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I must learn not to get distracted when making some toast for breakfast. I burned 4 pieces of toast before I finally got one that was edible.

Product  Talk by Nuffnang

I am one of those people that I’m starving by morning tea, roughly about 10.30am. I’m the person that sits in on a meeting, drinking too much water to try and stop their stomach from rumbling because you just know it’s going to be loud, and then everyone will think I’ve passed wind. Oh yeah, I totally just brought up farting. I’m a classy lady.

I also get super bored with food super fast. My morning tea snacks will usually range from too much chocolate (therefore feeling sick for the rest of the day), yoghurt, or a piece of fruit. That means that any time something new grabs my eye I’m keen to try it. Recently I got the opportunity to try out the Uncle Toby’s Simply Fruit Bars.

There's 4 in each pack

I’m not going to lie. The packaging isn’t crash hot to look at, and when you see the actual bar you wouldn’t be alone in thinking that it’s reminiscent of something that may be flushed away in the bathroom.

Hmm...nutty. Or is it just me?

I tell you what though – they taste damn good! I try to be healthy, but I’m not an expert. I could tell you the nutritional panel, preach about parts of it then let you make up your own mind, or you could just look at the Uncle Toby’s product page if that’s the kind of thing you’re into. When I glanced at it myself, the only thing that really stood out to me was that there was 13.8g of sugar in each bar (it seemed a little bit high to me).

What I can tell you is that when I did use it as a morning tea replacement it was more than satisfactory. I was starving when I ate the bar, and by the end I wasn’t hungry. I actually didn’t even notice when lunch rolled around until I looked at the clock and realised I should have probably eaten an hour prior. It’s definitely a hunger buster.

It takes a little to overcome the appearance of the bars, and my housemate did take some convincing before she tried it, but she agreed it tasted pretty awesome.

If you’re looking for some snacks for your kids or yourself, definitely give it a try. Close your eyes and bite, cause this is one of those things where it tastes a helluva lot better than it looks. I’ll be buying these again.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free in exchange for an honest review. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

No. 31 on my list of 52 challenges for the year was to make sushi. Currently my friend Jo is staying with me, who is also the other person working through our shared 52 list (although her first 10 items are different from my own). Since we were together, we thought we might make a night of it by having a few drinks while making sushi.

And well, I got plastered. But back to the sushi.

Before I get into the nitty gritty though, I have to assure you that it came out looking great, and tasted even better. Here’s my proof:

See? Don't you just want to eat it?

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One of my challenges this year was to make sushi at home. My friend Jo is staying with me at the moment and had the same challenge, so we took the opportunity to make it together. It was so much fun, and tasted fantastic!

Christmas Day, spent with family and friends. What an awesome, awesome day. I’ve blogged the whole day here if you’re interested in taking a look at what I got up to.