Vegan Power Bites - Sussed!

Fab little vegan snacks from Sussed! I'm a huge fan of their 2 Cal rapeseed spray oil. It's 100% rapeseed oil, nothing else added, you can use it as a dressing for salads and its 100% Irish! Always a win... Well the guys at sussed have a new range of products out and yum! I've tried the blueberry almond vegan bites and the peanut butter vegan bites and both are so good! Each bite is 6g (yes i weighed them all just to be sure!) and each one is 1SP! Bargain! Both packs contain 9 bites and because diet maths is hard, the peanut ones come in at 9SP for the 50g pack whilst the blueberry ones are 8SP for 50g so ya technically get one free! YAY!  Anyone else tried them out? x

Sussed Vegan Power Bites

Blueberry Almond Vegan Power Bites

per 6g bite - 1SP
per 50g bag - 8SP

Sussed Vegan Power Bites

Peanut Butter Vegan Power Bites

per 6g bite - 1SP
per 50g bag - 9SP

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Bringing it home with Homebird!

Anyone who reads regularly knows I'm all about keeping it local... sure there are some treats that I like that aren't grown in Ireland but for the vast majority of my grocery shop, I try to keep it seasonal and local... it's much cheaper and tastier too! There's nothing like Irish Strawberries in the summer or stewed apples you pick up from the ground at home... Even my eggs are laid fresh from my mums hens! Supporting local business is really important, and you're supporting local families who rely on jobs at home and all that is really important I think... 

I did a post on these when they launched last year and today I had the pleasure of going to lunch with them and some fellow foodies, finding out how important it is to keep Irish businesses going and supporting the home team when we can... 

The garlic & herb chicken with some 'lighter than light' mayo in a wrap is SO good! Well worth 1SP for 100g! The smoky one is perfect for home made pizza wraps... pile on all the free veggies (tip: roast some red onions in balsamic vinegar and they'll be so sweet) with some worcestershire sauce or a dollop of BBQ sauce - delicious! Plus HomeBird are literally everywhere, so no excuse at lunch time (especially now summer is coming... ignore that snow outside!) ... lots of fresh lettuce, baby tomatoes, beetroot, spring onions and a pack of this and some dressing you've a massive lunch for 2SP max! No excuse to not be eating well! 

The surveys and focus groups say we all want to buy local and buy Irish... but not just any old shamrock on the pack will do... It's got to have the Bord Bia logo to be 100% Irish, otherwise it's meat that's butchered and processed abroad, maybe just sliced in Ireland or packaged in Ireland but it's not an Irish Product... Something I'm really going to be keeping an eye on in future! 

Homebird Irish Roast Turkey, traditional flavour per 90g pack - 1SP

Homebird Irish Roast Chicken, traditional flavour per 100g pack - 1SP

Homebird Irish Roast Chicken, Sweet & Smoky flavour per 100g pack - 1SP

Homebird Irish Roast Chicken, Garlic & Herb flavour per 100g pack - 1SP

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Pots of Protein...

Not all chicken is created equal on the flex plan but if you're caught on the hop, there are some low SmartPoint proteins out there if you get caught for lunch or just need a quick snack... These are new from M&S and would be so handy to throw into a wrap or salad if you weren't prepared... 

note the pots vary in size... handy though no? 

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M&S Sweet & Smoky Chicken Thins per 90g pot - 2SP

M&S Fajita Turkey Thins per 90g pot - 2SP

M&S Mini Turkey bites per 120g pot - 2SP

M&S Mini BBQ Chicken bites per 120g pot - 4SP

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