I am currently attempting to improve my diet and reduce my bad snacking habits but I have a real sweet tooth and a big weakness for sugary treats. I found these Rice Krispies Chewy Marshmallow Squares in the cereal bar section of my local supermarket, where they were on special offer at the cost of £1.00 for a multi-pack.

The Squares are each individually sealed in a foil wrapper, and there were four bars in the pack that I purchased. They were certainly a bargain as that works out at a cost of just 25p per bar. The packaging has a bright blue colour which identidies it as the original Marshmallow flavour Sqaures variety.

Basically a Rice Krispies Square is a rectangular shaped block made up of Kellog's Rice Krispies cereal and coated in a gooey marshmallow sauce which binds it all together. It's not actually a square! But I'll allow them to get away with the misleading and erroneous name, as they taste absolutely fantastic.

The Rice Krispies stay true to their name, and are indeed very crispy and have a light and airy crunchy texture. The marshmallow coating is deliciously sweet and sticky, and although it looks fairly pale and plain this is not reflected in the flavour. The marshmallow adds a bit of a chewy texture to balance the crisped rice and gives a lovely gooey sweet taste. You can tell these things are going to be bad for you as the sugar level is instantly noticeable and they are very sweet and sugary to taste. The flavour is a little plain compared to some of the other options such as Chocolate or Caramel, but it still nice to eat and isn't quite as sickly as the others.

I think that these bars are most probably made to appeal to kids but my boyfriend and I love them just as much as any child would! They give you a real sugar boost and are a nice change from my usual biscuits to go with a nice cup of tea in the morning. I often grab one of these bars as a replacement for breakfast if I'm on the go and don't have time to stop and make toast or cereal.

These are a tasty snack that are very convenient thanks to the individual packaging, and I often take these out with me when I don't have time to have a proper breakfast or when I fancy a quick snack. These are best eaten infrequently as they are very unhealthy - sugar makes up about a third of the contents! But as a treat or occasional snack they are very satisfying and I can't deny that they taste amazing.

Ingredients: Toasted Rice Cereal (35%) (Rice, Sugar, Salt, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Barley Malt Flavouring, Niacin, Iron, Vitamin B6, Riboflavin (B2), Thiamin (B1), Folic Acid, Vitamin B12), Marshmallow (33%) (Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Pork Gelatin, Flavouring), Fructose, Vegetable Oil, Invert Sugar Syrup, Glucose Syrup, Humectant (Glycerol), Flavouring (Contains Milk), Emulsifier (E472e, E472a), Antioxidant (E320).

Nutritional values per 28g bar:
Energy 498 kJ 118 kcal
Protein 0.8 g
Carbohydrate 21 g -of which are sugars 9 g
starch 12 g
Fat 3.5 g -of which saturates 2 g
Fibre 0.3 g
Sodium 0.1 g
Salt 0.2g