REVIEW: Noosa Delights Yoghurt

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Noosa Delights is a line of sweet treats in the yogurt, I mean, yoghurt aisle. They feature a creamy yoghurt layer on top of a creamy flavor layer. Four flavors are available: Key Lime Pie, Strawberry Cheesecake, Coconut Cream Pie, and Brownie Batter.

Noosa Delights Key Lime Pie

I know it says on the container, “creamy graham-style bottom layer,” but with every spoonful, I wished that layer had some graham cracker crumbles. It’s like my mouth was expecting it when the slightly tart lime top layer hit my tongue. But it ended up disappointed when there were no gritty graham crumbles. The graham flavor in the goopy bottom layer was there if eaten separately but gets lost when eaten with the thicker top layer. Maybe actual graham pieces might’ve helped? Wink.

This was a tasty, sweet, but not overly tart treat. But if you’re hoping for a noticeable ghraham flavor, the brown bottom goop might disappoint.

Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 190 calories, 8 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 30 milligrams of cholesterol, 180 milligrams of sodium, 24 grams of carbohydrates, 21 grams of sugar (including 14 grams of added sugar), and 5 grams of protein .

Noosa Delights Strawberry Cheesecake

Another flavor that I really wish had some graham cracker crumbles in it. Instead, it has the same brown bottom layer as the Key Lime Pie one. And that graham flavor also gets lost when scooped up with the much better tasting strawberry cheesecake yoghurt layer. At least small strawberry chunks were floating in the main layer to give an added berry oomph. The yoghurt’s tang does well to emulate the tang from cheesecake. I enjoyed this one as much as the Key Lime Pie one.

However… I’ll save that for the end.

Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 160 calories, 6 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat, 25 milligrams of cholesterol, 180 milligrams of sodium, 22 grams of carbohydrates, 20 grams of sugar (including 13 grams of added sugar), and 5 grams of protein.

Noosa Delights Coconut Cream Pie

I wondered if this Noosa Delights flavor had coconut pieces in it. I enjoy the taste of coconut but hate actual coconut pieces. Something about the texture is a turnoff. I could’ve looked at the ingredients list to find out if there were coconut bits, but I decided to surprise my mouth.

There were coconut bits, but they were tiny enough that my mouth didn’t mind them too much. The coconut flavor is spot-on and pleasant. However, the creamy custard bottom layer is there and is custard-colored, but it doesn’t have much flavor, making this a coconut-dominant affair.

Rating: 5 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 180 calories, 8 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 25 milligrams of cholesterol, 65 milligrams of sodium, 23 grams of carbohydrates, 20 grams of sugar (including 14 grams of added sugar), and 5 grams of protein.

Noosa Delights Brownie Batter

This was perfectly fine, but I wouldn’t say its flavor was too memorable. A week from now, I’ll probably forget what it tastes like. So, I guess it’s good that I’m typing my thoughts here. There wasn’t a strong brownie flavor in the bottom layer, which is a theme going on with these Noosa Delights (see previous reviews). The first two spoonfuls I dug out didn’t even have any of the dark chocolate batter bottom layer. After some inspecting, it seemed to have slid to one side of the container.

Also, the tang from the yoghurt kind of threw off the flavor a bit. Semisweet chocolate bits were floating in the mix to add tiny cocoa punches, which was nice. It’s an okay flavor, but I wish it had a bit more decadence, like actual brownie batter.

Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 190 calories, 8 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 25 milligrams of cholesterol, 130 milligrams of sodium, 26 grams of carbohydrates, 24 grams of sugar (including 18 grams of added sugar), and 6 grams of protein.

Overall, while tasting fine, I’m disappointed with Noosa Delights. Some better texture contrast and stronger flavors would’ve been nice, and it’s weird how small the containers are when the standard Noosa yoghurt containers look huge on the shelf next to the other yogurt brands.

I guess I just don’t find these delightful.

