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Siggi's Mixed berries & acai yogurt: More tart and less sweet than your typical Greek yogurt, this flavor of Siggi's is solid but not one of my favorites in their lineup. 3.5/5.0

skyr recommended siggis mixed berries acai yogurt 3.5
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Milton's Garlic and Herb crackers: Sizable circular wheat crackers with a hearty garlic flavor. While the serving size is only two crackers, they are large enough for the portion size to feel substantial. I would imagine they pair nicely with mild cheeses, but I've been snacking on them on their own. 3.5/5.0

recommended safeway miltons garlic herb crackers 3.5
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Kimbo Sesame Bun: I no longer live close to an Asian grocery store, so on my last day with a rental car, I made a trip to Albany's Ranch 99 and stocked up on frozen asian foods, like dumplings and buns. There were many brands I recognized from my days reviewing frozen buns from Hmart, but I decided to take a risk and purchase one I hadn't seen before named Kimbo. Lucky enough, these Taiwanese buns turned out to be quite good. Steamed in my rice cooker, the bread is soft and fluffy and barely sweetened. Th... (read more) 3.5/5.0

recommended ranch99 taiwanese bao kimbo sesame bun 3.5
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Wheat Thins Veggie toasted chips: I was excited to find that my work has a vending machine with high quality snacks, but when I went to purchase a bottle of Boba Guy's jasmine milk tea, I got sticker shock from the $5 price tag. Instead, I turned to the normcore vending machine and purchased a bag of veggie-flavored Wheat Thins. The chips have a satisfying bite and texture, like a cross between a cracker and a potato chip. It tastes more veggie-flavored than like veggies, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing (like how s... (read more) 3.0/5.0

veggie toasted chips 3.0 wheatthins
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Tilamook Oregon Marionberry strained yogurt: This strained yogurt ("farmstyle Greek") is impressively thick and loaded with 13g of protein. As a result, it's a filling breakfast that can carry you through to lunch. Tillymook is an Oregon-based company, and while Marionberry may seem like a marketing gimmick to make blackberries appear more appealing, it does go along well with their Oregon story. The fruit filling is sweet but appropriately so; the mild yogurt is more creamy than tart. 3.5/5.0

recommended greekyogurt blackberries tilamook oregon marionberry strained yogurt 3.5
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Asha Tea Mango green tea with grass jelly: Asha tea is a winner when it comes to making bubble tea that actually tastes like tea. I've found their fruit teas more successful at striking the tea-sweet-flavoring balance than their milk teas, tasting like tea flavored with a bit of fruit rather than vice versa. The mango green tea has a bit of texture from mango pulp, and herbal jelly adds a delicate herbal texture. Lightly sweetened. 4.0/5.0

recommended drinks ashatea mango green tea grass jelly 4.0