the great gross-off: cap’n crunch polar crunch edition

I think I must be late to the party on this particular Great Gross-Off subject, because it was at least April when I saw it in the grocery store, and there was only one

the great gross-off: kellogg’s go-tarts edition

I am not a cranky 100-year-old man who constantly complains that things aren’t the way they were in the good old days. Really, I’m not. But sometimes I feel like I am. For instance,

the great gross-off: eggo cereal edition

So. Let’s say it’s time for breakfast, the most important meal of the day, and you’re seriously jonesing for some waffles. Now, if you’re like me, you could want waffles bad — real, real

the great gross-off: habanero doritos edition

It was the spring of 2001 — May, to be exact — but I remember it like it was yesterday: My good buddy Rahul and I were spending a week driving around the fine

the great gross-off: thanksgiving in a bottle edition

Greetings, friends, and welcome back from what I hope was a deeply enjoyable, tryptophan-enhanced food coma. As I mentioned previously, the Jefitos celebrate Thanksgetting — it’s the day after Thanksgiving — because, well, we’re

the great gross-off: mountain dew mdx edition

Despite recent appearances to the contrary, the ongoing Gross-Off series has not been abandoned here at jefitoblog; it’s just that between getting caught up on music reviews and changing poopy diapers, I haven’t had

gross-off: the batman limited edition cereal

You know, I’ve never cared much about Halloween. Even as a kid, the candy didn’t excite me as much as it did my friends — I quit dressing up to go trick-or-treating in fifth

gross-off, hostess edition: halloween glo balls

It’s almost Halloween at our neighborhood Safeway: Veteran Hostess consumers will recognize “Glo Balls” as cleverly transmuted Halloween versions of “Sno Balls,” which, if you aren’t familiar with them, consist of cream filling inside

Silly conejo! Trix is for los niños!