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Dear Tummy,

I understand your excitement when you heard that a branch of Golden Cowrie, a restaurant specializing in Filipino dishes, has already opened in the city. I’m thrilled too as I know (from the last time I was in a Cowrie resto) that dining there would be gastronomical experience.

Now don’t be upset if we can’t go there today. We surely will be there one of these days. Let’s just be patient. And we’ll just let’s be ready as it would surely be a blasting feast (that hopefully won’t cause an upset!).

Love, Palate

My sister’s boyfriend brought her this box of brownie one day. Having just lifted my doctor’s and my self-imposed abstinence on anything sweet, you can just imagine how my face lighted up upon seeing this lying on our table. It’s certainly calling out for me to come open the box and have a taste of some brownie goodness.

This is absolutely something I cannot and will not refuse! Brownie lovers out there, how about trying a piece — or pieces of this chocolatey delicacy. Gotta warn you though to make sure to prepare your all natural diet pills beforehand Grab a box  at selected SM Stores pronto!

I’m sorry but Krispy Kreme doghnuts are not for me.

Oh I understand if I get the ire of Krispy Kreme fans out there, but I am just saying the truth.

In all fairness, the doughnuts look lovely and really tempting. They are also so soft as cotton. But I have never been a big fan for these sweet goodies, so lemme just say “No, thanks.” No offense.

Be it known that while I’m reading an acnepril review, I’m eating Yupi gummies. Hmmm.

Yup. Picked up this other brand of sour candy from the drugstore. I haven’t seen a gummi worms of this brand so I only got what’s available: little gum candies in aquarium and fruit cocktail theme.

Compared with the Trolli brand, the Yupi gummies are much softer. They are not too sour too. But their sweet and sour taste, I think, are most appealing to kids, judging from the look on my son’s face while munching these sour treats.

Have I already mentioned about the new flavors of Oreo cookies before? I must have! But in case I didn’t, you ought to know that they have the Peanut Butter Creme and Strawberry Creme aside from the original Vanilla Creme.

Still can’t eat these at the moment (even if I’m taking my Omega3 supplements, I still have to closely watch out with my intake) but a month from now, I promise myself to get on with my usual fix. Lol.

Oh here are some packets of Oreo Strawberry Creme. I’d like to share some with everyone So so yum-o I promise!

There’s a new breadshop in town, the Missy BonBon Breadshop. So prepare your best weight loss pill because I’m sure you’ll be needing one after seeing the tempting goodies they sell. 

It has recently opened and foodie as we are, we were so excited to try their products.  My sister got her chance to drop by the newly-opened outlet during one of her free days and she brought home some Melon Gelato and a tray of bread with grated cheese toppings.

Though I’m a bit disappointed with the bread (with cheese toppings) as it’s not as soft and tasty as I expected it to be, I could say that I love the Melon Gelato. Too bad I’m on a strict low-sugar diet these days as I would have helped myself into more servings. And goodluck to me as there are more goodies there that I can’t wait to try. *grins* Oh heavens what calorie overload it would be!

Have you visited a branch of KFC recently? Although I’m not sure if this is offered in all branches, I hope you have so you can see the latest offering from KFC. Or better yet, tasted the KFC Krushers, a shake-smoothie of sorts. This refreshing frozen delight is really so perfect this summer.

The flavors are as follows:

For Classic, there’s the Mocha Krunch, Cookies ‘n Cream and Rockin’ Road. I have tried the first two classic flavors and so far, the creamy, crunchy, chocolatey feel of Cookies ‘n Cream (with crushed choco cookies!) appeals more to me. Mocha Krunch (with coffee crunchies) is a bit bland for my taste. I have yet to taste Rockin’ Road though.

KFC Crushers

Now for the Smoothie Krushers, that contains fruity bits, here are the three variants: Strawberry Lush; Mango Mania; and Berry Banana. Again, I have yet to taste Berry Banana so between Strawberry Lush and Mango Mania, it’s the Strawberry Lush that I like. No, make it love. Yeah, so luuuurve it I can’t get enough of it (Oh my Dear Doctor would be upset if she hears this since she asked me to control my diet). BTW, the smoothie krushers are flavored and added with yoghurt — so you can already imagine their creamy taste.

Krushers 2

So how about dropping by the nearest KFC branch now? Me thinks, the refreshing and yummy Krushers are exactly what we all need to cool down after a minute under the summer sun.

Would it tell you anything if I say that among the Ilog Maria products I ordered online, it is the first to get depleted?

Oh before you go and read about Mesothelioma, pretty please hear me first. Oh, read  -yeah, read this first please. 

Believe me. I am telling the truth there. The Ilog Maria Honey Cider Vinegar  is indeed the first product that we consumed!  

First, because my family loves to use it as seasoning for salads. And I am telling everyone, we are big salad eaters. Mostly greens. But yes,  cucumber, okra, camote tops…it’s perfect! The sweet and sour flavor of the Ilog Maria Honey Cider Vinegar  is absolutely just right for our taste buds. Oh when I think again, it’s actually more than right, it makes salads taste great. So great you will not be able to stop yourself. =) 

 Second, we also use it for our dips. So smackingly good, I should say. And makes the dip have more zing to it.

The honey cider vinegar is also recommended to be used as detoxifier but we haven’t used it like so. 

For my son, it’s Pediasure Plus in Vanilla flavor. It’s a bit expensive but then I trust this milk to give him complete nutrition. For other details about this milk, check it out here.

For my father, he believes Anlene Gold (51+ Years) best supplies him his nutritional needs. And it’s the chocolate flavor for him.

For my mother, she loves to drink Sustagen Premium in Vanilla flavor. We bought her the chocolate flavor once but she prefers the vanilla flavor more.

To read more about this product,  click here to be diverted in the Mead-Johnson site.

From Wikipedia, Yakult (????, Yakuruto?) is a Japanese probiotic milk-like product made by fermenting a mixture of skimmed milk with a special strain of the bacterium Lactobacillus casei Shirota.

In their official website, here’s the history of how this product came about and marketed.

So why is this my subject of the day? It’s because my son loooooves it. So much so that we have to hide our supply (actually, it’s his supply) so he will not consume all of them. I am not kidding. There was one time when he finished a pack (and was still wanting some more) in just one sitting! Usually, I buy 3 to 4 packs per week, with each pack containing 5 bottles just for my son. Oh but sometimes, he shares some to us. God bless his heart. But mostly, he can consume it all without our help.

When we were kids, my parents used to buy this for us. They said it contains live, friendly bacteria (probiotics) that are good for the tummy and the immune system. We don’t care about all that info before but we all loved it - actually, we still love it up to now! All we cared was its taste. I loved its taste before as much as my son loves it now.

Now as a parent, I have a fair understanding about this probiotics thingy and so rather than buying other drinks for my son, I give him Yakult instead. I also feel this is safe for him because it is gluten-free.