Ovaltine Original

Whenever I think of winter it conjures up thoughts of being curled up on the sofa with a mug of steaming ovaltine. I've been having this for as long as I can remember- my mum used to make it for us almost everyday as a bed-time drink, as did my grandmother for her. Ovaltine's certainly stood the test of time! For those who haven't come across Ovaltine before it is a malty chocolaty drink, almost like a hot chocolate but significantly better for you. It is made with wholesome goodness of barley malt and cocoa and contains essential vitamins and minerals in the recipe. Ovaltine comes in a bright orange 300g jar, which you can't miss, and is found in the same ...  Read the complete review

As far as hot drinks go, Ovaltine falls kind of on the outskirts of the hot chocolate range. Although it has cocoa in it, this is minimal, and the main appeal of the drink is the malty goodness it contains. The cocoa is mainly there for the taste and smell, as if the malt is not enough. However, what it does is provide an extra flavour to the drink. Ovaltine's appeal is in its nutritional, tasty and malty goodness, and the cocoa flavour satisfies the chocoholics among us who crave the notion of having choc every five seconds. I must confess: this often includes me. The jar of Ovaltine is full of the fine, powdery product, and the best way of making ...  Read the complete review

Being a Horlicks fan and my local shop having none I had to re-evaluate the situation! Did I walk away with no night time drink or do I look for an alternative? This is how I ended up with a tub of this! I couldn't bare the thought of going to bed and listening to my beloved 'The Archers' which I catch up with last thing at night on my laptop in bed with my milky, relaxing drink! The Packaging.... Well I purchased a 200g tub of the original ovaltine and it set me back £1.29 in Nisa. It is available of course in all decent supermarkets and corner shops etc in single sachet sizes, 200g and 300g sizes in original, light and chocolate flavours, some of ...  Read the complete review

I was practically weaned on Nesquick, so the first time I ever tried Ovaltine I wasn't impressed. In fact, when I found out it contained egg, I was very much put off: "Egg in my chocolate milk? Eeewwwwwww!!!!!..." Several years later, and I gave it another go, this time being more open minded, and found myself enjoying it increasingly with every drink... to the point it became one my favourite drinks! So it was definitely an acquired taste, but undoubtedly one worth acquiring. Ingredients and Nutritional Info: -------------------------------------------------- Ovaltine is made of 73% barley malt ...  Read the complete review

Most of you will not remember the adverts for this drink, and sadly a lot of you also will not have tried it, or perhaps never even heard of it. So I guess it is pointless to most that I delve into the archives and tell you about the advert, suffice to say if you drank Ovaltine you were an Ovaltiny. Originally of course The Ovaltinys was a radio show which started in 1935 on radio Luxemburg. From it's beginnings in a Swiss laboratory over 100 years ago Ovaltine has grown to become one of our favourite night time drinks. Dr. George Wander is credited with the invention of Ovaltine in 1904 whilst experimenting on the nutritional values of Barley Malt. It was actually ...  Read the complete review