McVities Go Ahead Apple Bakes

Like many other people I'm sure, I seem to be constantly fighting a losing battle with my weight! It's probably got a lot to do with the fact that most of the things I really enjoy eating are a little on the fattening side and I don't seem to have the willpower to say 'no'! Therefore, I am always on the look out for the type of snack that I will enjoy but will not do nasty things to my waistline! The problem is that, in my opinion, most of the things that claim to be good for you don't actually taste as nice as all the things that don't make this claim! However, one of the brands that actually ... more

I'm always snacking on chocolate and crisps and I am a lot worse since I got a job in an office. I have a statsh of crisps, biscuits and chocolate in my bottom drawer and I always seem to give in to a pain au chocolat nearly every day. I don't need to loose weight but I have always been slim and am always frightened of piling on a few extra stone! I wanted something healthier to snack on and something that would fill me up until lunch-time. The Go Ahead range in Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons is quite large and its easy to find. ***ABOUT GO AHEAD*** Go Ahead are passionate about making great ... more

Apple bakes, sound nice yes? Well I thought I'd try one. Having a slight obsession with cereal bars and baked fruit bars, I thought I'd give these a shot. What are they? Moist oven baked bars made with grains and wheat and filled with 50% apple filling, which is sort of like a gooey apple jam, although it is quite a bit firmer than jam. Packaging They come in the traditional green Go Ahead! packs, and claim to be low in fat, obviously, being a Go Ahead diet product. The bar is about 3 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide, and is quite squishy to the touch, which suggests it would not be a good ... more

Unfortunately, I do have quite a sweet tooth, and enjoy nothing more than chomping on a big slab of chocolate. Well it's that time of year again - holiday season, time to stop eating all that chocolate and replace it with sticks of celery and rice cakes. Now that to me sounds like my idea of hell, so rather than cut out sweet things altogether I try to replace things with low fat versions. My last visit to the supermarket, I bought some McVities Go Ahead Apple Bakes *Background** McVities launched Go Ahead - their low fat range in 1996 in response to growing demand for a healthier low-fat diet ... more

PRODUCT INFORMATION Go Ahead Apple Bakes are made by McVities. As the name suggests, each bar contains an apple filling encased in a crumbly bake. The apple filling accounts for 50% of the bar and is very similar to jam. PRODUCT PACKAGE The box itself is green with the words "go ahead!" written across the front. The apple bakes themselves are depicted in the foreground and a single apple is shown in the background. Each box contains 6 bars, each of which are individually wrapped. SMELL & TASTE Peel back the wrapper and you are greeted by a wonderfully rich smell of apples and biscuit. Take a ... more