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Review Woolworths Select Great Start Bran & Sultana Cereal

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Woolworths Select Great Start Bran & Sultana Cereal :
3.95 out of 5 based on 145 reviews.
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Published 25th October 2011

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  • Kids like it.

    I have recently tried this product and I am happy to say it is really yummy. also, my kids love it too. This cereal is something that we get on a regular basis now. plus it is alot cheaper than other brand names and tastes just as good. people should give it a go.

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  • Good value

    Not only is this cereal good value for money when compared to what else is out there on the market, it doesn’t taste like cardboard. The whole family loved this and it was lucky to last a week in our house. We stock up on this everytime it’s on special.

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  • excellent taste

    This cereal taste great.i was never sure to try it as i have tried other cheaper brands and they were not nice so i stuck with saltana bran.but now i only buy the woolworths brand.it has a itgreat taste and its got plenty of saltana its a must try and buy you won’t be disappointed

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  • Nice and Crunchy

    I only got a bowl of the cereal because my 4-yr-old gobbled it up before I could have anymore! She especially loved the crunch of the flakes, and liked the ratio of flakes to sultanas. I liked the maltiness of the flakes a lot and it’s now on our ‘staple’ shopping list.

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  • Love it!

    I bought this as I wanted to try something different. Loved it!

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  • I love Select Sultana Bran cereal. Ii have it for breakfast and in the middle of the night. Have always liked the taste and the fact that it is healthy. At times I have eaten it without milk as a snack. I like that you can buy it in really big boxes to save money.

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  • 6 ticks of approval from me

    I love this for brecky, it keeps me going till lunch, i have given it 6 ticks of approval
    ✓ Wholegrain – includes goodness from every part of the grain
    ✓ Fibre – Helps maintain a good digestive system
    ✓ Thiamin – Necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates
    ✓ Riboflavin & Niacin – Necessary for the release of energy from goods
    ✓ Folate – Necessary for blood formation
    ✓ Iron – Necessary for oxygen transport

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  • Opened Yesterday......All Gone Today! (Saturday)

    Our box of cereal arrived on Thursday afternoon, opened it for breakfast Friday morning and managed to scrape up one more bowl for breakfast for myself this morning! I have four kids aged 14, 11, 10 & 8 – it was a huge hit with them – they loved it and so did I! I would have liked a few more sultanas but overall I thought it was delicious and extremely good value for money and will definately be buying thus product again!

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  • looking great looking great

    looking great

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  • i dont usally start my day with breakfast but this taste really reallt really good and it has encourged me to start my day with a tasty breakfast it leaves me feeling full for longer and gives me the energy to run around with my two very hyper active beautiful childern

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  • No taste

    Woolworths Select Great Start Bran & Sultana Cereal is definitely cheaper than other brands of cereal offering a similar product.
    In saying that however, the taste was not just there. The flakes almost tasted like cardboard, and it wouldn’t hurt if more sultanas were added.
    Even though Woolworths Select Great Start Bran & Sultana Cereal is less expensive than others, I’d rather pay a little bit more for a product that I actually enjoy.

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  • looking great looking great

    looking great

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  • Family did not like it

    I bought this as it looked ok, and I thought that I would try and rein in the family budget a little, however my boys did not like it, they told me it was disgusting, I did not try it myself, certainly the price point was why I purchased it but having to throw it out negated that choice, they said that the flakes were chewy and nothing like the other cereals that they normally had, one had a nut or fruit piece that was to hard to chew, I do not think that they quality of ingredients are as good as most Woolies products that I have tried, I can only go on the advice from my adult sons, the price was great, but they did not like the taste, the ingredients seem to be of low quality and therefore poor value for money overall, I would not purchase again.

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  • Not a great substitute for similar cereals

    I transfer my cereal into plastic containers. This morning hubby grabs what he thinks is sultana bran and proceeds to eat. After he’s had a few mouthfuls he simply states “this isn’t sultana bran.” Woolworths Select Great Start Bran & Sultana Cereal needs to improve for me to buy again. The flakes are bit like cupboard and there’s not nearly enough sultans. Not a great substitute for similar type cereals.

