Fairtrading can taste pleasant! (Traidcraft 'Fair Break' Crisp Wafers)

Member Name: xxfoxyredxx

Product:	Traidcraft 'Fair Break' Crisp Wafers
Date:	08/05/09 (44 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Nice, fresh flavours

Disadvantages: Too small, not creamy enough, thick chocolate

I do like wafers covered in chocolate from time to time and when I saw these in my local Sainsburys (5 for £2.00 in a sealed pack) I thought I'd give them a go simply cause I hadn't seen them before type of thing.

So I bought them in a pack of five which was all that was on sale though I have looked them up on line and if you shop about it a bit they are available as single purchases but they are new on the market so you need to keep your eyes peeled for them.

The Packaging....

Black, plastic oblong packet with a picture of the wafer on it and on the front in purple and white writing I'm told they are Traidcraft Fair Break 'Deliciously crisp wafer biscuits covered in Fairtrade Belgian Milk Chocolate' then I'm told that Fairtrade guarantees a better deal for Third World Producers. On the back of the wrapper I'm told a bit about Traidcraft (the manufacturer of these products), ingredients are listed and allergy advice is given, contact details for Traidcraft are given, nutritional information is listed, the best before date is clearly stamped on and finally the bar-code is shown. Basic but not cheap packaging this is. Each of my bars is wrapped almost identical to the outer wrapper but I am told that each one weighs 20g.

A Bit About The Manufacturers Of This Product...Traidcraft....

Traidcraft is bringing real improvements to sugar farming communities in rural Malawi. One village already has its own fresh water supply and there are plans to improve the local hospital and build a school.

The Wafer Bars Themselves....

First impression was that they were so small! Quite thick, sure they are but thin and short basically these are a one bite and they're gone treat! Visually they are nice to look at. No smell to them but each one is covered in light milk chocolate 'ripples', evenly and the choccy looks smooth.

Taste wise, well they are really nice. The chocolate is nicely sweet though not overly so and it was smooth in texture but missing a creamy feel to it as chocolate I'm used to in the UK lol. However I did like it.

The wafer inside was cream in colour, crunchy and very light and airy. Throughout the wafer there were like three thin rows of chocolate nugget type thing going on but although it gave the wafers a very slight chewy feeling, really nothing much and mainly this was just a light sweetish snack.

Overall....

I did really like them, they were light and tasty but the problem was that they were so small were they I sat and ate all 5 in a row! They were fresh, I liked the chocolate that adorned each one and there is something very satisfying about knowing your helping people in other countries by eating ethically sourced goods. Would I buy them again? If I saw them cheaper maybe I would cos I did think they were overpriced for what you end up getting so it depends on you and your morals here! Maybe you don't mind paying over the odds for things but sadly I do and appreciate and need value for money lol.

Nutritional Information Per Bar....

Energy: 118 Kcal
Protein: 1.3g
Carbohydrate: 14.0g
Fat: 6.2g

Summary: Ok as a little treat and not too unhealthy!