KICK-START YOUR DAY WITH THE DUNKIN’ TURBO™ BIG TASTE TOUR

Giant Cross-Country RV Brings New Dunkin’ Turbo Coffee to Sacramento July 30 – August 1

Dunkin’ Donuts^® new Dunkin’ Turbo packaged coffee offers an extra boost of delicious Dunkin’ Donuts flavor to kick-start your day!

A giant, Dunkin’ Donuts RV that’s designed to be a coffee-brewing kitchen on wheels to dispense free coffee samples and coupons to consumers at the California State Fair on Friday, July 30 – Sunday, August 1 from 10:00 am – 10:00 pm daily at the  Cal Expo Fairgrounds.

Here’s what will be at the fair, look for the big pink and orange bus!!

• Dunkin’ Turbo Wheel – Consumers spin the Dunkin’ Turbo wheel to win a variety of prizes, including a year’s worth of Dunkin’ Turbo packaged coffee, Dunkin’ Donuts grocery lists, reusable grocery bags or 11 oz. coffee packages.
• Big Taste Mascot – Take a picture with the Dunkin’ Donuts mug mascot to remember your time with the Dunkin’ Turbo Big Taste Tour.

Check out www.dunkinathome.com for a full listing of Dunkin’ Turbo Big Taste Tour stops.

But wait…there’s more! Would you like to win a bag of Dunkin’ Turbo coffee to try at home?  Just visit the Dunkin’ At Home website and  let me know what is your favorite flavor of coffee or why you need an extra boost of flavor in your coffee, submit your comment below. Winner will be selected via Random.org, contest ends on August 15, 2010 at 9:00 pm PST.

Kraft Foods brand has provided me with the free gift basket and coupons so that the Cullo family could try some of their new products.

Here is a list of what we got to try

• New KRAFT HOMESTYLE DELUXE Macaroni & Cheese Dinner: a delicious homemade taste complete with a crunchy breadcrumb topping.
• New KOOL-AID FUN FIZZ Drink Drops: a fun and delicious way to get kids to drink water with only 5 calories per serving.
• RITZ CRACKERFULS Filled Crackers: made with real cheese and 6 grams of whole grain per serving to help keep you satisfied.
• New DIGIORNO Pizza & Breadsticks: fresh-baked taste with big juicy toppings plus cheesy breadsticks along with marinara sauce — all in one box.
• OSCAR MAYER Deli Fresh Shaved Meats: sliced, packed and sealed at the peak of freshness.
• New KRAFT 100 CALORIE PACKS CHEESE BITES: big cheese flavor in every bite-sized piece in these satisfying 100 calorie packs.

KRAFT HOMESTYLE DELUXE Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

We first tried this as a side with some BBQ chicken.  This is not your normal box of Mac & Cheese, they’ve stepped it up a notch by using ridged elbow macaroni, four cheeses and a bread crumb topping.  Around my house that is called ‘fancy’ because I am normally making Sponge Bob Mac & Cheese for Lily.  I followed the optional directions and finished off the macaroni and cheese by putting it in the oven and covering it with shredded cheese and the bread crumbs.  Louis and I really enjoyed the macaroni and cheese because it was a more ‘hearty’ type of mac and cheese as the sauce really stuck to the macaroni and the optional method of finishing it in the oven was a nice touch because I really felt like I was making something special for my family.  It also didn’t take much of an extra effort to make it dinner a little bit more special.  Lily didn’t like it very much because of the bread crumb topping, she just doesn’t want ‘crunchy’ things in her macaroni, guess this one is not for 4 year olds.

KOOL-AID FUN FIZZ Drink Drops

Lily was so excited to try this because she told me that she has seen a Kook-Aid commercial on TV and the drink looks good.  At first I was hesitant to try it because when I think of Kook-Aid I think of sugar and when Lily has too much sugar it is like watching a cat on ‘catnip’.  Once I read the package I was pleasantly surprised that the FUN FIZZ Drink Drops are a different type of Kook Aid drink and contain no sugar.  The package contains 8 small individually packaged tablets, think alka-seltzer, which is great because you can keep a few in your purse or diaper bag and use them on the go.  They are a fun and delicious way to get kids to drink water. To use them just tear open the pack and drop into an 8oz glass of water or water bottle.  Each drink drop dissolves into a fizz kids will love to watch and then drink!  You can view the nutritional information here on the Kool-Aid website.

Here is a video of Lily talking about the drink, Louis and I also liked them too as they have a little bit of a ‘fizz’ to them that makes drinking water fun.

