Options Belgian Chocolate Instant Hot Chocolate Drink

Do you remember having Coco Pops or Nesquik just to finish off the chocolate milk at the end? Or perhaps various chocolate milk drinks that we were given throughout our childhood? Perhaps this is why we associate chocolate with a positive feeling as, let’s admit it, many parents use it as a reward! Maybe this is why so many of us are on the verge of a chocolate addiction!? But as we get older and more self-aware, we realise what is good for us and what is not so and sadly chocolate falls into the less favourable category. *Insert sad face here!* Options - product of Ovaltine UK - is one of ... more

You can't beat a nice warm hot chocolate sometimes in the cold mornings or evenings and nothing beats this brand for me! Mainly because I can indulge in a creamy hot chocolate without feeling guilty - 'Options' due to the vast variety of flavours in the range, plus, because it's the first 'option for slimmer's, with just 33kcal and 0.9g of fat per serving made with water. This product is to be made up with water as opposed to milk. You would have thought this would have made the drink thin like most cheap branded versions of hot chocolate but you're soooo wrong! The powder comes in an hour ... more

I am a complete chocoholic but am trying so hard adapt a healthy lifestyle at the moment, but the chocolate issue causes a problem with this. A colleague at work suggested that I have one cup of Options hot chocolate a day as they are only 40 calories which is around a 1/3 of the calories of most chocolate bars, but it means I still get my chocolate fix, so I have been doing this for a while now. I started off using Options chocolates I tended to have the chocolate fix at work so the little sachets were really handy for taking to work and when you can get them on offer for 4 for £1.00, you ... more

With the cold winter days upon us I am always on the lookout for warm beverages to try. One of the drinks I have tried recently is the Options Belgian Chocolate drink. I have enjoyed a number of the Options hot chocolate range. Individual drinks sachets can be bought and I have tried the mint and turkish delight varieties. When I priced it up, however, I found it quite expensive so I decided to buy a jar to save a few pennies. Priced at around £2.50 for the 220g jar I still think it is quite expensive, but it is more economical than the individual sachets. The Options Belgian Chocolate is ... more