View Full Version : Sainsbury's 'Be Good To Yourself' Lemon Cake Slices
Kamagrian
28-09-2005, 05:32 PM
Picked some of these up a few days ago as they appeared to be both dairy-free and low-fat, and they're really quite nice (moist, very tangy and taste of real lemon) so thought I'd mention them on here.
The ingredients list has far too many unhealthily-artificial-sounding things in, so they're not something I want to get too addicted to, but since I've been too tired to bake recently these have been a fairly guilt-free treat for me with a cup of tea at night. :)
Sorry if you're sitting in the corner and pouting again, Matt!
no as you're probably going to get flamed for shopping in sainsburys!:lol2:
That's a bit harsh Matt!!
Gill just make sure you read the ingredients on the packet everytime!
I've been eating those, too. Only problem is, they're rather small - you really need two at once.:)
And some of us don't have much choice about shopping at Sainburys...
Nic
Kamagrian
29-09-2005, 12:12 PM
That's a bit harsh Matt!!
Gill just make sure you read the ingredients on the packet everytime!
Do Sainsbury's have a bad habit of changing ingredients without warning? Sorry if I'm inviting a flaming here, but I don't know the history with dairy-free things! ;)
Copper
29-09-2005, 06:59 PM
Sainsburys have been known to sell ice cream worded in such a way as to make you think it contains no dairy - sadly it does.
My local (15 minute drive away on busy roads) Sainsburys is worse than uselss. They really got on my nerves two years ago by not replacing dairy free foods on shelves and then giving me the run around. I stick the Jewish deli, Tesco and the health food shop. I don't need Sainsburys.
Kamagrian
29-09-2005, 07:45 PM
Sainsburys have been known to sell ice cream worded in such a way as to make you think it contains no dairy - sadly it does.
Eep! :angry: How on earth did they do that? I'm not surprised you're annoyed - I hate businesses that disrespect their customers.
The Sainsburys ice cream issue is avaliable somewhere on the forum.
All supermarkets are liable to change their ingredients without warning. Be especially viligant when they say things along the lines of 'New improved taste'. Always check ingredients and allergy box as well, sometimes things aren't listed properly.
I check the ingredients on things fairly regularly just in-case as well (I might seem a bit paranoid, but I think its advisable really)
they're all dodgy but sainsbury's does seem to be the worst offender.
good practice to keep an eye on what you buy, don't rely on a label saying new and improved.
Sainsburys were selling "non-dairy" ice cream (their value line) which blatantly contained milk - there was a big hoo-hah about it and Trading Standards and the Food Agency were involved.
Then they recalled their Free From ice cream as it accidently had got some milk slipped into it.
Their stock control is rubbish on the free from shelves and they don't give a monkeys about re-stocking when you ask them. Customer service is nil.
You should always check both the ingredients list and the allergy box on any product from any shop to be on the safe side.
Kamagrian
30-09-2005, 08:30 PM
Yeah, I read the thread about the 'non-dairy' ice cream debacle, and was SO annoyed! Do these places not understand that their customers pay their wages and big-wig shareholders' dividends???:rant:
I've made a point of checking things very carefully at the moment because I have no intention of having to go back into hospital, but I'll make sure I'm especially careful with Sainsbury's! Generally I order online from Tesco. I get annoyed that NONE of the online grocery shopping sites seem to list ingredients as standard though, because it makes things so complicated when I have to try to find out the details for each product from its producer's site!
Anyone know if Tesco still do their version of dairy free 'milk' chocolate? Sainsbury's 'Free From' ones taste good but I'd prefer not to put my money somewhere that's exhibited such a blatant disregard for customer safety.
Tesco stopped selling it a few months ago due to supplier problems. A number of us contacted Tesco and all got different stories, some said that they were changing suppliers, others said that it was discontinued. So it is anybody's guess as to whether it will reappear or not.
Morrisons sell one called Rice Crackle which is the same type of chocolate as Sainsburys and even has the same imprint on the top of the chunks so I suspect it is made by the same company which I think is based in Hull but imports from Australia. Obviously Rice Crackle has rice crispies in it but I believe a tangerine version is available from some shops (possibly Waitrose).
Maybe it is time for us to contact Tesco again and ask if there are any plans to re-introduce it.
Meanwhile, Plamil do some dairy free chocolate but it isn't as good as the old Tesco one. The orange flavour one isn't too bad. You're probably better off developing a taste for dark chocolate, then you have a whole range of Green and Black etc to go at. Don't forget that After Eights are usually dairy free, as are Elizabeth Shaw dark chocolate mint/orange crisps, Ruffle bars and a few others. Being dairy free doesn't have to mean being chocolate free.
Kamagrian
01-10-2005, 02:37 PM
Meanwhile, Plamil do some dairy free chocolate but it isn't as good as the old Tesco one. The orange flavour one isn't too bad. You're probably better off developing a taste for dark chocolate, then you have a whole range of Green and Black etc to go at. Don't forget that After Eights are usually dairy free, as are Elizabeth Shaw dark chocolate mint/orange crisps, Ruffle bars and a few others. Being dairy free doesn't have to mean being chocolate free.
