Chocolate week ; Day 5; Cocoa puffs (with stars) REVIEW

I have known this stiff since i was old enough to understand commercials. But it never looked tasty compared to all the other cereals at the store (eg lucky charms, cinnamon toast crunch etc) Also i never liked cereal with milk so i never got to experience how it turns the milk "chocolaty"

The variety i got was "with stars" even though i doubt they taste any different than regular cocoa puffs. But since it's a special edition, the front of the box of course is different that the regular package. On the front of the package it shows the weird bird mascot (i have no idea what his name is, let me Google it, one sec)

Google; What is the cocoa puffs bird name
"Sonny the Cuckoo Bird. Sonny the Cuckoo Bird is the cartoon mascot for Cocoa Puffs, a General Mills-produced cereal. He often appears in its television commercials."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_the_Cuckoo_Bird

Ok, so his name is Sonny. So the package shows Sonny in a rocket ship staring at an explosion of cocoa 
puffs (with stars) in milk. It also mentions "orbiting earth for a limited time". Awh, i like the star shape. 
Anyways, onto the review.

Not much to say about opening the box and bag, they just look like... cocoa puffs (with stars, lol).

I ate about a cup of them with about a half cup of silk very vanilla. And wow, i cant believe i hated cereal with milk when i was a kid. Well maybe its because personally soy milk is thicker and has more flavor than cows milk (i drank soy milk even before i went vegan, so i compared them a long time ago.) These were great. But speaking of soy milk...

The soymilk at the bottom of the bowl wasn't as chocolaty as they describe it in the commercials and on the box, but it was still good.

So since the chocolate soy milk could have tasted better, but the cereal was still delicious, i'd have to rate cocoa puffs (with stars) 7 stars

********************************RATING - 7 STARS********************************

Chocolate week; Day 4; Lindt EXCELLENCE 85% cocoa - extra dark; REVIEW

before I was vegan, i probably was one of the only people to say that i didn't like lindts lindor truffles. I really didn't see the difference of them and hershey kisses (well, besides the shape). But today i felt a little adventurous so i spent 4 dollars on Lindt excellence 85% cocoa chocolate bar.

the front of the package is pretty basic. It has a picture of the chocolate, and a description, Nothing new.

When i opened the package the chocolate was wrapped in foil like almost all "specialty" chocolates are. Also there were little "lindts" all over the foil (similar to the green and blacks).

   

When i opened the foil the chocolate was very thin. about as thick as my iphone (about 4 mm) and the squares were big (about 1.3x1.3 in). When i took my first bite (as well as my last) i got a shock of bitterness. it had no flavor what so ever. i had to eat a whole bowl of earth balance mac and cheese just to erase the flavor a little, its still in my mouth and i have eaten the whole box of Earth balance mac and cheese, 2 bottles of water, and even 3 hand fulls of trix just to erase it a little!
I cant believe i gave their chocolate another chance, so unless you love bitter stuff, this so called "chocolate" is not for you.

i give them credit for making a vegan chocolate. But like anything i try, i always give at least one star to any food item i review because the company made an effort to make the product. But the rest of the stars are for flavor, and this "chocolate" has absolutely no flavor except bitter

that is why my rating for Lindt EXCELLENCE 85% cocoa - extra dark chocolate bar if only 1 star.

I think the manufacturers of this "chocolate" need to go back to 2nd grade to learn what chocolate, and excellence is.

*********************************RATING-1 STAR*********************************

Chocolate week; Day 3; Endangered species 72% dark chocolate bar REVIEW

for a while i have been skeptical on trying this, i really don't know why, but a week ago it was on sale so my mom let me get it and i actually tried it.

When i first look at the package i notice that there is a monkey on the front. Then i read it more and realized that they donate 10% of their profits to help preserve endangered species! If only i knew before then i would have gotten this ages ago.

But the package doesn't just end there. When i opened it up i noticed there were tons of facts about chimpanzees (the endangered specie on the package of the one i got) on the other side of the wrapper. (haha! now i'll have an excuse to eat chocolate if i have a project on chimpanzees, lol).

The chocolate was wrapped in foil like most "fancy" chocolates are. I noticed the chocolate squares have little engravings of bamboo stalks on them, clever!

when i tasted the chocolate i was surprised. it tasted like an aero bar without the bubbles! Actually even a little less bitter (id say it tastes more like a 65% dark chocolate bar than a 72%.) I
 can't believe i have been missing out on this! and the fact that its organic, non gmo, donates money to save animals, and obviously vegan, i'd have to rate this chocolate bar 10 stars.


*******************************RATING - 10 STARS*******************************

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Chocolate week; Day 2; Choco Nono's milk like chocolatey candies (veganM&Ms) REVIEW

For atleast a few months i have wanted to try these, but like most foods i want to try, i wait a month then see if i still want to. So more than a month passed and suddenly it was valentines day, so i used that as an excuse to order these (its $9.95 for a 3 pack on amazon) And now i finally got to try them!

So the package shows them as balls of milk-less chocolate covered in a colorful sugar coating, Basically vegan M&Ms. Also they mention that they are milk, gluten, nut, and egg free. also it states that they contain "no artificial colors or flavors". and that they are "vegan approved". Well i hope those vegans weren't wrong.

when i opened the package i noticed that they were brightly colored, Unlike most naturally dyed candy. Also they ere actually almost perfect balls. hmm

(they look brighter in real life, but for some reason they came out like this on my camera)

When i tried the first one i suddenly was struck with a sugary taste, but then slowly the chocolate flavor over came it. they were easy to bite into, thin crisp shell, almost just like an M&M. Premium Chocolatiers did an amazing job veganizing and "natural-afying" M&Ms. So since it has to be the best vegan milk chocolate i have ever tasted, i have to rate Choco Nonos 9 stars

**********************************RATING-9 STARS*******************************

Chocolate week; Day 1; Green & black's organic Dark chocolate 70% cocoabar REVIEW

So for a few weeks now i have been at the store with my mom shopping, and every time i went down the chocolate isle i have wanted this. But i never actually got it, until just the other day.

the package states "Made with fine Trinitario cacao beans for an intense taste" But honestly i really don't see the difference, whatever.

when i first opened the paper i noticed it was in a gold wrapping, interesting.

when i took a bite, it was strange. it tasted more sour and bitter with a hint of chocolate taste than an actual chocolate bar. Usually i eat a whole serving of anything before i review it, but this was honestly too gross to even eat more than 2 squares.

So my rating for Green & blacks 70% cocoa chocolate bar would be 3 stars. Because it tastes gross, but still has a hint of chocolate taste.



********************************RATING - 3 STARS********************************

NEXT WEEK IS CHOCOLATE WEEK

Every day for the whole week starting This Friday, i will be reviewing all different vegan chocolates every day for seven days. Why? because for some reason for the past week i have tried all these different vegan chocolates, and i thought "might as well review them all!" so that is why i have declared that next week will be chocolate week. (ah, if only every week could be chocolate week, lol)

so stay tuned!