TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given a review from Amazon's food products. Your task is to generate a rating for the product on a scale of 1-5 based on the review. The rating means 1: extremely poor, 2: poor, 3: neutral or mixed, 4: good, 5: extremely good.
PROBLEM: Very crisp and tough, does not melt, but breaks down into pretty large particles in your mouth. I enjoy it as a cereal, but neither of my 11 mo old twins really enjoy the tough texture. They like the melt in your mouth and less sugary taste of the happy baby <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NXHY8Y">HAPPYBABY Organic Puffs, Banana Puffs, 2.1-Ounce Packages (Pack of 6)</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NXM3I0">HAPPYBABY Organic Puffs, Greens Puffs, 2.1-Ounce Packages (Pack of 6)</a> which is almost salty. They also love saltine or ritz crackers Annies brand and those saltines are just as hard to chew and great for teething on.

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: I have been looking for alternatives to made-in-China jerky. Because of - I presume - the amount of meat required to make real jerky, this has been a difficult endeavor. Even product lines like Milo's Kitchen source jerky from China while making the rest of their products - the ones they can process with fillers - in the US. True Chews markets US-made jerky treats but the meat is processed with other ingredients into a jerky-shaped chew that doesn't much resemble actual jerky. Likewise, when I received these treats they were not what I expected. "Jerky," to my mind, means plain, dried meat. I thought the other mentioned ingredients would be added as a coating for flavor, but I expected a largely unprocessed product. In fact it is a cubed, compressed product containing significant amounts of grains and other ingredients as filler. My dog liked them but for the price there are other treats he likes better. Maybe my expectations of a treat labeled "jerky" are out of line, but I know a lot of people besides me are looking for a US-made jerky treat, and in my opinion this isn't it. On to Blue Buffalo Wilderness jerky. It is several times more expensive but so far the only "real" US-made jerky I have found.

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: I bought these when on sale through Amazon. Nice crispy thick chips. Definitely a great buy if you can catch them on sale.

SOLUTION:
5