I wouldn’t be surprised to see individual packs with two or four cookies at convenience store chains. That would be dynamite. (Standard pack spotted by Chris at Fred Meyer, 10-pack spotted by Sage G at Harris Teeter, and 15-pack spotted by Aaron W at Sam’s Club.)

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Powerade is the official sports drink of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (Spotted by Sage G at Lowe’s Foods.)

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Costco’s food court is elite. The value is fantastic, the offerings are limited but finely curated, and I have shamelessly eaten a hot dog at 10 am.

The warehouse store chain has been rolling out, replacing, and testing quite a few new items lately – churro and double chocolate chip cookie swaps, streamlined pizza options (everything/combo pizza, I still think about you), and rotating sundae flavors.

The latest shake-up is the Signature Chicken Strips, which replaced the calzone. It’s five pieces with dipping sauce for $6.99. Look, I’m not Ben Wyatt from Parks and Recreation, so I have no strong calzone loyalties. A higher-protein option at Costco prices? I’m in.

When I picked it up at the window, my first thought was “wow, hefty,” and that applied to the Costco-sized dipping cup too. A second sauce is only $0.79 if you want one, but you won’t need it.

The strips themselves were juicy, seasoned, and savory, with a solid breading-to-chicken ratio. Mine had some scorched bits, though you’d never know it from the taste. My one gripe: the texture on my first strip was a little tough and stringy, like cutting a steak with the grain instead of against it. All of it was still edible, and the remaining four were fine.

The breading itself had enough flavor that I didn’t need sauce to enjoy them. That said, I absolutely did dip anyway, because the sauce deserves a mention. It was honey mustard but slightly smoky – almost more like a honey mustard BBQ than your standard packet. I liked it better than just dipping it in ketchup, which is my usual go-to for chicken strips.

I also dipped a pizza slice into it because I contain multitudes and because the food-hack potential here is enormous. My fellow foodies are going to have a field day with this one. All in all, not the best chicken tender I’ve ever had in my life but a really, really solid one. I wish I had brought my food scale because the value here is strong, as it is with almost all Kirkland offerings. I’m probably going to choose the $1.50 hot dog combo most of the time still, but I’ll definitely add this to my rotation of eats!

Purchased Price: $6.99
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 1130 – 1640 calories. No other nutritional information available.

Duncan Hines Dolly Parton’s Star Spangled Sugar Cookie

Welch’s Celebrating USA Sparkling Red Grape

Snyder’s of Hanover Star Spangled Star & Flag Shaped Pretzels

Favorite Day Bakery Vanilla Star Cake Pops

America’s 250th Cheddar Cheese Pringles

America’s 250th Sour Cream & Onion Pringles

America’s 250th BBQ Pringles

America’s 250th Original Pringles

Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Red & Blue Color Mix America’s 250th

Xochitl Tortilla Chips Sea Salt America’s 250th

Dubble Bubble Bubble Gum America’s 250th

Tootsie Roll Candy America’s 250th

What an unexpected collaboration between Mother’s Cookies from Ferrero and Nerds Candy from Ferrera Candy Company, a subsidiary of Ferrero. (Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)

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Trader Joe’s Brioche Style Pancakes

Trader Joe’s Triple Chip Crispy Cookies

Trader Joe’s Sour Cherry Cotton Candy

Trader Joe’s Key Lime Pie Inspired Grahams

Trader Joe’s Uncured Bacon Bits

Trader Joe’s The Sheepish Tomato

Trader Joe’s Two Potato Hash

Trader Joe’s Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Protein Cereal has one gram less fiber and four grams more protein than Kellogg’s original Raisin Bran, and I know that off the top of my head. Why am I admitting to the least impressive flex ever? Because I have an Amazon Subscribe & Save subscription for regular Kellogg’s Raisin Bran, and since there are no puzzles on the back of the box for me to solve, all I have to read while eating the cereal is the nutrition facts.

If you LOVE the malty, bran-forward taste of Kellogg’s Raisin Bran, you might be disappointed with what this variation offers. It doesn’t taste like the original, just with added protein. Some might see that as an improvement, but I don’t. Even with a “touch of cinnamon,” which is an accurate description because it’s liiiiiiight, the flavor isn’t an upgrade. I notice the spice, but I wish this had a gentle rubdown of cinnamon rather than the whisper it currently offers.

