ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

[pidsy]

These are great.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

pidsy said:

These are great.

With a traffic light health bar like that, they ought to be bloody fantastic.

To be honest, I'm not sure I can think of anything much worse to put on my burger.

[pidsy]

Haha I knew someone would notice how unhealthy they are.

Filth but very tasty.

[ambuletz]

To be fair all normal cheese will have the same kind of traffic light on it.... even peanuts will as they're 50% fat..

91cals isn't even bad. the processed cheese singles are about 60cals each and tbh...very thin to the point that you'd add 2 anyway

Edited by ambuletz on Thursday 17th June 23:38

[V8mate]

Tried them a few years back when they were first launched. The BBQ^^ ones were sickly; didn't like them at all.

They also did a jalapeno one which was very nice in the launch year but the flavour went wayward mid-way through the following year.

So I can't recommend that range of burger cheesy things.

[andburg]

all these fancy cheeses, we've taken to the new 50% less fat mature cheddar for burgers etc as its more flexible and mozzarella like but still tastes like mature cheddar.

[hotchy]

andburg said:

all these fancy cheeses, we've taken to the new 50% less fat mature cheddar for burgers etc as its more flexible and mozzarella like but still tastes like mature cheddar.

Iv been getting the 30% less one and thats the same. Actually decent stuff considering its not full on cheese.

[V8mate]

I never buy reduced fat dairy products. There's just something dodgy going on

[andburg]

V8mate said:

I never buy reduced fat dairy products. There's just something dodgy going on

its witchcraft i tell thee!

[Mr Pointy]

andburg said:

V8mate said:

I never buy reduced fat dairy products. There's just something dodgy going on

its witchcraft i tell thee!

It's sugar that's the devil in low fat dairy. There's a particular low fat yoghurt I like so I used to buy a few pots every week until I started to look at my sugar intake. This one small pot of blackcurrent yoghurt had 22g of sugar in it - that's 5 spoonfuls or 75% of your RDA. It's more difficult to find low-sugar stuff as none of it is flagged as such so you have to stand there reading the labels.

[ambuletz]

Mr Pointy said:

It's sugar that's the devil in low fat dairy. There's a particular low fat yoghurt I like so I used to buy a few pots every week until I started to look at my sugar intake. This one small pot of blackcurrent yoghurt had 22g of sugar in it - that's 5 spoonfuls or 75% of your RDA. It's more difficult to find low-sugar stuff as none of it is flagged as such so you have to stand there reading the labels.

flavoured greek yoghurt is the way to go. More protein too.

[V8mate]

ambuletz said:

Mr Pointy said:

It's sugar that's the devil in low fat dairy. There's a particular low fat yoghurt I like so I used to buy a few pots every week until I started to look at my sugar intake. This one small pot of blackcurrent yoghurt had 22g of sugar in it - that's 5 spoonfuls or 75% of your RDA. It's more difficult to find low-sugar stuff as none of it is flagged as such so you have to stand there reading the labels.

flavoured greek yoghurt is the way to go. More protein too.

The Aldi natural Greek yoghurt in the Fage-style tub is is a fabulous product. Great price and far, far better quality than any of the premium Greek yoghurt offerings from all of the other supermarkets.

[anonymous-user]

i've noticed ALDI is going up in value. Same pizza at LIDL 3.29, 3.99 at ALDI.

Bought some battered pinapple from Lidl, looking forward to that.

[ambuletz]

V8mate said:

ambuletz said:

Mr Pointy said:

It's sugar that's the devil in low fat dairy. There's a particular low fat yoghurt I like so I used to buy a few pots every week until I started to look at my sugar intake. This one small pot of blackcurrent yoghurt had 22g of sugar in it - that's 5 spoonfuls or 75% of your RDA. It's more difficult to find low-sugar stuff as none of it is flagged as such so you have to stand there reading the labels.

flavoured greek yoghurt is the way to go. More protein too.

The Aldi natural Greek yoghurt in the Fage-style tub is is a fabulous product. Great price and far, far better quality than any of the premium Greek yoghurt offerings from all of the other supermarkets.

agreed. and I quite like the 'protein' yoghurts that are around 70p, with 25g of protein. As for the plain greek yoghurt, I like to mix some of the 'berry medley' from the freezer section, thaw a handful in the microwave for 1 minute.
i like it.. but i need some other ideas as I can see it getting boring having just 1 berry mix all the time.

[V8mate]

ambuletz said:

agreed. and I quite like the 'protein' yoghurts that are around 70p, with 25g of protein. As for the plain greek yoghurt, I like to mix some of the 'berry medley' from the freezer section, thaw a handful in the microwave for 1 minute.
i like it.. but i need some other ideas as I can see it getting boring having just 1 berry mix all the time.

We spoon some decent muesli into a bowl just before bed, add some apple juice, cover with cling film and pop in the fridge overnight.

Following morning, stir in some Aldi Greek yoghurt and then top with some Lidl mixed nuts, some fresh blueberries and raspberries and maybe a cut up fresh apricot.

Proper yummy.

[SpeckledJim]

The Spruce Goose said:

i've noticed ALDI is going up in value. Same pizza at LIDL 3.29, 3.99 at ALDI.

Bought some battered pinapple from Lidl, looking forward to that.

At the risk of going all Bernard Woolley, that's going down in value, not up.

[V8mate]

SpeckledJim said:

The Spruce Goose said:

i've noticed ALDI is going up in value. Same pizza at LIDL 3.29, 3.99 at ALDI.

Bought some battered pinapple from Lidl, looking forward to that.

At the risk of going all Bernard Woolley, that's going down in value, not up.

Also, don't necessarily assume it's the same product. They will try and emulate each others' packaging.

The big 'posh' oval chilled pizzas, for example, look super-similar but taste completely different.

[classicaholic]

SpeckledJim said:

The Spruce Goose said:

i've noticed ALDI is going up in value. Same pizza at LIDL 3.29, 3.99 at ALDI.

Bought some battered pinapple from Lidl, looking forward to that.

At the risk of going all Bernard Woolley, that's going down in value, not up.

My average shopping trolley has gone from under £50 to around £65 in a year, I don't think I get much different stuff.

[andburg]

classicaholic said:

My average shopping trolley has gone from under £50 to around £65 in a year, I don't think I get much different stuff.

Mine does that randomly, its when the wife decides to come with me.

[anonymous-user]

V8mate said:

The big 'posh' oval chilled pizzas, for example, look super-similar but taste completely different.

that's the ones, taste the same, actaully LIDL one has more toppings. made in the same factory i bet . ALDI is positioning itself as a premium seller i think not far of waitrose price 4.5