Ok.
No bottoms today. I promise.
But instead, I am here to educate Cami and Troy on the delights of Fruit Shoots and Jaffa Cakes.
So, I will put my teachers hat on.
Ahem. Pens down everybody. Cami, stop fiddling with your phone. Troy, I am over here, not under the table. Now, do I have your full attention?
Right.
Fruit Shoots
Robinson’s Fruit Shoots are the biggest selling kids drinks in the UK. My kids love them, and they are sold everywhere. Pubs, food stores, theme parks, museums, sports clubs, everywhere.
It tastes sickly sweet and comes in these little sports bottles which we save and use for drinks in general as they’re cheaper and more grown up than sippy cups, but still have lids.
But, we have decided recently that Fruit Shoots seem to send Miss E especially, a little bit wappy. She runs around the room giggling madly, and while I know that’s pretty normal for most seven year olds, this is more than just your general everyday daftness. This is full on craziness to the enth degree. I checked the label and realized it is only 10% juice, and that it contains sweeteners which I’ve read can cause hyperactivity in some kids. So although we don’t buy it loads, we will probably buy it even less now and stick with the fresh fruit juices they enjoy, and good old plain water.
Jaffa cakes however, are calorie free, preservative free, additive free, and grow from cocoa and orange trees. They are a fantastic source of vitamins, minerals and other good stuff like fibre and ‘good’ bacteria, and they also contain the antidotes to several poisons. They an be classed as a fruit portion in your daily allowance, and have special toning agents in them that make you look younger, the more you eat.
Ok. That was a lie.
But they are yummy so I don’t care.
According to A Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down;
“The Jaffa cake fuses its three elements seamlessly to create a taste and texture that we instantly appreciate. The bitterness of the dark chocolate is complemented by the sweetness of the jam and its zesty orange flavour enhanced and carried to our tastebuds and palette by the chocolate. The sponge base provides a space for these sweet flavours to pause briefly and express themselves, whilst its insubstantialness is the main culprit for the speed at which the Jaffa cakes disappear.”
I couldn’t have put it better myself.
So there you go you two. Jaffa cakes and fruit shoots are basically things to bribe small children with.
And talking of small children…
A small piece of advice for older siblings.
If you think your small sister or brother is tickling you with their sharp little nails…
It’s generally best to check…
If it feels so gentle and yet so pointy that it’s almost pen like…
..it probably is.
Arghhhhhhhhhhhh.
And, lastly, a big thank you to the lovely Lori , who nominated me for a cool award at Dixiechick’s site.
I am now officially an underblogger. The lovey Miss Dixiechick said, “I wanted you, my blogger friends, to give me a list of blogs that you like….there are so many great ones out there, that post awesome material…yet, some of us never know about these blogs..it would be such a shame to keep them in the dark…”
And Lori nominated me and Cami and Holly and Troy. How cool is that?
And here it is.
And here is a list of other things I would like to be under right now…
- A warm cosy duvet.
- The roof of my fifty room mansion with built in swimming pool and spa.
- Contract with Walker or Penguin or some other cool book publisher.
- A warm sunny sky.
Ha. You were all thinking rude things weren’t you?
Tut tut. I have eyes only for David Tennant Mr B. Hee hee.
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December 5th, 2007 at 5:23 am
fruit shoots- yuck! I can see why a 7 y/o would think it was nectar of the gods though! Luckily Squidge is too small to know that such kiddie crack is out there. I am going to admit that jaffa cakes are a taste I have yet to aquire. I think it’s the ornage thing in the middle and the softness of them. I will say that when I just now asked Wal to confirm the sponge/fruit/chocolate combo of a jaffa cake (in case I was confusing it with another biscuit) he began to drool and groaned in ecstasy just at the thought of them.
