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Jul 7, 2012

News: Frito Lay - New Reduced Fat Kettle-Cooked Lay's Potato Chips

The folks at Frito Lay have come up with two new flavors of Kettle-Cooked Lay's Potato Chips that contain  less fat than the regular ones. Available in Applewood Smoked BBQ and Sun-Dried Tomato and Parmesan, the new kettle-cooked chips boast 40% less fat than regular potato chips.

Applewood Smoked BBQ is described as "barbecue seasonings accented with a smoky twist," while Sun-Dried Tomato and Parmesan features "slightly tangy, sun-dried tomatoes paired with creamy Parmesan cheese."

Jul 6, 2012

Frozen Friday: Lean Cuisine - Swedish Meatballs

Lean Cuisine Swedish Meatballs is a simple frozen meal of Swedish meatballs with pasta noodles and a savory gravy.

A 9.125-ounce box retails for $3.69 at my local Albertson. I picked it up for $2.

News: 7-Eleven - Free Slurpees on July 11th

7-Eleven is once again celebrating 7-Eleven Day, this upcoming Wednesday, July 11, by giving away free 7.11-ounce cups of their trademark Slurpee drinks to customers between the hours of 11am and 7pm (no purchase necessary).

So if you've been thinking about trying 7-Eleven's new sugar-free or limited-time Slurpee flavors, here's your chance. The offer is valid at participating locations in the U.S. and Canada.


News: Dunkin' Donuts - New Oreo Donuts and Coolattas

Dunkin' Donuts is going with Oreo cookies for their latest batch of new stuff. There's two varieties of Oreo Donuts and two flavors of Oreo Coolatta.

On the donut side, there's the Oreo Donut and the Oreo Crumble Donut. Strangely, there are both topped with Oreo crumbles so I don't know how they decided on the names. Coin flip maybe?

The Oreo Donut comprises of a yeast donut filled with vanilla buttercreme, frosted with white icing, and topped with Oreo cookie crumbles.

News: Baskin-Robbins - July 2012 Flavor of the Month

Baskin-Robbins Flavor of the Month this July is Oreo 'N Chocolate, a chocolaty take on the standard cookies 'n cream with chocolate ice cream, Oreo cookie pieces, and a fudge ribbon thrown in for extra chocolate flavor.

As usual, the Flavor of the Month is available in a cup or cone as well as a milkshake or sundae.

Jul 5, 2012

Review: El Pollo Loco - Chicken Tostada Salad

El Pollo Loco Chicken Tostada Salad comes in a large fried tortilla "bowl." The salad itself consists of a bed of Romaine lettuce blend (mostly iceberg lettuce), cheese, chunks of white meat flame-grilled chicken, pico de gallo, cilantro, and sour cream with a creamy cilantro dressing on the side.

The salad goes for $5.29.

News: Dairy Queen - July 2012 Blizzard of the Month

Dairy Queen's Blizzard of the Month for this July is the Chocolate Candy Shop Blizzard, so named because it sports a mix of assorted chocolates (filled with hazelnut creme, fudge, and caramel) blended with dark cocoa fudge and vanilla soft serve.

As per usual, the Blizzard Cake of the Month is also Chocolate Candy Shop for your special occasions/party needs.

News: Jack in the Box - New Waffle Breakfast Sandwich

Jack in the Box is out with a new Waffle Breakfast Sandwich, but only for a limited time.

The breakfast sandwich features a fried egg, a slice of American cheese, and a new (and hopefully improved) country-grilled sausage on two lightly-sweetened waffles.

I imagine it offers a similar experience to McDonald's McGriddle except Jack in the Box serves breakfast all day.

News: Taco Bell - Cantina Bell Menu Launches with Buy One, Get One Offer

Taco Bell's Cantina Bell menu launches today (more details on that here) and to help incentivize you to try a new Cantina Bowl or Burrito, they're offering a buy one Cantina Bowl or Burrito, get one free coupon  via the Taco Bell Facebook page.

