Kid Cuisine Carnival Corn Dog

April 25, 2006 | Reviewer: Abi

Price: $3.29
Serving: 1 meal, 8.8 oz.
Calories: 410
Fat: 15%, 10g
Sodium: 26%, 620mg
Protein: 10g

Kid Cuisine says: You don’t have to go to the carnival to get corn dogs anymore. We got â€˜em right here! Spice up the fun with a carnival sprinkle packet to make your chocolate pudding festive! Itâ€™s a party in a meal!

Abi says:

Turkey Dog? Check.
French fries? Check.
Corn? Check.
Pudding? Check.
Mini-marshmallows and sprinkles for pudding? Check.

Congratulations ConAgra! You’ve figured out a way to add sugar to every part of a child’s diet. This odyssey of sugar begins with the turkey corn dog. I love corn dogs. I used to live in Texas and work in an elementary school. My corn dog consumption was at a rate of approximately 1 corn dog per two weeks. I know, you’re saying that’s not a lot of corn dog. Please remember that a) Corn dogs are not good for you and I am aware of that, b) I was raised by an Earth mother in Oregon, and c) the deli section of HEB was often sold-out when it came to corn dogs. Spicy brown mustard (a valued condiment for Morningstar Mini Corn Dogs) isn’t going to help the cause of the Carnival Corn Dog. The corn bread coating cloys and the turkey dog is strangely robust. By robust I mean far too chewy for comfort.

The corn is so-so, flavorless, yet aided by a tall and narrow compartment that keeps most of the kernels out of water. The other side dish, french fries, are a concession to kids who think they like french fries but really only like fat and salt conveyance devices. Actually, even if you are an admirer of potatoes, you aren’t going to like these fries. They’re alternately rock hard and mushy.

Finally, we have the issue of pudding. Ah, pudding. I thought you would be the savior of this meal. Instead, you taste like someone took cheap pudding and microwaved it! Oh wait, that is what I did. The pudding comes with a generous packet of mini-marshmallows and sprinkles. After a few bits of the pudding, I resigned myself to making a dessert of the mini-marshmallows only.

Since this meal is heated in the microwave, it is for home or work consumption. Kids do not go to work, thus this must be for home consumption. Please don’t give this to your kids. They deserve better.