To start another thread about lotus biscuit spread?

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I bought some this morning as it is on offer in tesco.

I've eaten half a jar of it already

And then I looked at the calorie content

I've hidden the jar so DH won't know how much I have eaten

For the record it tasted best with vanilla ice cream...

God, there's not a whole lot of goodness going in it, is there?

Well I have been putting off doing the online shopping but I've just changed my mind.

I ate half a jar very quickly and then it was confiscated by the security agent at Heathrow (we weren't meant to be changing there but got diverted due to weather). I didn't know you could get it in the UK and was gutted.

Then I bought another jar having found it here and by the end of that jar was a bit sick of it.

I'll be interested to see if anyone else has that experience.

"God, there's not a whole lot of goodness going in it, is there?"

Sounds quite revolting, doesn't it?

Like crushed biscuits made into a paste by adding oil!

Ok just read the ingredients

Clicks off online shopping!

Spreadable Big Macs, also not very healthy!

Bought it because we like the biscuits. Took one taste and put it straight in the bin. Never again.

It is really bad for us.

Like crushed biscuits made into a paste by adding oil!

Not 'like' - that's exactly what it is. I quite like the biscuits... I could imagine making a cheesecake base using them with butter.

I'll stick to Nutella in future I think.

It has palm oil.

Its an orangatang killer in a jar.

I bloody loves Lotus biskwits.
Will I like the paste?
I'm going to Sainsbugs tomorrow....it could be my Easter treat?

Sorry, I hate monkeys. Not really bovvered about orangutans...

Just tasted it for the first time tonight. I was disappointed as i thought I'd love it. Give me nutella any day.

I prefer the actual biscuits

the spread was claggy like peanut butter. although that was the smooth, I think I need to try the crunchy

I felt like I had a hangover today.

I blame the crack paste.

And I think eating a whole jar in one day has put me off it. Thank god.

I'm confused about palm oil. I try to avoid it (knowing it is not great) but...even my Kalo organic stock cubes contain it?

Oh , and the Marigold stock powder?

It was invented as an alternative to peanut butter for those with peanut allergy. I found it centerparcs in Netherland a few years back and bought a big jar home, we love it.
Lotus also do a speculuus hundereds and thousands, they put hundreds and thousands on their toast for breakfast (i think).

I've just spread it on American style pancakes! I feel sick now.

I bought some of this and put it on ice cream. It's very nice albeit sickly sweet. Much nicer with just a spoon.

The next time there is one of those 'why are people so overweight these days?' we can just post a direct link to one of these lotus spread threads and the gleeful claims of eating half a jar in one go.