RITZ CRACKERFULS Filled Crackers

These crackers were not what I expected at all, they were a nice surprise because I thought that they would be a box full of cracker sandwiches but I was wrong.  They come as 6 individually wrapped cracker bars which is basically two long crackers that have cheese in between them like a cracker sandwich.  The cracker tastes great and the cheese is soft and has a nice taste to it as well.  I liked them so much that I went to the store and purchased the bacon and cheese version.  Holy cow, they reminded me of Bacon Thins Crackers that Nabisco used to make, I LOVED those back in the day but they don’t make them anymore.  Ok, back to the Ritz Cracker…this cracker not only tastes good but leaves you satisfied until your next meal.  Each one contains real cheese and 5 grams of whole grain as well as 2 grams of protein per serving, now THATS a good snack.  You can visit the Ritz site for more information about the different varieties available as well as the nutritional information. I really loved that they are individually wrapped because that is my kind of style, I am on the go all the time and need to bring snacks with me so having a product like this is fantastic. Lily didn’t care for them too much, she just ate the cheese but not the cracker, she is crazy like that so I ate her crackers.

DIGIORNO Pizza & Breadsticks

mmmm the Pizza and Breadsticks was by far the Cullo families favorite one to try.  We tried out the supreme style pizza which came with garlic breadsticks.  They also have available a cheese pizza or a pepperoni pizza and those come with cheesy breadsticks.  The cost of the pizza was $8.49 at my grocery store and that is a good deal because not only do you get the pizza but you get some delicious breadsticks and marinara dipping sauce as well.  I suggest making a salad to to along with the pizza and breadsticks for a complete meal.  I really liked the taste of the sauce, it was thick, not a watered down cheap sauce and there were also a generous amount of toppings for an $8 pizza.

OSCAR MAYER Deli Fresh Shaved Meats

We opted to try out the roast beef and found that even a few days after opening the package the meat was still tasty.  The meats are sliced, packed and sealed at the peak of freshness.  The roast beef has only 60 calories per serving (6 slices) and 10 grams of protein.  That amount of meat with some cheese, lettuce and tomato sure made for a hearty sandwich.

KRAFT 100 CALORIE PACKS CHEESE BITES

Lastly we tried the 100 Calorie Cheese Bites and these fit into our families snacking style because we are always on the go and we love love love the 100 calorie packs.  What I liked about the cheese bites is that they are very tasty, we tried the Cheddar & Monterey jack variety.  Theses are similar to cheese cubes, but they are cut in half.  You can view more information about the different variety of cheese bites and even print a $1.00 coupon so you can try them out now by visiting the Kraft site.

If you love to check out new products and talk about them with your friends then consider joining the First Taste community today, and you’ll be among the first to try exciting new Kraft products.  It’s free to sign up and you get access to fabulous coupons to try new products and you can provide your feedback about new products  http://www.kraftfirsttaste.com

Giveaway

Are you interested in trying these new foods?  If so, you can also win a basket filled with these products and free coupons so you can taste them for yourself.

Kraft Foods has generously provided 1 gift basket filled with samples of New KOOL-AID FUN FIZZ Drink Drops, New KRAFT HOMESTYLE DELUXE Macaroni & Cheese and RITZ CRACKERFULS Filled Crackers along with gratuity coupons for New DIGIORNO Pizza & Breadsticks, OSCAR MAYER Deli Fresh Shaved Meats and New KRAFT 100 CALORIE PACKS CHEESE BITES.

Here’s how to enter:

1. Tweet about it (only 1 entry per twitter account)

Here’s what to tweet:

Taste What’s New & Delicious! Win a gift basket filled with kraft foods and coupons.  Check out @DawnCullo post here http://bit.ly/aBOBhm

2. Post a comment below

Leave me a comment below about which product you are most interested in trying.  If you want more information about the products you can visit the Kraft Foods First Taste Website – http://www.kraftfirsttaste.com/offers/taste-whats-new/default.aspx

Winner will be determined by a random number drawing based upon the number of entries by Random.org.  Contest ends on Friday June 11, 2010 at Midnight (PST) Winner will be announced on this blog post on June 12, 2010.  If you are the lucky winner I will contact you via Twitter ID or email address.  Please respond by Monday June 14, 2010 so I can have enough time to provide the prize distributor with your name and shipping address so you can promptly receive your prize.

Please note: Kraft Foods brand is not a sponsor of the giveaway but they have provided the gift basket and coupons. This  promotion is not linked to Kraft Foods, and Kraft Foods is not responsible for conducting the promotion or for selecting the recipient.

June 12, 2010
Winner Selected via Random.Org is #3, the winner has been notified via email.  Thank you to everyone who entered on my blog and for those who Tweeted.