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  • Needs more sultans

    Woolworths Select Great Start Bran and Sultana Cereal is pretty bland however you can jazz it up by adding extra fruit yourself. Not overly fussed on this cereal, I could easily take it or leave it. I really don’t think I would buy woolworths Select Great Start Bran and Sultana Cereal again, maybe if they added more sultanas, not many in the pack.

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  • Good breakfast to start with

    We brought this cereal from Woolworth 3 months back, initially we did not like that much, but slowly slowly we liked it.but it is very sweet on one side,, but it seems healthy as well, the kids like the sultanas in those.. it is fat free and it is great source of iron. Quality is good, but not suitable for daily breakfast as it is very sweet. but can have this occasionally
    Quality of ingredients are good…

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  • Only okay

    Woolworths Select Great Start Bran and Sultana Cereal is only oaky. It’s not outstanding, a bit light on the sultanas, and the flakes are missing that crunch. Saying that, you can make it better by adding some chopped banana or strawberries however, I don’t think I would bother buying this product again.

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  • give it a try

    so this cereal is nice but i don’t know if they have just changed something but my cereal is a little different/ the bran flakes are more like cardboard and not really much flavour any more. i add extra fruit to mine and this helps it taste nicer. the rest of the cereal is the same as always. this is also a great night time snack to have and probably still a lot better than other snack options.

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  • Not enough Sultanas

    I tried Woolworths Select Great Start Bran & Sultana cereal as an alternative to Sultana Bran and you could tell that it wasn’t of the same quality. The bran flakes are a bit cardboardish and there are no way near enough sultanas! I don’t like buying a cereal where you have to add extra sultanas and fruit and let it sit before it is nice to eat. The price might be cheaper than the alternative and there’s an obvious reason why. If they had filled it with plump, juicy sultanas it would have tasted better.

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  • Just ok

    My normal cereal was not there so I thought I would try this.
    this cereal was pretty nice but I had to add more sultanas to it as there did not seem to have enough off them in it. I had to give it an extra minute to soak up the milk as the cereal did seem to take a little bit longer to absorb the milk. Was a ok buy but would not be in a hurry to buy it again

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  • nice cereal

    this cereal was pretty nice and i always add bananas or some type of fruit with it. I had to give it an extra minute to soak up the milk as the cereal did seem to take a little bit longer to absorb the milk. i thought that it tasted pretty nice. I would have liked to see it a little cheaper to buy.

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  • no flavour

    Value for money is good but it tastes a bit like cardboard. I felt like I was just chewing & chewing & chewing.

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  • I buy now

    I love this product sultanas are nice soft bran is great i buy now would reccomend

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  • how cheap it is.

    Its cheap but tastes kinda nasty and goes soggy to quick

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  • Not quite sultana bran

    Normally I am a sultana bran girl, but having read these reviews I decided to try it. It did taste a tiny bit stale, and not as many sultanas as I would have liked, but once I microwaved it and tossed in a handful of extra sultanas it was quite passable.

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  • Good taste and great for health

    We really enjoyed this cereal. Kids loved the taste too. And they are very picky eater. Will definitely buy it again and recommend it to any mum out their who simply wants healthy food for her family. Thanks

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  • This product has a great flavour,an enjoyable

    Found this product to be very tasty an kept its crunch.very easy to digest.an having the fibre an berries can only be a good thing

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  • a great start to the day

    I think this is a great and tasty product. Worth it from value to taste. Even my 3 and 4 year old kids loved it!

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  • Delicious

    I regularly buy the original Great Start, which the whole family loves, and decided to get the Bran and Sultana for a change. The whole family enjoyed the Bran and Sultana but we prefer the original Great Start. The bran is delicious, but there’s not enough sultanas for our liking.

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  • Healthy, tasty, filling - YUM!

    I have been buying these for awhile. Very nice and a great alternative to the more expensive brand names. They have recently changed the packaging though (and maybe shrunk the size)

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Article Buon Appetito! A Busy Mum’s Guide To Memorable, Simple Summer Entertaining

Buon Appetito! A Busy Mum’s Guide To Memorable, Simple Summer Entertaining

I fondly remember slow, summer afternoons with family and friends gathered around a table of delicious finger-food during my childhood – the adults chatting and laughing, the kids pretending they understood the jokes. My parents had continued their Mediterranean traditions long after settling in Australia – and the simple joy of an effortlessly elegant gathering was one of my favourites.

