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Johnny Unusual Ate This - A near-weekly series of terrible mistakes

Dry but not painfully dry. A bit crumbly but flavourful and not too messy or annoying. Like, I usually don't need water during and they are kinda thick.
 
The Elf on the Shelf Holiday Cereal
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A nutritious part of this complete normalization of the surveillance state.
Hm, tempting... but I think I'll stick with my "Dwarf by the Wharf" grits.
 
Righteous - Classic Holiday Egg Nog
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Ugh, this camera doesn't flatter my hands.
This is fine. I don't hate eggnog but I'm not a huge fan, either.
Holiday Sour Stars
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What makes them holiday? Red and Green my friend.
These are more like sour sugar jube jubes and they were not BAD but really they were subpar.
Peanut Butter Bells
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Bells are Christmassy but it feels kinda far down the list in iconography.
These were pretty decent. I've certainly had better peanut butter filled chocolates but I've also had worse. The quality of the chocolate is good and not fakey.
The Elf on the Shelf Holiday Cereal
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A nutritious part of this complete normalization of the surveillance state.
It's just a slightly sweet cereal with really small marshmallows. One of the less interesting cereals, really, and I just had Rice Krispies.
Village Double Truffle Hot Chocolate
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I'm seein' double. Four truffles.
This was pretty decent, a strong rich flavour. That said, I feel like I'm not good at making these.
Mr. Freeze Candy Canes
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Candy canes that tastes like cold sugar water!
Ugh, no. Just generic sugar taste. Not interesting at all.
Zevia - Ginger Root Beer
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Root beer isn't super Christmassy but ginger beer kinda does.
Creamy root beer is better. This will do in a pinch but really all the Zevias are lesser than the flavours they are imitating.
Sweet Potato Chips
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Made with sweet potato as opposed to being made with potato and sweetened.
These were pretty good. The problem is in bulk they get a bit stale. Better to have them with stuff when you can. I put them on a burger as a topping. Pretty good.
Candy Cane Chocolate Oat Cake
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Another Christmas treat.
Decent but one of the less interesting oat cakes, really.
 
Saturday, mostly stuff I got for Christmas. Except the oat cake, cereal and cola.

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Everyburger
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...wants some

Very Berry Cheerios
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The official cereal of Chuck Berry.

Godiva Chocolate Box
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From one very generous parent at work.

Coca Cola
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The classic.

Gingerbread Oat Cake
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...It might be rabid.

Lay's Cucumber
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Oh no

Lay's Fried Crab
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OK

Pocky Coconut
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Oh yes!

Terry's Chocolate Orange
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A holiday classic. Do they sell this in the US?
 
Mm, haven't had a chocolate orange in a bit.

And can't go wrong with Coca-Cola Classic! Unless you pay attention to their ads, anyway.
 
Everyburger
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...wants some
These were decent. The best part is actual little sesame seeds on the "bun"
Very Berry Cheerios
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The official cereal of Chuck Berry.
OK, but unremarkable. If you like berry flavouring, this will do.
Godiva Chocolate Box
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From one very generous parent at work.
Probably the best box of chocolates I've had in a very long time. Every one a winner.
Coca Cola
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The classic.
I'll be honest; never been a cola man. But weirdly, am into Diet Cola. Not sure why.
Gingerbread Oat Cake
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...It might be rabid.
This was quite good. I was afraid it wasn't going to taste enough like ginger bread but it did.
Lay's Cucumber
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Oh no
This has a very bad first impression but improves as you adjust to it. It's weird and wrong but not "awful" like I remember. Just "off".
Lay's Fried Crab
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OK
This was better but I really don't feel like seafood and chips (the non-fry kind) go well for me that much. Pretty OK but I'd be searching out more conventional flavours first.
Pocky Coconut
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Oh yes!
I do like Pocky. Coconut didn't add "a lot" but it was still pleasant.
Terry's Chocolate Orange
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A holiday classic. Do they sell this in the US?
I feel like there were a few years where the quality of the product had dipped. But this one tasted great to me.
 
Sunday Funday

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Plantain Chips
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Plantains; the bananas you need to work on!

Swiss Cake Roll - Chocolate
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Actually I ate this last Saturday. But I'll log it.

Carnation Turtles Hot Chocolate
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One last Christmas gift.


Righteous Sea Salted Caramel
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I like Righteous' sorbets but not their gelato as much. Still, I'll give this a try.

Zevia Cola
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Remember clear cola? Not that you can tell with a can.

Butterscotch
Oh, I forgot to take a solo picture but it's next to the Zevia above.

Chocolate Cheerios
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Sure, give us a heart shape bowl. But it's still sweetened chocolate in here.

Chocolate Christmas Balls
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Not the most inspired name.

Russell Stover Almond Chocolate
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Guess I'm not done with Russell.
 
Shoppers here clearanced a bunch of their no-sugar stuff, unfortunately. Seeing that mark down makes me fear that they might be discontinuing that line...
 
Russell Stover Almond Chocolate
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Guess I'm not done with Russell.
Ugh, this one just tasted weak. Not really "creamy".
Chocolate Christmas Balls
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Not the most inspired name.
These were fine. I think they were real or semi-real chocolate. Not high quality but close.
Chocolate Cheerios
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Sure, give us a heart shape bowl. But it's still sweetened chocolate in here.
These were a solid pick. It's not much different than most chocolate cereals but it feels more substantial than Chocula.
Butterscotch
Oh, I forgot to take a solo picture but it's next to the Zevia above.

Zevia Cola
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Remember clear cola? Not that you can tell with a can.
Not a great one but I think the fact that I like diet cola more than regular helped
Righteous Sea Salted Caramel
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I like Righteous' sorbets but not their gelato as much. Still, I'll give this a try.
This was actually pretty good. Strong caramel taste. Unfortunately, my freezer was not up to the task and it got kind of soupy. Still decent though
Carnation Turtles Hot Chocolate
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One last Christmas gift.
This was quite good. Another one with a notable caramel flavour.
Swiss Cake Roll - Chocolate
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Actually I ate this last Saturday. But I'll log it.
Good but I wish there was more cake and less cream filling
Plantain Chips
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Plantains; the bananas you need to work on!
These were pretty good. Closer to chips with a slight banana aroma.

I'm going to try to take a few months off of this and have a stricter diet for a bit (this was supposed to be cheat day stuff but I've fallen into bad habits lately and I want to reset).
 
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