Squares Salt and Vinegar

 As a huge lover of snacks I obviously love to eat crisps, though sadly I'm quite picky on what flavours I eat (I don't like cheese at all), thankfully FarmFoods are currently selling 2 big bags (6 packs per bag) of Squares for £2 so we picked up a few bags of them.12 packs of crisps for £2 is, at least in my eyes, great value money.

So what are so special about Squares? Well Squares live up to their name, they are square crisps (well most of them are) unlike the normal rounder crisps you usually find in packets. I'm not sure whether this actually adds anything to the product, but it's a nice gimmick all the same and it does make them stand out physically due to a very unusual shape.

As well as their unusual shape Squares also stand out due to their flavour. Not only do the crisps taste of salt of vinegar but they are also really sweet and very moreish and have a very fullsome flavour. The flavour is really wonderful and a stand out reason to buy them (much more so than their peculiar shape). Sadly the moreish quality of the crisps is probably also their downfall, as the packets are all quite small and you never feel full from a packet. Oddly however the packet size is likely also part of the selling quality allowing Walkers to sell the packets as containing only 97 calories.

In terms of their flavour I love them, sadly however I tend to find myself eating 2 packets at a time and the 6 packet-bags don't tend to last too long as a result. Based on their flavour alone it's impossible to complain about them

Likes-
Unique shape, excellent taste, great value for money

Dislikes-
Small packets

Score-91%

Details-
Walkers
Contains-Sulphites (They are made in a factory which also contains Wheat, Soya, Gluten, Barley, Celery Mustard, and Milk)
Size-Approx 18g (packet fails to tell us)
Price-£2 for 12 packs 

Oreo's

Everyone loves a good biscuit right? Well with that in mind we recently purchased some Oreo's from Tesco for around 50p a packet and decided to check out these highly regarded American biscuits.

For those who aren't aware of Oreo's they are are a chocolate flavoured biscuit sandwich with a vanilla filling. The biscuit pieces are are wonderfully patterned with a very intricate design (as you can see in the picture on the right). I'd be shocked however if you'd never seen them as
they are heavily advertised in both the US and UK with the adverts playing on them being dipped in milk, sadly however I don't have any milk.

The taste of the biscuits is pretty nice, the chocolate taste isn't amazing but the Vanilla taste is lovely and compliments the chocolate excellently. Whilst the taste of the chocolate flavour may be relatively substandard the biscuit is very fresh and crunchy giving a very satisfying texture to the biscuit when you bite into, and chew it.

Whilst they certainly aren't the best biscuits on the market they are an enjoyable snack and with around 20 biscuits in a 154g pack they you do get a decent amount for your cash. They are enjoyable enough and there is enough of them to be worthy of you money.

Likes-
Texture, packaging, size of packet, price

Dislikes-
Not the greatest taste

Score-78%

Details-
Made by Kraft Foods
Contains-Wheat, Soya and Milk
Size-154g
Price-50p-£1

Blaze - Up Energy Drink

When in Home Bargains, we noticed a new energy drink called Blaze-Up, which as you can see from the picture is quite appealing, with it stark black background and fire style writing, it looked new and interesting. The cost was only 19p, which hopefully will mean it is good value too!

Blaze-Up has a usual energy drink smell, which I expected, but the smell isn't overpowering, so easy to drink. The taste is very similar to other energy drinks on the market, I would say it is most similar to Energe. The taste is nice but plain, could benefit from a fruity flavor maybe, but it is easy to drink and pleasant. I would say the drink was much better chilled, but not everyone in Snack Lovers HQ agrees!

The Blaze-Up drink wasn't as gassy as other energy drinks, but also doesn't give me a buzz of energy like others do, which was slightly disappointing, but it's a nice easy drink, with a nice flavour. Would recommend.

Likes –

Simple flavour, cheap and easy to drink

Dislikes –

Not available everywhere.

Score – 75%

Details –

Made by Crest Connection UK Ltd
High caffeine content – 20mg/100ml
250ml can.
19p in Home Bargains. 

Frijj Fudge Brownie Milkshake

 I'm a massive fan of milkshakes and anyone who knows me will know I drink far too many of them though sadly they often seem a bit pricey. Recently however our local Tesco has been selling 500ml bottles of Frijj for 60p and with this in mind I stocked up on the Fudge Brownie flavour of the drink filling up an otherwise empty Fridge with Frijj.

Frijj stands out on the shelves due to a very particular type of bottle that is much thicker than that of many of it's rivals. It has a very unique bottle shape with an outer plastic sleeve that is coloured depending on the flavour, in this case a light brown for Fudge Brownie though they also do blue for Vanilla, pink for Strawberry and Yellow for Banana.

As with all Milkshakes I've let this sit in a fridge for a night or two and shaken thoroughly before drinking. I'm sure we all agree that it's wrong to drink Milkshakes any other way.

Upon opening the bottle the drink has quite a faint scent though the magic comes in the drinking of the stuff. The first thing that hits you is it's thick, creamy texture, followed by gorgeous fudgy-chocolatey flavour that runs down your throat smoothly. It's as gorgeous to taste as it is to feel in your mouth. Whilst many milkshakes feel runny in the mouth this feels thick and filling just as a milkshake should feel when you drink it, it feels like a premium product whilst you drink it.

Despite clearly being a product aimed primarily at children the drink has all the qualities of an adults non-alcoholic drink. It almost feels like a grown ups product masquerading as a children's product, it's as if adults don't drink milkshakes! At 60p however everyone should be getting their fill of a wonderfully milky drink! Absolutely flawless.

Likes-
Taste, texture, packaging

Dislikes-
Can be priced high (up to £1.50)

Score-95%

Details-
Made by Frijj
Contains-Milk
Size-500ml
Price-60p-£1.50