Showing posts with label udi's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label udi's. Show all posts

Saturday, 12 July 2014

Allergy and Free From Show - Haul




Last weekend was the Allergy and Free From Show in Olympia, Kensington, this year they combined the show with the Vegetarian & Vegan and Back Pain Shows, so it was much larger than previous years.

I had an idea before we arrived of the stalls I wanted to go to but when you are faced with so many gluten free products under one roof it is overwhelming plus there was loads of people which resulted in crowds around the popular brands.

So I made sure to get to Udi's, Genius and most definitely had to find Pudology as I have been wanting to try their products for months now.


genius we're selling any 4 products and a shopper bag for £10 so I got  pack of 4 white rolls, lemon cupcakes, chocolate cupcakes and pain au chocolate.


Udi's were sampling a lot of their newer products but we're not selling everything so I just opted for my favourite toffee and chocolate chip muffins then decided to try their new Tiger Bloomer.  These were £1 each.


Here I picked up two packs of the tomato and basil soup, mini breadsticks, tomato corn rolls and chilli corn chips.  Everything was £1 but they only charged £3 for the whole lot!


Nairns had my favourite chocolate chip biscuits, their offer was 5 items for £5, I was just going to get five packs of the chocolate biscuits but as I had been looking for a decent cracker I opted to get two packs of their whole grain crackers, which I sampled before I purchased!


We found this stall opposite nairns and I just tried these peach sweets and had to purchase them at £1 a pack you can't go wrong. They are so flavoursome and don't leave a synthetic sugary after taste like most sweets do.


I finally found and tried Kabuto gluten free rice noodles, they are good! I think they were selling them at 2 for £2.


Got these delicious cupcakes from Ms Cupcake who are based in Brixton (I will definitely need to make a visit to their store) I got 4 cupcakes for £9.50, mint chocolate, red velvet, lemon drop and pink champagne.


I didn't even know that Trek was going to be there, so glad I found them as I got 16 bars for £10, bargain! I got 4 each of oat & raisin, banana bread, cocoa coconut and cocoa oat.


My last purchase of the day was of course, Pudology.  Their offer was 4 for £5, it's such a shame that I can not get these in my area but one of the ladies kindly gave me the order number for tescos so I will see if they can order them in for me. I got banoffee pud, chocolate pud, strawberry pud and lemon pud. Still need to try the chocolate orange pud and if that is as good as the chocolate pud I will be in heaven!


I wish I took a trolley with me, like so many other people had, it was definitely the opportunity to stock up, I was lucky to have some birthday money to spend otherwise I don't think I would have been able to purchase half as much as what I did. I do regret not getting more savoury items like the pastas and pizza bases, also they had a lot of frozen goods on sale but I didn't want to risk them thawing out before I got home, so will definitely need a freezer bag as well and maybe a car!

Key tip, check the dates on some of the items as I noticed they have either a short shelf life or they purposely bring items that are nearing the sell by date, that's fine just make sure the item will freeze well so that you can put it away at home rather than having to eat everything straight away.  Although with all these yummy treats stocked in my cupboard there is no way I will let them go to waste. 






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Monday, 9 June 2014

Smoothie - Banana and Strawberry


What you will need:


- Banana
- Strawberries
- Lactofree Semi Skimmed Milk
- Udi's Gluten Free Au Naturel Granola


Step 1
Chop up your strawberries and add to the blender

Step 2
Peel and chop your banana and add to the blender

Step 3
Measure 1/4 cup of granola and add to the blender

Step 4
Measure 1 cup if milk and add to the blender

Step 5
Secure the lid in the blender and blend until smooth

Step 6
Pour into your favourite cup/glass and enjoy!


Tips and Variations
You can add 3 or 4 ice cubes and blend to get a thicker and colder smoothie.

Or try adding some strawberry yoghurt or ice cream (dairy free of course!) for a creamy texture.

Play around with the fruits according to what you prefer.

The granola is optional, I added this as I was making the smoothie for breakfast, as it makes it more filling.




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Monday, 2 June 2014

What I Won With Udi's


A while back I entered a competition with Udi's in relation to my favourite Udi's product, which you may know is the Toffee and Chocolate Chip Muffins (YUM!)

To my surprise I get an email saying that I had won!


So I had a lovely treat for when I arrived home after being discharged from hospital.


I received as follows:

Cinnamon and raisin bagels
Strawberry breakfast bars
Apple and cinnamon toaster pastries
Toffee and chocolate chip muffins 

As you can see I already opened the muffins, I couldn't even wait 2 minutes to take the picture first (LOL).

Having tried these already I know I'm definitely in for a treat and at least it saves me stocking up on my favourite udi's products in my next shopping trip!

