Bite-sized brilliance: Feast your eyes on these top 10 tips for food and drink this spring
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As the world sheds its winter coat, it's time to embrace the fresh flavours of spring! From vibrant salads to fruity cocktails, there's no shortage of culinary inspiration to satisfy your cravings...
Get ready to awaken your taste buds and embark on a delectable springtime journey with Checklist's top tips for food and drink this spring.
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Evenings to remember with alcohol-free beer
Nothing pairs better with a dazzling sunset than a refreshing cold beer - more so when served with a twist of lemon.
Since 2016, Nirvana Brewery has been a pioneer in no and low-alcohol beer. They are now delighted to launch their latest product, 0.2% ABV deliciously refreshing Cloudy Lemon Lager as part of their long-pour alcohol-free 500ml range. It will be joining the award-winning Helles Lager (0.3%ABV) and Traditional Bavarian Hefeweizen (0.3% ABV).
New Alcohol-Free Cloudy Lemon lager is made with unfiltered Bavarian lager and 100% Natural lemonade – a match made in heaven, perfect for those warm summer evenings.
In the recent ‘Drinks Business Spring Tasting’, the Cloudy Lemon Lager was awarded a Masters Award, the highest accolade – scoring over 96 points in a blind taste test! Pre-order yours now to take advantage of getting 12 for £25 this April.*
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Prepping healthy meals made easy!
We'd all like to make better choices at mealtimes, but often it's easier to go with the easier, less-healthy options. That's not the case with the Body Kitchen.
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Liven up your 2-litres-a-day
Staying hydrated is important. It ensures your body gets the water it needs to help support you throughout your day - and supports good health. But, as anyone who tries to adhere to the recommended two litres knows, it can become quite tedious.
Instead, banish plain water drinking with SYPS, which has a range of irresistible flavourful fizzy waters. The viral, hit brand has crafted three delicious flavours with a taste profile closer to that of a fizzy drink than its sparkling water counterpart.
SYPS Strawberry, Peach and Lemon & Lime each have a refreshing taste that makes getting closer to your hydration goal a delight, plus all flavours contain 0g sugar, 0 calories and are aspartame-free and erythritol-free.
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Shake up your lunch game!
Tired of the same old sandwiches? Or maybe you want a creative way to use up leftovers? Well, CRIMPiT is here to revolutionise the way you make snacks and meals.
The CRIMPiT Wrap is designed to create sealed food parcels using wraps and pastry. These parcels can then be heated any way you like, airfryer, toaster, oven or pan. Just add whatever tasty fillings you like and crimp, it couldn’t be easier!
The CRIMPiT Wrap is the game-changing kitchen gadget taking social media by storm and it’s shaking up the wrap market - for good. Perfect for creating Burritos, Calzones, Enchiladas, Kebabs and Pasties, the CRIMPiT Wrap is a unique device that takes away the messiness of folding and making a wrap. You can easily create a perfectly sealed parcel in minutes - and the best bit? No ingredients will fall out whilst you eat!
The CRIMPiT Wrap is ideal for using up leftovers. Users are already raving about it, with videos gaining millions of views and great wrap recipe ideas being shared, from breakfast wraps to healthy salad wraps and wraps created using takeaway leftovers.
Start experimenting today - you're only limited by your imagination...
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Tap into spring with draught beer at home
For many of us, getting to enjoy the delicious, crisp taste of a cold beer straight from a draught is only at hand during evenings out. But what if you could enjoy that draught beer from the comfort of your own home?
Introducing the Blade beer machine from Beerwulf - the premium beer tap designed to draught professional pints. Without all the complicated plumbing and machinery you'd expect, the Blade holds 8 litres of brewery-fresh beer. It keeps the beer at a cool 2 degrees and fresh for 30 days.
With the Blade, you can enjoy premium, pub-worthy pints every time from a compact and beautifully designed piece of kit. You can enjoy a pint of your favourite beers, with kegs from Heineken, Birra Moretti and more!
From hosting the big game to laid-back long weekends, savour every spring moment with great deals on home draught beer appliances and kegs with Beerwulf.
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18+. Always drink responsibly. Visit drinkaware.co.uk for the facts.
Feel great with keto bites!
Looking for low-carb, low-sugar, high-fibre snacks that are uncompromisingly tasty?
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The award-winning British brand are on a mission to offer uncompromisingly tasty, truly healthy, low-carb snacks and breads perfectly suited to the low-carb lifestyle.
They are passionate advocates of a low-carb, nutrient-packed lifestyle, and create products that they hope will inspire and empower customers on their quest for boundless health and wellbeing.
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Enjoy a slice of the nation's favourite
No kitchen is well stocked without a loaf or two that the entire family enjoys. No matter how many newfangled breads trend on social media, you and your household can never go wrong with a traditional white loaf.
At Hovis, their expert bakers have been baking bread for almost 140 years, so they’ve learnt a thing or two about making a great loaf. Hovis has become an iconic British brand and has remained part of the nation’s fabric.
Their relentless focus on quality and taste is proudly evident in the expertise and love that goes into making and baking every loaf.
More than half of all UK households enjoy the delicious taste of Hovis each year, with the iconic Hovis Soft White Medium 800g the nation’s favourite Medium Sliced Large White loaf. With its distinctive taste and texture, with every loaf remaining ‘soft until the last slice’, Hovis Soft White is a real crowd pleaser for the whole family.
Take time to enjoy the simple affordable pleasures in life with some classic, comforting, mealtime favourites.
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Drink in nature's purity
Sourced from untouched springs in the Carpathian Mountains, AQUA Carpatica has a pristine mineral composition - including calcium and magnesium. What's more, it boasts an exceptionally low sodium content and is virtually nitrate-free, making it an ideal choice for health-conscious consumers.
If you crave a little fizz, AQUA Carpatica's Naturally Sparkling Mineral Water delivers a crisp effervescence that's naturally carbonated by geological structures. Each sip is a celebration of nature's craftsmanship, untouched by human interference.
AQUA Carpatica also offers a refreshing array of naturally flavoured sparkling mineral water, meticulously created to invigorate your senses with hints of fruity essence, providing a delightful twist to your hydration experience.
But AQUA Carpatica is more than just a beverage; it's a commitment to sustainability. With 100% recyclable packaging and a dedication to preserving the natural springs and surrounding habitat, every sip of AQUA Carpatica is a toast to environmental stewardship.
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Delectable single malt whisky
One of the oldest distilleries in Scotland, Annandale Distillery is now in its fourth era of whisky production - under Professor David Thomson and Teresa Church, who reopened it in 2014 following extensive restoration.
The distillery's signature unpeated whisky is the Man O’ Words Refill Ex-Bourbon Single Cask Single Malt - matured in a refill ex-Bourbon cask, and bottled at cask strength.
A fresh whisky with intriguing depth, Refill Ex-Bourbon Single Cask Single Malt has a burst of tropical fruits including mango, pineapple and cool fresh melon, leading to lingering notes of vanilla and creamy caramel, and is from their Man O' Words range, dedicated to poet Robert Burns.
Named the Best Single Malt Whisky Distillery in Scotland, it has won a host of awards for its whiskies and is home to a five-star visitor centre. Curious how such a celebrated creation is crafted? Book to visit and experience the spirit of Annandale Distillery yourself and taste it for
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18+. Always drink responsibly. Visit drinkaware.co.uk for the facts.
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