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- Hello everyone, I'm Mike, this is Baz.
Welcome to fridge cam.
- Now, everybody loves to snack.
- Especially if your name is Jamie Spafford.
- And in today's episode, we explore
healthy snacking food trends
and see if they're any good.
- Disclaimer, this video contains some shocking food puns.
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- You guys evidently enjoy and keep asking us
to review certain products.
This is our first look at a handful of them.
I've picked a number of "healthy" snacking products.
- For today, we've got our chef James
and a normal, Mike, to test out these products.
- I don't know if I even unhealthily snack,
except for maybe some chocolate in the evening.
- I get really hungry between meals
so I have to think about what I'm gonna snack,
otherwise I'm just gonna eat bad stuff.
- But you're thiccer than me, like two Cs, thiccer than me.
- Yeah.
- So.
- What, booty-wise?
- Well, just everything, like,
(Barry laughs)
pick a muscle, you're thicker than me at it.
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- Number one.
Lift the cloche.
Should say straight off, snacking may also include drinks.
- (laughs) Can you snack on a coffee?
- Food and beverage that you might consume
outside of meal times.
- Okay, okay.
- Caveats already.
It's a very small packet.
There's not a lot going on in there.
- This packet here is only filled up to there.
- There's a gram.
- Oh, it says one g on it, doesn't it?
- Yeah, it's a gram.
- I thought you were doing that by weight.
(laughing)
- [James] I am a chef.
- I thought wow, he can literally feel grams.
- [Barry] It's Columbian roasted coffee powder
with added red ginseng from Korea.
- It's coffee and additives.
- The additive being ginseng, which has been used
for hundreds of years in Chinese medicine
and they claim to have a number of health benefits.
And by adding it to your coffee,
will give you the vitality you need for the day.
Ginseng is a root and if it's grown
for up to four years, it's fresh.
If it's between four and six years, it's white.
If it's six years or more in terms of how long it's grown,
then it is red, and that is therefore the premium.
Would you like to make one?
- Yes, please.
- Yeah.
- [Mike] So this is what it looks like.
- [James] It smells slightly fruity.
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- So it's not huge in flavour.
It tastes earthy.
I wouldn't say it tastes like coffee, would you?
- I like it more than instant coffee.
- Yeah, it's much nicer than instant coffee.
- It tastes like more like tea.
- All right Doctor Barry, tell us the health benefits.
- Well before I do that, can I just double check,
are you feeling anything at all?
You have any, any effects on you?
- You are not a real doctor, are you?
- I'm feeling a lot of love.
- Okay, so it's shown to have antioxidant properties
that could help improve brain functions.
And but also the one that jumped out to me
is it can enhance blood flow in the penile muscles.
- That's the love I felt.
(laughing)
- [Barry] Yeah, so it can strengthen your immune system
in people with cancer and even enhance the effects
of certain vaccinations.
- And as with all these products,
we're not making any health claims,
we're just sharing what the product is,
what they claim to do
and look at what those ingredients are.
- It tastes fine.
- I don't think I would drink it for enjoyment.
- Red coffee, on the rise?
Or a bit of a flop?
- What that, what?
- No peeking!
(laughing)
- Honestly, I could see this being a thing.
- I don't think people will,
but at the same time, I don't think it's a flop.
As a product, it's fine.
- I think it's on the rise, - Have a chat,
- come to a discussion.
- You think it's not fully floppy
but like somewhere in the middle?
- It's like a semi.
- [Mike] There you go.
(laughing)
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- [Ben] You've had your morning stimulus,
this is the next one.
- High protein brot.
It's a multi-seed loaf in a cup.
- Is it, oh, is it bread?
No way.
- And it's 25% superfoods.
- That is a claim.
- [Ben] This is microwave bread in a mug.
High protein, 25% superfood and vegan.
Fast, substantial, tasty.
- I am fascinated about this.
I don't know about it from a health perspective.
But bread in a mug, if it's good, like cool.
- [Ben] This particular thing provides you
with 23 grams of protein per hundred.
- So you put the powder in, 75 mls of water.
Oh, it's really banana-y.
- It's really banana-y.
Give it a stir, and then in the microwave for how long?
- Three minutes.
(timer beeping)
- [Mike] It hasn't risen.
- [James] It looks a little bit sad.
- Flop it.
Ta-da.
- [Mike] It's very bouncy isn't it?
- [James] Yeah, it's just like a dense bread.
Like a soda bready type.
- [Mike] It is like a soda bread isn't it?
