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Hello to my kind hearted, chocolate crazed friends of mine,
I hope that you are having a wonderful day, week, month…. Nevertheless, we are now on Day 3 of the Advent Calendar Race-To-Win Edition. Time sure passes by, and ever so quickly. 2020 is almost gone, in a blink-of-an-eye. I have the perception that the current pandemic has aged everyone physically and emotionally. It has certainly aged me. Well, enough discussing heavier topics, let’s delve right into the tasting, and rating, and indulging, and….. Let the Race-To-Win Begin NO WHEY FOODS ADVENT CALENDAR - Day 3 of the No Whey Advent Calendar Appearance of Box: Sweet Fun and Appropriate Theme of Box: So Cool Clearly Marked Numbers for Each Day: Yes Is Advent Calendar Flimsy: Not Flimsy Yet Is the Advent Calendar Holding Up in its Form and Shape: It Is Holding Up So Far Ease of Opening Each Daily Box: Quite Easy although the boxes are getting more difficult Chocolate: Exterior Appearance: Okay Smooth: Yes, Aside from the Design Textured: No Salty: No Overly Sweetened: No Grainy: Yes Different: Yes, On a Negative Note Stale: Not today Boring: Quite Would I repurchase: No, I would Not Not a good continuation for No Whey Foods Advent Calendar Ingredients: Vegan Cane Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Unsweetened Chocolate, Rice Syrup Powder, Sunflower Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Salt, Natural Vanilla, Natural Flavour ChocolisciouslyDelightful Rating: 1.1 / 5.0 Nutrition Facts 24 servings per container Average Serving Size (12 g) Amount per serving Calories 64 % Daily Value Total Fat 4 g Saturated Fat 2 g 12% Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 0 mg 0% Sodium 6 mg 0% Total Carbohydrates 6 g 2.5% Total Sugars 6 g Protein 0.5 g 1% Vitamin D 0 mcg 0% Calcium 0 mg 0% Potassium 0 mg 0% Iron 2 g 12% WINDEL ADVENT CALENDAR “Your World of Sweet Gifts” - Day 3 This Advent Calendar is quite disappointing. I will not only never re-purchase, I will have to share with friends and family as to how awful this Advent Calendar really is. Unsatisfactory at its best! Appearance of Box: Loveable Fun and Appropriate Theme of Box: Interest Clearly Marked Numbers for Each Day: Yes Is Advent Calendar Flimsy: So Very Flimsy Is the Advent Calendar Holding Up in its Form and Shape: On Day 3 and Starting to Fall Apart Ease of Opening Each Daily Box: Easy Chocolate: Exterior Appearance: Tolerable Smooth: Yes Textured: No Salty: No Overly Sweetened: No Grainy: Yes Different: Yes, in a Revolting Way Stale: Tastes Stale, and more stale Boring: Yes, and Did I Mention Stale, again Would I repurchase: No, I would Not Not a good 3rd day for Windel Advent Calendar Ingredients: Contents: 24 Milk Chocolate figures (Cocoa Solids: 31% Minimum, Milk Solids: 18% Minimum): Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Mass, Sweet Whey Powder, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin May Contain Traces of Tree Nuts ChocolisciouslyDelightful Rating: 0.5 / 5.0 Nutrition Facts Per 100 g Energy 2224 kJ/531 kcal Fat 30 g Saturated Fats 19 g Carbohydrates 58 g Sugar 57 g Protein 6.3 g Salt 0.22 g LAURA SECORD ADENT CALENDAR - Day 3 I have never heard of Laura Secord before but apparently, this brand is quite big in Canada. How can that be, chocolates that taste this bad, really? Hmmmmmm! Appearance of Box: Attractive Fun and Appropriate Theme of Box: Pleased Clearly Marked Numbers for Each Day: Yes Is Advent Calendar Flimsy: No, it is not Is the Advent Calendar Holding Up in its Form and Shape: It is holding up Ease of Opening Each Daily Box: Quite easy Chocolate: Exterior Appearance: Faultless Smooth: Yes, and there was caramel in today’s chocolate Textured: Yes Salty: No Overly Sweetened: YES Grainy: No Different: So sweet, diabetic sweet Stale: No Boring: Yes, and did I mention sweet Would I repurchase: No, I would No Ingredients: Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Milk Ingredients, Unsweetened Chocolate, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Vanilla Extract), Caramel (Glucose, Sugar, Water, Butter, Coconut Oil, Milk Ingredients, Salt, Monoglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Carrageenan, Natural