Marvel White Chocolate Oaty Bars (Iceland) By @Cinabar

I bought these Marvel White Chocolate Oaty Bars, and I suspect everyone else who bought them did, as the packaging is bright and covered in Marvel characters. It really stood out on the shelf. I am always up for a bit of novelty, and I love super heroes, so why not? I also have a cereal bar most days. I opened up the box and have to say the wrappers of these cereal bars didn’t disappoint either. All of the bars are the same inside, but the wrappers were lovely and bright, and each had a different superhero character on it. They are fab.

For no particular reason, I decided to start with the Hulk. Inside the bar is a bit plainer-looking. It had a drizzle of white chocolate. 

I gave it a try, and the flavour was nice. It was sweet with plenty of oat flavour, but the white chocolate was also pleasing, taking centre stage. Texture-wise, it is firm but not hard, and that worked well. There was a bite in it without it being hard. The bar is really nice, but the packaging is gorgeous. These Marvel White Chocolate Oaty Bars would make a lovely lunch box snack or bring a smile to any adult for an afternoon snack too. 

MARRO - fresh cat food unboxing and first feed [@NLi10]

 My parents feed their dogs something called Butternut which comes in the post and is better than your typical dog food.  We use KatKin for one of our cats but the other really hates it.  This is convenient as we only have one chip feeder.  The company that make Butternut have just started doing the cat equivalent so we jumped in!

The box was dumped at our door by the delivery guys, and lying on it's side - but fortunately I'd planned to be in.  It's a cute house!

So far - so modern.  Every inch of the box has slogans and sayings.  I couldn't find them on Insta - but here it says they are!

And a free toy in the first box - ace!  Luna suitably unimpressed as it's mid morning nap time.

The tray keeps everything safe - and is perfect for cats.  If you tape the corners (Marro should do this) then they love these to sit in.  

A couple of really good ice packs, and all the lovely food.  And suspiciously packed in the same wool layers as KatKin

Lovely little frozen multitrays.  Shallow enough to actually clean so far so haven't had to resort to the "slug trick" as with the Katkin (if you put them next to your compost heap the slugs will come out and clean them for you).

Luna has decided to try the door to the house after all - I've had to use scissors to widen the door as our other cat got wedged in and panicked a bit.  She's fine - just shocked when she tried to pull back.

Here is Luna's standard tuna can with a 1/4 of the fish version added

Here is FloBot's KatKin with the Marro 1/4 placed next to it - all very similar indeed!

I'd not considered that these all might be from the same place until it all arrived, but so far Luna actually seems to like the fish one here so I think the recipe's are different.

And 4 feeds in (2 pouches - 1/4 portions each time) it's all going pretty well.

Luna this morning wasn't fussed about either food, and ate some of the tuna at lunchtime but that's not unusual.

Flo has eaten everything as usual, but it doesn't seem to have upset her delicate digestion which is a win!

Note the free branded spork too - handy for chopping up the frozen lumps.

Overall - as a trial this is great value.  I think they sent us a 50% off referal code so comment if anyone in the UK wants to try it and I'll add it in here.

I'll update once I get through a week of meals and see if either of them actually eat a whole portion to themselves!

Chicken Katsu Curry Ridge Cut Crisps (M&S) By @SpectreUK

I like to gorge sometimes. I know it's not good for me, but a huge packet of crisps or onion rings eaten in handfuls can brighten me up no end. Besides, I workout an extreme amount to rehabilitate from injuries and operations, and I count my calories. I try for a balanced diet with plenty of protein and carbs, fruit and veg. I just like my big evening pudding.

Instead of a big pudding tonight, for dinner I have these Marks and Spencer's Chicken Katsu Curry Ridge Cut Crisps for a big crisp sandwich, a couple of boiled eggs and a tuna salad on the side after weight lifting. The tuna salad and eggs are the healthier part.

On opening the big bag there was an aroma of Chicken Katsu Curry and potato crisps. On first super crunchy taste, these crinkle cut crisps had a really gorgeous spiciness to them with mild chilli peppers and all the flavours you'd associate with a good hearty Chicken Katsu Curry. I was really glad to have the whole bag to myself, because once I'd started to eat them, I just couldn't stop.

Information on the bag; The 135g bag contained 507 calories per 100g, with 28.5g of fat, 2.1g of sugar, 1.23g of salt. Suitable for vegetarians. Please see photograph for the ingredients.

Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Squares & Corn Flakes (Ocado) By @Cinabar

We have a new flavour of one of my favourite snacks, Rice Krispies Squares & Corn Flakes. Squares are always made with Rice Krispies, and there have been many limited editions over the years, from strawberry sundae to dragon (not dragonfruit, but dragon). This is the first time they have let another cereal share the limelight, and they have let in Kellogg’s Corn Flakes.

I opened up the wrapper, and the bar did look predominantly like it was still Rice Krispies. I could spot the Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, but they were a bit hidden between everything else. I gave it a try, and again, the flavour was mainly the usual flavour. The texture was different; there was a nice crispy texture from corn flakes, and I really liked that. The problem is that the usually cereal-based flavours mixed with sweet mallow were pretty much the same. I could pick up on the new taste in this Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Squares & Corn Flakes, but it wasn’t as strong as I would have liked. I guess Rice Krispies weren’t quite willing to step aside too much for a new flavour, but how great would one of these bars be if they were made exclusively with Kellogg’s Corn Flakes? 

Nescafe Aero Peppermint Mocha (Morrisons) By @Cinabar

There have been a lot of new flavours of coffee recently. I’m certainly not complaining, but it seems you can buy an epic array of varieties of flavoured coffee and a very limited selection of interesting hot chocolates. I’m a little bit sad about the lack of hot chocolates, but happy to stock up on interesting coffee.

This is another one in the form of instant sachets: Nescafe Aero Peppermint Mocha. That sounds like a lot of flavours in one drink, but I’m more than happy to give it a go. I opened a sachet and put it into a mug. I added hot water and stirred. Then I followed the instructions, waiting the prescribed 20 seconds before stirring again. Why does it then ask me to tap the mug on the table? I did because I’m good at following instructions, but what does that step do?

Anyway, once it was cooled, I gave it a sip, and the drink was rather lovely. The main focus on flavour is the coffee and chocolate, and the mint is there, adding a refreshing edge to the drink. I’m a peppermint lover; I’d have dialled up the flavour on the mint, but that might be a personal taste. Perhaps I just need to add cream and some Aero Peppermint Bubbles for that extra effect? Either way, I will enjoy the rest of the sachets of this Nescafe Aero Peppermint Mocha, and fingers crossed they will make a hot chocolate too at some point.