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Healthy mixed nuts. NOT!

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Mark Parrott

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Thought I'd buy a nice healthy snack of mixed almonds & cranberries from M&S only to discover that half the almonds are covered in white chocolate and the cranberries are infused with pineapple juice! I had to pick out the chocolate ones. I'll check my BS in 2 hours.
 
Mark Parrott said:
Thought I'd buy a nice healthy snack of mixed almonds & cranberries from M&S only to discover that half the almonds are covered in white chocolate and the cranberries are infused with pineapple juice! I had to pick out the chocolate ones. I'll check my BS in 2 hours.
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Dried fruit are like little sugar bombs 😱 Why infuse the cranberries with pineapple juice? Wouldn't you want cranberries to taste of, er, cranberries? :confused: Very sneaky to cover the almonds in white chocolate! 😱
 
I know. You can't tell by looking at the packet. We will see what effect the cranberries have had on me later.
 
Ok, 90 mins later, 8.6. Was 6.1. A spike, but could've been worse.
 
I avoid dried fruit like the plague!
 
strangely my earlier pain au raisin didn't cause too much havoc!
 
I stick to the salted almonds. Delicious little things. Always preferred them to salted peanuts or cashews anyway
 
I've never tried salted almonds. I'll give them a go.
 
Nuts, if you visit Lidl they do a huge range of nuts bagged or loose. They are the cheapest nuts Ive seen anywhere. The loose almond nuts are unsalted and very moorish too.
 
It's funny as I go to Lidl's quite often & I've seen the loose nuts but never bought any.
 
My favourite nuts are (plain) macadamias -- a bit pricy but worth it. I agree though that the LiDL selection are marvellous (they do good, cheap microwave popcorn as well, though that is probably too high carb)...
 
I bought pistacio nuts, but not sure if they are ok. The almonds from lidl sre good
 
I love the salted macadamia nuts from morrisons :D
 
Lynn Davies said:
I love the salted macadamia nuts from morrisons :D
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Help lynn. I haven't done anything butbyour post is coming up that i am ignoring contact by this member. I can clivk on it to see post. Can anyone help me please.
 
Sorted it lynn. You are now not ignored. Must have hit something by midtake
 
Must be a sign of age Carol - I hadn't noticed!:D
 
Just two young choukies lynn
 
Another vote for salted almonds - they are divine!

AND one of the French chocolatiers do a dark choc bar with roasted almonds. Not available in all supermarkets in France - but I buy 'several' bars at once whenever I see them.
 
Carolg said:
I bought pistacio nuts, but not sure if they are ok. The almonds from lidl sre good
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Pistachio nuts are ok but shelling them can be a bit of a struggle sometimes and you throw away 50% of what you bought. I have now stopped buying them from Lidl only buy the almonds loose now.
 
You are right austin mini.i just drool over them at the shop and walk away cause l wouldnt stop at 1 or 2. In the past i have just bought a wee bag holding a handful-looks really sad
 
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