Yay: Creamy Spinach & Artichoke Dip

This is a delectable and delicious dip, and highly recommended. It rivals any overpriced chain restaurant appetizer, and can be served with a variety of munchables including tortilla chips, pita chips, bread or veggies. It is even tasty with TJs Organic Corn Chip Dippers. Serve as a side with a meal or a snack all for yourself, or share at a party if you are feeling generous!

Yay: Vegetable Gyoza

Frozen gyoza found in standard grocery stores is typically disgusting because they are easy to overcook, filled with preservatives, and generally end up mushy or rubbery. These vegetable gyoza are super easy to cook on the stove top, using a few teaspoons of an oil of your choice (such as peanut or canola), browning them for a few minutes, adding a few teaspoons of water, and covering them for steaming. Outside of a restaurant or homemade, these preservative-free bites make a quick and easy accompaniment to any stir-fry dish or as a snack by themselves.

Nay: Spinach & Kale Bites

Surprisingly, these taste much better than they look. They are small lumps of spinach, kale some cheese, and onion. The texture was decent for a frozen food; it was not mushy but it left something to be desired. Maybe a dipping sauce would help? These earn a "Nay" because it is not something I'd recommend to others or willingly serve to friends and family. Also, they are not very convenient for a frozen food: they have to bake for 15-20 minutes and cool for another 10. You're better off spending that 30 minutes making a salad with fresh spinach, kale, cheese and seasoning to achieve the same flavor.

Yay: Hummus Dip

Name brand hummus can be relatively expensive in typical grocery stores (over $5 in some stores). This hummus dip not only wins on price (about half the cost of name brands, depending on location), but flavor as well. It has only 6 six ingredients: chick peas, sunflower/olive oil blend, water, lemon juice, sea salt and garlic. Don't be fooled by the simplicity though! This all natural dip is a great accompaniment to any cracker, chip or veggie. Great for parties or any regular snacking.

Nay: Vegetable Birds Nests

These look much better in the packaging photo than they do after cooking them. In fact, eating the box packaging would be preferable to eating this soggy, flavorless "veggie" appetizer. The nests each allegedly contain zucchini and carrots, but most of the nests were a small lump of onions with a morsel of carrot and/or zucchini. The onion flavor completely overwhelms any other flavors, and the crunchy panko-like topping seen in the packaging is merely a soggy dusting of stale crumbs.