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The Lilypad may not be the first place you would look for a review of the new Walkers Mighty Lights as we are not a particularly "foodie" blog, however we are very much a family blog and my family love crisps! When the man on the pad opened the package containing crisps today, the look on his face made me think, at that moment, he actually loved me a little bit more!

Personally I have an odd relationship with crisps, especially when my treat of choice is cake, but there is something about Walkers Cheese and Onion crisps that make me want to devour the whole packet in seconds. More specifically, when I had morning sickness during both my pregnancies, Walkers Salt and Vinegar crisps were the only thing to stop me feeling sick. This is a true fact. (it is not a medically proven fact but it certainly worked for me!)

So what is different about Mighty Lights? Well the sales blurb tells me that "With 30% less fat than standard crisps, Mighty Lights are perfect for kids' lunchboxes. They are tasty, ridged crisps that come in three flavours - roast chicken, cheese and onion and lightly salted. All the flavours are suitable for vegetarians, and are available in shops nationwide. They're made from real potatoes with no artificial colours of preservatives-  and they're a source of fibre". 

So what did we think?

Firstly I had to try and get some sense over the sound of the crunching and munching that was happening to ask what everyone thought but there was definately a general thumbs up. The man on the pad said that they had a drier, more baked texture (listen to him and his gourmet description) whereas the littlest member of the family just said "more mommy". 

As I said before, Walkers Cheese and Onion, are generally the only crisps I eat so the real test for me was whether or not being 30% less fat, meant 30% less taste. Thankfully not, in fact I would even go as far as saying that there is somehow a stronger flavour .... if that is possible. Now we know my love of all things quirky and I had to giggle when I saw a rather happy looking "crisp man" on the back of the packet saying "I am a crisp who knows how to have fun. Even though I'm light, I can part hard, mixing it up, cheese and onion style" But let's be honest, any Company that can get Gary Lineker to fool around on their adverts, has to have a good sense of humour!

For us, the good bits are ....

• 30% less fat
• Soure of fibre
• No artifical colours or preservatives
• Suitable for vegetarians

And the bad bits .....

• They are very moreish :-)

So the Walkers Mighty Lights get a mighty thumbs up from the Lilypad.

Disclaimer: We received crisps to review and compensation for this feature. The thoughts, descriptions and photos are all our own.

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I think it is fairly common knowledge that I do most of my shopping online for convenience and for finding the very best deals but when Collective Bias set me the challenge of shopping at my local supermarket for back to school products, I thought I would pick up a physical basket (not the virtual one) and go shopping! I made the decision to go to Asda alone, mainly because I knew that if I took along my two adorable little shopping companions, the shopping bill may exceed my budget. They are both little consumers and with lots to tempt children, at their height, I decided to go it alone!

I know  that I can shop online at any time of day or night but it still amazes me that you can shop in store 24 hours a day. I went mid afternoon, rather than the middle of the night and the store was busy but not crazy, so I could meander round at my leisure. The back to school shop was straight in front of me as I walked into the store but as I was taking a picture the store security guard apprehended me and told me that I couldn't take pictures in store. Whilst I was a little shaken at first, I have to salute both Asda and the security guard for protecting both their store and their customers. I could have been anyone, potentially taking pictures of vulnerable people or children, so once we had chatted about the review I was doing, I was okay to proceed. (she says, wiping her brow)

Asda have an AMAZING range of Back to School clothes, stationary, lunch boxes, shoes .... you name it, they have it. I almost feel sorry for the children (you notice I said "almost"), in that as soon as they break up for the summer holidays, the "back to school" stuff is in the stores for September, reminding them that it is only a few weeks till they are returning to class.

My youngest daughter will be starting nursery this September, only for a couple of mornings and that is heart wrenching enough for me but I know what it is like for a mother with a child starting school for the very first time and whilst you need to deal with the practicalities of getting all the right things, you have to deal with the emotional side too. Thankfully Asda are making the practical side the easy part.

Having already sorted the uniform out at the early part of the school holidays, stationary and bags were top of my "Back to School" shopping list and as we are big Hello Kitty fans in our house (who isn't), I was delighted to find a good range of stationary products in the Hello Kitty brand. I knew my eldest daughter would be thrilled with them, unfortunately her little sister got hold of them before she did and she stands testament to them being good quality (there are not many note books that can stand the force of her scribbling)

Fashions come and go with children and getting value for money is important to parents but getting the "right" bag / design / logo is important to the children too. My eldest daughter does enjoy school but no one likes the summer holidays to end do they? I am just thankful that we have the "right" things to go back to school with this September.

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