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London Bridge station is hell on earth now.
London Bridge station is hell on earth now.Marzipan one from threshers on old London Bridge train station used to be my favourite, til I was diagnosed.
There's a whole foods shop just up the road from me (two doors down from a Greggs to provide some balance, with a bookies inbetween so you can place bets on whether veganism or steakbakes will kill you quickest).
It does a stack of cottage industry specialist choc, like Halo, and a hundred and one others which I can't remember the names of. But the problem is they're all so damned expensive - £3.50 a bar for some!
I've not got a sweet tooth, didn't even before I was dx'd, so it's not that much of an issue for me, but there's still a place for the mass produced stuff.
Ritter Sport Marzipan, that's got a surprising sophistication to it. Dark choc and the melt in mouth almondiness of marzipan - a few bits of that are good for a Sugar Surf nudge up instead of dextrotab chalk.
I saw a Ritter Sport Cornflakes a few weeks ago in a shop, but was in a rush so didn't buy it, will have to give that a go sometime - breakfast and dessert combined.
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Because I'm no longer there, ha ha. Well to be far I stopped working in London once I became a mum.London Bridge station is hell on earth now.
Lidl do the full range.There's a whole foods shop just up the road from me (two doors down from a Greggs to provide some balance, with a bookies inbetween so you can place bets on whether veganism or steakbakes will kill you quickest).
It does a stack of cottage industry specialist choc, like Halo, and a hundred and one others which I can't remember the names of. But the problem is they're all so damned expensive - £3.50 a bar for some!
I've not got a sweet tooth, didn't even before I was dx'd, so it's not that much of an issue for me, but there's still a place for the mass produced stuff.
Ritter Sport Marzipan, that's got a surprising sophistication to it. Dark choc and the melt in mouth almondiness of marzipan - a few bits of that are good for a Sugar Surf nudge up instead of dextrotab chalk.
I saw a Ritter Sport Cornflakes a few weeks ago in a shop, but was in a rush so didn't buy it, will have to give that a go sometime - breakfast and dessert combined.
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Because I'm no longer there, ha ha. Well to be far I stopped working in London once I became a mum.
I trained staff on a computer they could use to sell train tickets. Which replaced a printer and modem. I was fed up with masculine uniform and shifts. I turned down fantastic money on Sundays and Nights but I left for 9-5 office based tax clearances which couldn't retain interesting/intelligent staff. I became bored. No decent mentor to learn from. I still miss Law and even Insurance.
Chocolate office treats were more interesting when I worked nights for a Fine Foods distributor. Too unstable though for me to get pregnant or drive to work stressfree at 2.30am. It had loads of advantages thou for low carb cheeses and bacon catering pack discounts. Our house was run on catering packs healthily. I wish I'd be doing low carb then!
Lidl do the full range of Ritter.
Either Montezuma's "Absolute Black" for me (Sainsbury's stocki it) or 90% Lindt - and here's the thing - Lindt 90% tastes absolutely fabulous after "Absolute Black"!
Noooooo, wasn’t me. I went into their shop in Cardiff and all they had left was just one pack of the 100% chocolate batons. Apparently they’re popular with low carb bodybuilders, who are buying them in bulk. Grrrr.Does this mean it was you bought up all the 100% cocoa chocolate buttons from Hotel Chocolat, so that they are now out of stock? I am getting panicky, as I have hardly any left to tide me over.
The chocolate batons are MUCH dearer than the buttons.Noooooo, wasn’t me. I went into their shop in Cardiff and all they had left was just one pack of the 100% chocolate batons. Apparently they’re popular with low carb bodybuilders, who are buying them in bulk. Grrrr.
I think drinking chocolate always contains sugar and maybe milk. Much better to buy cocoa powder and mix your own, perhaps adding a sweetener. I used to drink cocoa made with 3tsp cocoa and no sugar or sweetener or milk. Nowadays I might add double cream, but even plain cocoa powder is too high carb for me, alas. In the days I was buying cocoa, Morrisons sold the lowest carb, if one can trust the info on the packets (which I wonder).Has anyone tried the Hotel Chocolate drinking chocolate and are any carb friendly? Know I could go on their website but personal recommendation always best!
Or any other drinking choc which is good quality ie. not Options!
How do you manage to break up the thick part of the bar? I still have half of one in the cupboard awaiting processing. Are they hoping we will eat the whole half bar at once?Love a bit of Montezumas.
For real iron deficiency I believe only properly prescribed pills will suffice.Does the high choc bars help with iron deficiency ???
Has anyone tried the Hotel Chocolate drinking chocolate and are any carb friendly? Know I could go on their website but personal recommendation always best!
Or any other drinking choc which is good quality ie. not Options!
Twirl used to be chocolate of choice.Cadburys Flake
Cadburys buttons
Green and black chocolate any flavour
Lindor well anything they do.
I have no idea how many carbs are in any of the above but love them, however all of the above in moderation, so a bar of Lindor would last at least a week
In fact I will try almost any chocolate so long as it has no nuts in it
Thanks Brunneria that sounds like the one for me. Clever marketing calling the machine a ‘velvetiser’ but if Santa was listening.....No I am not that bothered. Will check out the choc flakes though.Yes.
Hotel Chocolat hot choc is actually grated chocolate not powder, and they sell several different varieties of it, so you can choose your sweetness and carb content.
I was given a pack of the stuff (extra dark) and relished every single sip.
You can also tailor make the carb content by adding sugar or sweetener, and using plant milk, nut milk, cows milk or cream. Lots of possibilities for variation.
They have just launched an absurdly expensive posh one-cup-hot-chocolate-'velvetiser' (you can tell its posh cos they spell it chocolat, not chocolate. I mean, how pretentious!), but I found that one of these whisks did the job pefectly for me, and only cost about 70p when I got mine. haha!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Set-of-2...-Food-Drink-Hot-Chocolate-Gravy-/251897742388
Magnesium definitely. Eat on top of a steak then you can sort out the iron too...Does the high choc bars help with iron deficiency ???
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