McEnnedy Pancake Mix it — TREAT

Munch or Dump rates McEnnedy Pancake Mix it by McEnnedy TREAT — score 43/90.

Lidl's shake-bottle pancake gimmick: add water, shake, pour. The recipe is basically your grandmother's — flour, sugar, egg, baking powder — except sugar is the second ingredient and they've slipped in maltodextrin and an unnamed 'flavouring' to fake the buttery diner taste. Indulgent and mostly simple, with two industrial fingerprints.

Why this verdict

• Sugar is the second ingredient — this is dessert positioning itself as breakfast, which is what pancakes are
• Core recipe is genuinely simple: wheat flour, sugar, egg, baking powder, salt — a kitchen formula in a plastic bottle
• Maltodextrin is the tell: a high-glycemic industrial filler that helps the 'just add water and shake' trick work
• Unnamed 'flavouring' stands in for the butter and vanilla you'd use at home — NOVA-4 marker
• Refined white flour base: fast carbs, minimal fibre, before you even reach for the syrup

Ingredients (7)

• wheat flour (moderate) — Thickening agent, not harmful but adds processing.
• Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
• egg (safe) — Genuine brioche ingredient; adds structure and richness.
• Baking powder (diphosphates, sodium carbonates, wheat starch) (safe) — Standard leavening agents, harmless in these amounts.
• Maltodextrin (moderate) — Highly processed starch-derived carbohydrate used as a carrier and texturizer; spikes blood sugar readily.
• Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
• flavouring (moderate) — Undisclosed flavor blend.