Flavour), Crispy Rice (Rice Flour, Sugar), Salt ChocolisciouslyDelightful Rating: 1.4 / 5.0 Nutrition Facts Per 4 pieces (40 g) Calories 200 % Daily Value Fat 11 g 15% Saturated 7 g 36% (for both Saturated and Trans) Trans 0.1 g Carbohydrate 25 g Fibre 1 g 4% Sugars 23 g 23% Protein 2 g Cholesterol 5 mg Sodium 50 mg 2% Potassium 125 mg 3% Cholesterol 5 mg Sodium 50 mg 2% Potassium 125 mg 3% Calcium 50 mg 4% Iron 0.75 mg 4% NESTLE NORTH POLE ADVENT CALENDAR - Day 3 AERO Minibar Appearance of Box: Entrancing Fun and Appropriate Theme of Box: Rapturous Clearly Marked Numbers for Each Day: Yes Is Advent Calendar Flimsy: Not Not Not At All Is the Advent Calendar Holding Up in its Form and Shape: It Is Holding Up So Far Ease of Opening Each Daily Box: Very Easy Chocolate: Exterior Appearance: Perfect AERO Minibar Smooth: Yes Textured: No Salty: No Overly Sweetened: No Grainy: No Different: No, but it is a classic AERO bar Stale: No Boring: No Would I repurchase: Yes, I would Ingredients for Mini AERO: Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Modified Milk Ingredients, Cocoa Butter, Unsweetened Chocolate, Soy Lecithin, Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate, Natural Flavour) ChocoliscioulsyDelightful Rating: 3.7 / 5.0 Nutrition Facts Per 1 Piece AERO Bar 7.3 g Amount % Calories 40 Fat 2 g 3% Saturated 1 g 5% (Saturated and Trans) Trans 0 g Carbohydrate 5 g Fibre 0 g 0% Sugars 4 g 4% Protein 0.4 g Cholesterol 5 mg Sodium 5 mg 1% Potassium 20 mg 1% Calcium 10 mg 1% Iron 0 mg 0% LOACKER 24 DAYS WITH YOU ADVENT CALENDAR - Day 3 Appearance of Box: Perfection at its Best Fun and Appropriate Theme of Box: Heavenly Clearly Marked Numbers for Each Day: Oh Yes Is Advent Calendar Flimsy: Not Not Not At All Is the Advent Calendar Holding Up in its Form and Shape: It Will Hold Up indefinitely Ease of Opening Each Daily Box: Ease Galore Chocolate: Exterior Appearance: Spotless Smooth: Well, it is a wafer, you get it! Textured: Yes Salty: No Overly Sweetened: No Grainy: No Different: Yes, and faultless Stale: No Boring: Absolutely Not, not, not Would I repurchase: Ten times over, Yes, I would Ingredients: Delicious Milk Chocolate (23%), Dark Chocolate (2%), and White Chocolate (2%) Specialty with Fine Hazelnut Cream, Chocolate Cream, Coconut and Vanilla Cream (55% Cream Filling) and Crispy Leaves of Wafer. Sugar, Coconut Oil, Wheat Flour, Glucose Syrup, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Coconut Flakes, Whey Powder (Milk), Hazelnuts, Whole Milk Powder, Skimmed Milk Powder, Dextrose, Soy Flour, Fat-Reduced Cocoa, Barley Malt Extract, Emulsifier Soy Lecithin, Cream Powder (Milk), Raising Agents (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Disodium Diphosphate), Butterfat (Milk), Salt, Bourbon Vanilla Pods, Spices May Contain Peanuts and Almonds ChocolisciouslyDelightful Rating: 11.0 / 5.0 Nutrition Facts Per 3 Pieces (30 g) % of Daily Value Calories 150 Fat 10 g 15% Saturated 7 g 35% (Saturated and Trans Fat) Trans 0 g Cholesterol 0 mg Sodium 35 mg 1% Carbohydrate 17 g 6% Fibre 1 g 4% Sugars 10 g Protein 2 g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 4% Iron 4%
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2/4/2023 06:38:16 am
anks for sharing the article, and more importantly, your personal experience of mindfully using our emotions as data about our inner state and knowing when it’s better to de-escalate by taking a time out are great tools. Appreciate you reading and sharing your story since I can certainly relate and I think others can to 2/4/2023 06:52:18 am
anks for sharing the article, and more importantly, your personal experience of mindfully using our emotions as data about our inner state and knowing when it’s better to de-escalate by taking a time out are great tools. Appreciate you reading and sharing your story since I can certainly relate and I think others can to Leave a Reply. |
AuthorMy name is Soriah and I am an enormous lover of fine chocolates. I enjoy strolling through charming towns and by chance, finding a little, delightful chocolate gem hidden in the corner, offering bon bons that are ready to be just devoured. CategoriesArchives
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