What I don’t remember is my parents ever being stressed about the gatherings. It all just seemed to ‘come together’. Ah, how times have changed!

There’s something about the Italian style of entertaining that’s still so alluring in our fast-paced family lives. The idea of La Dolce Vita: a sweet life surrounded by family, friends, food and minimal fuss. Which is why we’ve enlisted the help of the entertaining experts at Sandhurst to share easy tips for elegant, memorable summer get-togethers.

We also asked our community of mums to share their tried and true, easy summer entertaining ideas, and we can’t wait to share them with you!

Euro-Inspired Entertaining

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Before we dive into the delicious world of sumptuous, simple summer entertaining, it helps to know a little about the inspiration behind our guide. And that’s the concept of Italian entertaining – where time is taken to lovingly grow ingredients, before enjoying them with those you love.

Established in 1988, Sandhurst was born from the time-honoured traditions of generations of the family behind the brand – a proud Italian Australian family passionate about quality produce sourced from world’s best growers.

At the helm of Sandhurst are brothers Mimmo and Ray Lubrano, who live and breathe the impeccable ingredients that become the centrepiece of so many gatherings in Australian family homes.

“Tradition is what we stand for. We’re custodians of Italian values,” explained Mimmo. “When we go to Italy we see it in our grandparents, our parents came from Italy in the 50s. The tradition is a set of values: honesty, teamwork, participation, family – all the things you would associate with Italian family are the values.”

And it’s these beautiful values that make summer gatherings in Australia an extension of the European table.

Easy Summer Entertaining Starts With … Time Saving Secrets!

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A sweet summer of entertaining doesn’t need to be stressful. In fact, it shouldn’t be. It’s a chance to spend time with loved ones. To press pause on life and make memories. And it can be simple! So here are some really easy tips for making your home the place where everyone wants to gather this summer.

Create An Entertaining Kit

Whether it’s pre-planned or you’ve had friends or family drop-in, having a few things ready to go immediately melts away any stress. Here are some things to include in a summer entertaining kit:

  • A red table cloth: It instantly says festive!
  • Some platters and serving dishes
  • Candles
  • Some quality antipasto ingredients that simply need to be decanted and enjoyed!

Many Hands Make Light Work

As mums, we tend to be our own worst enemy when it comes to delegating tasks. But remember, a summer of entertaining is about creating memories – not perfection. So let the kids help, and accept offers from your guests who’d like to bring something along to share.

“It can be overwhelming, so just delegate, and prepare. I do one dish prep per day and pop them in the freezer. Then they just need to be heated up. Let the kids do the decorating for you – plus keeps them busy!” – MoM Member Kirsty

Decorate With Happiness

There’s no need to pull out your finest crystal to pull off an elegant get together. Take a look around your home and garden to see what will bring your table to life. A bowl of lemons is a gorgeous addition, as is a bunch of gum leaves. Keep it simple and understated.

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Finger Food For The Win

Nothing says simple summer elegance more than a charcuterie board (or three!). When my friends and our families get together, it’s our go-to – every family is asked to ‘bring a board’. Some do savoury and some sweet, so we’re covered for a long afternoon of catching up.

“Food wise, I keep it simple by doing cold deli meats, cheeses, fresh fruits and veggies.” – MoM Member

But just because boards are easy to put together, doesn’t mean they can’t ooze elegance. And that comes down to including quality ingredients. Choosing Sandhurst products is the easiest way to guarantee the highest quality ends up on your table. We love the premise behind the brand: from our family to yours – it invokes that nostalgic feeling of shared stories, history, gatherings and family.

How To Put Together A Charcuterie Board 

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There are no right or wrong ways to create a charcuterie board, but to ensure a balance of textures and flavours try to include:

La Dolce Vita!

A summer of sophisticated entertaining doesn’t have to be hours and hours of work. We don’t want it to be! By grabbing some beautiful ingredients to fill your pantry next time you’re shopping, you’ll know that at a moment’s notice you’ll have everything you need for a Euro-inspired gathering. No fuss, but plenty of substance and style!

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Ready to host your own summer gathering? Choose Sandhurst’s quality produce and look for the red lid.

