... We all know what some low fat products are like, if it is half the fat its usually half the flavour isn't it!
They sold products by several well-known low fat manufacturers, Go Ahead, Weight Watchers and Cadburys. They also had a few organic low fat products too.
There were cakes, biscuits, ... Read review
Advantages: Taste good, low in fat and calories, vegetarian, a great treat when on a diet. Disadvantages: Not many in a packet, may contain traces of nuts, some would say the price.
...but we settled on a Cadbury Highlights product. At £1.28 for a bag of six packets it isn't a bad price, not a good one either but it could be worse.
*****Packaging*****
The main bag that the small packets come in is exactly the same as the smaller ones the product comes in.
The smaller packets are very small, when flat they measure 9cm by 12cm. The Cadbury logo is clearly shown at the top in the ... ...it is unmistakable.
In the top right corner there is the many information that any dieter is looking for, the fat and calorie content of each packet. In bold pink writing it clearly states that each bag is just 75 calories and has 2.6 grams of fat. That is good for something, which is biscuit and chocolate!
The large pack contain six small packets which each weigh in at just 16g.
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*****Background*****
At some point almost all women have been on a diet and a lot of guys do at some point too. We all have ideas of what diets are, should be or could be. When you think of a diet what comes to mind first? Boring food with no taste and depriving yourself of the things you enjoy, right? Well it doesn't have to be like that.
I have medical problems and am stuck in a vicious circle where my weight impacts on my medical condition and my medical condition causes weight gain and makes it very difficult to make any kind of impact when it comes to losing weight.
I have been lucky that since we moved back to Somerset from Essex I have joined a great medical practice and my doctor could not be any better. I am now on medication, which is helping even out both sides of my vicious circle and am on a low fat diet to push things in the right direction.
Diets have never worked for me before so after months of nothing changing I always gave up and went back to my 'what's the point' attitude. That has now changed and I am less than three weeks into my diet! I have already dropped one dress size and have almost lost a second! I know that the weight loss will slow down but it has made me more determined that I have ever been.
I was dreading starting my diet as I just saw it as not having anything I like and living on fruit and vegetables. HOW BORING! I made an effort to make meals that would be tasty and as low in fat as I could and felt ok but knew that I would get bored and want the things that I could not have on my diet.
My other half has been so supportive and helpful. Seeing me struggling with not being able to have any kind of 'treat' he went to Asda and bought me some bits that he thought would help me. He looked at labels and found those that he thought would be suitable for me, Jaffa Cakes, low fat Rich Tea biscuits, fruit Ryvitas and Tic Tacs (they have NO fat! Just the Tic Tacs not the others.)
Having these little treats is great as I can reward myself and not feel like I am missing out on anything!
*****Browsing and buying*****
So while shopping last week we looked at a few other things that might be possibilities for me. Baked crisps being one, I bought them and now prefer them to ordinary crisps! We also found a very interesting (to me anyway) section of the biscuit shelves. This is where all the low fat snacks are kept. We had a good look and there were lots of different bits and pieces, which looked and sounded rather nice and were not prices that were too dissimilar to the 'regular' versions of the products.
We decided that I should get and try one and see what I thought. We all know what some low fat products are like, if it is half the fat its usually half the flavour isn't it!
They sold products by several well-known low fat manufacturers, Go Ahead, Weight Watchers and Cadburys. They also had a few organic low fat products too.
There were cakes, biscuits, cookies, fruit bars and cereal bars.
We both liked the sound of several but we settled on a Cadbury Highlights product. At £1.28 for a bag of six packets it isn't a bad price, not a good one either but it could be worse.
*****Packaging*****
The main bag that the small packets come in is exactly the same as the smaller ones the product comes in.
The smaller packets are very small, when flat they measure 9cm by 12cm. The Cadbury logo is clearly shown at the top in the centre, with its white writing on a deep purple background it is unmistakable.
In the top right corner there is the many information that any dieter is looking for, the fat and calorie content of each packet. In bold pink writing it clearly states that each bag is just 75 calories and has 2.6 grams of fat. That is good for something, which is biscuit and chocolate!
The large pack contain six small packets which each weigh in at just 16g.
*****Product*****
These are little biscuits that are circular with a hole in the centre. By having a hole you might think you are getting more I guess.
The underside is covered in chocolate and on the top you can see golden biscuit.
They are very small only about 3cm across and the hold is just over a centimetre.
In each packet there are only eight little biscuits, not much is it. By only being a few of them the calories and fat content is lower. All added together they would be roughly the same as having a single 'regular' sized biscuit.
*****The all important taste test!*****
I am a real chocolate lover and have a demon of a sweet tooth and while fruit can go some way to pleasing that side of me there are times when it just wont help that craving and when that is how I feel I have a packet of these.
They are only very small which means that not only do I see it as a treat but I know that I am not over doing it and don't feel guilty for having eaten them like I would do if I had some chocolate no matter how small a bar I had.
They are nicely crunchy and have a great taste to them. I would say they are similar to chocolate digestive biscuits but if anything they are nicer! I never thought I would say something so good about something that is classed as low fat!
Some low fat versions of such products have hardly any chocolate to the point where you don't really get a chocolate taste, which is not true of this product. The amounts of biscuit and chocolate are just right for the flavour to be evenly balanced.
*****Do I recommend?*****
Yes I most certainly do! They are very tasty, low in fat and low in calories. The only draw back is that there aren't many but that will make you feel good too because it doesn't feel like you have been naughty just that you have rewarded yourself for being so good!
£1.28 sounds like a lot but I don't think it is that bad, the enjoyment I had from them was worth every penny!
I am going to give these a full five stars, as I don't think they could be any better and they have helped me stay on my diet!
I will definitely be buying these again and hopefully will drop a couple more dress sizes in the process!
I wrote this review a few weeks ago but kept forgetting to upload it, I can now happily say I have lost another dress size, I am wearing clothes that haven't fit for ages and continue to visit this shelf in Asda. I have had these again and have tried an Asda treat too. I am still very keen on these and they will become a regular purchase for me.
Advantages: Nicew and chocolaty, quite healthy, good size for a snack Disadvantages: Not that cheap, not many in a bag!!
...traditional Cadburys purple with the Cadbury logo on the front with the word Highlights also in purple underneath. Then there is a picture of 2 donut looking biscuits, with the packet contents on the front. In this case, it is 6 mini bags of nibbles.
The biscuits are small round biscuits with a hole in the middle, like a donut or polo mint. The bottom half is covered in chocolate, giving you that choccy kick. The biscuits are supposedly chocolate ... ...can still strongly taste the Cadbury chocolate though.
Nutritionally, these are actually relatively healthy. Here are the nutritional values taken from the back of the packet. The value are per mini bag of biscuits. Each bag contains approximtely 12 biscuits.
Calories: 75 KCal
Fat: 2.3g
Of which saturates: 1.3g
Carbohydrates: 11.6g
Of which sugars: 6.1g
Weight Watcher points: 1.5 points per bag
These biscuits are perfect for a little choccy ...
mummy2harry 03.06.2007
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