I returned home from a trip to find my eagerly-awaited snack exchange, and am pleased to report a pleasant surprise.

I had been expecting a foreign box filled with unfamiliar items but instead got one from my home country, the UK! It was stocked with familiar items, but with a twist: they were all vegan. Not being a vegan, you would think that my heart dropped but no, the point of this box was to show that many familiar items are vegan.

This meant that the box was stuffed with items that are personal favourites (great choices!), things that I haven't had in AGES (party rings! yes!), and a couple of things I've never had (Raspberry Ruffles are new to me, but raspberry is one of my top flavours).

Oreos are vegan, who knew? And my beloved Jelly Tots, I would have put good money on them containing gelatine.

So thanks, Santa, for giving me a pile of stuff that I will enjoy eating, but that has also showed me that vegan products are much more varied and mainstream than I would have guessed.