I know Plamil do the Martello and so on. As for Green and Black's, I try to only eat Fairtrade dark chocolate - the only reason I let myself slip with the Sainsbury's and so on is that I was CRAVING milk chocolate and no fairtrade company does a dairy-free 'milk' chocolate that I know of ;) - so I can only have the Maya Gold or their cocoa. Both of these are amazing, so I'm not complaining on the dark chocolate front, but their other brands aren't Fairtrade (which is a desperate shame where their dried cherry one is concerened!). I also love Divine's dark chocolate. :D
now ther's either dedication or bloody mindedness!!!
with all the problems we have to get stuff and you impose another problem of only fairtrade? do you find anything that you can eat?
only joking as would never criticise a choice made on principle. i can see where you are coming from.
i suppose it might be possible to make your own dairy free milk. take a strong plain bar of fairtrade and melt it and add some pure spread? mix thoroughly then pour into moulds. you could then add any other flavours you fancied at the same time.
don't quote me on this as i've never tried just typing out the ideas as they come....:mellow:
I tried adding powdered soya milk to dark chocolate and the result was not good! A waste of good chocolate.
If you can have Maya Gold you don't need anything else - that is my favourite chocolate. I looked at the fair trade dark chocolate in the Co-op a while ago but it isn't dairy free, it contains butter fat. You can't win really can you?
I read a magazine article whilst in the dentists waiting room a couple of weeks ago about the woman who founded G&B, it was very interesting. After she was let down with her source for cocoa beans she managed to get the Maya tribe to supply her - hence the Maya Gold.
Kamagrian
02-10-2005, 01:12 PM
with all the problems we have to get stuff and you impose another problem of only fairtrade? do you find anything that you can eat?
I don't only eat fairtrade FOODS, just try to stick to fairtrade chocolate as far as possible - it's a choice I made some time ago. I also tend to buy fairtrade bananas, coffee and tea (and sometimes even clothes!), but I'm not fanatical as I recognise it's not always possible to be purist about these things. :) Anyway, I like Maya Gold and Divine dark chocolate better than any others I've tasted, so it's not a hardship for me!
I might try your 'milk' choccy ideas, but I'd imagine they'd come out as a spread consistency rather than chocolate, with the extra liquid and fat in. I make a mean choccy brownie with Divine chocolate, but I'm refusing to bake them right now as I can't eat much fat because of the evil pancreas thingy...
Oh, the wonders of our medical and ethical restrictions, eh?
Kamagrian
02-10-2005, 01:14 PM
And now, thanks to this discussion, I'm craving chocolate! *trots off to the fridge to forage a few squares of Maya Gold*
Lucky you, I realised that I've got no chocolate at all in my house!!:( Will have to resolve that shortly!!*Wonders whether the Co-op has been restocked*
Just because you can't have the brownies, doesn't mean the rest of us can't!!Where's the receipe??!!
Kamagrian
02-10-2005, 08:18 PM
Just because you can't have the brownies, doesn't mean the rest of us can't!!Where's the receipe??!!
It's a very dairy recipe (has lots of butter in), so I've never tried it with non-dairy spread. Don't see why it shouldn't work though, so I'll post it if you like! It's a green and black's recipe that I altered with nuts instead of cherries, and it's my favourite brownie recipe ever. :D
Post it!! I never used to cook with butter much when I was younger (always used cooking marg) and theres not much difference between that and stuff like Pure so can't see why it wouldn't work. Failing that brownie gloop is quite tasty :)
just becomes a sticky pudding instead of a bar! so no problem there then.
Kamagrian
03-10-2005, 05:28 AM
Your wish is my command. I shall post it in the Recipes part of the forums tomorrow, as soon as I can wrestle my G+B recipe book out of the spare room (we have a visitor staying at the moment!).
I'll think of you all fondly, eating wonderful fat-laden chocolatey treats while I sit here with a low-fat lemon bar. ;) Actually I'd like to hear how they work without the butter, so it'll be an interesting experiment.
Me and cooking could be interesting but I'll give it ago (I reckon the guys I'm living with will eat anything so it'll be fine!)
Fozzybear
21-10-2005, 04:51 PM
I tried these slices and thought they were quite nice. Also I've found that Iceland sell Lemon bakewells which are identical to the ones sold in Sainsburys (and are milk-free as well) but are more expensive, at £1 per pack of 6. Easier for me to get to though.
I had similar probs with Lyons. I quickly checked their coconut tarts, and nothing in the allergy advice box, then saw milk in the ingredients list. Emailed them and told them if they are going to give allergy advice they had better do it properly, or they may be sued! They contacted the anaphylaxis Society and apparently are re-packaging them.
Scary stuff if you don't check properly. I always call the maker now, just to be sure.
ooops just realised I was reading page one and replied to that. lol so the thread doesnt flow, sorry!
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