THANK-YOU UDI'S




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Saturday, 3 May 2014

Asda and Wholefoods Haul


So I managed to get out of the house, with the help of my mum and brother, as I really needed to get a few bits and pieces.

Above is my GF and DF friendly purchases from Asda.

Cheese Crackers - 1st time buy so will do a seperate review
Nairns Biscuit Breaks - these were on offer at 2 for £3 (they don't stick my favourite chocolate flavour)
Genius Bread - £2.80
Pure Sunflower Spread - £1.50
Nature's Stores Tomato and Basil Soup - 1st time buy so will do a seperate review
Lactofree Yoghurt
Udi's Chocolate Chip and Toffee Muffins -  Yum!!

Then I went into Wholefoods with the intention of picking up 2 things!


Proper Corn Sweet and Salty - £1.99
Bessant and Drury's Strawberry Ice Cream - 1st time buy so will do a seperate review
Trek Protein Bar (Banana Bread, Oat Raisin and Cocoa Oat) - 99p each on offer at 2 for £1.49
Coyo Coconut Milk Yoghurt Raw Chocolate Flavour - £1.99 - 1st time buy so will do a seperate review

Sorry I can't remember all of the prices and I have already thrown out the receipt!




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Saturday, 29 March 2014

Udi's White Rolls

Yet again shopping in my local Asda and the Genuis bread is out of stock!  Then I spotted these, udi's white rolls.


Since I have liked the other udi's products so far I thought I would give this a try in the hope that if I liked it then I would have another alternative for bread.


They are very soft, as described on the packet, but from the look of the roll I thought it would have that just baked chewy kind of crust. Unfortunately not but that being said the roll holds well when cut and has a great bread consistency.


I made a ham and cheese (using lactofree mature cheddar) roll and this was my second roll of the day! I made just a ham roll for lunch that I took to work and enjoyed it so much that I decided on another for dinner!


I would defo buy these rolls again and I am even more tempted now to try their loaf when I can actually find it in store!




Sunday, 9 March 2014

Gluten Free Goodies

Here are a few new things I picked up this week whilst out and about.


I found these in Sainsburys and thought "yum" as I use to love them both before I went GF.


However my first bite of the Pink Panther wafers was not pleasant, first word that came to mind was dry and second was tasteless. Not impressed at all. I tried again a couple of days later and there was no difference. Needless to say I will not be buying these again.


On the other hand the Jaffa Cakes by Kelkin were not bad at all, the only bad point is that the cake base is a little on the dry side, but other than that they have the great orangey chocolatey taste just like I remember. 


I originally picked up the chocolate flavored Trek bar in Sainsburys and it was so good that when I saw them in Asda a few days later I picked up some more.

Flapjacks use to be my easy go to breakfast or snack before becoming GF, so I'm glad I have finally found a brand that is GF and also nut free.

From what I have tried so far, they are moist, flavoursome and filling.



This flapjack by Linsuit looked interesting when I saw it sitting on the shelf in Asda so I thought it would be good to try and then make a comparison to the Trek bars.


I bought the Udi's muffins last week and only after I had devoured them I realised I hadn't taken any pictures!

Surprisingly it is one chocolate chip muffin and one toffee muffin. I assumed the flavours were combined, so when I bit into the toffee muffin first I was shocked that there was no chocolate chips (duh!).

That was my only disappointment, I can not fault them at all as they are moist, moreish and flavoursome!

So when I saw the last pack on the shelf in Asda I grabbed it with both hands.


After hearing so much about the new Genuis products I was excited to finally find the croissants in Asda.  It looks like they stock the Pain Au Chocolate as well but there was none on the shelf.

When I read the back of the pack it looks like these have to be put into the oven for about 10 mins before eating, so not a grab n go kinda breakfast option.




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Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Breakfast - lactofree & udi's

I decided on a light breakfast this morning as I want to be able to eat an early dinner and if I have anything to filling now then my stomach will not be able to handle it.

I opted for yoghurt and granola, which is something I use to have on a regular basis before going gf and dairy free, but I have only just found a gf free granola that is also nut free (yes, I am allergic to nuts as well).

I have been using the lactofree range for about a year now and have not had any problems, I am still yet to try their cream and icecream, but their yoghurt and milk have become staples in my diet.


Just the other day I found udi's granola in Asda and was so happy to find, as they call it, a simple granola. No nuts, no fruit, no fuss, although I don't mind granola with raisins!


It tastes great! My only complaint would be that I like my granola when it is clumped up into little ball shaped pieces, which makes it perfect for snacking on. But these are just individual oat grains and it makes it better for a cereal consistency I suppose.


So all I did was just add the granola straight to the yoghurt pot and dug straight in. Quick, simple and easy!




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