Veganuary: Nakd Nibbles

If you've been following my veggie food blog for a while or my social media then you will know that I love the Nakd bars - I've already reviewed them on my blog. I have been sent some and I have also purchased them myself as they are perfect on the go snacks. I now have the *Nakd Nibbles Mixed Case (£15.98) to try out as part of veganuary. 

- Nakd Nibbles Coconut Bliss: I've tried this one before and I loved it so I am happy to have three more bags as they are basically the super healthy version of a bounty bar (bar the chocolate) but they still taste SO good. If you love coconut then you will adore these! Rating: ★★★★★, 5/5. 

- Nakd Nibbles Strawberries & Cream: I knew I wouldn't like this one as much as apart from smoothies, I don't really like berry flavoured foods. They are nice, don't get me wrong, but I wouldn't personally buy them. Each pack is one of your five a day and they are wheat, gluten and gluten free! Rating: ★★★☆☆, 3/5. 

- Nakd Nibbles Toffee Treat: I love toffee, any kind of toffee or butterscotch - that kind of flavour is just gorgeous to me so naturally I love this flavour of Nakd Nibbles. The toffee flavour is quite sweet and a little artificial, even though it isn't, but I still love it. Rating: ★★★★☆, 4/5. 

- Nakd Nibbles Tooty Fruity: Again as with the strawberries and cream flavour, I thought this wouldn't be one of my favourites but these are actually really nice, they taste like sweets I had as a child but I cannot remember what they were. They smell like berry flavoured bubblegum and they taste like mild berry tasting sweets. Rating: ★★★★☆, 4/5. 

- Nakd Nibbles Fruit Salad: Another nostalgic flavour, they taste really quite similar to fruit salad sweets I had as I child but they aren't as sweet or as strongly flavoured. Again I'm surprised as they aren't as odd tasting as I thought they would be or as the name would suggest and I really like them! Rating: ★★★★☆, 4/5. 

- Nakd Nibbles Mint Humbug: I'm not a fan of mint in anything, even toothpaste or mint sweets so these are definitely my least favourite from the range I have - I'm sure if you like mint sweets or hard mints then you will like these but they are definitely not for me! Rating: ★★☆☆☆, 2/5. 

- Nakd Nibbles Salted Caramel: Last year I discovered the joy that is salted caramel *I know a year behind everyone else!* and I couldn't wait to try these! They are nice but they aren't as amazing as I thought they would be. I'll still definitely going to eat them and I would recommend them but they are just a little disappointing. Rating: ★★★★☆, 4/5. 

Overall, I love the Nakd products, they are amazing tasting *on the whole* snacks that are full of goodies so even though they might taste sweet and naughty - they are actually healthy and one of your five a day! I'm surprised that I loved the more berry flavoured packs and my favourites have to be: toffee treat, coconut bliss, tooty fruity and salted caramel. 

Have you tried the Nakd nibbles or the Nakd bars? 

Odysea Greek Food

Now, I have to admit that even though I have been to Athens and also to Crete, I haven't really tried Greek food. Although I have tried Baklava and I adore it, especially with pistachio ice-cream *drools*. 

Odysea is a greek food brand, created in 1991, to bring the authentic taste of greece to the UK. They use high quality products from long term producers and the products are based on the greek and mediterreanian diet which is one of the healthiest diets in the world. The products are suitable for vegetarians! The main stockist of Odysea products in the UK is Ocado. 

I was very kindly sent a range of the products including:

*Odysea Organic PDO Mylopotamos Extra Virgin Olive Oil (£6.99, 500ml): Olive oil is supposed to be one of the most important parts of the mediterranean diet and a small study found that the mediterranean diet, with the inclusion of olive oil, helps improve cognitive functions (here). This olive oil is organic and it is actually a protected designation of origin product. While I love the rustic design, the stopper is a bit messy but other than that minor issue, it's fantastic. I've been using it so much as it tastes so nice! They do have a spray version which I will definitely be looking out for. 

*Odysea Stuffed Vine Leaves (£2.99, 340g): I haven't ever tried stuffed vine leaves, they seem really unusual to me and I thought there would only be a few in the glass container but there were so many as they are quite small. They contain rice, pine nuts, lemon (which all sound amazing) although they also contain raisins which I'm not really a fan of so these were not a massive favourite of mine (they were still nice, don't get me wrong) but I personally wouldn't buy them - however my dad loves them and ate nearly all of them! 

*Odysea Flare Roasted Red and Yellow Peppers (£2.99, 450g): Now, usually when I write reviews of anything, I have the product or part of the product next to me  but these didn't last two days - they were so nice just on there own or on bruschetta (wrong country, I know). I'd definitely buy these, they would be perfect on bruschetta as a starter or a snack. 

*Odysea Okra in Tomato Sauce (£3.50, 340g): I have to be honest and say that I don't like okra however in this tomato sauce they are much nicer. I definitely prefer it hot rather than cold and again it would be perfect on bruschetta, as a starter or as part of a mediterranean tapas (again, not the right country but it would definitely work). On a side note, the glass containers would be fantastic to re-use for food or small items. 

*Odysea Aubergine Meze (£2.49, 220g): Another product that I don't have with me because it didn't last a couple of days! I used up most of this as a toast topping which probably isn't the right way to use it but it did taste gorgeous, however it was a little burnt tasting because it too is flame roasted. 

*Odysea Organic Grape Molasses (£4.99, 250ml): I wanted to try this as I haven't tried anything like it before - it smells amazing, like  a rich, thick grape syrup. It is an ancient sweetener that can be used in marinates and dressings as well as cordials. However, I'm going to use mine in a grape molasses spice cake or in a christmas cake/pudding as I think it would work so well in both. If it works out well, I'll definitely share a recipe!

Overall, even though this food is quite out of my comfort zone, in terms of what I usually eat, it was a nice and refreshing change. I would definitely recommend the olive oil, flame roasted peppers, vine leaves and aubergine meze especially if you want to make your own greek style tapas. 

Have you tried anything from this brand? Do you like greek food?