Snacks Die In Hot Cars feat Butterfinger coconut (@NLi10)

I often take review snacks out with me for the day, and on holiday, because it’s nice to have things to nibble on and the pics look good.

Sometimes it backfires

I picked up these Butterfinger coconut from the CoOp with the disappointing fusetea drinks, dropped them in the snack bag and them left them in the car in the direct sun.

The bag suggests we should share these...

I’m not convinced that’s possible without a knife!

They taste good, maybe a bit too sweet, and lack the bite of Bounty. But they are far too melty for a decently warm day. I’ll chop bits off in the office instead...

New Kit Kat Bites – White Chocolate (Ocado) By @SpectreUK

These new Kit Kat White Chocolate Bites from Nestlé come in a re-sealable packet having "Share & Re-close" on the rip 'n' zip top of the packet. Being particularly greedy the whole 'sharing' and 'resealing' concepts are things I'm unfamiliar with. Besides I generally eat chocolate for pudding after dinner rather than 'grazing' between meals. It's a justification in my head for all the calories. It also gives me a chance to have a hot white chocolate drink.

On opening the packet there was a multitude of three(ish) centimetre long white Kit Kat bars inside. Popping one into my mouth there is the usual Kit Kat centre wafer surrounded by a creamy white chocolate. These White Chocolate Kit Kat Bites are very tasty indeed. Perfect for an afternoon snack if you're that way inclined, or for pudding washed down with a hot white chocolate drink. Not for sharing!
Information on the packet;
The 104g packet contains 125 calories per four pieces, with 7g of fat, 11.3g of sugar, and 0.05g of salt. Please see photograph for ingredients.

Summer Fruits Whips (Marks & Spencers) By @Cinabar

When I typed the title of this review I actually wrote Summer Fruits Walnut Whips; then I had to correct it. This is just because my first assumption on hearing about a chocolate whip is to associate walnut with them. There is no walnut on top of these new Summer Fruits Whips from Marks and Spencers, but there is a fruit topping and a fruity sauce inside, all ready for summer. There are three in the box.
I started by trying the pink topping, it is a blackcurrant covered in white chocolate which is decorated. I have to say it was quite sharp, there was plenty of white chocolate and this helped mellow it a little, but ultimately this was a zingy start to the chocolate whip.
The fruit sauce was inside and at the top of the whip when I tucked in. I kept these Whips in the fridge as it has been quite hot, and this meant that the chocolate was difficult to bite into, as it is rather thick. This does give a nice touch of luxury though. The flavour from the sauce was a much sweeter affair, and although it was mixed berries, strawberry shone through, and it was sweet and fruity. Strawberry and chocolate does work well and this with its light whipped mallow filling ended up tasting like a giant strawberry cream. Definitely an ideal treat for summer.

Hula Hoops Flavarings Tangy Cheese (Ocado) By @Cinabar

These crisps were brought online from Ocado, and I wasn’t completely sure what the newness was from them from the name. I think I decided it must be the extra strong cheese flavour, and added them to the basket. They are called Hula Hoops Flavarings so I knew they were all about the emphasis on flavour.
They arrived in a very big bag that still felt quite light. We shared them out over a brunch, with sandwiches and some hard boiled eggs that needed using up. A bit of an off combination I know, but sometimes the fridge dictates such things. The minute the bag was open I realised that these were something a bit different, for a start the the Hula Hoops were huge! They are fairly light in texture, and felt nice and crispy. The cheese flavour is strong, but pleasantly so and not too musty. I liked the texture and enjoyed munching on them, they feel big and substantial but easily melt away in the mouth. The cheese was tasty, and my fingers were left tinged with yellow cheese crumb, which reminded me of my childhood. It felt like it tasted like a strong cheddar flavour but was very well balanced. I’m looking forward to trying the salt and vinegar version of this new Hula Hoops Flavarings too, and have a bag of those in the cupboard.

Fuzetea Peach or Mango (Co-op) by @NLi10

Heading out for the day in the Lake District for the Great North Swim we picked up a couple of nice cold bottles to see us through the day - choosing the currently heavily advertised and discounted to a pound a bottle Fuzetea.

I like ice tea, so thought this would be a fairly safe bet.

  

Looks like red drink, tastes like slightly sweet water. I mean there is a hint of peach, and maybe a hint of tea, but it’s mostly sweetener and water.

5% peach, and 0.12% tea. It’s not exactly revolutionary - just sweet water. 

 

Let’s see if the Mango version is more exciting.

More realistic colour. Same invisible taste. 

Turns out it’s made by a Coca Cola, which explains its sudden appearance on all of the adverts. It also explains why it’s basically tapwater with a squirt of concentrate in it.

If you want to drink those barely flavoured water drinks that already exist then this is a fairly uninteresting addition to the range. If you want to pay £1.50 for a 400 ml bottle of artificially sweetened water be my guest. I think I’ll stick to the teas with more tea in them, or a 5 times as large bottle of plain water for the same price.