Mini Drink Haul

Whilst I was out today I popped into Jack Fulton's- a Farmfood's-esque shop that often has good deals on random food products!

One for the fridges had a selection of different things that I decided to try. Provamel Rice-Coconut Milk (60p a carton), Aplro Fusion Soya with Apple and Kiwi (2 for £1) and Foco 110% Coconut Water with Pink Guava (2 for £1).

Alpro Fusion- strange but delicious! It tasted a bit like some obscure candy you would buy abroad but it's definitely something I'd buy again. The first taste as a bit off-putting but it tasted nice in the end.

Having tried and hated Rice milk a long time ago I thought the Provamel would be gross, but I was mistaken. It was ok, I wouldn't rush out to buy it but it's drinkable.

The Foco Coconut water with Pink Guava though is the winner here! It smells a little bit like bathwater but it tastes delicious AND it's super refreshing!

Pure Soya Spread is also delicious- totally gluten and dairy free. The Flora ProActiv Semi Skimmed Milk is for my Mum who suffers with a heart condition and as it's supposed to actively fight high cholesterol, thought she'd give it a go. 

Bargain Alert! £1.50 Coconut Oil in Tesco

We go through quite a lot of coconut oil at home. Mostly used for cooking, but sometimes on my skin, and sometimes added to smoothies and other drinks. It's a fantastic product (see Beth's article) and worth keeping in stock at all times.

I was delighted to find KTC brand 100% pure coconut oil on special offer in Tesco. It was on display with all of the lovely looking food they have for Eid, and only £1.50 for a 500ml jar. The jar is plastic, which I like because heavy glass jars are a bit tricky on bad days for me!



I bought three jars, which should keep us going for a little while!

The Coconut Craze?

Being relatively new to the coconut game, I was quite skeptical about all the magical properties people claimed the humble coconut held. Ever since I was a child I hated the taste of coconut (anyone who had a Bounty as their chocolate bar of choice was nuts in my opinion...).

A few weeks ago though, I bought my first jar of coconut oil. Not for myself but for my dogs, I had heard that feeding a small amount of coconut oil a day had various health benefits for them, including healthier skin, a healthier coat and aiding their digestion.

Happy, healthy whippets!

As I had found coconut oil to be rather expensive, I avoided buying it until I came across Aldi's own brand 'Coco Loco' Which I believe is around £3 a jar?  The dogs absolutely loved it, I am currently feeding about half a teaspoon each a day melted into their food with hot water.

I was cooking chicken one evening and was feeling adventurous, so I decided to cook it using coconut oil. It smelled like suncream- which wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but it tasted delicious! I was expecting an over-powering taste of coconut but it just tasted good, like really TASTY chicken. Sadly for me, coconut oil is not really allowed on Slimming World (which I am currently following) so it will have to be a treat for me, but the dogs can carry on having it.


Now I was more open to the whole idea of the coconut, I bought myself a carton of coconut water, in particular the Naked 100% Coconut Water, expecting to hate it.... Of course I didn't, it's so refreshing and delicious! Once again quite expensive and also not really allowed on Slimming World! So another treat for me!

I know there are still many more coconut products for me to try, and I'm actually looking forwards to it!