December 5th, 2007 at 6:07 am
no, no, don’t tell me that you’re lying about Jaffa Cakes?? You’ll be telling me next that hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows is calorie laden …
December 5th, 2007 at 6:45 am
i can’t keep our fruit shoots in stock. and if the 8 year old has one, the 2 year old will throw a fit of biblic NAY ARMAGEDDON proportions unless he also gets one. he is trying to figure out how to scale the cupboard i keep them at the top of. even as we speak (write?) he is drawing blueprints for the next attempt.
loved the jaffa cakes info. i’d love them more if they were 0 point (weight watchers). i *may* entertain them (well, have them entertain *us*) briefly over the christmas break. or *maybe* i’ll just maintain my weight…
December 5th, 2007 at 6:46 am
I’ve had Jaffa cakes and didn’t know it! Oh, they are so yummy. Had them with tea once, and never asked what they were. Wonder if I can find them here, somewhere? Hmmmm.
December 5th, 2007 at 9:38 am
that lori.. she has the very finest taste.
and it looks as though you’ve got an aspiring little tattoo artist on your hands… it was one thing when she was doing it to herself, but now I am convinced
December 5th, 2007 at 10:29 am
oh and thanks for the lesson.
December 5th, 2007 at 11:49 am
Fruit shoots – never heard of them but I don’t suppose they sell them in France. Only 10% juice? Blimey.
I do love Robinson’s barley water and always buy a couple of bottles when I’m over in England.
Thanks for the lesson.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
I’m hungry now.
December 5th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Oh my, how can I get some jaffa cakes? I’m going to spend some time after dinner searching the internet for a local seller. They sound wonderful! And the fact that they don’t have any calories, who would have guessed?!
December 5th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
oh PS again
I’ve tagged you
December 5th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
must get me some Jaffa Cakes… yum!
December 5th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
that problogger underblogger is funny…and i want some jaffa cakes too…they look delish!
December 6th, 2007 at 6:20 am
Lindy, it is indeed kiddie crack. Miss M would love on them if she could. And jaffa cakes are kind of a love or hate thing I think. In my family, we luuuuuurve the jaffa.
Belle, I’m only lying a little bit. They are very low calorie. Almost as low as hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows.
Holly, they’re pretty ow on Weightwatchers I think?? About a point each. And it’s Christmas so who cares.
Jen, oh they’re lovely dunked in tea. The sponge goes all erm, spongey. Yum.
Cami, I think M could be an aspiring tattoo artist. She definitely seems to be into body art. And thanks for the tag. I’ll be over soon.
Dumdad, we love Barley water. Tesco do their own now, but I don’t think it’s as nice as Robinsons.
Kim, eat something nice. It’s Christmas.
Mrs Weasley, I hope you find some. They are yum.
Belle, Snags would love them. Don’t let him see.
December 6th, 2007 at 8:13 am
Oooh…I have an incredibly strong urge for a Jaffa cake now. But I’m not likely to find one around here, am I?
All I have is a carrot – it’s orange I suppose. Grumble groan.
Mya x
December 6th, 2007 at 9:11 am
Hey, come and find out about healthy eating on our site…no really! But if you don’t want to do that (I’m a jaffa cake girl myself) why not check us out for Christmas suggestions or even Christmas cookie recipes (which, I’ll have you know, I tried out myself, much to ds and dd’s delight….)
Great blog, which obviously I never, ever read at work (actually, isn’t reading what other mums think part of my job?). Check us out at http://www.supernanny.co.uk, and let me know if you have any ideas for articles too! Thanks a lot
December 6th, 2007 at 9:52 am
Thanks for the info, are you sure Jaffa Cakes aren’t good for you?
PS I’ve posted the second Christmas Carol Quiz today.
December 7th, 2007 at 5:35 am
Jo, I’ve been out of Nottingham for a long time, and it’s an absolute age since I heard the word ‘wappy’! I’m going to try and bring it back into daily use. I’m going to try to do the same with ‘twitchell’.
I love your blog!
December 7th, 2007 at 10:04 am
Chocolate and orange is my favorite combo EVER. We have a Brit import shop here in town – I may go looking for those.
December 7th, 2007 at 10:21 am
Ha! on the kid-pen thing…mine are 15, 13 & 10 and still do this kind of thing (maybe now more than ever).
December 7th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
Hi Supernanny editor. Thanks. I will stop by and have a peep soon.
Akela, they’re really not too bad. Honest.
Tina, thanks. I think wappy is almost as good as mardy. Hee hee.
RC, I hope you find them. Yum.
Robin, I suppose at that age it might at least look pretty??