Archive for March, 2007
noname Dark Chocolate covered Digestive Cookies
Price: $2.19/ roll approx.25
Serving: 2 biscuits (25g)
Calories: 140
Fat: 6g – 3g saturated / 0g trans
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 200mg – 8%
Carbs: 16g – 5%
Fibre: 1g – 4%
Sugars: 7g
Protein: 2g
The Score: 4 out of 5
When my roommate came home from Spring Break, she brought back with her from the UK this roll of caramel and chocolate covered digestive cookies for her boyfriend. Since he was at our place, I was able to partake in the goodies and they were mouthwatering and tasty. I think they eventually finished the roll in about two days. Unfortunately Valu-Mart doesn’t sell them and I haven’t come across them in any other store yet either.
But I did find that noname sells two varieties (that I saw) – plain and dark chocolate covered. I have a fond weakness for dark chocolate. The label says: IMPORTED FROM ENGLAND… I don’t know why but I don’t associate noname with importing high end goods…
The Look: Approximately 5.5cm in diameter with ’sweetmeal digestive cookie’ embossed on one side and about a millimeter of dark chocolate on the other. Looks like a typical digestive cookie.
The Smell: Cookish?
The Taste: Cruncy. Sweet, but not too sugary. I’m guessing that’s because it’s dark instead of milk chocolate. Enough chocolate to not make me want to wince at the sweetness. I definitely miss the caramel though. The balance is perfect. The chocolate melts a little in your mouth a little too. For a normal treat, the two cookies would be sufficient.
The Verdict: Well I only bought the package today and I’ve eaten about 1/3 of it already so it’s definitely a winner in my books. I would have given it a perfect score if it didn’t have so much fat per serving. With all those 100 calorie packs out there with 2-3g of fat and only a few cents more, I could see someone grabbing those instead. But I’ll be buying this again, especially when I want a chocolate cookie but am scared of devouring an entire pack of President’s Choice Decadent Chocolate Chip Cookies.
High Liner Healthy Bake Breaded Fish Fillets
Price: $4.99/box of 10
Serving: 2 fillets (100g)
Calories: 140
Fat: 1g – 0.1g saturated / 0g trans
Cholesterol: 35mg
Sodium: 350mg – 15%
Carbs: 20g – 7%
Fibre: 1g – 4%
Protein: 12g
The Score: 1 out of 5
I love sole and salmon. They are typically the only two types of fish I choose to eat. I especially like my dad’s homemade crunchy fillet (with the light Japanese bread crumbs). We don’t have it often since it’s not the healthiest, but when we do, pretty damn tasty. So when I was at Valu-Mart and I saw these healthy alternatives, I figured for the price, I’d give it a shot. I’m the eternal optimist and wanted to believe that even though it’s frozen fish, it might be half descent.
I was disappointed that the fillets were actually Pollock. Then again, what was I expecting for $4.99/10. Nutritionally it’s not that bad. No trans fats. If you’re worried about sodium, one serving does include 15% of daily-recommended intake and for such a small portion, it might be worth taking note of. However, it does have a respectable amount of protein. And hey – It’s Prepared Without Frying!
The Look: I put the fillets in the pre-heated oven for 16 minutes. I took them out and they didn’t quite look opaque. Since I don’t really want to get food poisoning from frozen raw fish, I threw it back into the oven for another ten minutes. I was also put off by the screaming orange mush that was between the fish and breading – I assume an amalgam of fish juices and breading… Or at least that’s what I hope. Obviously this doesn’t look appetizing. Fish was white with some dark gray/brown areas… I try to overlook some things.
The Smell: Predictably fishy… However, it’s also somewhat nauseating. The fresh fish fillets my dad cooks up never made me make this face…
The Taste: The smell and appearance made me very apprehensive. Crunchy. Slight taste of what I’m assuming is the spices. A chewing consistency. It tastes like subpar frozen fish. Now I wonder if I ate this with my nose plugged would it taste fishy at all? I’m very glad I have the immense helping of Miracle Whip. The aftertaste leaves much to be desired. There seems to be some sort of residue left over in my mouth, perhaps from the breading? Side note – the Miracle Whip is tangy.
The Verdict: It’s not very filling. I want to make a turkey sandwich right now. Obviously because it cost me $4.99 for 10 fillets I’m going to finish the box. I only have a month left of school. But I’m never buying this again. Even if it’s on sale. I’m going to brush my teeth and I’m really glad I had a salad.
The Beginning
Am I following a trend… I’ve made a food review blog! Unfortunately, I can’t boast any special features over any of the other blogs out there.
The only thing I am doing is reviewing food that I find at the grocery store, with somewhat reasonable nutritional value (for the most part), on a meager university student’s budget.
Sometimes it’s fabulous, sometimes it’s bold and sometimes it’s really ugly.