http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/carolt Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:27:54 GMT Reviews by carolt http://www.viewpoints.com/Crystal-Light-On-The-Go-Iced-Tea-review-b1d3 Crystal Lite has had a prominent place in my fridge for years.  I figure that artificial sweetner is better than sugar for kids, although I wouldn't give this to young children, and we drink water, juice and milk as well.  The on-the-go packs are very convenient, but make a far greater quantity than stated.  If you use the whole pack in the volume of water suggested you get a cloyingly sweet drink.  Add a bit, then taste.  You can always add more.  The raspberry is terrible for staining lips and face.  We no longer buy it.  The new tea combos are good.... Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:27:54 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Crystal-Light-On-The-Go-Iced-Tea-review-b1d3 carolt 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Frito-Lay-Sun-Chips-Garden-Salsa-Flavor-Multigrain-Snacks-review-05812 Sun chips, it is true, have less fat than regular potato chips, but that does not mean you have free rein to chow down on an entire large bag.  Even though it is more expensive, if you buy the snack-size bags, you get a good, salty snack, with not too bad a hit in the fat and calorie department.  French onion was my favorite, until garden salsa came along.  The cheddar flavour has that fake cheese powder taste that all cheddar snack objects have (eat real cheese if you want cheese flavour).... Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:24:09 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Frito-Lay-Sun-Chips-Garden-Salsa-Flavor-Multigrain-Snacks-review-05812 carolt 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Ravenswood-Vintners-Blend-Zinfandel-review-cd550 If you see Ravenswood on the menu, it is probably affordable, and you will get a decent, drinkable wine.  For home use, however, spend the money and try something different - go for smaller wineries.  Price isn't always the determining factor - we have found a delicious zin for $16.  We're on our 4th case.  We also found some great stuff for $39 and up. ... Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:20:38 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Ravenswood-Vintners-Blend-Zinfandel-review-cd550 carolt 3 http://www.viewpoints.com/Jura-Capresso-CoffeeTEAM-Therm-455-10-Cup-Coffee-Maker-Grinder-review-45ee0 I bought this product last year after reading positive reviews.  The grinding feature works well, as does the automatic flip to the brew setting.  However, we have set the coffeemaker to brew 10 cups of strong coffee (both number of cups and strength are variables that can be adjusted) but we only put in 5 cups of water.  Otherwise, you get an insipid, undrinkable brew.  After having this for a few days I did find several reviews that warned of this problem.  Had I read them first, I never would have purchased this machine.... Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:15:20 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Jura-Capresso-CoffeeTEAM-Therm-455-10-Cup-Coffee-Maker-Grinder-review-45ee0 carolt 2 http://www.viewpoints.com/Southern-Comfort-review-681a0 This is an old standard, which we recently updated by pairing it with apple cider. Delicious! Stay away from coke as a mix, and drink this over ice, or with cider, the grown-up way.  As the alcohol content is 40%, treat this as any other hard liquor - don't be misled by the sweetness.... Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:22:13 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Southern-Comfort-review-681a0 carolt 4