Special K on a Special Day

In my continued effort to keep people updated on all things chocolate, I now submit my review of Special K Chocolatey Delight.  This is what I have to say, so listen up:  buy the Special K Red Berries instead.  

See here is the major design flaw.  If you buy Special K Red Berries even after milk is added you have a distribution of strawberries.  It is a nice surprise in random bites.  Yummy.  And what a deal at 150 calories a serving (including milk).  Now Chocolatey Delight (160 calories per serving with milk) on the other hand has crunchy bits of semisweet chocolate.  They also all sink to the bottom.  No yummy distribution of flavor.  Plus, if you just wanted a nice little taste of chocolate – well, now with this spoonful you have set up your taste buds.  They’ll want more.  (Like the whole Lay’s ad – nobody can eat just one).  Plus the chips are kind of waxy (like cheap cholate chips instead of name brand).  So,  the smartest thing to do is leave this smorgasbord of chocolate at the bottom of the bowl.  Well, the smartest thing would have been to buy Special K Red Berries instead, but it is too late for that now.  

And one further word on Special K Chocolatey Delight – I appreciate that it can be spelt either way but spell check and I both prefer chocolaty.  

Now – for my delicious kid friendly recipe of the month – let me introduce you all to Sweet Potato Spears (Kraft recipe, see link). I used Ken’s Steakhouse Lite Northern Italian w/Basil & Romano because that is what I had in the house.  I forgot to use the parsley.  I sprinkled just a tad of parmesan on.  And I only made two sweet potatoes (not 3 sweet potatoes and 3 white).  DH, Monkey, and I all enjoyed them.  Sunshine consented to taste one, but didn’t like it.  Allegedly.  I am pretty sure that if she hadn’t felt she was proving something by not liking it, she would have liked it.  Also, the spear s that were cut skinnier were crunchier and I liked those best – although they were ALL good and I think the crunchy preference was just a personal preference. 

And for a minor breakthough, tonight DH brought home sugarfree choclates.  Now, obviously, flowers still would have been a better choice, but it took some thought for him to bring home SF candy.  Plus there are only 6 in the box.  So I can’t possibly overindulge!!!

I hope you all had a great Valentine's Day that held all the potential for the day you envisioned!  My expectatiosn for teh day weren't high, so I am pleased.  Monkey had a great day at OT and I repeated the four mile walk I took yesterday today. 

good job DH!

I know it's been a while since June and one can expect one's housemates to take note of certain things, but it doesn't always happen.  My DH is verbally very very supportive, but also alternately criticizes my choices and offers me pizza for dinner.  Most of the time he's great but . . . they forget, or forget to be considerate.

So pat that man on the back for thinking before he bought you a V-Day gift.  Even if it wasn't the ideal gesture, it shows he does care and does want to support your choices.  And that's better than chocolate, SF or otherwise.

Enjoy walking with Monkey if you go again today!

I like the review

I actually had my hands on a box of Sp K C D but put in back because I was afraid it would make me crave more chocolait, as if thats humanly possible!  I do like the strawberries in the other one but have made the switch to Kashi, for more fiber and less sugar.  I bet the Choc delight kind would make a great cereal candy though.  Just add marshmellow fluff and/or peanut butter.  Of course you or I could not eat it that way, but your kids would go for it!  I like that Kraft website as well.  Good ideas!  They have a book they send out a few times a year, you can request it on the web site.  Its free too!

Kudo to your dh!  A man that thinks and is considerate! WOW you have the total package!  Good job, you trained him right!

down with waxy chocolate!

Thanks for the review. I love sweet potato fries, too. They are the best treat. I just hate cutting the darn things up, especially if it's one of those funky-shaped taters. I like to do mine with just olive oil, rosemary, and a little salt. Yum! I like the crispy ones, too.

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Thanks for the review! I like to hear when other people taste products before we go and buy it. I have heard of the Special K Chocolate delight. I have tried the special k bars in the same taste, and I wasn't a huge fan of them so I didn't think the cereal was going to be good either. Im glad you liked the berry cereal instead. At least you found one you like!

I think thats very nice of your DH to bring you SF candy! That really shows he cares for you! I just think that is so sweet. Not alot of men would do that!

I have a question of subject, I think you have a Tanita scale if im correct? If you do, do you like it? I just bought one and im scared about the accuracy of it.

I hope you have a wonderful week ahead!

Are you kidding me?

I just read your post! WOW! Were the girls ok emotionally after their booth? I read my dh what happened and he just couldn't imagine one of our girls witnessing that. I hope your other booths go more smoothly!

Heather