Category: Spotted on Shelves

While Frito-Lay was making thicker Doritos and Ruffles, it appears they were also thinning Tostitos.

The new Tostitos Thins tortilla chips are not only thinner than regular Tostitos, but they also have a lighter texture. According to the press release, the new chips are, “made from corn that is stone-ground for a light and crispy texture and then lightly dusted with special seasonings to create the two flavors.”

What are those two flavors?

Lime & Salt and TexMex.

Okay, since they’re seasoned, people probably won’t dip them in salsa. But if party goers, game watchers, and movie buffs do stick these thinner chips in salsa or a cheese dip, expect the dip to turn into the Davy Jones’ Locker for broken chips.

Tostitos Thins are now available exclusively at Target stores nationwide through mid-July.

New products are released all the time and here are some we found on our most recent shopping trips. We may or may not review them, but we’d like to let you know what new items are popping up on store shelves.

This is one of the most boring limited edition product I’ve ever seen. According to the Classico website, “Garden Vegetable is the selection for the spring and summer months – a rich and colorful sauce highlighted with tender zucchini and a medley of red, yellow and green peppers.” Yawn.

More Limited Edition California Pizza Kitchen frozen pizzas! The Limited Edition Chicken Carbonara and Chipotle Roasted Vegetables are definitely more exciting than the Limited Edition Classico Garden Vegetable sauce above, but the CPK pizza I’d like to see in frozen limited edition form is their Habanero Carnitas. It’s the perfect pizza for those of us who like crying and sweating at the same time.

The thing I don’t like about Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats Touch of Fruit in the Middle is its long name, which I believe just gave me carpel tunnel by typing it. We reviewed the Mixed Berry variety last year. But there’s now a new flavor, Raspberry, which sounds like it should’ve been in the Mixed Berry.

Oooh! Now I can make small s’mores with these, a Hershey’s Miniature bar, and Kraft Jet-Puffed Mini Marshmallows toasted with a Bic lighter.

I did a quick Google search and found out Bud Light Lime Lime-A-Rita was not available during spring break. My goodness, Bud Light, you missed an opportunity to be the cause of bad choices for many college kids across the country. You can read more about Lime-A-Rita over at Foodbeast.

During my most recent visit to Target, I found two new Hello Kitty body washes. Yup, two. Although, I have to admit these Hello Kitty body washes aren’t as compelling as other Hello Kitty products I’ve seen at Target, like the Hello Kitty Microwave Oven. The body wash on the right appears to be more for young children, while the one on the left is SUPER CUTE!

If you’re out shopping and see a new product on the shelf, snap a picture of it, email it to us at theimpulsivebuy@gmail.com, and you might see it in our next Spotted on Shelves post.

Update: Click here to read our Ruffles Ultimate Kickin’ Jalapeño Ranch review

While looking at the gluten-free products page on the Frito-Lay website, because that’s what I do for fun, I came across a new line of Ruffles potato chips — Ruffles Ultimate.

What’s “ultimate” about them? According to this post on the Taquitos forums, the chips are thicker than regular Ruffles, which give them deeper r-r-ridges. The chips come in three flavors: Original, Kickin’ Jalapeño Ranch, and Sweet Smokin’ BBQ. There’s also a Ruffles Ultimate Smokehouse Bacon Flavored Dip.

First, Frito-Lay gianted Cheetos, then they jacked Doritos and now they ultimated Ruffles. I hope they grande Fritos next.

If you’ve tried any of the Ruffles Ultimate flavors, let us know what you think of them in the comments.

Before you get excited about the new Wonka Ice Cream, I should tell you that, currently, it’s only available at limited grocery stores in Northern California and Reno, Nevada. I’m sure that will eventually change and we’ll all be able to try one (or all) of Wonka Ice Cream’s seven flavors, which includes:

Kerfuffle Truffle – chocolate ice cream with chocolate truffles and swirls of fudge (1/2 cup serving – 260 calories, 15 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 60 milligrams of cholesterol, 28 grams of carbohydrates, and 22 grams of sugar).

Chipperberry Swirl – black raspberry and vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips (1/2 cup serving – 210 calories, 13 grams of fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 30 milligrams of sodium, 20 grams of carbohydrates, and 18 grams of sugar).

Chocolate Mintropolis – chocolate ice cream with peppermint patties and chocolate mint cookies (1/2 cup serving – 250 calories, 14 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 70 milligrams of sodium, 26 grams of carbohydrates, and 19 grams of sugar).

Caramel Nut Kadoozle – caramel ice cream with mixed nut brittle and walnut caramel swirl (1/2 cup serving – 250 calories, 14 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 135 milligrams of sodium, 29 grams of carbohydrates, and 26 grams of sugar).

Chocolate Chipper Chip – vanilla ice cream with chocolate and potato chip bark pieces (1/2 cup serving – 270 calories, 17 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 130 milligrams of sodium, 26 grams of carbohydrates, and 21 grams of sugar).

Chocolate Snowflakes – vanilla ice cream with chocolate flakes (1/2 cup serving – 220 calories, 14 grams of fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 30 milligrams of sodium, 21 grams of carbohydrates, and 18 grams of sugar).

Kernelpuff Caramelstuff – caramel corn ice cream with popped kernels, pecan pralines and salted caramel swirls (1/2 cup serving – 230 calories, 13 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 130 milligrams of sodium, 26 grams of carbohydrates, and 23 grams of sugar).

Yup, some of the flavors sound Ben & Jerry’s-like, but Wonka Ice Cream’s 14-ounce containers are definitely Haagen-Dazs-like. If you happen to get your hands on some, let us know what you think of them in the comments below.

I once stole a syrup bottle from IHOP because I love making them talk or making them throw up syrup.

Since that spontaneous theft happened over 10 years, I believe the statute of limitations has passed, so it’s safe for me to admit I took a syrup bottle from IHOP. Besides, I don’t have the syrup bottle anymore, so I don’t know if IHOP could charge me with anything because without the bottle, no case can go full throttle.

Too bad I don’t have that syrup bottle anymore, because if I did, I could fill it up with one of the new IHOP at HOME Syrups, which come in five flavors: Original, Lite, Sugar Free, Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity Strawberry, and Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity Blueberry.

A 1/4 cup of Original Syrup has 220 calories, 0 grams of fat, 96 milligrams of sodium, 54 grams of carbohydrates, 28 grams of sugar. The Lite version has 110 calories, 0 grams of fat, 119 milligrams of sodium, 27 grams of carbohydrates, and 25 grams of sugar. Sugar Free has 15 calories, 0 grams of fat, 133 milligrams of sodium, 5 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of sugar alcohol. The fruit flavored syrups are made with real fruit and have 200 calories, 0 grams of fat, 15 milligrams of sodium, 50 grams of carbohydrates, and 21 or 23 grams of sugar.

IHOP at HOME Syrups are available now. The Original, Lite and Sugar Free varieties come in 24-ounce bottles, while the fruity flavors are in a 12-ounce bottles.