Mouths of Mums is proudly working with Sandhurst to bring you this article.

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  • I’ve really needed some inspiration this year for Christmas and this is great! I Love a good charcuterie board and I think I may do one this year for the family as well as all the regular Christmas trimmings. I have 6 kids and all the extended family coming to entertain and feed!

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  • I’m loving all the ideas here in the comments and pictures above! I love to be able to just look at what others have done and straight up copy it. Takes all the thinking energy out of entertaining!
    Such a good and trusted brand to purchase over the silly season! You know you are faring great quality and value!

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  • We often have homemade pizza nights aka fakeaway night! And my pizza is always on a low carb Pizza base with roasted and sundried tomato and capsicum. My fav combo with grilled chicken and a swirl of peri peri mayonnaise! Making our own is always better than takeaway versions and healthier!

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  • Sandhurst products are my go to for great healthy and tasty snacks, especially after school.

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  • Great information! Loved it. You can see https://reminiiapp.com/

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  • Looked so good I couldn’t wait – Dove in off the end of my bread baton and swirled around in a couple of cheesy dips only to finish up at the Sandhurst stackers and sun-dried olives, who needs a Holiday when there is one in the kitchen, I can take any day.

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  • I have been buying Sandhurst Kalamata Olives, Sandhurst Semi-Dried Tomatoes, Sandhurst Baby Capers, Sandhurst Sicilian Green Olives for years as our kitchen staple adding that extra flavours to our dishes. I buy Sandhurst products for Gift Baskets as presents for family and friends and they love this idea as I add a chopping board and a knife and crackers and cheese for a celebration of flavours.

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  • Great ideas for entertaining guests and love that brand I buy it all the time

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  • i buy this for family they love the brand and the taste of sandhurst and the different flavors and range to choose from and i find it great value for money, i re-use the jars when im done with for small items in the house.

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  • I have been a purchaser of Sandhurst goods ever since they first appeared on supermarket shelves and still buy it to this day. The Sandhurst brand is the best without a doubt. This year I have not been able to find the Sandhurst cheese stuffed baby capsicums anywhere. I have tried to get on the Sandhurst site, but no luck with what they make. Help – these are such a wonderful addition to a salad.

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  • Fantastic Article

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  • I Love a good charcuterie board. I Love all the different options all on the one board. I love to do a chocolate board when we have guests over, it’s a fun way to do dessert after dinner. The kids love seeing everything layed out so they can pick and choose.

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  • This is great for the grandchildren they love them as they use them as finger food and make up their own meal and use plenty of ingredients including meat and cheese on the dips and crackers. We keep it simple with the Sandhurst’s products as it is a meal in every jar and the kids love them.

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  • This looks like the perfect relaxed way to have a picnic! I am loving the idea of this! Just bring along lots of fillings and plenty of cheeses and breads and of course a little alcohol and you’re all set. This sounds like the perfect way to catch up with friends!

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  • I hate being taken to a third party page to enter comps.

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  • Certainly most welcome for summer, and would be wonderful for the festive season. I can see this platter on the table Christmas Eve, when we get together with our neighbours.

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  • Love the look of the olive on creamy fetta

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  • This is timely and helpful, thanks – I aspire to entertain more and tips to make it less stressful are very welcome.

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  • Charcuterie boards are the absolute best! We do these so often in the warmer months because there’s something for the whole family. People pick and choose what they like and there’s no complaints because there’s so many different options to choose from, everyone is happy. It’s such a simple stressful way to make dinner.

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  • I absolutely adore finger food and this style of feeding people when we have family and friends at our home; or when we go out for a picnic, bbq or get together. These types of food are so easy to source and to buy and to prepare and to happily eat.

    • Yes I agree, finger foods are easy and yummie ! And you can assemble a healthy enough plate (certainly when you add salads, cheeses, nuts, fruits, boiled eggs, olives and rustic breads) that it can certainly can replace a meal (either lunch or dinner). Everyone happy and no hours of preparation in the kitchen :)

      • Also; the other bonus is less mess to clean up when cutlery is not needed. Finger food is the best for laid back and relaxed get togethers. There is always such a clam and relaxed feel to a finger food meal without the need for any fancy and stuffy table settings.

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