It also doesn’t feel like regular Raisin Bran. The flakes are closer in texture to those in Raisin Bran Crunch, which, again, some might see as an improvement because the thin flakes in the regular version go soggy quickly. They’re thicker, probably due to the soy protein isolate, and that thickness makes them more crunchy than crispy. So I guess the protein can help bulk up bran flakes as well as muscles.

What could use some bulking up is the flavor of the shriveled grapes, which are not as sweet as what’s in the original. This makes their taste less noticeable than what’s in regular Raisin Bran. Also, and maybe it’s just my box, there appear to be fewer than two scoops of them. A stronger cinnamon punch might’ve made up for the diminished raisins, but of course, that didn’t happen.

Other than the protein, this cereal is a lesser version of Kellogg’s original Raisin Bran. As a fan and regular eater of the classic, I thought this protein-enhanced version could eventually be my go-to when it comes to shriveled grapes and bran flakes. But its underwhelming cinnamon flavor and raisins delivered two scoops of disappointment.

Purchased Price: $5.69
Size: 17.3 oz box
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 5 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (1 1/4 cup – 61 grams) 210 calories, 1 gram of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 260 milligrams of sodium, 46 grams of carbohydrates, 6 grams of fiber, 15 grams of sugar (includes 7 grams of added sugar), and 9 grams of protein.

Jiffy Hot Honey Corn Muffin Mix

Kerrygold High Heat Cooking Butter

Kraft Mac & Cheese Soccer Shapes

Graza Garlic Aioli

Graza Fancy Mayo

Smash Kitchen Garlic Mayo Dip & Spread

Romansana Gnocchi With Four Cheeses

Romansana Spaghetti Cacio E Pepe

Romansana Risotto With Porcini Mushrooms

Romansana Ravioloni With Ricotta And Spinach

Pulmuone Tantanmen

Greenfield Natural Meat Co Protein Snack Kit Smoked Uncured Pepperoni

Greenfield Natural Meat Co Protein Snack Kit Smoked Turkey

Good & Gather Collabs Roy Choi Spicy Ramen Yuca Chips

Good & Gather Collabs Roy Choi Smoky Umami Recipe Fried Pork Rinds

Good & Gather Collabs Roy Choi Spicy Chili Mango Gummy Candy

Good & Gather Collabs Roy Choi Food Truck Gummy Candy

Good & Gather Collabs Roy Choi Sesame Crunch Trail Mix

Good & Gather Collabs Roy Choi Pineapple Chili Meat Sticks

There’s more than the cake pops. (Spotted by Marvo and Robbie at Target.)

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Nuts. (Spotted by Jason B at Walmart.)

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Baskin-Robbins forced me to learn how to type an acute accent above the u in “Fútbol” with its June 2026 Flavor of the Month, Fútbol Fireworks.

The scoop commemorating the upcoming 2026 World Cup features sweet cream soda ice cream, cherry-flavored sherbet, blue raspberry and green apple popping candy, and blue raspberry swirls. There’s a red, white, and blue theme going on. Not sure what the green is about, though. Maybe it represents the grass on the pitch? (Thanks for teaching me what a soccer field is called, Ted Lasso. Season 4 starts streaming on Apple TV+ on August 5, 2026. This is not an ad.) Or maybe the green represents the green on the Mexican flag, since the country is co-hosting the event with the US and Canada. Or maybe it’s leftover candy from a Shrek promotion years ago.

The popping candy is supposed to represent the fireworks, and much like the popping candy I’ve had in ice cream from other brands and every custom player I’ve created in EA’s FIFA, they were all duds. There was no popping of any kind, and I even did the thing where you open your mouth to let in more oxygen to help trigger the candy, which only made me look like I was a hungry hatchling in the middle of a somewhat crowded Baskin-Robbins location. Instead, all they offered was a crunch similar to Nerds, which isn’t a completely horrible thing since this scoop needed some texture. But on top of the lack of popping, the blue raspberry and green apple flavors the candies were supposed to provide were also absent.

The blue raspberry swirls added a slight grittiness and a strong tart berry flavor when I hit a big chunk of one. But most spoonfuls were dominated by the cherry sherbet, even when I managed to get some of the blue swirl.

I was most curious about the sweet cream soda ice cream, but I couldn’t identify it as sweet cream soda-flavored, even when tasting it on its own. What the ice cream base did offer was a way to temper the cherry sherbet somewhat, which made up the majority of my scoop. Without the ice cream, the whole scoop probably would’ve been way too heavily cherry.

