'Baby' is just beginning to realise that money is not just fun to play with (The Hub has been known to give her the odd coin to play with) but has POWER. She was rather pleased, the other day, when I gave her the money to pay for something and prompted her to accept the proffered change. The change soon made its way into her pocket! Hmm! Not the outcome I was expecting!!
She was also pleased, although a little confused, when Grandma gave her a ten pound not the other day - in lieu of an Easter egg. She caught the excitement of her slightly older cousin, who was patently delighted with her ten pound note. Her cousin was obviously already spending it - in her head!
Baby sometimes gets gifts of money from relatives, which I am beginning to encourage her to spend on concrete things. Money that came her way at Christmas was spent on her ballet dress and shoes etc. when she began baby ballet lessons. It was money well spent, as she took to wearing her ballet shes around the house and would have done the same with her ballet dress, if I'd let her!
The Easter money seemed to arrive at just the right time, as Baby, suddenly remembering the chocolate she'd been given at Christmas, had started asking for what she calls 'Zebra Zoo'. And here they are:
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| Cute, cheeky chocolate characters |
I came across these chocolates some months ago and mentioned them in another post (Sweets for my Sweet), but I decided to give them a mention all of their own, as although expensive, they taste sooo good. There's not much chance of me getting in on the act, though, as, having cottoned on to the fact that Mummy also likes these chocolates, Baby has given me strict instructions not to eat any!
They cost £3.99 from Ocado or online at sites like Free From for Kids and Shop Vegan. For your money you get a box of ten chocolate animals. As The Hub pointed out to me - that means that each animal costs nearly 40p. GULP! It seems that Baby and I have some expensive tastes. But we're not the only ones, as it has recently been much harder to get hold of from our normal source - Ocado!
So, as far as we're concerned, these really are just treats. We have bought a few boxes - one to try initially, one for Baby's birthday and one for Christmas and now this one. The chocolate, however, is amazing and not just because the chocolate characters cute. To me, it tastes just like the 'normal' milk chocolate, which, I have to admit, I've really missed.
One of the amazing things about this chocolate, is that it declares that it is free of a number of major allergens, including the following: dairy, gluten, soya, nuts and eggs. Wow! It's also fair trade and organic, both of which to me, are a definite plus!
The ingredients are as follows:
Raw cane sugar
Cocoa butter
Rice syrup
Cocoa mass
Vanilla
Please note: the package states that this chocolate is made in a factory that handles milk, but also that each batch is tested for allergens. See here!
If these are a bit pricey for you, there is plenty more dairy free choice out there - just check out the posts listed below :) However, they're definitely worth a try!
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I've wanted to try these but can never get hold of them
ReplyDeleteRecently I've struggled to get hold of them too. Ocado and Free From For Kids have both been out of stock, whenever we've checked, but we kept trying and eventually we got somewhere!
ReplyDeletePS There are 10 animals in the pack, but the excellent quality does come at a price. Glad you enjoyed it! Monica from Zero Zebra
ReplyDeleteHiya Monica! Sorry, I obviously can't count! Will correct that! xx
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