Tasty Tuesdays: 10 Foodie Products You Need to Buy This WeekBy Angelica Malin
Fancy trying something new this week? We’ve got the lowdown on some fantastic new product launches from our favourite foodie brands, and we demand you try them. Here’s 10 foodie delights you can’t miss in the supermarket this week:
Tasty Tuesdays: Breakfast
1. For a New Flavour: Dorset Cereals
What: Dorset Cereals are onto a winner with their new flavour. Inspired by the moreish tastes of carrot cake, the limited edition Gently Spiced Carrot and Apple Muesli is Dorset Cereals’ first fruit and vegetable blend. Call us crazy, call us mad – but this flavour is a game changer.
The Lowdown: The new cereal is a beautiful blend of rolled and toasted flakes with carrot, dried fruits and crunchy pecans – spiced with warming cinnamon and nutmeg. With no added sugar, the natural sweetness of the apple is a perfect accompaniment to the savoury flavour of carrot. Best served with milk, yoghurt or if you’re feeling rogue – fruit juice.
Stockists: Waitrose
Tasty Tuesdays: Snacks
2. For a New Product: Metcalfe’s
What: If you thought Metcalfe’s only created popcorn – think again. The kernel kings have been at work in their test kitchen creating healthy snacks that go far beyond bags of popped joy. Their new rice cakes are what snacking dreams are made of.
The Lowdown: In their typical innovative style, Metcalfe’s Ricecakes mix the perfect balance of wholegrain and white rice for a crunchy, crispy snack extravaganza. Each slice is lavishly coated in a generous layer of either fancy Italian dark or milk chocolate, or creamy yoghurt. All of the Ricecakes are suitable for vegetarians, gluten-free and contain no pesky artificial flavour.
Stockists: Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Asda
What: With us Brits still going loco for coconuts, Nākd have launched a new flavour for summer: a Cocoa Coconut Bar. As much as we love the limited edition Lemon Drizzle bar (a perfect 3pm pick me up), the new Cocoa and Coconut Bar gives us the ideal afternoon chocolate hit.
The Lowdown: This melt in the mouth tropical delight features flakes of coconut and is free from added sugars or syrups, containing all-natural ingredients as well as being vegan-friendly, one of your five-a-day and gluten, wheat and dairy-free. Get your hands on this natural beauty as soon as you can, and feel like you’re on holiday wherever you are.
Stockists: All major retailers
4. For a New Recipe: PROPERCORN
What: PROPERCORN are the popcorn kings. Our drawers are constantly stuffed with their bags of popped corn. Their Sweet & Salty flavour is a winner, as is the dreamy Coconut and Vanilla flavour. But all eyes are on the Peanut Butter & Almond flavour thanks to a new recipe.
The Lowdown: PROPERCORN’s team of passionate flavour makers are constantly tweaking and improving their popcorn recipes to ensure every pack is Done Properly, the best it can possibly be. Tapping into the nut butter craze, their Peanut Butter & Almond flavour has had a little makeover. With all the indulgent flavour of peanut butter, but a fraction of the fat – it’s little sweetness to your summer snacking. Combining protein-packed peanuts with smooth almonds, the recipe uses an innovative process to remove 88% of the fat found in roasted nuts.
Stockists: Ocado, Whole Foods & Tesco
5. For a New Protein Snack: graze
What: Protein just got exciting – the UK’s snacking experts, graze, have launched a trio of oat-based Protein Bites in three delicious (and nutritious!) flavours; Banana, Cocoa Vanilla and Honey and Seed. Perfect for busy lifestyles, the new energy-fuelling bites are available in handy multipacks of four – plus each bite contains at least 4.5g of protein.
The Lowdown: Whether you’re fuelling weekend adventures, staving off the afternoon slump al-desko or looking for that post-workout fix, graze’s handy new Protein Bites have you covered. What’s more, coming from graze, you can be certain that each bite will always be free from artificial flavours, colours and preservatives. Eating more oats is a good way to get more fibre into your diet – using a blend of jumbo and little oats to create the perfect bite.
