Cafe Escapes K-Cup Review for BzzAgent

Thanks BzzAgent and Cafe Escapes for giving me this wonderful opportunity to try Cafe Escapes K-cup Beverages. When I heard about this beverages being sold in the Market I immediately wanted to try them but then I found out that Keurig.com from where I normally buy my K-Cups had sold out all the Caramel flavors. I was very disappointed.
Then one day I got an e-mail from BzzAgent.com because I'm a BzzAgent (www.bzzAgent.com) asking me to apply for this opportunity. I had to do a very easy prequalifying survey to see if I was eligible or not. I immediately was told that my samples are on the way. I was very ecstatic.

One fine day I got a Box in my mailbox with a familiar Honey Bee on it, I knew right away what it was. I ran inside my house to see what flavors did I get and I was very happy to see that I had gotten couple Caramel K-cups from Cafe Escapes that I really,really wanted to try.

I washed my hands and immediately started my Keurig Brewer and slipped one caramel flavored K-cup in the K-cup holder.Within seconds my Beverage was ready and was filling my Kitchen with delicious and enticing Aroma of Caramel.

                                 













                                             
It is very hard for me to take a Picture of myself with my Mobile Phone and smile. My Beverage was very delicious. I shared some of it with my Husband too and he absolutely loved it.

It was very sophisticated , delicious  very aromatic and very creamy but slightly on the sweeter side and I would loved it to be a little less sweet. may be they will soon come with a lite version for people who do not have a very sweet tooth. Yummy!!!!!!


I drank two cups of caramel Flavored Cafe Escapes right away. I couldn't wait for another day to drink another cup.

But overall a great drink and I highly recommend it especially if you are not much of a coffee drinker then it is just the ideal drink on a cold winter days.  










 I loved the caramel Flavor so much so next it was my turn to try out     the vanilla Flavor. This flavor was delicious but Caramel one is still my favorite and I am already thinking of buying some as soon as possible.
                                                
 I got the $2 off Coupons that I'm going to use please let me know if you also want to try them and want to use some coupons. 












That's me enjoying my Caramel Escapes Beverage with a good Book. It was fun and very comforting to be able to do that on a very cold winter evening when i wasn't working and I  had already finished cooking.

                                                                  















Here is hot cup of Vanilla Flavored Cafe Escapes waiting for me to drink it. I better hurry and stock up on Caramel and vanilla Cafe Escapes K-cups because I have a Bunco party coming up soon and I want my friends to try these too because they also have a keurig brewing machine in their house.

Post Great Grains Cereal Taste Test for Crowdtap

First of all I would like to thank the Crowdtap Team and the Post Brand for this awesome opportunity to Sample and test the Post Great Grains Cereal.

Cereals play a huge role in my Daily routine in the Morning. I eat it everyday for my Breakfast.If I don't have time to eat it at home in the Morning then I carry it in a Pyrex Bowl with a lid and carry Cold milk in a Thermos.

I eat at my workplace while I'm preparing for the day. Soon after my Students start to come in to my Library for their Library period and they like the smell of Cereal and they try to guess which I had eaten that day.

Anyway so when I got the e-mail from the CT that I was chosen to test the Post Great Grains Cereal.The e-Mail read like this Congratulations! You have been selected for the Research Brand Sample And Share "Post Great Grains Cereal Taste Test".

But then I got a little worried because my mails are getting stolen from my front Door and I was wondering if I would get to bring this inside or not. But much to my relief I found that the mail person had hidden it nicely and I got to bring it inside my house.

I brought it inside and immediately opened it because I had already by this time read it that there were different flavors of Cereal being sent out.

I was hoping and praying that I didn't get the Banana Flavor because I don't like Bananas at all. But much to my disappointment mine was the dreaded Banana Flavored ones.

But I had to be brave and test it , so after a lot of thinking and dreading I chose this Saturday would be the day to test it. I wanted my Husband also to be a part of the test because his opinion play a big role what I buy for our use.

I set the table for my testing and waited patiently for him to get up and get ready for the taste testing with me. I had everything ready just like the Instructions said.

