What are your biggest food/beverage product disappointments?

pancakerunner

Curious to know what are some products you tried after hearing rave reviews, but were ultimately disappointed in?

pancakerunner

For me it is the Birch Bender's Magic Syrup and Kite Hill yogurt.

quiksylver296

I tried a Buff Bakes combo pack, due to the "new products" thread, way back. Everything was disgusting!

harper16

Nutella. Every says how delicious it is, so I finally tried it. It was beyond awful. I threw the rest of the container into the trash.

pancakerunner

quiksylver296 wrote: »

I tried a Buff Bakes combo pack, due to the "new products" thread, way back. Everything was disgusting!

ooo yes! Not a fan of Buff Bake products either.

anvacarz1282

Quest bars! Sooooo fake tasting!

KickboxFanatic

Anything Quest, Halo Top, Kodiak teddy grahams, sweet potatoes

AnnPT77

Halo Top. Not terrible, but not remotely satisfying. Tried multiple flavors, all not worth even their meager calories. Threw out the last, would not retry.

Not so much rave reviews, but high hopes: Quest protein chips. Tasted like salty sawdust. Ate one, maybe 2, threw the rest out. Horrid.

And, on an ongoing basis: I totally don't see why anyone likes Oreos. They taste like denatured dollar store toothpaste spread between layers of brown fiberboard. Ugh. Most so-called hyperpalatable foods are not my thing, but usually I can understand what someone else might see in them. Not Oreos. I mean, if you like 'em, eat 'em; you can have them all. But I just don't get it.

fitchick37

Lo Dough....you might as well put polystyrene in the oven with your pizza toppings on.

beulah81

KickboxFanatic wrote: »

Anything Quest, Halo Top, Kodiak teddy grahams, sweet potatoes

I haven't tasted most of their products but from long ago I remember that some flavors of their protein powder are pretty good, especially salted caramel and vanilla. Maybe they've changed.

Katmary71

Halo Top, yuck! Walden Farms, don't know how people can eat that stuff. My favorite salad dressing is poppyseed and Skinny Girl's is often recommended, it's super sweet and I love sweet but not that much! The best I've found of a lightened one is Panera though I bought stuff to make my own. Fiber One brownies are another thing that are recommended often. They're not horrible but not worth the calories.

acpgee

I tried a delicious but outrageously expensive granola bought at the shop attached to Yotam Ottolenghi's restaurant.

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/search/products/?q=tobias

Then I found the recipe online because a food blogger typed it in from one of his cookbooks.

http://tastypi.blogspot.com/2012/08/ottolenghis-granola.html

Putting it in the recipe builder I discovered a 50 gram serving of dry granola was 460 kcal.

acpgee

Whoops.

This was the granola

https://ottolenghi.co.uk/ottolenghi-granola

Noreenmarie1234

Kombucha... yuck.

Halo top. I think it's okay, but didn't think it was as good as I was expecting with how popular it is.

This is a great idea for a topic. I am sure there are so many things I will remember but thats all I can think of now, lol.

rainbow198

Halo Top for sure. I tried some years ago and was very underwhelmed. Then I tried another flavor and it was the same.

I'd rather have less of my favorite ice cream/frozen yogurt and actually enjoy it or just make my own ice cream rather then a whole lot of that.

A lot of the protein bars aren't great to me. Many were either too chalky or artificial tasting, had questionable ingredients, too many calories/carbs/sugar or it just taste like a candy bar. So I make my own.

deannalfisher

halo top and the other low calorie ice creams - if i want it, i'm going for haggan daaz or similar - i might get a small serving but it will be good

cauliflower pizza crust - why just why

kodiak cakes - i don't hate hate them, but i prefer the birch bark protein pancakes better - the kodiak ones always seem to need some sugar or something to make them taste better

deannalfisher

acpgee wrote: »

I tried a delicious but outrageously expensive granola bought at the shop attached to Yotam Ottolenghi's restaurant.

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/search/products/?q=tobias

Then I found the recipe online because a food blogger typed it in from one of his cookbooks.

http://tastypi.blogspot.com/2012/08/ottolenghis-granola.html

Putting it in the recipe builder I discovered a 50 gram serving of dry granola was 460 kcal.

were you disappointed solely for the calories? unfortunately, in general i find granola to be a huge calorie suck - and you don't get a lot of granola for its calories

skelterhelter

I will agree with the Halo Top sentiment -- it's just not that good. Especially after indulging in other ice creams (yes, more calories, but still better: So Delicious and Nada Moo), I just don't think I can go back to HT. There are a few exceptions--their seasonal flavors are the best in the line, and I do enjoy their Peanut Butter Cup--but I think I'd rather just take the calorie hit and get some better tasting ice cream. As far as 'light' ice creams go...I'll take Enlightened and Skinny Cow products any day!

brittanystebbins95

Anything zero calorie.
Salad dressings, syrups, coffee syrups, etc. Yuck.
I've tried so many brands and finally gave up because they all have that nasty, chemical, artificial taste to them.

Also, this ice cream. Judging by the picture, you'd assume it has a lot of oreo pieces in it, right? WRONG. I think in the entire half gallon, there was maybe three pieces total. And I wish that were an exaggeration.

AngryViking1970

brittanystebbins95 wrote: »

Anything zero calorie.
Salad dressings, syrups, coffee syrups, etc. Yuck.
I've tried so many brands and finally gave up because they all have that nasty, chemical, artificial taste to them.

Also, this ice cream. Judging by the picture, you'd assume it has a lot of oreo pieces in it, right? WRONG. I think in the entire half gallon, there was maybe three pieces total. And I wish that were an exaggeration.

Breyers is the worst. A couple of years ago my son and I did our own 'Cookie Dough Ice Cream Taste Test', and out of the 15 or so we sampled, Breyers was in the subbasement. So bad.

ETA: I actually found my 'review' that was sent nowhere, except my husband. Heh. Seriously, folks. Do NOT buy this ice cream.

"Breyers Chocolate Cookie Dough. Um, what did I do to deserve this? It’s gross. I guess the descriptor of ‘frozen dairy dessert’ should have tipped me off, but this was terrible. The vanilla base tasted like chemicals and the cookie dough pieces tasted like nothing at all. If this brand doesn’t remain in the subbasement of our official rankings, I’ll be totally surprised. #fail"

quiksylver296

To remember, we always say "Breyer's is bad, Dreyer's is damn good." The names are too close to remember!