1) What was your overall impression of Kingsmill Fruit & Fibre bread? Was there anything you particularly liked or disliked?
I like that it's a fruited bread, and is an alternative to cakes. However, I didn't like the HUGE amount of gunk in the ingredients list for the blueberry flavoured pieces! And I found these made the bread taste a bit Fruitwinder-y Why have flavoured pieces in the loaf when you have blueberries in it already? I was expecting there to be a hint of cinnamon or nutmeg in it, being a fruited loaf, and I was quite surprised that there wasn't. I suppose this keeps the savoury option open, but I honestly would prefer it with a little spice in it. Reading some of the other posts on here opened my mind up to trying it with cheese though, brie especially. Not sure about having it with meat, but I'll try it...
2) How about your DC? Did they enjoy the taste of Kingsmill Fruit & Fibre bread or not? Was there anything they particularly liked or disliked about the product?
DD1 (2) had some for her lunch today, just sandwiched with a bit of marg, and she woofed it down! I was really pleased with that, as she's been fussy with her bread preferences recently. DS (9) will be trying it later after school, so will post again with his findings...
3) Kingsmill says "By eating a slice of Fruit & Fibre bread, your child will start the day by having 35% of their recommended daily wholegrain" - do you think this message would make you more likely to buy the product or not? Why?
Possibly. It depends on how much it retails for. My kids have wholegrain cereal for breakfast, and wholemeal bread for lunch usually. But I'd consider this as a healthy(er!) snack for them, or for a treat for tea if it's in line with other similarly sized loaves of bread.
4) Now that you've tried it, do you think you would consider buying Kingsmill Fruit & Fibre bread? If so, why? If not, why not? How about other products in the Fruit & Fibre range such as muffins and bagels, do you think you might try any of these? If so why, if not, why not?
I would consider it, again based on the price. If it's a comparable price, I would definitely consider it as an alternative to cake. However if it is too expensive, I don't think I could justify buying it, as I'm not keen enough on the flavour to buy it for 'pleasure' eating. I wasn't aware of the muffins or bagels, but now I know about them, I'd certainly have a look and try them.
5) Finally, if it came up in conversation, do you think you would recommend Kingsmill Fruit & Fibre to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why not?
I'd certainly mention it them to try it, as they enjoy breads like this. I'm not sure if my brother would be able to eat it often as he is diabetic and the sugar level seems quite high.