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Simple Truth Meatless Breakfast Patties

August 28, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Simple Truth Meatless Breakfast Patties

These plant-based breakfast sausage are from Kroger, and can be found in the freezer section of the store. Kroger have quite a few competing in house brands on their shelves, …

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Simple Truth Homestyle Chicken Tenders

July 27, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Simple Truth Homestyle Chicken Tenders

Another product from Kroger’s Simple Truth product line up, one that promises minimal preservatives and the like. These come in a large freezer bag, that thankfully unlike so many others, …

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Simple Truth Italian Seasoned Chicken Meatballs review

March 15, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Simple Truth Italian Seasoned Chicken Meatballs

Another one from Kroger’s extensive Simple Truth line of products that seeks to offer a ‘cleaner’ variety of products with less additives and junk. The meatballs come eight to a …

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Simple Truth Plant Based Ham Style Deli Slices review

March 15, 2021March 13, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Simple Truth Plant Based Ham Style Deli Slices

I find Kroger’s Simple Truth lineup frustratingly erratic in terms of quality. I suspect it’s something to do with the depth and breadth of the product line which features just …

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Simple Truth Emerge Plant Based Chik’N Grind review

November 13, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Simple Truth Emerge Plant Based Chik'N Grind

The first time I came across Kroger’s Emerge line of plant-based foods, was back in January of this year; I reviewed the meat free patties here, and as I recall …

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Categories Grocery, Refrigerated, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Emerge, Kroger, Simple Truth 5 Comments

Kroger radically increases line of meat free options

October 15, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Simple Truth Emerge Plant Based Patties

Huge news for vegans this week – Kroger have massively upped the ante of their Simple Truth Plant Based collection of products – this week announcing more than 50 new …

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Simple Truth Crinkle Cut Potato Fries

August 19, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Simple Truth Crinkle Cut Potato Fries

You could say we have a thing here for frozen French fries. In fact, we’ve gone so far as to rate as many as we can on this defacto list …

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Burger and fries burrito

August 15, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Burger and fries burrito

If you’re rolling your eyes right now, I get it. That’s pretty much been the response from everyone I’ve shown these photos too. Still, I’m undeterred, I love this, and …

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Simple Truth Natural Beef Burgers review

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Simple Truth Natural Beef Burgers

As far as I can tell, Simple Truth is a Kroger product line that focuses on ‘clean’ products. Think: organic, non GMO, no antibiotics and no hormones. At least that’s …

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  1. Stuart Melling on Review: Great Value BBQ Pork Rib SandwichesJune 21, 2022

    Quite correct Dan, now fixed, thanks!

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