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REVIEW – Uncle Ben’s Jasmine Ready Rice

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July 1, 2015 | Post a Comment
Uncle Ben's Jasmine Rice
Bowl of Uncle Ben's Jasmine Rice

While we were at Fry's, we were looking for an quick and easy microwavable rice that would go with some Asian food. While I'm not usually a fan of Uncle Ben's rice, we still decided to try some of Uncle Ben's Jasmine Ready Rice.

The Uncle Ben's jasmine rice was pretty easy to cook as it just took 90 seconds in the microwave. While the rice had the nice aroma of jasmine rice, it didn't really taste or feel like jasmine rice. The grains were also a little slick and oily or something. It was OK as a quick, side of rice, but it wasn't great.

Overall Rating:
OK
Food: Uncle Ben's Jasmine Ready Rice Pouch
Source: Fry's Food & Drug Store (Kroger), Tucson, AZ
Rating: OK
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REVIEW – Purely Frozen Organic Broccoli Florets

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June 12, 2015 | Post a Comment
Bag of Purely Frozen Organic Broccoli from Costco
Bowl of Purely Frozen Organic Broccoli from Costco

We purchased a 4 lb bag of Purely Frozen Organic Broccoli Florets to try from Costco. The 4-pound bag came in four 1-pound bags. We cooked one of the bags of broccoli following the microwave instructions. The instructions stated to microwave on HIGH for 5-6 minutes, and we went with 5 minutes.

The taste of the broccoli was fine... just like regular broccoli. However, the texture of the broccoli was a little on the soft and mushy side, and there was a lot of excess moisture from being frozen. The next time we had some of this broccoli, we tried microwaving it for 4 minutes, and it was still a little frozen... so perhaps the perfect cook time in our microwave is about 4 1/2 minutes.

Overall Rating:
OK
Food: Purely Frozen Organic Broccoli Florets
Source: Costco, Tucson, AZ
Rating: OK
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REVIEW – Whole Foods’ 365 Everyday Value Crinkle Cut Sweet Potato Fries

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June 5, 2015 | Post a Comment
Bag of Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value Crinkle Cut Sweet Potato Fries
Tray of Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value Crinkle Cut Sweet Potato Fries
Baked Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value Crinkle Cut Sweet Potato Fries

I'm not really a fan of crinkle cut sweet potato fries, but my boyfriend's mom bought some for us from Whole Foods. We baked the entire frozen sweet potato fries bag following the instructions on the back of the package.

The crinkle cut sweet potato fries were mostly bland and tasted like regular potato fries with a hint of sweet potato. One good thing was that they were fairly crisp and weren't super mushy like other frozen crinkle cut fries. While I liked that they weren't overwhelmingly sweet, I still would have preferred a little more sweetness / sweet potato flavor.

Overall Rating:
OK
Food: 365 Everyday Value Crinkle Cut Sweet Potato Fries
Source: Whole Foods, Tucson, AZ
Rating: OK
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