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[velvetpage]

Nestle Minis - remember how messy and annoying it can be to eat popsicles when you have to either break it into two pieces, one for each stick, or eat a whole, big popsicle before it melted? Well, these are a wonderful solution. So far, I've seen the traditional fruity flavours, as well as a fudge one and now a RealDairy one, with chocolate or raspberry swirled through vanilla. They're all low-cal, and they're easier to keep reasonable because they come pre-wrapped in a tiny little portion. For the same reason, they're good for kids.

I just had a RealDairy one with a chocolate swirl. Forty-five calories of yummy goodness.

Unfortunately, since they're Nestle, they probably aren't available in the States.

Comments

[stripedsocks.livejournal.com]

What? We have Nestle here. I'm sure it's slightly different Nestle but we certainly can get Nestle chocolate here. ^_^

[mizheekay.livejournal.com]

I think it's just smarties the US doesn't have. Poor suckers.

I think it's really funny that I just posted about my fave new frosty low-cal snack and then the first friends post I read was yours about the same thing. So to continue the trend, I also recommend Nestle's fat-free Orange Sorbert. They've also got raspberry and rainbow, but the orange is the best in my opinion. Actually, I think it's mandarin orange, which is what makes it a little different. Very nummy.

[shavastak.livejournal.com]

Nono, we HAVE Smarties, they're just not YOUR Smarties. They're freaky little tart thingies. Yours are way better, btw; I have had some care of jinzi.

Nestle needs to im...ex...something...port more. Mmm...

[anidada.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, Nestle products are verboten, chez nous (http://www.endevil.com/blacklist.html#Nestle). I'll take your word for it, though.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

Is there an organized movement to boycott?

The problem is that Nestle is also the only candy manufacturer that I'm aware of in North America that makes peanut-free candy. That means I look for them specifically when shopping for treats for school, because my school is peanut-free. I made sure once, on the October newsletter, to point out to parents that children with peanut allergies often have trouble participating in Halloween, and advising them to buy peanut-free candy such as Smarties to hand out at the door. Almost all of them did that year, judging by the leftovers that made it into my class.

I don't want to support those who are undermining baby health, and at the same time, I have to support those who are supporting the health of my students.

[anidada.livejournal.com]

I totally understand. I don't know how organised the movement is, but I know plenty of folks who are part of it, between those in online breastfeeding groups and LLL. It is ridiculously difficult to avoid their products altogether, given how many brands they own.

I think, ultimately, like every other boycott out there (Wal-Mart, etc.), you have to weigh the pros and cons in your own particular situation. If Nestle's the only company that makes peanut-free candy, the choice becomes either encouraging something other than candy (last year we bought a bunch of Halloween stickers, which are now pretty cheap in quantity), which of course with kids can be problematic, or, grinning and bearing it and trying to minimize the effect. I will admit to giving into temptation and eating an Aero bar once or twice a year, or drinking Aberfoyle water when nothing else is available, but thankfully in most cases there are other options that are just as good. Mind you, we don't have allergy issues (*touching wood*).

[doc-mystery.livejournal.com]

The Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, now known as the Nestlé Children's Book Prize, is the UK's largest prize for children's literature and poetry.

It's how I heard about the Harry Potter series, when the first book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" won in 1997.

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