Mister Choc Big Hit Milk Chocolate Peanuts

99p for 250g bag.

The colours don't look appealing and they come in quite a variety of lumpy sizes.  Fair enough, aesthetics aren't everything.
Sadly, they don't taste good and have a strange aftertaste.  M&M's are so superior that I will happily forego the saving than buy these Mister Choc versions not matter how cheap they become.  I think part of M&M's secret is that they put the whole peanut in.  You mostly get half a peanut with Mister Choc.

Big Hit?  More like Big Flop.

Note to self: Don't EVER buy these again!

Tower Gate Oaties

49p for 300g 80calories per biscuit
Contains gluten, oats and wheat. Ingredients do look Vegan but it may contain traces of milk and sesame. No artificial flavourings, preservatives or colours.

I'm a bit of a prolific biscuit muncher as of late.  I'm embarrassed to say, these went in 3 days.  What would make them better would be to half coat, or half dip? in chocolate; milk or dark. I digress...
Good taste and texture.  I recommend them but I can't promise you will only eat one so best not to buy at all if you can't control yourself.

I would class this product as leading brand equivalent rather than own brand.

Vitafit Lemon Juice

 

32p for 200ml

Lemon juice from concentrate made from Sicilian lemon juice concentrate.

Once opened, keep refrigerated and consume within 4 weeks.

Produced in Italy.

I used to be sceptical of these plastic lemons.  They're most popular come Shrove Tuesday but I softened to the idea as I had watched a cookery programme yonks ago where the locals say this was a good product.  It is concentrated lemon juice with potassium metabisulphite as the preservative.

I originally bought one as a lazy and cost effective substitute for fresh lemon (which I already subbed from lime) in a Thai salad marinade.  It worked really well.  I also like this in my lemon tea

One of my store cupboard/fridge staples.

Freshona Pickled Gherkins

 

65p for a jar of gherkins; 670g net weight, 360g drained weight.

One of the earlier products that was highly recommended was the jarred cornichons from Lidl.  I used to eat Opies Cornichons and Onions the USP being the little drainage system and they taste good! I slowly weaned myself onto Lidl's cornichons and then their plain gherkins.

I like the look of the pickle marinade.  You can see the dill, mustard seeds and diced red peppers. They're imported from Germany and taste very good!  I like them sliced in sandwiches and salads or diced when mixed with tuna as a sandwich spread.  Sometimes, I eat them from the jar.

You can save a bit of money buying the bigger jars but I like something that fits in my fridge.  Best eaten 3 days after opening but it takes me 2 weeks or so in the fridge as it's just me.

One of my store cupboard/fridge staples.

Acropolis Wholemeal Pitta Breads

39p for 6 pittas.  Lidl's own pitta breads, made in UK.  They have a long unopened shelf life (3-4 months).  It says to consume within 24 hours of opening, I just put them in a plastic bag and they're fine.  My preferred way of eating them is to halve widthways and toast.  Release the steam and toast again.  You should end up with 2 or 4 pieces of crispy tasty bread.  So far, I've eaten it with cheese and pickle, peanut butter and with soup.  I'll try with houmous another time.

Vitasia Instant Noodles: Chicken Flavour V2

I used to be black

This is a review based on a product I have already reviewed here.


Still 18p!  Still suitable for vegetarians and vegans and still pretty good!

Vegetarians and Vegans.

The most noticeable difference is that it has had a revamp and now has a bright yellow packet!  This is yellow and not Roast Chicken Crisp Packet orange.  I thought I would do a pimped up version of this convenience food to celebrate the revamp!

Use all the soup powder.  Add some garlic granules and some Maggi Liquid Seasoning to taste.  I served mine with a poached egg, peas and sweetcorn.

Same stuff, different colour.  I personally preferred the black packet; it looked a bit classier to me ;)

New Covent Garden Soup: Carrot and Coriander

Fresh tasting soup.  You can taste the sweetness of the carrots and I just love coriander.  Some finely grated carrots adds to the touch.  99p a carton.

New Covent Garden Soup: Carrot and Coriander