For the most part, Fútbol Fireworks is a cherry-flavored scoop with some crunchy candy mixed in. It’s a bit ho-hum, but if cherry is your thing, you’ll probably enjoy it. Just don’t expect any fireworks.

Purchased Price: $5.19
Size: Regular 4 oz scoop
Rating: 5 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (2.5 oz scoop) 170 calories, 8 grams of fat, 4.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 20 milligrams of cholesterol, 40 milligrams of sodium, 24 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 20 grams of sugar (includes 17 grams of added sugar), and 2 grams of protein.

Veggies Made Great Apple Fruit Pockets

Veggies Made Great Strawberry Fruit Pockets

Smart Sweets Dream Puffs

Fun Pops Sour Punch Tropical Blends Freeze Pops

Jonny Pops Organic Strawberry Frozen Pops

Petit Pot Extra Creamy Strawberry Pudding

Petit Pot Extra Creamy Chocolate Pudding

Bobo’s Cherry Pie Oat Bites

Brownieful Salted Caramel Mini Brownies

365 Whole Foods Market Vanilla Yogurt Pretzels

Nabisco Toy Story Mini Nilla Wafers

Fairytail Cherry Limeade Cotton Candy

This mix has creamsicle-flavored gummies. Yum. Then there’s cotton candy-flavored gummies. Yum. And then there’s caramel popcorn-flavored gummies. Yum? (Spotted by Van at Five Below.)

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Sara Lee’s Sweet Moments take a few moments to heat, and an equal amount of moments to eat. (Spotted by Amanda Y at H-E-B.)

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If I were dressed up as a tiger with a red bandanna again, I’d say about Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes Chocolate Peanut Cereal, “They’re g-r-r-reatly disappointing.”

What original Frosted Flakes has gotten right is how to turn plain corn flakes into corn flakes as sweet as cakes. But this cereal doesn’t hit that level of sweetness. Oh, don’t get me wrong, it’s far from being a cereal that nutrition influencers that sell products with dubious claims would approve of, but it’s not sweet enough to make the 10-year-old in me get out of bed in the morning.

While their dark brown coating makes them look and smell quite chocolatey, they don’t have a flavor that equals their appearance or scent. They’re noticeably less chocolatey tasting than Cocoa Pebbles and Cocoa Puffs, which is disappointing for a cereal that is being marketed to the same folks who consume those classic cereals, whether they’re actual kids or just kids at heart.

I initially thought maybe its chocolatey level is the way it is because it needs to allow the peanut flavor to come through. However, I’ve eaten enough peanuts to make Mr. Peanut use his cane as a weapon when he sees me, so I know what I’m supposed to taste, but I don’t detect it here. What my taste buds do notice is something that’s kind of fruity, which might be the result of combining the chocolate and this cereal’s attempt at a peanut flavor.

I’m extremely surprised Frosted Flakes didn’t go with a peanut butter and chocolate combination, because that’s a more eye-catching and mouth-watering combo. While chocolate and peanut instantly bring Peanut M&M’s to mind, the appeal of peanut butter and chocolate is a lot stronger.

Along with a red bandanna-wearing tiger, the box’s front cover also promises that the cereal makes chocolatey-flavored milk. But while it looks as brown as what’s in a bottle of Nesquik, after the cereal sits in milk for a while, its chocolatiness is as tame as a newborn tiger cub.

Even though I’m stuck with a family-size box, it’s okay enough that I’ll get through it eventually. However, these dressed-up Frosted Flakes could gr-r-r-reatly use a bit more chocolate and a lot more peanut flavor.

Purchased Price: $5.69
Size: 22.3 oz box
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 5 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (1 cup/39 grams – cereal only) 140 calories, 1 gram of fat, 1 gram of saturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 190 milligrams of sodium, 33 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 12 grams of sugar (includes 11 grams of added sugar), and 2 grams of protein.

