Loadsa Fruit included - get 1 of your 5 a day in this cereal. Jordans Fruit & Nut Muesli (Jordans Fruit & Nut Muesli)

Member Name: foreveramber

Product:	Jordans Fruit & Nut Muesli
Date:	05/01/09 (117 review reads)
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Advantages: Good mix of fruit, nuts and wholegrains, filling

Disadvantages: A bit pricey

I'm always strongly attracted to the cereal aisles in any supermarket. This probably has something to do with the fact that cereal is my favourite food. In any country, anywhere in the world, I'll make a point of visiting a supermarket just to check out the cereals.

Visitors to my house are always amazed at the enormous range of breakfast cereal boxes in my cupboard (two complete shelves). But I like to give my children something different each day (that's my excuse). Also, my husband prefers mueslis which the kids don't want and I prefer bran or wheat-based cereals. This is the reason why I seem to have accrued such a large amount of reviews which are breakfast cereal based. And here's another to add to the list.

Fruit & Nut Muesli is one of the impressive range offered by Jordans. Jordans have earned themselves a decent reputation by marketing their long established British name and high quality, natural British wholegrains. They've been established since 1855.

So, onto this muesli. I've not noticed it before, but that could be down to the fact that they've recently designed new packaging for some of their range. Apart from the Fruit & Nut, they also make Natural Muesli, Tropical, Nut & Seed, Super Berry, Organic and Fruit Fibre.

My husband likes his cereals to contain fruit and/or nuts, so there are plenty to choose from. The muesli is made up from 50% wholegrains (oat, barley and toasted wheat flakes), and the other 50% is fruit and nuts (raisins, sultanas, pineapple chunks, dates, flame raisins, papaya, coconut chips, banana chips, pumpkin seeds, almonds, pecan nuts and roasted hazelnuts). There's also a bit of cane sugar in there too. So as you can see, there's something in there for everyone.

The packet's designed to stand out a little bit from the traditional box shaped cereal. The main part of the box is rectangular with the top being sloped upwards like a roof. Basically it's shaped like a pentagon looking at it from the side. There's a small oval window on the front whereby you can have a look to see what the cereal looks like inside.

When you go to open the box, there's a small message on the lid with the suggestion that you should give the box a shake before pouring. This is to distribute all the bits and pieces inside evenly so you don't end up with a bowlful of wheat flakes, say, with the heavier ingredients having sunk to the bottom of the box.

So, onto the taste. As I'm not eating this cereal myself, I've quizzed my husband for his thoughts. He says this muesli definitely comes into the category of 'luxury' muesli. He thinks there's a good balance of fruit, nuts and oats, and the ingredient mix works really well together. There's also a good combination of textures with the crunch of the nuts, seeds and banana chips providing a pleasing contrast to the soft raisins.

You don't need a lot in your bowl as it's quite calorie dense. However, as it takes quite a bit of chewing, you don't feel deprived.

Personally, although I don't eat muesli, I do find myself drawn to the box to have a little nibble on the coconut chips which are deliciously crunchy and a decent size.

Nutritionally, there are 361 calories per 100g, 61.2g of carbohydrate and 9.4g of fat.

Pricewise, it's up there with the more expensive mueslis costing around £2.88 for a 750g, but a little goes a long way as there's a lot of chewing involved in each mouthful. It's available in most major supermarkets.

Summary: A healthy, fruity, chewy, tasty and filling breakfast ceral.