Snacks! Reviews/'reviews' welcome

Not bad, Jimbob, not bad!

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Sainsbury's Southern Fried Chicken Wrap


(err...imagine that says Sainsbury's instead of Tesco)

Pros:

Stuffed full of...stuff
Part of a crackin' Meal Deal (£3 for wrap, crisps and bottle of juice)
BBQ sauce and mayo tasted OK

Cons:

Disasterous salt and fat content, and the calories mean I've added an extra stone
More lettuce, carrot, cabbage and red pepper and actual chicken - cheeky!
Tortilla could be used as sandpaper
Is today the 4th?

60%

A reasonable option as part of a Meal Deal, but it wouldn't be my first choice. That's processed sandwiches/baguettes/wraps for ya.

From the picture, it looks like the Tesco's wraps have more meat in.

Does a hot drink count as a snack? Yes I know it's stretching it, but I tend to have big meals and not many branded snacks outside them.

In a thread where a steam inhaler counts as a snack, yes.

Excellent.

Twinings Blackcurrant, Ginseng and Vanilla Tea



Pros:

-Given away free at my work
-Gives the water a nice red colour, so that it looks fruitier than it is - possibly placebo effect?
-No caffeine
-Not as acrid as cranberry, raspberry and elderflower, or as cloying as hot chocolate

Cons:

-Doesn't smell, or indeed taste, of much besides hot water
-The hot water from the machines at work disagrees with me
-Makes me feel like one of those blonde things in stupid shoes, talking about their diets in between marathons

45%

Would possibly be better as a steam inhaler. The tea on its own is pretty innocuous, but the water makes me poop. Still, it fills the gap between lunch and my coffee slot at 3 p.m.

Skittles Shake



Pros:

-Cold
-Does genuinely taste like a handful of Skittles

Cons:

-Difficult to actually get any to come out of the bottle
-Its a milkshake that tastes of Skittles

32%

Saw this up the dairy aisle in Tesco when I went looking for some fancy new Muller Corners I liked the look of. Its not great, to be honest. I got a Mars milkshake as well, because I wasn't really expecting this to be great.
It would probably have made more sense to wait and start my snack reviewing career with the Muller Corner.

Also, this reminded me I still haven't tried the Skittle Vodka thing.

Princess Marshmallows



Pros

• Cheap at only £1 for a big bag
  
• A quality marshmallow for this pprice
  
• It says they are fat free...

Cons

• ...but I do not believe it.
  
• Until I searched for the picture, I hadn't clocked that these marshmallows are "seductively soft" nor all those other filthy adjectives on the wrapping. Because of this, I felt violated.

74% - A good price for a good marshmallow. Likely to be found on a sex offenders list soon because of its seductive and devilish packaging.

See, I prefer "bad" marshmallows. I'd rather have a flump-esque, soft marshmallow than a stodgy, high-quality ones.

Buskalilly wrote:

See, I prefer "bad" marshmallows. I'd rather have a flump-esque, soft marshmallow than a stodgy, high-quality ones.

According to the packaging, these marshmallows are certainly... "bad".

It was the 60s, all the sweets were doing it.

Balladeer wrote:

From the picture, it looks like the Tesco's wraps have more meat in.

Does a hot drink count as a snack? Yes I know it's stretching it, but I tend to have big meals and not many branded snacks outside them.

For some reason I've always been disappointed with Tesco sandwiches and wraps, I guess you get what you pay for. Their Pastrami/Gerkin/Mustard sandwich was sorely disappointing.

Marks & Spencer's remain the king of pre-prepared food, though...

Greggs sandwiches seem to have gotten crappier over time, though I'm not sure if that's just me getting older and more bitter.

You're not wrong. I had one a couple of days ago - pretty paltry effort on Gregg's front.

The big question, though, is: did it taste floppy and salty?

It did not.

Let me direct you to Guest's last review in the thread for his idea of a floppy and salty snack.

Walkers Baked Stars: Mild Sweet Chilli



Pros:

Star shapes greatly please/amuse the six-year-old in me
'Star Striker' pun on the back made me piss myself
Baked = less fat = thumbs up
Good, proper crunchy crisps
Smells good

Cons:

It might as well be an empty poke: there's hardly any crisps in there

77%

Nice. Not overpowering but not tasteless either. Could do with around twice the amount though - then we'd be talking GOLD AWARD.

Phillips wrote:

Cons:

It might as well be an empty poke: there's hardly any crisps in there

I think this is a problem that pervades the crisps market in general these days.

JayMoyles wrote:

Phillips wrote:

Cons:

It might as well be an empty poke: there's hardly any crisps in there

I think this is a problem that pervades the crisps market in general these days.

No doubt, but Walkers really take the mick with these. Maybe it's because of the shapes, but I think you could count the number of crisps you get on your fingers.

It's bad with their big bags of Doritos too - half it is literally just air.

Its telling that when Walkers brought out their "twice the crisps" or whatever packs, the actual packets seem to be the exact same size.

Balladeer wrote:

The big question, though, is: did it taste floppy and salty?

Do you really want me to answer this?

I resent buying sandwiches from bakery's. when the exact same product can be made at home. Usually cheaper too, the prices of bakery sandwiches are ridiculous.


@Phillips Those crisps are brilliant, but totally agree, shocking amount per pack.

Phillips wrote:

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It might as well be an empty poke: there's hardly any crisps in there

70% less fat achieved by supplying 70% less crisps.

Is it me or are Stars just rebranded Walkers Baked?

Excellent review though, Phillips, pretty much what I would have said too about them (well, Walkers Baked). I quite like the Walkers Baked Cheese and Onion.

Pretty sure they are.

I used to really like Salt & Vinegar Walkers Baked, then they changed the flavouring.

Buskalilly wrote:

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Cons

-Its a milkshake that tastes of Skittles

In what world is that a con?