SPOTTED: 9/13/2024

Here are some interesting new products found on store shelves by your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of them, share your thoughts in the comments.

Clark Apple Bacon Mesquite and Root Beer Baked Beans
Clark Maple Chipotle and Buffalo Style Baked Beans
Clark Peach Honey Habanero and Chili Lime Baked Beans

(Spotted by Phil at Redner’s.)

Kirkland Signature Cinnamon Chip Bisconie

(Spotted by Robbie at Costco.)

Good & Gather Spicy Ranch Seasoning Blend
Good & Gather Garlic Butter Seasoning Blend

(Spotted by Erin K at Target.)

Bolthouse Farms Apple Crumble and Dark Chocolate Mint Smoothies
Mama Cozzi’s Indian Style Butter Chickpea Pizza

(Spotted by Jarred B at Aldi.)

Topo Chico Mixer Tonic Water
Topo Chico Mixer Ginger Beer
Topo Chico Mixer Club Soda

(Spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.)

Member’s Mark Mixed Berry Pie

(Spotted by Robbie at Sam’s Club.)

If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email (theimpulsivebuy@gmail.com) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if they’re new, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

SPOTTED: Entenmann’s Little Bites Biggie Muffins

Entenmann’s Little Bites Feelin' Chocolate Chippy Biggie Muffins 8-Pack.

Entenmann’s Little Bites Bring on the Party Cake Biggie Muffins 8-Pack.

Entenmann’s Little Bites Biggie Muffins 4-Pack.

If you’re like me and wondering why these aren’t called Entenmann’s Biggie Bites, Rap Snacks owns the trademark to “Biggie Bites.” (Spotted by Amanda Y at Kroger.)

If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email (theimpulsivebuy@gmail.com) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if they’re new, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

SPOTTED: Yoplait Monsters Glo Gurt

Yoplait Monsters Glo Gurt.

Yoplait Monsters Glo Gurt Monster Fraken Berry.

So strawberry and blueberry. Also, as I’ve asked before, “Where’s the glow in the dark yogurt?” (Spotted by Robbie at Sam’s Club and Kroger Marketplace.)

If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email (theimpulsivebuy@gmail.com) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if they’re new, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

SPOTTED: Herr’s Gameday Carolina Style BBQ Pulled Pork and Philly Cheesesteak Potato Chips

Herr's Gameday Carolina Style BBQ Pulled Pork Potato Chips.

Herr's Gameday Philly Cheesesteak Potato Chips.

It’s that time of year again. (Spotted by Marc G at Giant.)

If you’re out shopping and see new products, snap a picture of them, and send them in via an email (theimpulsivebuy@gmail.com) with where you found them and “Spotted” in the subject line. Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something or if they’re new, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

REVIEW: General Mills Kelce Mix Cereal

General Mills has teamed up with the Kelce brothers to offer the Kelce Mix Cereal, a combination of Reese’s Puffs, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Lucky Charms. Yes, it just combines three cereals that already exist, but how many of you have had all three in your house at the same time to combine them?

All three cereals are favorites of mine; I will not turn down a bowl of any of them. But if I had to rank them for funsies, I’d put Cinnamon Toast Crunch at the top, followed by Reese’s Puffs, and then Lucky Charms.

Now, with that said, I feel Lucky Charms slightly brings down the whole cereal in this mix. Not the magical marshmallows, though. Much like Jason Kelce was great at blocking opposing defenses, the oat pieces do a good job at blocking this cereal from being a truly great one. (Obligatory shoehorned Kelce football reference completed.)

As I ate through every bowl, there were these bursts of flavorful, sugary goodness when I got a spoonful of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Reese’s Puffs, and Lucky Charms’ Magical Marshmallows. But with those spoonfuls that had too many oat pieces, I felt the magic of this combination wither. General Mills and the Kelce brothers should’ve added the Magical Marshmallows but left out the oat pieces. They somewhat dilute the intense flavors from the other two cereals and prevent the Kelce Mix from being a truly delicious combination. Look at the picture below. Doesn’t that seem like there are too many oat pieces? Travis Kelce should’ve picked out all of them, much like he picks footballs thrown by Patrick Mahomes out of the air. (Bonus shoehorned Kelce football reference.)

But, again, when those oat pieces are sparse in a spoonful, it makes me go a little cuckoo for Kelce Mix. (Sorry, Sonny. And sorry you were left out of this mix.) Cinnamon Toast Crunch’s cinnamon sugar and Reese’s Puffs’ chocolate go g-r-r-reat together (Sorry, Tony), and because the peanut butter flavor in the puffs isn’t overwhelming, it’s a nice complementing flavor. And the Magical Marshmallows add wonderful pops of sweetness that are like the icing on the cake. The milk at the bottom of the bowl was a tasty, but mild, combo of cinnamon, chocolate, and peanut butter.

Overall, the Kelce Mix Cereal is a winner, and it has convinced me that maybe I should have Reese’s Puffs, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Lucky Charms Magic Marshmallows in my kitchen at all times.

DISCLOSURE: I received a free product sample from General Mills. Doing so did not influence my review.

Purchased Price: FREE
Size: 11.5 oz box
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (1 cup w/o milk) 150 calories, 3 grams of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 230 milligrams of sodium, 32 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of fiber, 11 grams of sugar (including 11 grams of added sugar), and 3 grams of protein.