WENDYL WANTS TO KNOW
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Wendyl Wants to Know: Let's not mince words
Nature's Harvest Gourmet Fruit Mince Pies 280gm or 8 pies for $4.99 These pies taste good, but they do have a staggering 29 ingredients in them.Christmas mince pies are a must-have for any...
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Wendyl wants to know: So little cocoa in chocolate sauce
These little pottles can be found among the fruit at your local supermarket. The idea is that you buy some strawberries or other fruit and dip it into the chocolate. Everyone loves this treat,...
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Wendyl wants to know: Great lunchbox choice
I get a lot of emails from parents asking me to decipher the plethora of muesli bars you find on supermarket shelves. One study by Choice magazine in Australia found in 2006 that after analysing...
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Wendyl wants to know: Chocolate spread isn't all naughty
This milk chocolate spread leapt out at me from the supermarket shelves simply because it looked so bad for you. Something with bright red and chocolate stripes just screams "artificial everything"...
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Wendyl wants to know: All red and 'tomatoey'
Tomato paste is an essential part of any cook's arsenal to perk up a spaghetti bolognese, casserole or spread on a pizza base. It's an easy way to bring in the taste of tomatoes without having to...
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Wendyl wants to know: Eclipse sugarfree mints
I was asked to look at these mints by a friend who employs a lot of staff and was concerned that they were on "everyone's desks, all the time". "Are they safe?" My first reaction after buying this...
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Wendyl wants to know: What's in those Choco-ades?
This biscuit is a testament to the power of Facebook. If it hadn't been for Kiwi mum Amber Johnson who started a Facebook page titled "Get Griffin's To Bring Back Choco-ade", this biscuit would...
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Wendyl wants to know: Salt laden soup of the sea
A cup of miso soup is a nice thing to have on a cold winter's day and many people have replaced coffee, tea or instant soup powders with this product to have at work. It is low in calories at about...
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Wendyl wants to know: Nescafe Greenblend
I have had several emails from readers wanting to know if this new instant coffee is too good to be true. This is because very prominently on the label is the claim that this coffee "delivers 70...
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Wendyl wants to know: Simple gravy meets taste test
Everyone loves a nice brown gravy to go with their meat and vegetables, especially when it's a roast. Traditionally gravy is made by using the wonderful tasty juices left after meat has been...
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