Scrumptious and healthy - surely not!! (Nestle Milo)

Member Name: minimou

Product:	Nestle Milo
Date:	05/10/09 (55 review reads)
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Advantages: Tasty, healthy, fun, nutritious, versatile

Disadvantages: Pricey if you're the frugal sort, so scrummy you'll go through far too much

Milo is not widely available in the UK, although is available freely elsewhere in Europe as I became addicted to it Greece originally. It originates in Australia and I hadn't had it for years so was surprised to see it sitting there on the shelf in my local Sainsburys, priced at a very reasonable £1.85 for 400g.

Milo is an energy mix drink, targeted at children but loved by adults. It's packaged in a green, round tin with a pop off top (a bit like a paint tin), in the form of a powder, which you mix with milk. The great thing about Milo is that you can have it hot or cold, and it is full of B-vitamins for energy giving properties.

Milo is delicious at any time of the day. I have it for breakfast, lunch and tea and I vary on whether I have it hot or cold depending upon the weather. Although I don't advocate this for health reasons, I actually find it very filling as a small meal/snack in its own right.

As for taste, Milo is chocolaty and malty, something like Ovaltine but with much more flavour. You can find it in amongst the hot chocolates and malted drinks in the hot drinks aisle, although I have only ever seen it in Sainsburys, it may be available elsewhere.

I'd love to write about the history of this drink but that would do a fellow reviewer an injustice as it could only be a replica of their hard work, so I won't in this case. All I will say is that it is nutritious, packed with flavour, fun to drink whilst being healthy and that there are a multitude of ways to use it, including whipped into cream, as hot chocolate and as a sprinkle on desserts.

Summary: A delicious, versatile and healthy drink to be taken with milk