- It looks better on the inside than it did on the outside.
- Seedy, bready, really nice.
Cheers.
- Cheers.
- Instantly you get banana, don't you?
That's the first thing - Oh yeah.
that hits you, so it's very banana-y bread.
Then I just get crunches of seeds.
- It's actually quite nice.
- Yeah.
- I'm super surprised.
- It's dense.
It's stodgy.
- It would benefit from something.
- They say it goes with anything.
So sweet breakfast with honey and jam,
noon as a side dish with soup or salad,
or for dinner with a hearty topping of cheese, egg, ham,
and the alike.
- Absolutely.
- It's honestly not bad.
- 20 grams of protein in this is actually quite a lot.
So if you're looking for something high protein,
sort of lowish carbs I guess that fills you up
and it's tasty in under five minutes,
then I'd say this is brilliant.
- You can keep it in the cupboard.
- [Mike] Yeah.
- And it's literally like it is instant bread
rather than buying six rolls and having some of them go off.
Come on Ebbers, let's have a good one.
- Let's have a good one.
- Is this microwave hello
or wave goodbye?
(laughing)
- That is some of the worst - No,
ones we've ever had. - No, that's bad.
- Sticking with it.
- The bread is better than saying microwave hello.
But it's a wave hello for me.
- I would also wave hello to this bread.
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- Lift the cloche.
- [James] Shrivelled fruit.
- I look at this and I'm underwhelmed.
Although,
- Is this healthy though?
Dried fruit is notoriously not healthy.
- Yes, it's just full of sugar.
What have we got here?
We got dried kiwi and orange.
- [James] Pineapple and orange.
- Cheers.
- This is rind.
Keep it real, eat the peel.
More fibre, vitamins and nutrients are packed
into the edible outside than the flesh of the fruit alone
but comparative to salty, sugary, fried snacks,
this is a fairly sensible option.
- [Barry] How does the rind taste?
- The kiwi is like eating sour sweets.
- Yeah, tangy.
- In a good way.
- The orange is like marmalade.
It's bitter, so it's not just a hit of sugar,
Which is really nice.
It's got all sorts of stuff going on.
I like it.
And there's a really chewy nice texture.
So as a substitute for candy, sweets, things like that,
I can see it really being useful.
- Provides a sugar hit,
but I'd have trouble eating the whole pack,
which is probably a good thing.
'Cause I think like the trouble with dried fruit
is that it is very sugary.
It's probably good for like getting a sweet hit.
- Yeah.
- Instead of something like chocolate.
- Doctor Barry, could you tell us about the health benefits?
- [Barry] So fruit rinds on average
contain three to four times the fibre content
compared to a serving of flesh alone.
Fibre not only makes a snack more satisfying,
but high fibre diets are linked to less heart disease,
improved gut health, lower cholesterol,
and lower obesity rates.
- What I particularly like about this one
is it's not just the 'inverted commas' healthy benefits,
it's also the food waste.
So the amount of fruit and veg that's thrown away
and a lot of that is the peel that we wouldn't normally eat.
So not only you saving that,
which Mother Nature's gone through the effort of grow,
you're also getting health benefits of the fibre
and the antioxidants.
- Ask the question.
- Okay then, are you loving the rind?
Or should we leave it behind?
- I think it's a great product.
I'm gonna say loving the rind.
I think the general public might leave it behind, however.
- Oh, I'm loving the rind.
I think it's good.
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Oh, what on earth is that?
- Oh, it's a little heart on a stick.
- A TeaPop?
What's a TeaPop?
- Oh my goodness.
- This is silly.
- Mine's lemon and ginger, what flavour is yours?
- Mine is passion fruit punch.
- Gourmet tea, 100% natural tea made easy.
Dissolves in water.
Each TeaPop is made from natural extraction
of all the goodness from loose leaf tea, fruits and plants
formed into a crystallised pop
to provide the perfect brew in each cup.
- [Barry] At TeaPop, we believe there is a better way
to enjoy quality tea.
A more easy, fun and fuss-free experience
where a consumer can enjoy their favourite brew
wherever their heart desires.
- [Ben] This is a long collaboration
with Chester University to create this bag-less tea,
and it's supposed to be yeah, fun and an experience.
- Oh, yours smells amazing.
Mine does not.
In it goes.
(upbeat music)
Oh.
- Oh, it goes fast.
- This was a product sent to us by Amanda.
She thought it would be good for us to have a look at.
So I bought some.
- I'm getting the delicious combination
of lemon and ginger coming through now.
