Kev's Snack Reviews

I haven't really bought Ribena since I was a kid, despite seeing it in shops all the time. I suppose I associate it with children and so would feel a bit silly buying it now (so says the person who regularly buys odd snacks to review!) I used to enjoy the different flavours they did such as strawberry, blueberry, raspberry... and they even did an apricot and peach variety at one point, if memory serves me correctly. But Ribena is all grown-up now and they've released these new tropical varities into their chilled bottled range: Pineapple and Passion Fruit, and Mango and Lime. I was kindly sent these for review by Ribena's PR team. The drinks contain added vitamin C and no artificial sweeteners or flavours, which is a big plus to me because I really dislike artificial sweeteners. They always spoil drinks by giving them a nasty aftertaste, so kudos to Ribena for not using them. The drinks also come in bottles made from 100% recycled plastic, which is very impressiv...

I've had a lot of snacks reviews building up for a while now - things that get left by the wayside as newer, more interesting snacks get released. In light of Grocery Gem's fantastic Random Reviews posts I thought I'd do something similar, so here's introducing Kev's Pick & Mix: an assortment of mini snacks and drinks reviews! Barratt British Mix: I don't think these are available in shops anymore, I found them several months ago in Discount UK and they were a month out of date at the time. They tasted slightly stale but came in some interesting "British themed" shapes, such as teapots, red telephone boxes, Queen's guards, Bulldogs and Big Bens: They appear to have been a limited edition release to co-incide with the olympics and Royal Wedding last year. Bloc Candy Jelly Bean Lovehearts: "Bloc" branded sweets are available from Asda stores, but I've also seen a lot of their range in discount stores such as B...