We got the Sample # 473 and #379.

I opened the Sample # 473 first and we started our test: This one contained Walnuts and Almonds besides Bananas. We used 1% fat Milk.

Overall Aroma: I smelled its Aroma first it smelled very strongly of Banana I didn't like the smell of it @ all then I asked my Husband to smell it and he was extremely pleased because he loves Banana so much that he has to have them every day. He even slices them and puts on top of his cold cereal everyday..

Overall appearance: This one we both liked it extremely. We could see the bits of Almonds and Walnuts.
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We sipped some water and I tasted it first I kept my mind out of the Banana flavor as though it wasn't there and I liked it somewhat.

Texture and Taste: It was very Crunchy and Crispy the nuts were delicious. I love Almonds and the Walnuts so they felt good in my mouth. The ingredients says Dried Bananabut I didn't feel the Banana Pieces in my mouth as I was anticipating. However I could feel the strong Aroma in my Mouth.

My Husband absolutely Loved this one at first bite and he is ready to buy it. I'll not buy this one for myself..


Sweetness:We both liked the Sweetness it was just right for my Husband. However it was little bit on the sweeter side for me.

Granola Clusters and the Nuts: We liked them extremely. The Almond Slivers were pronounced and pretty large sized.

Texture after being in the Milk:It didn't get Soggy as much as we had thought. It was just the right amount of soggy after being in the milk for 15 minutes while I was recording our responses. I ate the left over and it was still good for my liking.

Conclusions: The Sample #473 is truly the Banana flavored so I won't be buying it. If same item has some other fruit like Cranberries or Strawberries then definitely I'm buying it. My Husband loved it so I'll definitely buy this for him.

Now it was time for us to open the other sample:

It was sample # 379. This one contained only Walnuts besides Bananas. We used 1% Fat Milk.

Overall Aroma:There was no Aroma as such. Even if it was there it was very faint. Smelled more of Grains than Bananas. I loved the Aroma and my husband not so much.

Overall appearance: This one we both liked it extremely. We could see the bits of the pieces of Walnuts. Didn't see any Banana pieces though. I was very relieved.

We poured some Milk took a sip of water to rinse off the taste from the previous Sample.
Taste and Texture: I loved it and the crunchiness was good the Nuts felt good. Because I'm a huge fan of Walnuts so this one was great for me.

I loved this one because it didn't smell a lot of Bananas. My Husband didn't like this so much.

In all the excitement I forgot to ask my Husband to take my Picture while I was eating it.
Sweetness: This one was less sweeter than the 1st Sample(#473). So it was just right for me and little bit less for my Husband because he has a sweet tooth.

Granola Clusters and Nuts: Were same as the 1st one >We both didn't find any significant difference. It was pretty nice amount for us.

Texture after being in the Milk : The Sample #379 didn't get soggy either. There was still a good amount of Crunchiness and Crispiness to the Cereal.

Conclusions: #379 was more likable for my Palate but still it has faint smell of bananas and it is listed in the Ingredients so I won't be exactly buying the banana one However I will still buy this if it had some other fruit. My husband won't buy this @ all.

Based on overall sweetness and my love for the Walnuts , I'm leaning more towards Sample #379. If I have to buy only one box to share with my husband then I will buy this and he can add his fresh bananas to make up up for the lack of aroma and I'll add some other fresh fruit of my liking to mask the faint banana smell.

Slim Fast Snack Bites Review. Yummy!!!!

I have been a BzzAgent for the Past couple Months and I have tried couple products for the and written reviews this time I'm reviewing The New Slim Fast Crunchy Savory Snacks called Slim Fast Snack Bites.

BzzAgent.com had sent me some Single Snack size packs of Slim Fast Snack Bites for trying and writing a review for it. I got Nacho Cheese Flavor. These delicious low calorie snacks come in three Flavors:

1. Sour Cream and Onion

2. Cinnamon Spice

3. Nacho Cheese

These Snacks are 100 Calories/ bag. It has only 1 gram Sugar and 0.5 gram Saturated fat. 0 grams Trans fat and 0 mg Cholesterol and 3 grams of fiber. These are Portion Control Pouches.