Stockists: Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose
What: The Puslin team make natural protein bars, protein powders and healthy treats that are as good for you as they are tasty. Packed full of natural ingredients and organic goodness, all products are free from nasties, high in protein and low GI. The range had a full packaging rebrand last month, and the Super Berry brownie is where the snacking party is at.
The Lowdown: The Super Berry Brownie features a blend of raspberries, goji berries, nutty cashews and premium cacao. Other flavours in the range include: Almond and Raisin, Maca Bliss, and Peanut Choc Chip.
Stockists: Online
Tasty Tuesdays: Meat
7. For a Bacon First: spoiltpig
What: spoiltpig have recently launched the first Raised Without Antibiotics bacon in the UK, easily identified by the blue Antibiotic Free swing tag. spoiltpig work closely with partner farms, and have established farming and production practices to respond to the threat of antibiotic resistance.
The Lowdown: The bacon maintains spoiltpig’s signature curing processes of hand rubbing with spoiltpig’s special sea salt cure then allowing it to mature fully before being sliced. This time honoured method results in rashers with a rich, traditional flavour and texture. The smoked back bacon is gently smoked over beechwood, giving a wonderfully succulent and full flavoured bacon with a subtle smoky finish.
Stockists: Morrisons, Tesco, Ocado, Costco, Nisa, Budgens and Booths
8. For a BBQ Selection: Donald Russell
What: No meat is more tender or delicious than that from Donald Russell, Royal Warrant holder and Britain’s leading mail order meat supplier. Based in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Donald Russell are a pioneering mail order and online butcher who use only time honoured methods to guarantee the best you’ll ever taste. Stock up on their bbq selection for your next family gathering.
The Lowdown: The Deluxe BBQ Variety Selection is what you need to order. With everything from sticky pork ribs to ribeye steaks, this is a collection that you simply can’t ignore. Spiced lamb koftas? Check. Three kinds of beef steak? Check. Burgers, sausages, marinated pork chops and even a chunky Barnsley lamb chop? This box has got it all.
Stockists: Online
Tasty Tuesdays: Drinks
9. For a Healthy Tipple: Tenzing
What: This summer, ditch your traditional sugar and artificial sweetener laden energy drinks, and opt for TENZING, a new all-natural option. This drink features a unique collection of six carefully selected ingredients; green coffee, guarana, beet sugar, Himalayan rock salt, green tea and lemon juice, for a 100% natural energy boost.
The Lowdown: The drink has been carefully crafted by entrepreneur Huib Van Bockel who, after spending eight years as the UK and European Marketing Director for Red Bull, realised there was a need to provide people with an all-natural, low sugar energy drink. Scouring the world for the best quality and most effective ingredients, he came across the traditional energizing brew that the Himalayan Sherpa’s would drink to fuel their expeditions on Mount Everest and other mountains in the Himalayas.
Stockists: Whole Foods, Selfridges and Planet Organic
10. For a UK Launch: Bintang and Pearl River
What: Bintang and Pearl River, the refreshing favourites from Indonesia and China, will be launching across the country in time for the social summer season. Whether you’re searching for the perfect partner to Asian culinary creations, for an authentic beer to serve at outdoor parties and seasonal celebrations or are looking to relive memories of far-flung holidays, these top tipples are just the ticket.
The Lowdown: From Bali to Britain, Bintang is Indonesia’s number 1 beer, with 85 years of heritage. Bound to bring back memories of Balinese nights, Bintang is clean, crisp and refreshing with mild fruity notes that give it its distinctive flavour. Pearl River is one of the top beer choices in China, where they brew over a billion bottles a year! A great match for the delicate flavours of Cantonese cuisine, this 4.9% premium lager has light but hoppy characteristics and is well balanced and not overly bitter.
Stockists: Morrisons