Olipop Raspberry Sherbet Soda

Gorgie Sparkling Candy Twist Energy Drink

Benny Mango Passionfruit Energy Drink

Update Pineapple Peach Energy Drinks

Update Berry and Mandarin Energy Drinks

Sparkling Ice Hydration Drink Mix Variety Pack

Hawaiian Punch Magic Mix Fairy Dust

Liquid IV Arctic Raspberry Spider-Man Brand New Day Design

Cloud Café Churro Collagen Latte

Cloud Café Strawberry Matcha Collagen Latte

Cloud Café Matcha Collagen Latte

Cloud Café Vanilla Collagen Latte

Topo Chico Hard Margarita

Roy Choi. Ann Kim. Rodney Scott. I don’t know who any of these people are. I guess that’s what happens when one cannot watch the Food Network anymore. (Spotted by Van at Target.)

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Many years ago, I missed the colored ketchup from Heinz. Colored mustard might be a decent consolation condiment. (Goomi’s Green Mustard spotted by Sage G at Walmart. Minions Yellow Mustard spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.)

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Member’s Mark Pastry Variety Pack (Strawberry Delight, Lemon Raspberry, Cinnamon Crumb, Chocolate Swirl, and Blueberry Streusel)

King Krumb Orange Dreams Cookies

Entenmann’s Iced Lemon Mini Snack Cakes

Marketside Hazelnut Kataifi Dessert Cup

Marketside Dubai-Style Chocolate Dessert Cup

Marketside Strawberry Custard Dessert Cup

Marketside White Chocolate Raspberry Cake

Marketside Orange Vanilla Cream Muffins

Marketside Orange Vanilla Cream Loaf Cake

Whole Foods Market Yuzu Coconut Cookie Bar

Whole Foods Market Dubai Cookie Bites

Whole Foods Market Banana Caramel Cookie

Whole Foods Market Shortbread Chocoberry Bliss Cookie

Whole Foods Market Red Velvet Sandwich Cookie

Whole Foods Market Berry Frangipane Tart 4-inch

Crumbs Bake Shop Strawberry Crumb Colossal Cupcake

Harris Teeter S’mores Cake

Harris Teeter Fresh Foods Market Strawberries ‘N Cream 3 Layer Cake

Taco Bell’s new Strawberry Cinnabon Delights are simply a mild variation on the Cinnabon Delights we’ve been eating at the chain for years now. But that’s the appeal of the revamped product — it takes what we already love and changes it up just enoughto make it feel different but not too different. It’s a safe bet for a limited time only fast food snack … maybe too safe.

Weirdly enough, the new product comes in two comically disparate sizes. You can get a 2-pack for about $3 or you can splurge for the 12-pack version that’ll run you well over $8 once applicable state and local taxes are factored in. You’d think there’d be a middle ground, medium-sized product on the table, but like “fetch” in Mean Girls, six-packs of Strawberry Cinnabon Delights just aren’t happening.

I opted for the 12-pack because hey, you have to eat something while watching blender infomercials at two in the morning. The first thing you’ll notice is the smell. The bag emits a very strong scent of strawberry (of the artificial persuasion), and you also get a nice, greasy, fried dough smell that automatically tricks you into thinking your kitchen is a top-secret Dunkin’ location. You get a whiff of these things, and you will be entranced.

If you’ve ever had a Munchkin from Dunkin’ before, it’s more or less the same thing here — except the Delights are jam-packed full of cream cheese frosting. And as the name implies, the exterior dough ball is speckled with a nice dusting of strawberry-flavored sugar. It can be a little faint in low-light situations, but you can definitely see red speckles all over these things.

Taste-wise, the Delights are pretty much exactly what you’d expect. That’s the best thing about the product — and its biggest weakness at the same time. I guess the question is how much of a cream cheese-to-strawberry-flavoring-to-fried-dough ratio you prefer. I’d argue that it’s probably something like 45 percent cream cheese, 45 percent fried dough and 10 percent strawberry. As powerful as the strawberry scent may be, the overall product doesn’t taste that much like the fruit it’s imitating. Granted, it’s more flavorful than a generic grocery store brand strawberry doughnut hole, but the gap isn’t as wide as you might anticipate.

The good news about these Delights is that they’re perfect for instant gratification snacking. Alas, it’s such a mild recalculation of the standard Cinnabon Delight formula that it kind of feels like an unnecessary field trip. If you already love the product, you’re more than likely going to love these, but if you’re not a fan, I doubt these strawberry variants will win you over.

The price point is the real backbreaker here. For two Delights you can literally destroy in ten seconds, it’s a bit expensive, especially considering it almost costs as much as some full-sized cereals. With this particular product, Taco Bell is obviously pitching to people who already enjoy the regular Delights. It’ll likely please them, but newcomers might be a little disappointed in how non-special this special edition dessert tastes.

