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May 5, 2013

Review: Fiber One - Coconut Almond Protein Chewy Bars

Fiber One Coconut Almond Protein Chewy Bars feature a coconut and almond filling and a chocolaty coating that's good for 20% of you daily fiber and 6 grams of protein according to the box.

A 5.85-ounce box comes with five 1.17-ounce bars and costs $2.50 on sale in my area.

Around the World: McDonald's UK - Great Tastes of America Menu Returns

While McDonald's doesn't offer any country-themed menus here in the U.S., they're a bit of a thing for McDonald's abroad and a popular theme is our very own USA. As such the "Great Tastes of America" menu has returned for a limited time in the UK and boasts five burgers, each drawing on a major U.S. city or state for inspiration, and each only available for a week(!).

News: Red Baron - Mexican Style Pizza Returns

Rejoice! If you've ever wanted tortilla chips on your frozen pizza, but didn't want to go through the hassle yourself, the folks at Schwan's aim to help you out by returning Red Baron Mexican Style Pizza.

The frozen pizza is a marked departure from your standard frozen pizza and comes with a salsa sauce with hints of cilantro, Mexican-style sausage, a blend of mozzarella and yellow cheddar cheeses, tomatoes, green chilies, green onions, red peppers, and tortilla chips.

News: Starbucks - New, Improved Bottled Caramel Frappuccino Coffee

If you've recently bought a bottle or pack of bottled Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino coffee, you might notice that the word "Caramel" on the bottle is now prefixed by "Caramelly Intense."

Starbucks recently boosted the caramel flavor and, according to the company, has revised the recipe to include "25 percent more caramel flavor." In short, it's now more "caramelly."

May 4, 2013

Review: Nabisco - Rainbow Sherbet Ice Cream Oreo Cookies

Limited-edition Rainbow Sherbet Ice Cream Oreos (stylized as "Shure, Bert!" as in Q: "Hey, Ernie want some sherbet?" A: "Shure, Bert!") purport the taste of rainbow sherbet in an creme filling sandwiched between two golden vanilla Oreo wafers.

A 15.25-oz package costs $2.79 on sale from my local Target.

News: McDonald's Tests Fruit Iced Tea Fusions

McDonald's is currently testing Fruit Iced Tea Fusions, which, much like it sounds, are iced teas blended with fruit juices and natural flavors. The two flavors being tested are Blackberry Raspberry and Peach Berry.

Blackberry Raspberry features iced black tea mixed with blackberry and tart raspberry flavor.

News: Haagen-Daz - Free Cone Day on May 14

On Tuesday, May 14, from 4pm to 8pmHaagen-Daz is celebrating their annual Free Cone Day by giving away a free scoop of ice cream to each customer that drops by a participating scoop shop during the promotion.

If you're looking to try something new, Haagen-Daz started offering Gelato flavors this year.

May 3, 2013

Frozen Friday: Haagen-Daz - Sea Salt Caramel Gelato

Haagen-Daz's Sea Salt Caramel Gelato is definitely for the caramel lovers as it consists of caramel gelato with sea salt caramel ribbons.

I picked up a 14-ounce carton (I want to say pint, but it's not) on sale for $2.99 (regularly $4 to $5).

News: Sonic - Half-Price Shakes After 8pm Summer Promo

Sonic has expanded their selection of ice cream shakes to 25 different shakes this summer and are offering them for half price after 8pm for a limited time.

Like a lot of fast food restaurants these days, Sonic locations are open until midnight or later.

News: Burger King - 75 Cent Small Icees

Burger King is offering small size cups of Frozen Coke and Frozen Cherry Icee drinks for 75 cents each through May 23.

The move comes as rival restaurants are starting to trot out their summer menus and promos.

I would point out that it was only a couple summers ago that Burger King was offering a large Icee for $1.

News: Popeyes - New $3.99 "3 of a Kind" Combo; Peach Pie Returns

Popeyes' latest limited-time deal is the "3 of a Kind" combo for $3.99. It's three of a kind because you can choose from three "kinds" of chicken: whole wings, tenders, or a leg, wing, and thigh, and you get 3 pieces in total. In addition to the 3 pieces, a biscuit is include on the side.

May 2, 2013

Review: Raising Cane's - Chicken Fingers

Raising Cane's is a fast food chain that serves only one main dish: Chicken Fingers. The battered and deep-fried chicken strips are accompanied by crinkle-cut fries, coleslaw, and Cane's Sauce for dipping. That pretty much covers the chain's menu.

When ordering all you're left to choose is how many chicken strips you want. I picked up The Box combo, which yields 4 strips, sides, and a 21-ounce drink. It's their most popular order and costs $6.79.

News: Wendy's - $5 Late Night Combo

Wendy's is looking to spur some late night visits with a promotional combo that's only available after 10pm, since most Wendy's restaurants are now open till midnight or later.

The $5 Moonlight Meal Deal includes a Double Stack burger, an order of Chili Cheese Fries, and a Large Drink.

News: Pizza Hut - Large Pizza for Medium Price Promo

For a limited time, Pizza Hut is offering any large pizza for the same price as a medium with the same toppings at participating locations. They're calling it the "Large for a Medium Charge" promotion.

The deal amounts to about a $2 or more discount at most locations since a medium pizza starts at $8, while a large starts at $10.

News: KFC Free Boneless Chicken on May 6, 2pm to 4pm

KFC will be running a promotion this upcoming Monday, May 6, from 2pm to 4pm where the first 100 customers who come to each participating KFC location can score a free piece of Original Recipe Boneless chicken by saying "I ate the bones."

They're calling it "Boneless Happy Hour," but it won't be a regular thing. It really should just be "Free Boneless Day" or something.

Around the World: Domino's Guatemala Offers Donut Pizza

In what is perhaps one of the more pointless gimmicks I've seen this year, Domino's Guatemala is currently offering the limited-time, new Donut Pizza. It's basically a pan pizza with a hole in the middle.

May 1, 2013

Review: Arby's - House Made Chips

Arby's House Made Chips are available for a limited time and features thick-cut, kettle-fried potato chips, sprinkled with Arby's Sauce seasoning, made daily in each Arby's restaurant.

My local Arby's offers them at $1.79 for an order.

News: Dairy Queen - 2013 May Blizzard of the Month

Dairy Queen continues the chocolate and peanut butter theme with May's Blizzard of the Month, Choco Peanut Butter Brownie.

News: Domino's Lets You Watch Pizza-Making Live

Perhaps in an effort to bring back the theater in pizza making, this month Domino's is offering all the online live pizza -making you could possibly want to watch from one of their locations in Salt Lake City. They've installed five cameras throughout the store so anyone can watch each pizza being made throughout the day from pizza forming through to the oven.

The live feeds runs for 12 hours each day throughout this month, from 11am MST to 11pm MST, at http://dominoslive.com/.

News: Subway - May 2013 Featured $5 Footlong

Subway's Featured $5 Footlong for this May is their classic Meatball Marinara, which offers Italian-style meatballs in a marinara plus your choice of veggies, condiments, and bread.