Jul 4, 2012

Review: Nestle - Caramel Pretzel Ice Cream Bar

The Nestle Caramel Pretzel Ice Cream Bar is a relatively new addition to their line up of chocolate-covered ice cream bars (technically chocolaty-covered frozen dairy dessert bars) that replaces the standard vanilla ice cream with a caramel-flavored ice cream and adds pretzel bits to the chocolaty coating.

A box of six retails for $4.79 at my local supermarket, but it's not uncommon to find them on sale for $2 to $3.

Jul 3, 2012

Review: Jack in the Box - Jr. Jack

Jack in the Box's Jr. Jack is the junior-sized version to the Jumbo Jack. Suspiciously, the middle-child, Jack, is missing. As a smaller-sized Jumbo Jack, the Jr. Jack contains the same stuff -- beef patty (but smaller), lettuce, tomato, pickles, chopped onions, mayo-onion sauce, and ketchup on a regular bun instead of a sesame seed one.

I picked on up for $1.19 at my local Jack in the Box off the value menu.

News: White Castle - BBQ Sliders Back for a Limited Time

White Castle brings back their Pulled Pork BBQ Sliders for a limited time this summer. In addition, they're serving up two new BBQ Sliders: BBQ Bacon Chicken and Original BBQ.

The new BBQ Chicken Slider consists of all-white meat chicken breast topped with Bulls-Eye Original BBQ Sauce and a slice of hickory-smoked bacon on a standard White Castle bun.

Jul 2, 2012

Review: Pizza Hut - Garlic Bread Pizza

Pizza Hut's Garlic Bread Pizza is only pizza in the loosest possible sense of the word. It features nine round slices of garlic bread topped with cheese and your choice of toppings for $8.99.

I picked up one with pepperoni on top and it came with a side of warm marinara sauce for dipping.

News: Subway - July 2012 Featured $5 Footlong

Subway's Featured $5 Footlong for this July is the Buffalo Chicken. This one features buffalo glazed chicken breast strips with ranch dressing and the customary choice of bread, cheese, and veggies. You can check out my review of the Buffalo Chicken sub here.

News: Carl's Jr. - New Sweet Potato Fries

Carl's Jr. is the latest fast food chain to add Sweet Potato Fries to their menu.

Basically, they're cut the same way as Carl's Jr. Natural Cut Fries, but are made with sweet potatoes instead of Russets.

They came up with a pretty funny commercial to promote the new fries. You can check it out below:

News: Starbucks - Free Brewed Coffee on July 4th

In celebration of the Fourth of July and to spread the word on their Indivisible initiative, Starbucks will be giving a free 12-ounce "tall" hot brewed coffees to anyone who comes into their stores that day.

The offer is good all day on July 4 and only at U.S. stores.

News: The Coffee Bean - $2 Ice-Blended Drinks on July 4

The Coffee Bean aims to help you cool off this upcoming Fourth of July by offering their Ice-Blended drinks for $2 all day.

Specifically, The Coffee Bean will offer any guest any 12-ounce Ice-Blended drink of their choice for $2 on July 4th and will donate $1 to Operation Homefront for each drink purchased.

News: Boston Market - Half-Off Family Meals July 4th!

Boston Market has a sweet deal coming up this year for the Fourth of July (this Wednesday). They're offering any of their Family Meals for half off with a coupon that is printable from the Boston Market website here.

The coupon is good on July 4, 2012 only and is limited to one coupon per person, per visit.

Jul 1, 2012

Review: Denny's - Southern Slam

Denny's new Southern Slam is something they're offering as part of a Tour of America promotional menu. The meal includes two eggs, two strips of bacon or two sausage links,
a side of grits, and a open-faced biscuit with sausage gravy except they ran out of biscuits and I was left with an English muffin instead.

The price is not too bad at $5.99.

Around the World: The Biggest McMenu, Part Nine

Here we are! Part nine of the Biggest McMenu, highlighting all the various "Mc-" menu items from McDonald's restaurants all around the globe. It's also the last part since I'm all out of "Mc-" items.

In Malaysia, you can go to McDonald's and get a local dish, the Bubur Ayam McD, a rice porridge with chicken, green onions, sliced ginger, fried shallots, and diced chilies. It's only about $1.44 a bowl.