PeLi Teas

Taste	Value	Health	Ingredients	Prep	Appearance	Packaging	Sustainability	Total
29	15	15	15	5	5	5	1	90

This product is a HIT!
Typically I am not a fan of green tea - I do not find it very flavorful or aromatic. So if you are like me you have got to try PeLi Teas Silver Needle Jasmine Green Tea. It is very expensive but the taste is well balanced and non-acidic - one of the best green teas I have ever tried and the other thing that I love is right on the front of the package it shows you the proper brewing temperature. Retails for $20 for 3 oz.

PeLi Teas, LLC
Beverly Hills, CA
323 651 2282
www.peliteas.com



Alleergaroo Chili Mac

Taste	Value	Health	Ingredients	Prep	Appearance	Packaging	Sustainability	Total
29	20	13	14	5	5	5	1	91

This product is a HIT!
If you know anybody under 12 who has a wheat allergy - this might just be one of the best presents you could give them. At first blush I was concerned that the Chili Mac Elbow Rice Pasta with a Mild Chili Chicken Sauce and Pinto Beans would not be very kid-friendly, but one taste convinced me otherwise. Just microwave right in the package for 60 seconds and the texture and flavor cook perfectly. My only complaint with this product is the nutritionals: 8 g of sugar, 50 g of carbs and 700 mg of sodium. Retails for $3.99 - $4.29

Allergy Friendly Foods, LLC
St Louis, MO
314 604 2210
www.allergaroo.com



Pub-Corn: Beer Flavor

Taste	Value	Health	Ingredients	Prep	Appearance	Packaging	Sustainability	Total
20	10	10	10	5	5	4	0	64

This product is a MISS!
If you were like me in college you probably wound up sitting in a bar late one night eating popcorn that someone had accidentally, or purposefully - you know who you are - spilled their beer over. Pub-Corn has actually made the process easier by developing a beer flavored popcorn! Now, if that does not sound appealing - what about this - there is actually no beer in the popcorn - just sugar, starch, artificial flavors and medium chain triglycerides. So should you buy this? Not even as a bad joke! Retails for $3.49.

Pub-Corn LLC
Columbia, MO
816 838 5296
www.pub-corn.com



Laura's Wholesome Junk Food: Lemon-Vanilla Bite-Lettes

Taste	Value	Health	Ingredients	Prep	Appearance	Packaging	Sustainability	Total
30	15	15	15	5	5	5	1	91

This product is a HIT!
When you first look at Laura's Wholesome Junk Food Lemon-Vanilla Bite-Lettes they might remind you of a Dunkin' Doughnuts Munchkin - but that is where any similarity ends. These taste great, are vegan and contain no artificial ingredients and are low sodium and low fat. Laura is actually an M.D., but pay that no mind - it is her recipe that matters. These are really good - do remember that just 2 of these are 120 calories, but they are worth it! Retails for about $6.75

Laura's Wholesome Junk Food®
Marina Del Rey
310 821 9409
www.lauraswholesomejunkfood.com



Cheetos Giant: Flamin' Hot Flavor

Taste	Value	Health	Ingredients	Prep	Appearance	Packaging	Sustainability	Total
29	15	14	15	5	5	5	2	90

This product is a HIT!
I think I found a new trend - remember the Munchkin shape that I showed you, well here it is again, but this time as a Giant Flamin' Hot Cheeto! To me these look like nothing more than a choking hazard! If you can get past the size of this thing the flavor and texture are actually pretty good and it really does have a slow burn... Sister company Lays old slogan was I betcha can't eat just one - for these giant Cheetos I would say I betcha can't eat more than 5! This is for fun, so don't bother to look at the ingredients unless you love red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 6 or yellow 5 artificial colors. Retails for $2.89

Frito-Lay, Inc
Plano, TX
800 352 4477
www.fritolay.com



Phil taste-tests and judges each product based on the following 8 criteria:

1. Taste (30 points): the most important attribute of any food
2. Value (20 points): is it worth it?
3. Health (15 points): based off the nutritional information, is it nutritionally balanced?
4. Ingredients (15 points): what's in it, how natural is it?
5. Preparation (5 points): when applicable, how accurate or good are the directions *
6. Appearance (5 points): is it appetizing and does it resemble its photo or description
7. Packaging (5 points): Is it appropriate for the product and does it have any benefits such as resealability, added freshness, better storage, etc.
8. Sustainability (5 Points): is the packaging biodegradable, is it wasteful, is the company endeavoring to offset their carbon footprint?

*products that do not have any preparation will have the full value of these points included in their total score.