They say you have to kiss a lot of frogs. I bite the heads off mine. No, no, I’m not talking about potential princes; it’s Freddo Frog who keeps me satisfied.
I’m on my way to pick up my Year 1 son. Sons 2 and 3 are in the back, and I am feeling a little fraught. To paraphrase the mum from Mary Poppins, “though I adore them individualleeee, as a group, you must agree, they’re rather, er, LIVELY”. Let’s just say, I’m preparing for an onslaught. And into every battle one must take rations. My hand slips down to the car door pocket and retrieves the magic pill, the thing that will equip me to deal with the mayhem ahead: a Freddo Frog.
Many, I think, will concur: chocolate has a restorative and calming effect on your mood. If you have not already partaken of his pleasures, may I recommend Freddo, or Freddie as I affectionately call him:
Can be swallowed in one: essential for hiding it from children, who will, obviously, demand one. Disguise the unwrapping noise by simultaneously rustling something else, like a tissue packet. Or unwrap him before putting the kids in the car. The fact these bars are aimed at children is irrelevant. (The optimum number of bites, if you can get away with it, is three, in my view.)
Pleasing girth: Compare it to its poor cousin the long, thin Little Bar, and you will see why I plump for Freddo every time.
Cheap and cheerful: 6 for £1.15! And look at that huge grin! It’s like he wants to be your friend as well as your fancy.
Guilt-free: Well, pretty much, anyway. At 95 calories, you could eat 35 of them and only put on one pound. A pretty good deal, if you ask me. Even I would struggle to eat 35 in one sitting. Although if someone were willing to sponsor me (say, a Freddo for every Freddo eaten), I’d happily give it a go.
A Fanfare for Freddo
As everyone bickers,
Not for me plain old Snickers,
Your Crunchies, your Twixes,
Your vile Pick’n’Mixes,
Your Buttons, Flake, Mars,
your Fruit’n’Nut bars,
your Topics, Maltesers,
your Dimes or your Reese’s,
There’s only one guy that makes my heart go,
He’s small but he’s girthsome, he’s the good frog Freddo.
This is not a sponsored post; the opposite, if anything: I’m pretty sure I keep Cadbury’s in business.
You make an excellent point. I’m going to swap my long thin ones for Freddie! Thanks! Xx
Love this 🙂 often trying to sneak treats without being caught and freddos are yum yum!!
ha – i love a freddo too, not quite sure i could swallow one whole though. Fab poem also 🙂 x
Freddo Faces…lots of miniature little smiley faces in the same packet. Love Freddos, they could tempt me to break my Choc Free Feb pledge!
I’m with you on that one…..Love Freddos sooooooo much. Xx
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I’m a huge fan of Freddo’s too, as is my son. Love it 🙂 Thanks for sharing with #TheThemeGame
I like to think I help Cadburys out, too 🙂 I do like that you affectionately call him Freddie, too – he really is a friend in times of need for you, isn’t he?! Thanks for sharing with #TheThemeGame x
I think I have one of those lurking in the bottom of my changing bag… #TheThemeGame
LOVE this! Not as much as I love chocolate buttons though 🙂
You’ve just reminded me I have two in the treat tin. The kids weren’t good enough to have them at the weekend. (Yeah that old chestnut)…
I reckon I could easily get 35 down in one sitting. Easy if you have a pint of wine by your side to help wash them down no?
This post is fablas and makes me feel peckish. Kids are in bed so I’m gonna stuff all their Curly Wurly’s down right now. You snooze, you lose Kiddos x