I have grown up with find memories of Ready Brek. I can remember my mother heating up a saucepan of milk on the hob, adding the Ready Brek powder, and even allowing me a sprinkle
I have grown up with find memories of Ready Brek. I can remember my mother heating up a saucepan of milk on the hob, adding the Ready Brek powder, and even allowing me a sprinkle of sugar sometimes. It had this delicious smell, and the taste was delicious. It was warming, and I knew Winter was here when the Ready Brek came out!
As my children have grown up, I have never given them porridge, and I have no idea why. Maybe it was due to the lack of time getting all 4 kids (and myself!) ready in the morning. But then the Ready Brek Easy Sachets arrived, and Ii realised that I have no need to burn milk to the bottom of a saucepan (yes, my mother done that frequently, I still remember the swearing and burnt milk smell….knowing Breakfast was delayed). The new Ready Brek Easy Sachets are so easy to use, and have become part of our mornings.
Unlike a traditional porridge, you don’t need to boil milk. You simply grab a sachet, rip it open and empty it into the bowl. You then use the sachet to fill up with milk until you reach the fill line. Then pour it into the bowl too. Pop the bowl into the microwave, heat for 1 1/2 minutes, stirring half way. It is then ready! There is no need for even a measuring jug, and the only waste is the packet which I pop into my recycling bin.
The first day I served it up to the children, I let them choose the flavour they wanted. There is 3 flavours to choose from, Original, Gingerbread and Chocolate. I have personally never given my added sugar to anything, so they didn’t ask for any. I have eaten all of the flavours, and the Gingerbread is a really nice subtle flavour, not strong by any means, which is probably why it is 4 year old Mark’s favourite. The chocolate has a lovely chocolatey flavour and is sweet enough to also not need anything added at all. The Original is my favourite, it brings back all those childhood memories for me.
I love the portion size of the Ready Brek Easy Sachets, they are perfect size for a good sized bowl for the kids, but also great for a calorie counting Mum. Each sachet has added minerals and vitamins, is made from wholegrain oats and is high in fibre. It;s a warming, nutritious breakfast that kids and adults alike, will love.
You can buy Ready Brek Easy Sachets in all good supermarkets, a box contains 6 sachets and has a RRP of £1.99.
