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Is the new Capri Sun Super V Fruit & Vegetable Juice Drink the latest way for parents to trick their kids into getting some vegetables in their diet?

A juice pouch with a 3/4 serving of fruit and 1/4 serving of vegetables? That doesn’t sound very efficient.

When I have kids and need to encourage them to eat their vegetables, I’m just going to tell them, “Look, son/daughter. It’s carrots and cucumbers. There are worse vegetables your mom and I could’ve given you, like brussels sprouts, beets, turnips, cauliflower, and radishes. We’ll save those for when you’re naughty, but you were good today so you get the good vegetables. However, if you don’t eat your carrots and cucumbers right now, I’m going to drive to the store to buy some beets and radishes, cut them up, and put them on your plate with the carrots and cucumbers. And you’re going to have to eat all of them.”

Man, I’m going to be an awesome parent. Sure, they’ll probably end up in therapy, but at least they’ll be eating their vegetables. Someone should award me with a “World’s Greatest Dad” mug right now.

The Capri Sun Super V juice drinks are 66 percent juice and come in three flavors: Apple, Berry, and Fruit Punch. The vegetables come in the form of sweet potato and carrot juice concentrates. I didn’t know one could juice a sweet potato. Maybe I should’ve paid closer attention to Jack LaLanne’s Juice Tiger informercials, instead of using them to help me fall asleep.

One Capri Sun Super V pouch has 70 calories, 0 grams of fat, 20 milligrams of sodium, 18 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of fiber, 14 grams of sugar, 0 grams of protein, 10% vitamin C, and 10% vitamin E.

Update: Click here to read our Post Honey Bunches of Oats Banana Blueberry Fruit Blends review

When I want to be smacked in the face with a combination of fruit flavors, I usually crash into an unmanned fruit stand without my seat belt on or have an Edible Arrangement catapulted at me. If I want a less bloody option, I’ll grab a box of Post Fruity Pebbles. But the folks at Post are now giving me another alternative with their new Honey Bunches of Oats Fruit Blends.

The new cereal comes in two varieties — Peach Raspberry and Banana Blueberry. Honey Bunches of Oats Fruit Blends combines the two flavors by including the peach and banana flavors on the crispy flakes and baking the blueberry and raspberry into the granola bunches.

A 3/4 cup serving of both varieties have 120 calories, 1.5 grams of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of polyunsaturated fat, 1 gram of monounsaturated fat, 135 milligrams of sodium, 55 milligrams of potassium, 25 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 6 grams of sugar, 18 grams of other carbohydrates, 2 grams of protein, and provides nine essential vitamins and minerals.

Honey Bunches of Oats Fruit Blends are available nationwide in 14.5- and 18-ounce boxes.

Have you ever stood in front of the freezer case where the dozen or so different Eggo waffles are and thought to yourself, “The world needs an even larger assortment of Eggo waffles”? Well, get ready for a barrage of new Eggo Waffle varieties.

Are you someone who doesn’t care for the use of Yellow #5 and Yellow #6 food dyes in your Eggo Waffles because you don’t like your waffles looking like a Simpsons character? Well, Kellogg’s Simply Eggo Original Waffles are for you. They contain no preservatives, artificial flavors or color. Two of them have 210 calories, 8 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 30 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein.

Do enjoy Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Low Fat Waffles Made with Whole Wheat because they’re low in fat, but hate the way they taste because of the whole wheat? Eggo Low Fat Homestyle Waffles are for you. They have a third of the fat and a quarter of the saturated fat of regular Eggo Homestyle Waffles. Two waffles have 160 calories, 2.5 grams of fat, 0.5 grams of saturated fat, 31 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein.

Are you a fitness fanatic who needs a break from powder shakes mixes and meat to get protein? Well, Kellogg’s has your muscular back with their Eggo Protein Original Waffles. They have all the frozen goodness of regular Eggo waffles, but with eight grams of protein per two waffle serving, which is twice the protein as regular Eggo waffles.

Along with the eight grams of protein, two Eggo Protein Waffles have 200 calories, 7 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 26 grams of carbohydrates, and 2 grams of sugar.

The most interesting of the bunch are the Eggo Wafflers, which don’t need syrup because their flavor is baked in. A box contains eight waffles, each of which can be split in half to make what Kellogg’s calls, “waffle bars.” It comes in two varieties: Strawberry Strudel and Brown Sugar Cinnamon Roll.

Maybe it’s just me and my fast food addled mind, but I can see these being used as the bread for a breakfast sandwich.

Two Strawberry Strudel Eggo Wafflers have 240 calories, 8 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 38 grams of carbohydrates, 13 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein. Two Brown Sugar Cinnamon Roll Eggo Wafflers have 250 calories, 9 grams of fat, 2.5 grams of saturated fat, 40 grams of carbohydrates, 16 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein.

Update: Click here to read our Spicy Buffalo and Zesty Salsa Wheat Thins review

Nabisco has yet to make a Wheat Thins flavor I don’t enjoy. They’re really good at combining whole grain wheat flour, soybean oil, cornstarch, malt syrup, and a bunch of seasonings to make crunchy snacks that make me feel like I’m eating something healthier than potato chips.

Last year, Nabisco introduced their Smoky BBQ Wheat Thins, which got a positive review not only from us, but also several of our fellow review bloggers. This year, if a couple of placeholder pages on Amazon are correct, Nabisco plans to soon release two new Wheat Thins flavors — Spicy Buffalo and Zesty Salsa.

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know me likey the spicy, so I’m looking forward to the Spicy Buffalo flavor. Although, I also believe zesty is besty, so I can’t wait to try the Zesty Salsa Wheat Thins.

A serving of 15 Spicy Buffalo Wheat Thins has 140 calories, 5 grams of fat, 1 gram of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 200 milligrams of sodium, 22 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of fiber, 4 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein. A serving of Zesty Salsa Wheat Thins has 140 calories, 5 grams of fat, 1 gram of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 180 milligrams of sodium, 21 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of fiber, 4 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.

Both varieties will be available in 9-ounce boxes.

The new Savannah Smiles Girl Scout Cookie might just convince me to buy Girl Scout Cookies instead of having to awkwardly explain to a 10-year-old girl why I’m not buying them, which usually involves me saying too much, like telling the little girl that my rejection will prepare her for her future boyfriend breakups and explaining that I don’t have a checkbook on me because this is the 21st century and the only person who writes checks is my grandma when she sends me money on my birthday.

The newest Girl Scout treat is a lemon-flavored cookie that’s dusted with powdered sugar. The cookie’s shape makes it look like a smile, hence the name, Savannah Smiles. Of course, if you flip the cookie upside down, it turns into a frown, which I guess if you wanted to give it a name, you could call it Fayetteville Frowns.

Savannah Smiles were added to the Girl Scout cookie line up to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts, which began in Savannah, Georgia by Juliette Gordon Low.

Booyah! History lesson! You’ll thank me when it comes up in Jeopardy.

A serving of five Savannah Smiles cookies has 140 calories, 45 calories from fat, 5 grams of fat, 1.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 125 milligrams of sodium, 23 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 10 grams of sugar, and 1 gram of protein.

Source: Foodbeast