To think this double strength squash is a bloomin rip off

[Rhinosaurus]

Grrr there on,y seems to be double strength squash in supermarkets now, unless you buy the expensive huh juice squashes. Our kids use just as much squash as single squash despite many many lectures that you only need half as much bloody teenagers

Gone to make oh a nice iced squash with dinner and it's all bloody gone! Only bought two bottles on Saturday as I am on wine not really that bothered

Get the value stuff. Not so painful then.

I can't taste any difference with them- I still use the same amount as normal squash as they don't taste any stronger!

Yuck how can they use tge same amount? I suggest you buy done mum only squash and hide it in tge cupboard.

Maybe make some squash up and put it in the fridge at the beginning of the day, then hide the squash?

Stop buying squash, it's rank.

Totally agree.

As it happens we now have to buy the high juice stuff as it is the only one that doesnt seem to send DS completely doolally, but before we realised what evil aspartame was I used to have the same problem.

Of course now you are going to get a whole load of replies telling you that you shouldnt be giving them squash at all and that all you should give children of any age is water or milk with a single glass of freshly squeezed fruit juice on their birthdays :o

I would say that is an issue with you dc not the squash. Asda's one is really strong, you only need a tiny bit, as ds1 discovered when he tried to put the amount he would of single strength

That's the point they make it, then taste it, go yuk, and chuck half of it.

Training teenagers is a thankless task.

Err they are 13 x 2, 15, 16 and 18 so it's all we can do to stop them drinking their own weight in Monster/red bull/coke/

Could try them on milk but would cost even more, might have to buy a cow!

Well if thats what it takes Rhino, nothing is too good for our kiddies you know :o

You need a 10 year old to be the policeman, mine was always flying into me with "MUUUUUUMMMMMMEEEEEEE...X has used LOADS of squash AGAIN!!"

I'd suggest decanting half of it into a spare bottle, then topping up with water - without them knowing of course. Then sit back smugly and let them make it the regular way!

Buy regular squash, Tesco is full of the stuff.

We couldn't find the regular stuff in our tesco, it was all double strength, apart from the expensive high juice squash.

I think the double concentrate is now like normal squash, and now the normal squash is like half strength squash. Rip off!

PrisonerOfWaugh is a genius

Yes the decanting is a great idea! Must buy a funnel.

DS1 is careful with the double strength squash and literally puts a drop in, but DS2 on the other hand... He uses the same amount as normal squash. It would make me shudder to try and drink a glass that had the same measure as normal squash.

Goodness 5 teenagers in the house. I hate to think what your shopping bill is each week.

I agree with you. If you buy value stuff then you need double the amount so you're back where you started (head spins and not even from the aspartame)

It works out about £80 a week, We menu plan, write a list and stick to it. We all have packed lunches even tho it bores the tits off me making them every weekday

Doesn't include alcohol, have to buy that by the crate to be delivered....

I hate the double strength squash. Can never get it to the right taste for me, always search out the normal stuff when its abailable.

No they're fine for us - we use less

Can you keep an old bottle and make it up, store it in the fridge and the family can use that? Then you can make it your way.

I do like mine and dd's to be weak though.

£80 for 7 people including pack lunches

Be great if you could post your meal plan for me