Book News & Pizza Chews

Hey there, everybody! Here are a couple news tid-bits I'd thought I'd share with you today:

• Today, May 6th, is Free Boneless Chicken Day at KFC! To nab a piece of KFC's New Original Recipe Boneless Chicken, all you have to do is be one of the first 100 customers to visit your local Kentucky Fried Chicken from 2 PM to 4 PM and say the words, "I ate the bones." Yeah, free lunch!

• For a limited time only, starting today, participating McDonald's locations are having a new deal on their McWraps: Buy One McWrap, Get One for 99 Cents. I've already reviewed the Sweet Chili Chicken McWrap here, and thought it was delicious. Perhaps it's time you tried one for yourself!

• Hungry Girl, aka Lisa Lillien's, new cookbook Hungry Girl 200 Under 200 Just Desserts: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories will be hitting shelves nationwide tomorrow. It's a recipe book chock-full of delicious desserts- all under, you guessed it, 200 calories! You can find the official recipe and picture list here. I would love to try making the Red Velvet and Carrot Cakes sometime... Yum! There's still time to pre-order Hg's book online, and if you do, you can save up to 40%. That way, you'll have plenty money for ingredients! And if that's not enough, Hungry Girl is also having a great promotional deal if you buy two copies of her book as well: Just upload your proof of purchase along with some other information here, and you'll get two Vitalicious coupons, each valid for purchase of one free Vitalicious product, along with four free Hungry Girl recipe cards. Nice! Don't miss out!

• In the Kenosha Area and craving some pizza? FOR FREE?! You can win a large, 3-topping, NY-Style pizza plus one dozen buffalo wings from Slice of NY Pizzeria in downtown Kenosha. All you have to do is answer the WLIP Wake Up Call's trivia question and you will be entered to win! You can find this week's trivia question over on WLIP's or Bill Lawrence's Facebook page. If you think you know the answer, send it to pizza@wlip.com, or Facebook message Bill Lawrence here. The winner will be announced next week Monday on the Wake Up Call (AM 1050) at 7:30 AM. Don't delay! This is a weekly raffle, so don't be disappointed if you don't win the first time.

•  It's Free Cone Day at Haagen Daaz on May 14th! If you stop by one of Haagen Daaz' shops from 4 PM-8 PM, on Tuesday, May 14th, you'll get a free scoop of ice cream. Woohoo! I wish we had a Haagen Daaz here in Keno-where...

• Dairy Queen's 2013 May Blizzard of the Month is Choco Peanut Butter Brownie. This flavor features peanut butter, chocolate chunks, and brownie pieces, all swirled together with DQ's signature vanilla soft serve. Sounds good, but watch out: even Mini Blizzards can add 370 calories to your day. Yikes! 

•  Subway's Featured Five Dollar Footlong for May is the ever-popular Meatball Marinara. Tasty, to be sure. But if you'd rather eat light and spend light, the $3 Six-Inch Select for this month is the Oven Roasted Chicken. One sub is only 320 calories. Eat on!

And that's about all the news I got for today. Till' next time, this has been RiRi Ri-porting!

REVIEW: Red Robin's 5 Alarm Burger

Today, May 4th, celebrates two great events: My Uncle Mike's birthday, and National Star Wars Day. Happy Birthday Uncle Mike, and may the 4th be with you! (Bet you haven't heard THAT ONE before...Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!)

Anyway, I've got a review for all of you readers yet again! This time, my family headed over to Red Robin for dinner. I usually get the chain's Teriyaki Chicken Sandwich, since I'm all about teriyaki, but I felt that for a review, I ought to go with something I haven't had time and time again.

Red Robin recently asked their consumers which of their discontinued burgers everyone wanted to see return to their menu again the most in their "Bring My Burger Back" poll. The people spoke, and the clear winner was the 5 Alarm Burger, which received more than 56,000 votes altogether. Sounds pretty popular, no? But what makes this burger so darn delicious? Did it really deserve to come out on top of the poll results? This sounds like a case only a review can solve!
I forget how much my burger costed me- Mama was picking up the tab of course, and I was being plain, ol' negligent and didn't look at the receipt before we left. From past visits, I'd say my burger was around $10.00, including the modifications I made.

REVIEW: McDonald's Premium McWrap Sweet Chili Chicken (Grilled)

Hey everybody! Today, I'm treating you guys! For the first time EVER on Sweet and SavoRi, I'll be reviewing a fast-food product. Yay!!! Sure, I've done an official review of one supermarket product since the start of this blog, and have given my casual opinions on plenty of others, but I still have yet to express my thoughts for the latest on-the-go options.

I was starting to think the day would never come when I got the chance to review a fast-food product. I mean, this blog has been up for a little over a week already! Come on, people! But thankfully, today we had to grab something quick for dinner, and Mama asked me what I wanted to do. I knew what I wanted right from the start.

REVIEW: Wildwood's Pasta Slim Spinach Fettucini

Many dieters avoid pasta dishes. Noodles in general, really. A serving of most pastas, (yes, even whole wheat ones), is about 200 calories. And sadly, a serving is only 2 ounces uncooked. Measure it for yourself, friends- You'll find that it is a much smaller amount than you're used to eating.
But in this day and age, more and more companies are releasing their own kinds if Tofu Shirataki Noodles. "What are those?" you may ask. Well, according to Wikipedia, "Shirataki are very low carbohydrate, low calorie, thin, translucent, gelatinous traditional Japanese noodles made from devil's tongue yam (elephant yam or the konjac yam). Largely composed of water and glucomannan, a water-soluble dietary fiber, they have little flavor of their own.There are two types of shirataki noodles sold in the United States. Traditional shirataki noodles have zero net carbohydrates, no food energy, and no gluten, and they are useful for those on low-carbohydrate diets. Tofu-based shirataki-style noodles are becoming increasingly popular in U.S. supermarkets and health food stores.

So, in a nutshell, Shirataki Noodles are a great mix-in to your regular pasta when you want really big portion sizes. Or, if you're trying to go really low-calorie/low-carb, or are gluten-intolerant, you can replace your standard wheat noodles with them altogether.
My Mama bought these while she was the grocery store, so I have no idea how much a single bag costs, but from my previous Shirataki purchases, I'd say one package of PastaSlim is close to $2.00.

Handout to Healthy Hot Dogs



Buds on the tree! Woohoo!

Today's post is a simpler affair, but delicious none the less. My family decided to do an American favorite: hot dogs on the grill. I'm sure that you'd think hot dogs would go straight to the "Never Eat" list when you're on a diet, but there are many ways to make this tailgate favorite light and guilt-free! Read on for some handy advice and tips!