tesco value orange squash

bj-sailaway

When turning to the dentist for advise, on leaving, check what kind of car he drives, then ask who is paying for it? Mine drives a mercedes and flys a plane in his spare time!!! Our kids are their future!

Lillibet_2

Afraid I don't like any of the full fat/high sugar versions at all, so I only usually buy sugar free (with sweetners) or low fat. I ahve assumend this is beacuse of what I was brought up on? And I really don't like butter either! For those like me, I recommend Tescos value sugar free lemon squash!

Oh, and those of you who prefer full fat beacuse it's natural & your body breaks it down : think of your cholestral levels! Full fat dairy products are one of teh worst offenders for causing this. After years of living with a grandparent with an acute heart condition due to this I would not recommend it in any quantities, you get enough natural fat without trying.

Sorry, will get off my soap box now.

moggins

I do agree with the low sugar principle, however they will always use something to make it sweet, and usually this is a nasty chemical instead of something natural like sugar. I'm having to make my own squash now because my youngest reacts strongly to Aspartame and it's really hard finding a drink that doesn't have this in it at all.

tiff

It seems we are split into two camps, those that prefer low fat, low sugar foods, and those that dont want like the additives and preservatives and therefore buy the almost natural product. I used to think that low fat, low sugar foods were better for me, but after reading the ingredients and looking them up there seems to a lot of doubt about their safety. I now prefer to use butter as we use so little of it, mainly use it in cooking and scrape a tiny bit on sandwiches unless using mayonnaise. I use granulated sugar instead of sweeteners, again we dont use sugar in tea or coffee, my son has a bit on his porridge when he has it and I use it in baking.

I keep saying this, but I wish we all knew more about the products we are eating, instead of really having to guess that what we're doing is the right thing.

ravenlooney

moggins wrote:

I'm having to make my own squash now because my youngest reacts strongly to Aspartame and it's really hard finding a drink that doesn't have this in it at all.

Hope you dont mind me jumping into this discussion, but Rocks organic squash has no artificial sweetners in it. You can get it at tesco or in most health food shops. Its not very moneysaving (its about £1.79 for 740 ml) but it makes 5 litres of juice or much more if you're like me and just threaten the water with it!! I think its worth paying for if you want to avoid giving your kids sweetners. Oh, and it tastes gorgeous!!!
How do you make your own squash, as id like to try?

Ticklemouse

Yes, moggins, do tell on the HM squash - I'd love to give that a go.

moggins

Thanks or the info about the squash, I'll have to look for it.

Making your own squash is really easy, I started doing it 15 years ago when I had to feed a family on £15 a week and my local grocer would often give me boxes of fruit that was past it's best.

If you start with a soft fruit then just simmer the fruit with a little water until it's tender, sieve it well to make sure all the pips etc are out and measure the quantity of liquid, add about 1/3 quantity sugar and simmer again until the sugar is thoroughly dissolved in the juice, bottle and keep in a cool place.

If it's a citrus fruit then you need to simmer zest and juice and a little water and sieve well before adding the sugar. You can actually cheat a little with this by juicing the citrus and then chucking the skins in whole

When you want to drink it you just pour a little syrup into a glass, top up with water like normal squash.

Anya

How long will it keep for?

moggins

To be quite honest it never lasts long enough for me to worry about longevity

At least a week though, I know that much, probably a lot longer if it's kept in a cool place, the sugar will act as a preservative.

ravenlooney

If its any help, the Rocks juice says to drink within a fortnight of opening (IIRC) due to there being no preservatives. The homemade stuff probably would keep for about the same time. Im going to try making some tomorrow (thanks for that moggins). How much syrup do you get per amount of fruit? do you think it would work out cheaper than buying Rocks?