. So, what was the order today? A Semi-Serious 1/3 pound Cheeseburger with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and Thousand Island dressing…an order of Frings (Fries/Onion Rings)…a lemonade…and for dessert I perused through the 378,000 possible combinations of shakes and decided on a Rocky Road shake in a to-go cup. It’s about 8 hours later as I write this, and I’m still recovering. When I put the meal into writing, I applaud my gluttony. What can I say? This meal really hit the spot.
I hope you’ve enjoyed the pictures of grub as much as I enjoyed devouring it all. Like I said before, it was the perfect lunch after being rained on for the entire morning and experiencing motion sickness for the first time from the usually not-so-shaky metro rail. Be sure to check back often to GrubGrade this month for more National Hamburger Month appreciation. It’s a good month to grub on some great burgers.