Purchased Price: $7.39
Size: 12-pack
Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (One piece) 80 calories, 6 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, less than 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 35 milligrams of sodium, 7 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 4 grams of sugar (includes 4 grams of added sugar), and less than 1 gram of protein.

Smithfield Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Brats

Smithfield Jalapeno & Cheddar Bratwurst

Heinz Lemon Pepper Parm and Steakhouse Garlic Mayonnaise Style Dip

Heinz Greek-Inspired Garlic Herb and Buttermilk Ranch Mayonnaise Style Dip

Heinz Hawaiian-Inspired Tropical Teriyaki and Japanese-Inspired Ginger Sesame

Naked Blueberry Cheesecake Protein Smoothie

Naked Chocolate Banana Protein Smoothie

Poppi x Love Island Punch Pop

Feel Good Foods French Toast Sticks Cinnamon

Toto Cookies & Cream Ooey-Gooey Cookie

Kencko Caramel Coffee Smoothie

Kencko Cinnamon Coffee Smoothie

U Snacks Popsicle Firecracker Superfoods Greens Gummies

Twinings Refreshers Blueberry Lemon

Heavenfull Lemon Flower Ice Cream Sandwiches

Bring the flavor. Bring the fire. Bring the fermented cucumber. (Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)

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My love for anything banana is beckoning me to these. (Spotted by Sage G at Harris Teeter.)

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It’s Miller-flavored Pringles time. (Spotted by Tommy at Walmart.)

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With summer around the corner, you might be picturing blue skies, fluffy clouds, and handfuls of smashed Oreos strewn about because everyone knows nothing says summer like chocolate sandwich cookies.

Okay, maybe they have no tangible connection to the season, but adding Oreos to something feels like a cheat code. It may not be groundbreaking, but odds are it’s going to be good. Dunkin’s new Oreo Cloud Latte combines espresso and milk with a chocolate cookie swirl and serves it iced, topped with marshmallow cold foam and a few spoonfuls of crumbled Oreos. These are original Oreos, mind you, not fever dream-inspired Sour Patch Kids ones or anything of that ilk, so the overall theme here is pretty standard cookies and cream.

Dunkin’ calls its marshmallow cold foam a fan favorite, and it’s easy to see why. True to its namesake, it’s light and airy, crowning the beverage like a puffy cumulus cloud of sugary goodness. I recall trying this foam back in 2024, and I don’t know if it’s changed or I have, but I found the current iteration to be less distinctly marshmallowy than I remembered. Back then, it seemed to have a very pronounced marshmallow flavor and even texture, being somewhat sticky. This time around, I think even people who don’t like marshmallow can probably appreciate the foam. Maybe the crushed cookies it props up have the effect of mellowing the mallow because the first several sips are less like marshmallow fluff and much more reminiscent of classic chocolate Oreo cookies and their creme filling.

This Oreo flavor continues throughout the drink thanks to the chocolate cookie swirl syrup that also contains Oreo pieces. It imparts an Oreo taste and not just a generic chocolate or mocha flavor. Between the foam, cookie bits, and swirl, it would be easy for this cloud concoction to drift into too sweet territory, but somehow it never does. The espresso tempers the sweetness, and I’m glad that the coffee notes come through because otherwise this would be like drinking a cup of milk and cookies. That would obviously be delicious, but it’s a much more rounded experience when you can taste the coffee. The nutrition facts here tell me that what I’m drinking is basically equivalent to a medium Oreo Blizzard, but I think we all know what we’re getting into with this kind of Dunkin’ drink. No one’s getting this to replace a cup of coffee; you’re getting this to treat yourself to an Oreo experience.

From start to finish, it’s a cool, sweet, creamy, quintessentially cookies and creme ride. This latte might not be innovative, but it is well executed, and if you’re looking for an excuse to sweeten up a summer day, you could certainly do worse. Not surprisingly, Oreos continue their tradition of playing well with dairy, and it turns out they play nicely with coffee too.

Purchased Price: $6.09
Size: Medium
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 650 calories, 30 grams of total fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 30 milligrams of cholesterol, 210 milligrams of sodium, 85 grams of total carbs, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 76 grams of total sugar, and 11 grams of protein