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My 15 yearolds favorite! Easy and very tasty!<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2016-04-03","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"DWare5883"},"reviewBody":"Eh, I thought it was ok. I thought like some of the other reviews that it was lacking in flavor a little bit. 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