Tesco Maple and Pecan Crisp

A 500g box of Tesco Maple and Pecan Crisp set me back £1.28 in Tesco this week which to me is a very reasonable price for a cereal product of this quality. I do not usually purchase cereals like this because the pecans make it a very high fat cereal product however I fancied something a little bit different and decided that it would be okay to have a box of this as a one-off. In a 50g portion of this made up with semi-skimmed milk there are nearly 300 calories and nearly 12g of fat. That is pretty amazing by anyone's standards, especially given that just over 5g of the fat is saturated. So is this cereal really worth it? Well yes I think it ...

On a recent shopping trip to Tesco this cereal caught my eye and reading what it said on the box I was convinced I would really enjoy it. The box is brown in colour and on it is the title of the cereal which is Tesco Maple and Pecan Crisp as well as a picture of pecan nuts and a bowl of this cereal. There is also a description of exactly what goes into the cereal and a section giving you the nutritional info which reads.............. PER 100g Calories 460 Protein 8g Carbohydrates 63.9g Of which sugars18.3g Fat 19g As you can see from the nutritional information this cereal is not as healthy as a lot of others but ...

When I was shopping in Tesco's last week I happened to be wandering down the aisle where all the breakfast cereals are displayed. I generally have a look in the area where the mueslis and such like are as I enjoy this sort of cereal. Whilst looking there I spotted Tesco Maple and Pecan Crisp. I have had this sort of thing before and to be honest I absolutely love it. Mind you I suppose given the fact that pecans are my favourite nuts and I love the taste of maple syrup that's not really a surprise is it? I hadn't tried this particular version before so I decided to treat myself. At 99p for a 500g box it wasn't an expensive treat. The ...