I didn't know what to expect. I was just hoping that they are not Cardboard type dry pieces with some flavor on it that is not even distinguishable

These arrived in my mailbox about a week ago and I couldn't wait to open them and try.So, I took a Bag to my workplace to eat between my Breakfast and Lunch.

They were Crunchy Bite size Pieces. They had right Cheesy taste and smell because I'm not fond of too much cheesy taste. They were not Cardboard style and Cardboard tasting dry pieces. But I wrong they were crunchy, Puffed up Snack pieces, they were savory but not overly Salty. They were kind of addictive and I kept popping them in my Mouth and I just couldn't put the bag down without finishing it.

Trust me that you would feel like me too, you wouldn't want to put the bag down down with out eating everything from it. However I would have liked them to be a little bit crispier and not Crunchy. They could have been a little flakier and not very dense. It could have been slightly spicier. Adding these attributes will definitely make these very delicious low calorie Snacks.

I shared my Sample with my husband and he loved it. But he found the Cheese smell and flavor a  little bit stronger  than he would have loved it to be.He also wanted them to be a little spicier and not so dense. But it wasn't something that would bother him too much and he still would continue to eat. We will be buying this product soon when we are able to find it at our Store.

Slim Fast should definitely come up with more Savory Flavors.

Zicam Rapid Melts Review

I'll never let the Cold Monster catch me, my family or my Friends. Because I've found this Medicine called Zicam.

Zicam is clinically proven to shorten a cold if taken with in 24 hours of the first sign of Cold.

What is that first sign of Cold? First sign of cold is:

1. The First Sniffle

2. The First Sneeze

3. The First Throat tickle, that burning sensation in the throat

I got 6 free Full Size Sample Boxes from a Survey  company called THE CROWDTAP, check them out at www.crowdtap.com Thanks Crowdtap for my Full sized Sample boxes for me and 5 of my Frinds

Here is what arrived in my mailbox. I was very happy because I work at an elementary School and we get hit by the Cold again and again. So I was glad that finally I got something that would help me. I got Cherry Flavored Full Sized Zicam Sample Boxes.

I was very happy to get the Cherry Flavored Zicam because one of my Dear Friend/Co-Worker has a condition where she gets Cold more than other people.She tried the Honey Flavored one or something like that but she was saying that she didn't like that flavor but other than that this medicine works on her. So I gave her a Box of my Cherry Flavored Sample and she tried it now she absolutely loves it.

So I did my Sample share at my School's Library when we had a Christmas Breakfast party.Then I asked people to put their names for drawing. After the Party I picked the names and then these Samples were given to them.

Next day , after out party I started feeling a sore throat coming in. I immediately took the delicious Cherry flavored Zicam Rapid Melts.

These dissolved easily in my mouth and after couple doses I started getting better so these prevented from my Cold to become full blown and shortened it like magic.

Now my Husband was complaining of his sore throat so I gave him some from my Box. He is already seeing some positive results.

So what is Zicam?I would like to give some info on it that I know.

Zicam comes in many Varieties but I'll talk about the Rapid Melts because that's what I tested.

These rapid Melts come in Three Flavors Citrus, Cherry, Lemon-Lime Echinacea. I tried the yummy Cherry.

• Shortens the length of a cold when taken at the first sign of a cold 
• Quickly dissolving tablets
• Non-drowsy, non-habit forming
• Homeopathic

There are 25 Wafer like Tablets in each Box. Here are the Drug Facts

Healthy Choice baked Entrees Reviwes

 New Baked Entrees

I got accepted for a Sample and share from Crowdtap (Crowdtap.com). They had  given me a link to share the coupons ($1 Healthy Choice 's new off each Box of baked Entrees). Here is the Link for it. http://bit.ly/12bA4Te for some reason if this one doesn't work then there is one more link for .&5 cents off each Box http://www.healthychoice.com/offers (we can print two Coupons from one Computer).

I used mine I could print out two coupons and used it at Albertson's with their sales and deals and got them for .79 each . Not a great deal but I was satisfied. Some one else here mentioned that they had @ their Store those for $2.18 I would have loved that Price since their store was doubling so they would have gotten it for .18 Cents ea.

