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pTeronaut May 3rd 2011 7:47 am

Re: Weetabix
 

Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9340924)
Wasn't that Ready Brek? Remember those adverts with the radioactive glow around the kids?;)

That was central heating for kids

BristolUK May 3rd 2011 10:04 am

Re: Weetabix
 

Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9340924)
Wasn't that Ready Brek? Remember those adverts with the radioactive glow around the kids?;)


Originally Posted by pTeronaut (Post 9341153)
That was central heating for kids

Exactly. Mine is the adult version. :)

Steve_P May 3rd 2011 10:09 am

Re: Weetabix
 

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 9341459)
Exactly. Mine is the adult version. :)

The warm milk is fortified with a little brandy? :)

printer May 3rd 2011 6:01 pm

Re: Weetabix
 
Ah Ready Brek now that isn't easy to get here unless you have a local Brit shop and then they charge almost $13 for a box :eek:
Chocolate Ready Brek doesn't need as much sugar. ;)

wats123 May 4th 2011 11:52 pm

Re: Weetabix
 
Weetabix is definitely not the same, I bought some here in NS on my arrival and the box is still in the cupboard, but luckily at Pete's you can get good old proper Weetabix from the UK...

Piff Poff May 5th 2011 2:11 am

Re: Weetabix
 

Originally Posted by wats123 (Post 9344815)
Weetabix is definitely not the same, I bought some here in NS on my arrival and the box is still in the cupboard, but luckily at Pete's you can get good old proper Weetabix from the UK...

:confused::confused:

I don't notice any difference at all.

Taken from the Weetabix UK website:

Weetabix contains the following ingredients (listed in order of amount used).

Wholegrain Wheat (95%), Malted Barley Extract, Sugar, Salt, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Folic Acid.

Taken from the Canadian website:

Weetabix Whole Grain Cereal

Ingredients:
Whole Wheat, Barley Malt Extract, Sugar, Salt, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine Hydrochloride.

The only difference is is the Riboflavin and the Folic acid, not sure they add that much to the taste???

rgilbert May 7th 2011 1:49 am

Re: Weetabix
 

Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 9345073)
:confused::confused:

I don't notice any difference at all.

Taken from the Weetabix UK website:

Weetabix contains the following ingredients (listed in order of amount used).

Wholegrain Wheat (95%), Malted Barley Extract, Sugar, Salt, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Folic Acid.

Taken from the Canadian website:

Weetabix Whole Grain Cereal

Ingredients:
Whole Wheat, Barley Malt Extract, Sugar, Salt, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine Hydrochloride.

The only difference is is the Riboflavin and the Folic acid, not sure they add that much to the taste???

I also don't understand why people say that it's different here. The recipe is so slightly different that you won't even notice it in the taste (source - my husband used to work for weetabix :) ). People taste what they want to believe.

SivoxII May 13th 2011 9:21 pm

Re: Weetabix
 

Originally Posted by printer (Post 9342043)
Ah Ready Brek now that isn't easy to get here unless you have a local Brit shop and then they charge almost $13 for a box :eek:
Chocolate Ready Brek doesn't need as much sugar. ;)

... is that including the Orange Glow in the price! ;)

Oh well, you could always pick up a can of Tizer for $12.99 !!! :rofl:

printer May 14th 2011 12:24 pm

Re: Weetabix
 

Originally Posted by SivoxII (Post 9363765)
... is that including the Orange Glow in the price! ;)

Oh well, you could always pick up a can of Tizer for $12.99 !!! :rofl:

Or Iron Bru mate. :lol:

nfitz May 15th 2011 5:35 am

Re: Weetabix
 

Originally Posted by marimac (Post 9338304)
I'm in Toronto and have difficulty finding them!

You might want to check in just about any grocery store.

I've never not been able to find them.

wats123 May 15th 2011 8:00 am

Re: Weetabix
 

Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 9345073)
:confused::confused:

I don't notice any difference at all.

Taken from the Weetabix UK website:

Weetabix contains the following ingredients (listed in order of amount used).

Wholegrain Wheat (95%), Malted Barley Extract, Sugar, Salt, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Folic Acid.

Taken from the Canadian website:

Weetabix Whole Grain Cereal

Ingredients:
Whole Wheat, Barley Malt Extract, Sugar, Salt, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine Hydrochloride.

The only difference is is the Riboflavin and the Folic acid, not sure they add that much to the taste???

i have eaten them since I was little and they are different, in fact we should introduce the weetabix challenge and test people?? :)

I just went and got two 24 boxes of uk weetabix, so I will try it out tomorrow...

Piff Poff May 15th 2011 10:09 am

Re: Weetabix
 

Originally Posted by wats123 (Post 9365980)
i have eaten them since I was little and they are different, in fact we should introduce the weetabix challenge and test people?? :)

I just went and got two 24 boxes of uk weetabix, so I will try it out tomorrow...

Well I can't taste the difference, I suppose if it's wildly different to the UK stuff then my nephew won't eat them - we'll find out in 42 sleeps:rofl:

You don't think it's the MILK that tastes different - because it does in different regions.

wats123 May 15th 2011 12:21 pm

Re: Weetabix
 

Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 9366142)
Well I can't taste the difference, I suppose if it's wildly different to the UK stuff then my nephew won't eat them - we'll find out in 42 sleeps:rofl:

You don't think it's the MILK that tastes different - because it does in different regions.

It could be the milk, but then I had the UK weetabix and cornflakes and they do taste normal, maybe I got a bad box...

wats123 May 15th 2011 3:21 pm

Re: Weetabix
 
I just read the ingredients on the Canadian box and I think it could be the Organic dehydrated cane syrup that makes them taste terrible...

but then I just checked the weetabix website and that isn't mentioned, I will have to see if they changed the ingredients when I go to sobeys as admittedly it was an old box as I couldn't eat them...


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