Hello LilyOnTheLam.Com Readers:
If you've been reading my posts this past week, you'll know that I have declared an anarchist state and have been posting "New Product Wednesday" reviews (reviews of products that are new or new to me) every day OTHER THAN WEDNESDAY. Stop the madness and get this girl a calendar!
But TODAY is WEDNESDAY - and I have decided to honor "New Product Wednesday" on a Wednesday. After all, I can be a traditionalist too. As part of my sad and unhealthy "Summer of Processed Food" and search for comfort food while starting a new, stressful job; my eye spotted these little bad boys in my frozen food section! Lean Cuisine Monterey Jack Jalapeño Stuffed Pretzels.
Now first check out the writing in the purple circle. This small box has TWO servings of the 190 calorie pretzel bites each. You get 4-5 pretzel bites per serving.
I love a good pretzel. I am an obsessed fan of jalapeños. And I have been the President of the Cheese fan club since 1823. I thought these pretzel bites would be amazing ...
The verdict? They're OK. If I were on a strict diet and having a really intense comfort food craving, these pretzel bites might get me over the hump. But in the taste and satisfaction department, ehhhh. The pretzel crust was somewhat pretzel like. The cheese was a little spicy but didn't really taste like cheese. It was bland and tasted watered down. I ate four bites - 190 calories - and felt like I hadn't eaten anything.
I think I would have been more satisfied if I went to the mall, got an Auntie Anne's pretzel (340 calories each) and ate half of it with a half ounce slice of Pepper Jack cheese. It'd be about 30 calories more than the Lean Cuisine pretzel bites, but I think my tastebuds and my stomach would be more satisfied.
Now that being said, if it's late at night and you want some lower calorie food that feels like higher calorie junk food; having a box of these in the freezer might be your answer. But for me, it's just not bringing it in the taste department. I most likely would not buy these again.
If you've been reading my posts this past week, you'll know that I have declared an anarchist state and have been posting "New Product Wednesday" reviews (reviews of products that are new or new to me) every day OTHER THAN WEDNESDAY. Stop the madness and get this girl a calendar!
But TODAY is WEDNESDAY - and I have decided to honor "New Product Wednesday" on a Wednesday. After all, I can be a traditionalist too. As part of my sad and unhealthy "Summer of Processed Food" and search for comfort food while starting a new, stressful job; my eye spotted these little bad boys in my frozen food section! Lean Cuisine Monterey Jack Jalapeño Stuffed Pretzels.
Now first check out the writing in the purple circle. This small box has TWO servings of the 190 calorie pretzel bites each. You get 4-5 pretzel bites per serving.
I love a good pretzel. I am an obsessed fan of jalapeños. And I have been the President of the Cheese fan club since 1823. I thought these pretzel bites would be amazing ...
The verdict? They're OK. If I were on a strict diet and having a really intense comfort food craving, these pretzel bites might get me over the hump. But in the taste and satisfaction department, ehhhh. The pretzel crust was somewhat pretzel like. The cheese was a little spicy but didn't really taste like cheese. It was bland and tasted watered down. I ate four bites - 190 calories - and felt like I hadn't eaten anything.
I think I would have been more satisfied if I went to the mall, got an Auntie Anne's pretzel (340 calories each) and ate half of it with a half ounce slice of Pepper Jack cheese. It'd be about 30 calories more than the Lean Cuisine pretzel bites, but I think my tastebuds and my stomach would be more satisfied.
Now that being said, if it's late at night and you want some lower calorie food that feels like higher calorie junk food; having a box of these in the freezer might be your answer. But for me, it's just not bringing it in the taste department. I most likely would not buy these again.
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