Winking Owl - Shiraz

If you are one of those people who wants to drink wine like the Cul-de-sac Crew, but just can't get past the taste of red wine then this Winking Owl Shiraz is for you as it is a very watered-down wine. It simultaneously tastes like red wine and nothing.

Frozen Blueberry Waffles

Finally a review of frozen waffles. If this blog has a weak spot, it is definitely waffle-related. Well Breakfast Best Blueberry Waffles are here to rescue us all.

I eat frozen waffles for breakfast a lot of mornings while driving to work. You can toast them and wrap them up in a paper towel then delicately balance them on top of your coffee cup while you try to lock the door before the alarm goes off. And two waffles are less than 200 calories, so it's perfect. 

I Scream, You Scream -- Jumbo Waffle Cones and Neapolitan Ice Cream

Is there a food more associated with Summer than ice cream? No, I've looked into it and there's not. And Bud Light doesn't count, it's a drink. Summer's almost here but there's no need to wait, not with ALDI in the neighborhood! Readers it's time for Benton's Kids Jumbo Waffle Cones and Sundae Shoppe Neapolitan Ice Cream...

Summertime Is Here

So I live about two blocks from what bon appetit magazine has ranked as the fourth best ice cream in the country. The salted caramel ice cream is like the crack cocaine of fat people's dreams. It's amazing. But at $4 for a single it's a pretty expensive habit to have. So when I saw theses waffle cones I thought hey, it's like methadone for fat people! I can ween myself off salted caramel at last. So I grabbed a box and since they didn't have salted caramel and I couldn't make an ice cream choice, I picked Neapolitan.



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Drop and Give Me Twenty! -- Strawberry Cereal Bars

Even though the Lady forces me on nightly three mile marches, fit and active are two words that have never been used to describe me. But they are two words that describe today's post - readers, strap on your leg warmers we're you're about to jump into Fit&Active Strawberry Light & Crispy Vitality Cereal Bars!

You Could Read War And Peace Quicker

So the first thing I want to talk about is the name.  Fit&Active Strawberry Light & Crispy Vitality Cereal Bars - come on ALDI that is way too long for blogging. Let's dissect it and see what we can take out. Fit&Active - okay, they want to position these as healthy and you can see they have lots of goodness listed in green blocks. Fine, that stays. Strawberry, I have no qualms with that - I don't want to get home and find out they're jack fruit or something. Light, yeah okay sure - only 90 calories and they don't weigh much either. Crispy, they are not. Strike it. Vitality, why? What's makes them that? It's not explained - dump it. Cereal, I've never seen any F&A Strawberry cereal so that can go too. Bars, yes they are. So we come up with  Fit&Active Strawberry Light Bars. Or maybe Fit&Active Light Strawberry Bars. (TM www.whatsgoodataldi.com) Much more manageable.

I Play It Straight -- Milk Chocolate Coated Butter Cookies

Since I have nothing but good things to say about this product, in this post I'm just going to play it straight. No wise cracks - just a solid review. I give you...cafe' Bistro Milk Chocolate Coated Butter Cookies.

Delicious!

We Got Sauced -- Primavera Sauce

Humble spaghetti sauce, a staple of single people and tired mothers everywhere. So much so that there are a ton of different brands and everybody is upscaling it. So you knew the folks at ALDI were gonna get in on this sweet action.

Shitload -O- ALDI Sauce

And BINGO - I bring you.....Priano Primavera Sauce! 

FIBER NOW Cereal

 

I think most of my reviews about ALDI food are going to be cereal and wine.  I have two more Winking Owls and two more cereals to review. That probably says a lot about my lifestyle. But you're reading about ALDI wines and cereal, so what does that say about your lifestyle?  

Millville Honey Clusters FIBER NOW cereal is clearly attempting to knock off Fiber One. And similarly to Fiber One, this stuff is pretty bland. I had assumed that Millville would have skimped on the clusters but they were pretty abundant. Unfortunately, they didn't add flavor or texture to the cereal.