Purchased Price: $2.99 each
Size: 4.5 oz containers
Purchased at: Safeway

SPOTTED: 4/2/2024

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SPOTTED: Nestle Drumstick Lil’ Drums Strawberry and Vanilla Strawberry

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Nestle Drumstick Lil' Drums Strawberry and Vanilla Strawberry.

Finally, strawberry gets some Nestle Drumstick love. It’s always vanilla and chocolate. Good for you, strawberry. Good for you. (Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)

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SPOTTED: Victor Allen’s Magnum Ice Cream Double Caramel Iced Coffee

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Victor Allen's Magnum Ice Cream Double Caramel Iced Coffee.

Who is Victor Allen and why does he produce all these treat-flavored iced coffees? (Spotted by Sage G at Walmart.)

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REVIEW: Gatorade Water

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“If you want a revolution, the only solution, evolve.”

Sage advice from an extremely catchy tune Gatorade used in ads about a decade ago.

Fast forward to today annnnd I guess the revolution is over, because… Gatorade. Water.

Gatorade Water? That’s devolution!

Step aside Fierce Grape, Riptide Rush, and Frost Glacier Freeze. There’s a new Gatorade flavor in town – nothing. Some ad wizard probably made your yearly salary (x10) to come up with that.

Do you love electrolytes but hate fun? Well, Gatorade Water might just be for you.

Have you ever known someone who’s always had a beard, but then they shave their beard, and then you see their clean-shaven face sans beard, and you think, “Oooof, you shoulda kept the beard?” Gatorade Water.

What’s next, Ben & Jerry’s milk?! Lay’s potatoes? … I’d try ’em both.

Ok, ok, I’ll stop being so cynical. After all, there’s some merit to Gatorade Water. I’m not gonna act like it’s the first bottled alkaline water with electrolytes. There’s clearly a market for this. Smartwater exists, but I still can’t shake the fact this feels dumb.

It’s kinda hard to review water. It’s water. I know there is literally at least one water sommelier out there who would disagree, but H2O is H2O.

Everyone knows someone who insists they can tell the difference between waters, but I guarantee if they were put to the test and blindfolded, that claim would be proven false. Anyway, I’m one of those people now. They’re all liars, but I’m not. I can tell the difference. I don’t think this is very good water.

I’m a Poland Spring loyalist, and when comparing that “pure spring water” to this, I could really tell the difference. This has that dull “dryness” on the finish that I can only assume is from the bit of alkaline and sodium used to lyte up the electros. I can’t really explain it, but I think it’s a common complaint people have with Aquafina, Dasani, or possibly both.

For some reason, I feel like this type of water can never get truly cold or refreshing. I had it in the fridge for a good 36 hours, and it just never got above “slightly chilled.” Does any of this make sense?

Perhaps it has to do with the pH of 7.5 “or higher?” I don’t actually know what that means for drinking water, but I guess it’s not “Planet Hollywood.” Quick Googling seems to indicate that 7.5 is about right for most water.

I drank this at the gym, and it just didn’t stack up to my usual Poland Spring. I also didn’t stack up, as I was pumping weights so tiny that one particularly nosy trainer asked me if I “tore my rotator cuff or something?”

Gatorade Water has “what plants crave,” but I, a “human man,” wasn’t invigorated like I would’ve been if I swigged on a flavored Gatorade or my usual cold Poland Spring. This is just dry tepid nothing. The bottle is sleek and has a solid cap construction, though. I’ll give it that.

Look, it’s water. Am I being too hard on water? Perhaps, but there are plenty of other waters and sports drinks that are better than this, so I say don’t even bother. You can always just have what I’m having – Hatorade.

Purchased Price: $1.99
Size: 23.7 Fl. Oz.
Purchased at: ShopRite
Rating: 4 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 0 calories, 0 grams of fat, 65 milligrams of sodium, 0 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 0 grams of sugar, and 0 grams of protein.