Ovaltasty... Ovaltastic... Ovalovely... (Ovaltine Original)

Member Name: dooeyyooey

Product:	Ovaltine Original
Date:	29/06/09 (120 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Nutritious, comforting and refreshing.

Disadvantages: High sugar content

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:
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Ovaltine is made of 73% barley malt extract and 8% fat reduced cocoa.
It also contains sugar, egg, vegetable oil and various vitamins and minerals.

A 25 g serving in 200 ml semi-skimmed milk contains 191 Kcal and 22.5 g of sugar.


Taste:
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Even though the amount of barley malt extract greatly surpasses the amount of cocoa, I find the flavour is a delicate balance of the two main ingredients.

I love ovaltine made with hot milk - and in fact, the instructions on the packaging recommend making the drink with hot milk - but my absolutely favourite way to drink Ovaltine is on summer days like today (scorching hot), made with cold milk straight out of the fridge - SO AMAZINGLY REFRESHING!

PACKAGING
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Ovaltine comes in oval shaped white plastic containers, with a wrap around plastic label and a plastic screw lid.

The label is mostly orange and yellow, and the lid is orange too.

There are also individual servings of Ovaltine, which come in sachets.

Verdict
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It is an excellent drink.
The only downside is that it contains a great amount of sugar, which is the same problem as most drinks of its kind.

Apart from the high sugar content, it is a nutritious, healthy drink, which is also delicious.

Right now it is my malt/chocolate drink of choice. I still love Nesquick, but Ovaltine is more nutritially substantial, and so I tend to prefer it.


I highly recommend it to everyone - and if you don't like it at first, just persevere a little and you'll probably grow to love it!

Summary: Ovaltine + dooeyyooey = Ovalhappy me!