Lilinha Angel’s World Food & Drink – April 2014
This month, we enjoyed some lovely food and drinks, so I decided to put them together in a new monthly feature called ‘Lilinha Angel’s World Food & Drinks’.
Lilinha Angel’s World Food & Drink: April 2014
In no particular order, those are the delicious food and refreshing drinks our family tried:
Orgran Shortbread Hearts are traditional shortbread biscuits made without butter in a cute heart shape. Like all Orgran products, they are gluten free, wheat free, dairy free, egg free, yeast free, soy free, GMO free and vegan.
Orgran Shortbread Hearts are very tasty, with a buttery flavour, best enjoyed with a cup of tea or coffee. We all enjoyed the shortbread hearts, especially hubby as he was vegan for Lent. It was a nice treat for him having vegan shortbread before Easter. Orgran Shortbread Hearts is available at RRP £1.99 from Amazon , Naturally Good Food and independent health food stores.
Ribena Plus Orange and Mandarin is a brand new flavour to the Ribena Plus range. It has no added sugar and added vitamins A and C for immunity support. We really like the new orange and mandarin flavour, it contains real fruit juice and no artificial colours.
We also like the fact it has added vitamins and minerals, so it is an ideal drink to top up vitamin levels throughout the day, helping to support a healthy and active lifestyle. Ribena Plus Orange and Mandarin is available from major supermarkets in 10 x 200ml ready to drink cartons and 850ml squash bottles.
Jordans cereals are a source of fibre, with have no added salt, no artificial colourings, flavourings or preservatives. Jordans Country Crisp Raspberries are crunchy baked oat clusters, made with British wholegrain oats blended with a generous amount of silky smooth raspberries and crunchy chopped hazelnut. The clusters are deliciously crunchy with a tangy touch from the freeze dried raspberries, making it a lovely breakfast.
Jordans Crunchy Oat Granola Raisins and Almond are honey baked British oats blended with juicy raisins and crunchy almonds. We really like the combination of flavours in the granola, the sweet honey complements the baked wholegrain oats, it is delicious with natural yogurt.
Ricola Swiss Herbal Sweets are sugar free sweets made with a famous mix of 13 herbs, organically cultivated in the fresh pure air of the beautiful and tranquil Swiss mountains. Ricola sweets are bursting with natural goodness, so as well as the herbs, including lemon balm, thyme, mallow and lady’s mantle. They contain only natural colours and flavours, and are suitable for vegetarians.
We tried Tasty Cranberry, Lemon Mint, Elderflower, The Original, Scrumptious Orange Mint and Luxurious Liquorice. The fine quality Swiss mountain sweets are delicious and refreshing, my favourite is Elderflower, while hubby prefer Lemon Mint. You can celebrate National’s Herb Week and National Honey Week on the 7th May with Ricola Honey Herb Swiss Sweets. They are available at RRP £1.35 from all good confectioners, health food shops and pharmacies.
Ryvita Crackerbread Pepper and Cheese are a new addition to the existing range of baked wheat crackerbread with just 19 calories and 0.2g of fat. We tried Ryvita Crackerbread Pepper with salt and pepper flavouring, it has a lovely peppery kick, while Ryvita Crackerbread Cheese flavour is delicious.
Ryvita Crackerbread is light and crispy, can be used as an alternative to bread. I like snacking on them as they are, but you can also enjoy with healthy toppings as a light snack. Ryvita Crackerbread is available at RRP £1.19 from all major supermarkets.
New Maltesers promotional packs celebrate its new partnership with Britain’s Got Talent and the launch of Living Room Talents, hidden talents and party tricks. Recently we shared our best picks from Britain’s Got Talent: Our Top 5 Acts, Maltesears is calling on the nation to share its Living Room Talents with the three best entries winning tickets to the Ultimate House Party on 7 June.
Each winner can invite 20 of their friends to the Party where they will be treated to performances by finalists from the 2013 season of Britain’s Got Talent. To find out more and see the terms and conditions visit www.maltesers.co.uk or head to www.facebook.com/Maltesers to submit your Living Room Talent entry before 18 May.
Robinsons SQUASH’D is a new super concentrated squash with no added sugar. They are convenient little bottles with a safety cap inside, perfect to be kept in your handbag to enjoy a refreshing drink when you are out and about. They are so small that they can even be taken in your hand luggage on a flight!
We tried Apple & Blackcurrant and Summer Fruits, they are both very tasty. We really like the cute little bottles, they are small and mighty, making 20 great tasting drinks on the go. We tried SQUASH’D at home, but we will be taking them to our next picnic.
Kenco Millicano Sunlight Blend coffee is a new version of the wholebean instant coffee, medium roasted for a vibrant aroma. I’m usually a tea drinker, but I really liked the lightly roasted coffee with brighter flavour and uplifting aroma, making it an easy drinking coffee that can be enjoyed throughout the day.
Kenco Millicano Sunlight Blend contains finely-milled wholebeans giving coffee lovers the taste and aroma reminiscent of roast and ground coffee in an instant. It is available in all supermarkets from mid-March, RRP £4.39 for 95g and refill £3.25 for 80g.
The products were provided free of charge for review purposes. However the opinions expressed in this review are honest and my own.