Monday, 28 October 2013

Guilt Free Snacks Under 100 Calories

So you're feeling peckish and need a snack to fill that rumbly tummy before lunch or dinner, but want to have a healthy snack. Well you could help yourself to a piece of fruit (most fruit) that are approximately 100
calories. This includes average sized apples, bananas and grape fruits. A medium peach is just 60 calories and a watermelon is 46 calories per cup. Or perhaps have a handful of nuts, which is also equivalent to around 100 calories.

But what to do if you want to indulge and have something a bit more meaty? Great news, now you can! Freshers Bacon Jerky BBQ packs (25g) contain just 76 calories and the Original variant just 86 cals! These meat snacks are high in protein and low in cals, perfect win win snack option.

Just 76 cals 
Just 86 cals
What is Bacon Jerky?
Solid strips of marinated sweet cured bacon pieces that have been cooked and air dried to create a finished ready to eat meat snack, that can be enjoyed at home or on the go.

It's a good snack for you because...

  • It's just 76 calories (BBQ pack) 86 calories (Original pack)
  • It's high in protein (45.4%)
  • Ready to eat, no need for cooking or chilling
  • You can eat it at home or on the go
  • It's available in two tasty flavours Original and BBQ

Where can I buy this delicious low calorie snack?
Freshers Bacon Jerky is available to buy from major retailers such as Tesco and Asda. You can also purchase it online from Amazon or from the manufacturers, Freshers Foods.

You can also use Freshers Bacon Jerky to make delicious hot bacon sandwiches in seconds! Find out how.

- The Chatty Pig

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Friday, 25 October 2013

Have your beer and Eat it too

A company on the other side of the pond has created a range of unique beer flavoured ice cream 'Frozen Pints', yep that's right ice cream that tastes just like beer! From Brown Ale Chip to Malted Milk Chocolate Stout, Frozen Pints offer seven distinctive flavours with the strongest having an alcoholic level of 3.2% which is the same as a low point beer.

This great new idea started out as an accident when someone spilled beer near the ice cream maker at Ari Fleischer's party 'We were having a party and a friend brought over the ice cream maker to make homemade ice cream' the 29-year-old New Yorker explained 'But another friend spilled a beer nearby, and I watched it happen and thought "this is a great idea!" Mr Fleischer, the creator of Frozen Pints, admitted he is passionate about craft beer and loves ice cream, so he picked up a new hobby and started experimenting with different flavours and the results are phenomenal.

Frozen Pints is available at a variety of bars and stores around Atlanta, Georgia in Peach Lambic, Honey IPA, Pumpkin Ale, Brown Ale Chip, Cinnamon Expresso Stout, Vanilla Block and Malted Milk Chocolate Stout flavours and 450ml tub retails at $6.99 (£4.33). One tub of ice cream is equal to one pint of beer - so you would have to eat a lot to get tipsy! Nonetheless, you must be of legal age to buy and consume this new bar snack.


Although Frozen Pint is not yet available in the UK, I can imagine it would taste great with a packet of Pub Original Pork Scratchings, mmm.

To find out more about Frozen Pints check out their website and watch their YouTube advert below



- The Chatty Pig