Without Doubles it would have been a little bit expensive for me to purchase it especially if I had no clue how the product tasted but now I'm glad that I could double it and I'll get to taste something that I didn't know anything about before this Sample Share by the Crowdtap.
I hope that my friends also get those for an awesome Price, they told me that they have printed and used those but I haven't heard if they got a good deal or not.

I bought two Healthy Choice , 4 Cheese Baked Ziti . I can't wait to taste those this weekend. So that I have enough time to taste it and see how I feel about it. I was lucky when I went to the Store there only two of boxes  of 4 Cheese Baked Ziti Marinara left on the Freezer shelf as you can see in the Picture (right most Picture).

 I shared my healthy Choice baked Entree Coupons, printed two coupons for my own personal use .

I'm a skeptic as always but I get even more skeptical when it comes to healthy foods that is Pre-Packaged or frozen or ready to eat and even heat and eat. When it comes to healthy eating I trusted my cooking only.

So obviously I was very afraid to buy this Product so I sat with my $1.00 Healthy Choice Baked Entrees Coupons for many days especially because first of all it wasn't free and then I had never tried this product before. But then all of a sudden I found an awesome deal at Albertson's and that was the last day of the deal . There was no School day (i.e no workday) for me because of the Budget reduction day. I gathered up some courage and bought two boxes of Healthy Choice , 4 Cheese Ziti marinara. Brought it home and Kept in the Freezer and then again sat on it for some more days still feeling afraid to try. 

On Friday the 15th December I was getting ready to go to work when I suddenly realized that I hadn't prepared my Lunch the previous night because I went to bed early since I was very tired. I opened my Freezer and there was nothing there that I could have cooked in the Microwave Oven in a Jiffy except for these two Boxes of Healthy Choice Baked Entrees.

I picked up one box and left for my work. @ 12:30 PM my Lunch time I heated it in the Microwave of our Staff lounge. When I was cooking it I heard a lot of people murmuring so this is what the Product is ,that she shared the Coupons for. It smells so good. Boy!! the smell was heavenly but I still wasn't sure what I was going to eat if I didn't like it so I bought a Small Salad from my School's Cafeteria as a standby. I came to my table in the Library where I work.

I settled myself in front of my computer as always to eat my Lunch. I took a big forkful of food after mixing it because the 4 Cheeses and the Marinara Sauce is in the Middle. It was so delicious that I put my Salad away and started eating it savoring every bite . It was really delicious and very satisfying. The portion size is very big.

I hadn't finished the whole box when my students came for their Library period. So, I put it away but I had a huge smile on my face and there was a silent song on my lips that said "I just had a delicious meal and I'm not going to be hungry for a quite some time.

One by one my classes came and left and finally all the kiddoes went home and I was back at my table around 3:30 so pulled my food from the small fridge in my Library. Ate rest of it cold and it was still very delicious.

I recommended it to the Staff members of my School and later to my Husband.

MY REVIEW:
Here is what I found about the product: 
1. Quantity is Good 
2. Marinara Sauce Tastes Good 
3. No Burnt edges 
4. Texture of the whole product is good. 
5. Tastes Super Fresh 
6. Marinara Sauce is not too salty 
7. The pasta (penne) is cooked just right and tastes and looks very fresh. 
8. Even the cold product was eatable it didn't dry up and become a clumpy mess and sauce was still like sauce din't become tight. 

TIP: I added a little bit of Salt Coarse Sea Salt, just a Pinch and it perked up all the different Flavors in the Marinara Sauce

  Enjoying Yummy hearty and satisfying meal


Our meal is getting cooked in the Microwave Oven. It takes exactly 3 minutes and 30 seconds in my Microwave for it to cook to a perfection.

I bought some more Boxes with my .75 cents Coupon and gave it to my Husband. He absolutely loved it and he  said, Looks like we have a winner here and no more cafeteria food for me buy me a lots of these and I'll be taking these to my work place. It will be easy on our Budget too (because his cafeteria meals are expensive).