Note from Eick: It has been a tremendous honor having Lemmonex contribute to So Good for the past 6 months, and her weekly column, “I Try it So You Don’t Have To” has been an absolute perfect fit for So Good. I have been delighted to have her on board over the past 6 months. [...]

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I grabbed this drink on a complete whim. I was parched and exhausted and it seemed like a little gift from Manna.  I was at Whole Foods so I expected it to be less synthetic than a Red Bull or one of those Rock Star drinks. I had very few expectations…which is probably a good [...]

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This product is found in the health food/organic aisle in my Giant. Health food. Herring in sour cream. Does not compute. I’ve had my eye on this one for a while, but the fear has always stopped me. It is extreme. This week I put on my big girl panties and grabbed the jar. Pray [...]

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As a “foodie” (a term I am somewhat conflicted about), people often express shock and dismay when I admit I eat the occasional lean cuisine or can of soup. Look, it isn’t ideal, but sometimes I am busy. Truthfully, there are a few frozen meals I shamefully love. I don’t need your judgment! When I [...]

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When I was a kid, we used to drive to Florida to visit my grandma…from Rhode Island. These trips were torturous. The only thing to do to pass the time was reading, which got old at about hour 17, and to mercilessly slap my brother in the back seat. The one beacon of hope on [...]

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I have been eying these toaster pastries for a while. I have a special love in my heart for Pop-Tarts, but as an adult, it is sometimes hard to justify eating them. The other morning, as I chatted to a friend online, she told me she had to run and go warm up her “fibrous [...]

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I was dreading the column this week. Now, I love trying all this weird stuff so you don’t have to…I consider it a duty and privilege. Yet, after Thanksgiving, I was feeling pretty full. I needed detox for a week. Lord knows some of the stuff I have eaten here is not for the faint [...]

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It is always a bit of a Sophie’s Choice at Subway. There you are, subpar sandwich in hand, and you are trying to make that ever critical chip decision. Should you go with Cheetos? Perhaps Doritos or pretzels? Or maybe a good old fashioned potato chip? But, then what kind: sour cream and onion? BBQ? [...]

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I have become a human garbage disposal for my friends. My friend Irish let her husband buy these crackers, but quite reluctantly. She thought they looked gross. The only reasonable compromise was they had to be handed off to me after he tried them. The lengths I go to for my friendships.  Here is what [...]

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Who doesn’t love peanut butter?  It is a universal unifier.  If you don’t love peanut butter, I don’t really want to be your friend. When I saw these Bamba Peanut Snacks at Giant, I was intrigued.  They looked like peanut butter flavor Cheetos.  I had to try them.  Here is what I thought: Smell: It [...]

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