That smells amazing.
- I think it tastes nice.
It's sweet and then ends bitter, soury.
- The same here.
You get ginger, not getting a huge amount of lemon,
and then it sort of tails off
and tastes similar to the bitterness that you get
from a loose leaf tea.
- I think you get the flavours
and then you get the tea afterwards.
- Sort of thing I can imagine seeing in a boutique-y hotel
there like a, yeah, something a little bit different.
- It's a gift, isn't it?
- It is a bit fun, absolutely.
- [James] It's 100% a gift for a tea lover.
- I definitely think it's very Instagram friendly as well.
And the video we've seen from the brand,
you know, the videos look good because of the shapes before
and the process of stirring.
What about if I told you that each one works out
at one pound 50?
- Oh, that is.
- [Ben] So nine pounds for that tube.
- [James] 100% one off gift.
- That pricing for me is just a complete turn off.
- Would you pop it like it's hot?
Or drop it like it's not?
- Yes! - Oh no!
We're back!
Well done mate, that is cracking!
I would drop it like it's not.
- I would also drop it like it's not.
We see a lot of these things that are good products,
but just unnecessary.
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- [Ben] The fifth and final one for today.
- Are they nuts?
- They're nuts covered in cacao.
- They are exactly that.
Nuts covered in cacao.
But I want to know what nut?
- Interesting, 'cause I was instantly gonna say brazil nut.
- It looks like a cross between a brazil nut
and an almond.
- Vogue called it the delicious healthy nut
you've never heard of.
- It tastes like a praline.
- Wow, and they are delicious.
It just melts in your mouth, it melts away.
- They are crunchy, but then as soon as you sort of
crack 'em, they just dissolve into deliciousness.
- I think the closest nut would be a macadamia nut.
This is a naughty snack.
This is not healthy.
- This can't be healthy.
- So these are called pili nuts.
- [James] Pili.
- [Mike] Pili.
- [Barry] They're used in Filipino cooking.
They're often added to cooking and baking
in its roasted form.
They give a sweet, bitter flavour and a velvety texture.
- The pili nut is grown on trees in the nutrient rich soil
surrounding the Mount Mayon volcano.
This is a healthy snack product that has four ingredients.
Pili nuts, Ecuadorian cacao, yes, it has salt,
and yes, it has sugar.
But it is the nut that is kind of the focal point here,
albeit the other ingredients are well-sourced too.
- That deserved the Great Taste Three-Star Award from 2018
that it was awarded, 'cause they taste amazing.
They're sprouted nuts, which we know
activation means that you get all the nutrients within them.
So I can see how its made the H word.
- They are absolutely delicious.
- It tastes like it should be really high in sugar.
- That's the thing, like it's a genuine substitute
to a chocolate bar.
- You get the sweetness that you're looking for.
- The other thing that is important here is
it is complete protein, so all of your
essential amino acids provided.
One of the highest sources of magnesium,
and also really high in phosphorus,
which is good for bone health.
Considered second most important behind calcium.
- That's genuinely new to me, and I really like those.
They are delicious,
and they taste like they should be far worse for you.
(laughing)
- So they are very, very difficult to get hold of in the UK.
And I think this comes to why they haven't really scaled
and they're new to us is because of where they're grown
and they are difficult to scale.
However, I picked up those bags in LA,
when we were last there.
And they were about $4 a bag.
- That's how much I expected it to be.
- Yeah.
- It's not like, jaw-dropping amount.
- As with all of these,
I wouldn't eat them for their health benefits.
The health benefits are a nice bi-product to them,
if they are delicious.
- Okay then.
A great product
or not?
- Or not?
- Nut, nut. - Or nut?
- It's all in the delivery!
- Wow, we've given up haven't we?
- It is a great product.
- Yeah, it's a great, great product.
And it's completely new to me.
Really delicious.
So which of those, if any, do you think will take off?
Comment below.
- And don't forget to send us your ideas
for future products.
- We have also created a playlist with all of our
Food Trend reviews that you can watch
by clicking the link in the description.
Go binge.
- As always, until next time, goodbye.
- [Mike] Goodbye.
- [Baz] See you on Sunday, 4 p.m.
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(upbeat music)
and now a blooper.
- We've got Mike and Jamie here,
a chef at a normal - This is James.
- [Ben] That's James.
- It's only 12 years, mate.
You were rehearsing in the mirror last night
and you didn't expect James instead of Jamie.
(laughing)
- Clip that together.
That's the blooper right there.