Review of OrganicVille's Ketchup

This ketchup tastes amazing! The seasoning is very good.

However, I don't know how refined Agave Nectar is, so I don't know how bad that sugar really is. But I've seen it as a liquid for sale, so I know it's not nearly as bad as the white refined powdered sugar.

I would buy this brand all the time if I could actually find it for sale.

Review of Go Lo's Sugar Free Dark Hazelnut Spread

Since I've stopped eating sugar, I've been wishing for a sugar-free equivalent of Nutella.

So when I saw this spread on sale, I had to try it!

It tasted good, very close to the taste of Nutella. But something was missing: sugar. It is sweetened with Erythritol, which is an artificial sweetener. Artificial sweeteners can be just as bad as refined sugar, because they are a concentrated sweet with no surrounding components to help your body digest sugar (dried fruit, for example is sweet but is wrapped in fibre).

I would prefer if they used a more natural sweetener like apple juice.

Overall, it tastes good, but I wouldn't eat it often.

Review of Kiju Organic's New Cranberry Pomegranate Blueberry Juice

I love this brand because their juices don't have refined sugar in them.
So I was excited to try this new flavour.

After trying it, though, I was a bit disappointed. The juice tastes a lot like cranberry, somewhat like pomegranate and a very little bit like blueberries. I had to make an effort to taste the blueberry flavour.

It does taste good, though. But I expected more of a combination of flavours instead of a strong dominant one.

I will definitely buy this again, but more when I feel like having cranberry juice than when I feel like having a mix of flavours.

Review of Amy's Kitchen's Frozen Mean - Thai Red Curry Flavour

I'm not a big fan of frozen, processed, food (even if it's organic). But we all have emergency situations when we need a quick meal.

As with other Amy's Kitchen's products, this one doesn't disappoint. It tastes really good.

However, it has quite a bit of ginger. So if you don't like ginger, this is not for you.

Additionally, this is one of the few frozen foods that look very similar to the picture on the box.

So I'm glad to say it met my expectations.

Review of Nakd Raw Fruit & Nut Bar - Cocoa Delight

This is my second favourite flavour from this brand. It is a bit more bitter that the Orange one, but still sweet enough. It's also drier than the Orange bar, so it is good for when I am craving something not too oily.

Like the Orange, I buy the 18-count box frequently, and would really love to be able to buy even bigger quantities with bulk discounts.

I love it because it is a healthy replacement for chocolate bars (which are full of refined sugar and processed, chemical products).

I can't get enough of this bar!

Review of Daiya's Cream-"Cheese" - Chive-Onion Flavour

Since I stopped eating dairy, I've missed eating something like philly cream cheese. I've seen this in the store before but have always thought it was too expensive.
So when I saw it on sale last week, I jumped at the chance to try it!

And I was not disappointed! This spread tastes remarkably similar to regular cream cheese, and has the same consistency too.

I was also pleasantly surprised with the ingredient list: no sugar. Score!

Conclusion

I would highly recommend this to anyone who has a dairy-free diet.

Review of Jergens Wet Skin Moisturizer - with Refreshing Coconut Oil

I received a free sample of this product and decided to try it. It is not the kind of product that I usually buy, because I know this brand uses a lot of harmful chemicals.

I tried it after the shower before drying my body, as the instructions directed. The first thing that I noticed is that it does smell nice and sort of natural (which is the appeal of this brand).

But when I looked at the list of ingredients, I was not thrilled.

Searching them in EWG's Skindeep, I noticed that 5 out of its 16 ingredients are classified as Moderate Hazard:

• CETEARETH-20 - Hazard Level 3
• METHYLPARABEN - Hazard Level 4
• PHENOXYETHANOL - Hazard Level 4
• ETHYLPARABEN - Hazard Level 4
• SODIUM HYDROXIDE - Hazard Level 3

And one is High Hazard: PARFUM - Hazard Level 8!

Having said that, my skin did feel hydrated, even for several hours after the shower.

Conclusion: the product does deliver on its promise, but at a high price to the consumer's health. I strongly recommend using something else.