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Biblioklept
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I set myself a rather unrealistic challenge this year of trying 52 new foods and I've only managed 3 (Jaffa Cakes, mozzarella sticks and a meal I bodged up from Hello Fresh).
I know I won't make it to 52 but need to make some progress and thought the best way would be trying sweets, snacks and treats that take no preparation, stuff you buy and can eat without cooking / chopping / mixing etc.
Part of the problem is I get choice paralysis and also the idea of trying new stuff is scary. Please help me by telling me some of your favourite treats and stuff!
It doesn't have to be weird or unusual, I've had a very very limited diet to date. Last year I tried skittles and brown bread for the first time.
What are your go to treats? What do you love to eat???
I know I won't make it to 52 but need to make some progress and thought the best way would be trying sweets, snacks and treats that take no preparation, stuff you buy and can eat without cooking / chopping / mixing etc.
Part of the problem is I get choice paralysis and also the idea of trying new stuff is scary. Please help me by telling me some of your favourite treats and stuff!
It doesn't have to be weird or unusual, I've had a very very limited diet to date. Last year I tried skittles and brown bread for the first time.
What are your go to treats? What do you love to eat???
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Chocolate Tea Cakes for me @Biblioklept x
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Maltese
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Vegetable samosa with tamarind sauce dip
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Poached egg on toast with HP fruity sauce.
Carrot cake.
Rum truffles.
Roll in fried tattie scone,mushrooms and soft yolk fried egg 🍳
Tea and tea biscuits great for dunking in your tea, don't leave for too long or they plop in your cuppa.Knowing When to walk away is Wisdom, being able is courage, walking away with your head held high is dignity. -
Dried fruit, especially figs.
“This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
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Dried mango, any flavour of crisps (there are usually some limited edition Christmas themed flavours around at this time of year), chocolate coated peanuts, grilled cheese sandwiches.... This is just a random list of foods that are on my mind
You can buy snack boxes online that have snacks from different countries, which can be fun to try. My partner bought one of Japanese snacks a while ago. I appreciate they can be on the expensive side, though. -
If you can afford it there is a company called Graze that sends out snack boxes every week.
You get 4 random healthy snacks in a box and it comes through the letter box so is cheap for them to post and you don't have to wait in for it.
It used to be £3.99 a week but no doubt has gone up since I used it several years ago. -
@66Mustang we used to send graze boxes to our employees that worked remotely as those in the office used to get fruit hampers delivered to their offices
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@janer1967 yes I really liked them, I only stopped getting them as I had them for about 3 years and the snacks got a bit samey, I will have to look again as they have probably changed a lot of the snacks now!!
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Is the centre of these sort of marshmallowy? They look it from photosSueHeath said:Chocolate Tea Cakes for me @Biblioklept x -
Other than raisins which I don't know if they count, I've never tried any dried fruit. What do figs taste like??leeCal said:Dried fruit, especially figs. -
They're £4.49 now so not too much of an increase, they're doing 50% off first box so I've ordered to give it a try!!66Mustang said:If you can afford it there is a company called Graze that sends out snack boxes every week.
You get 4 random healthy snacks in a box and it comes through the letter box so is cheap for them to post and you don't have to wait in for it.
It used to be £3.99 a week but no doubt has gone up since I used it several years ago. -
@Biblioklept thats great!! I hope you like it
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If you like a crunchy texture, try banana chips.
If you're feeling very adventurous and want something a bit soft or with multiple textures, maybe try a Gu cheesecake. They're not cheap but very convenient and there are plenty of flavour options to choose from. -
I tried to find these but they only had a 'Gu chocolate middle' so I've added it to my order. They come in a box of two so I hope I like it!!! lolOverlyAnxious said:If you like a crunchy texture, try banana chips.
If you're feeling very adventurous and want something a bit soft or with multiple textures, maybe try a Gu cheesecake. They're not cheap but very convenient and there are plenty of flavour options to choose from.
Can you buy banana chips or do you make them? I couldn't find any when doing my online shop -
Yes you can buy them usually with dried fruit section
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Which supermarket do you use? There are 19 options for Gu on the Tesco website. Lemon, lime, strawberry, caramel, red velvet etc.Biblioklept said:
I tried to find these but they only had a 'Gu chocolate middle' so I've added it to my order. They come in a box of two so I hope I like it!!! lolOverlyAnxious said:If you like a crunchy texture, try banana chips.
If you're feeling very adventurous and want something a bit soft or with multiple textures, maybe try a Gu cheesecake. They're not cheap but very convenient and there are plenty of flavour options to choose from.
Can you buy banana chips or do you make them? I couldn't find any when doing my online shop I'm not a fan of chocolate so never tried the melting middles. You'll have to let us know what they're like.
And as Jane says, banana chips come in a packet ready to eat.
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