Whilst these are incredibly convenient, and to their credit, a great source of dietary fibre (just under 4%), they are otherwise a fairly poor option. Which is incredibly frustrating - why wouldn’t you trust a company that makes baby and toddler food, to provide you with suitable options.

What don’t I like? Well, a big red flag for me here is the amount of sugar. Whilst some of it is naturally occurring from the fruit component of the snack, it is largely added sugar - sugar is listed five times, in four different forms. Overall, sugar makes up 32% of this product, a very small amount of which is naturally occurring.

Another negative is that the product contains trans fat (albeit a small amount), but trans fats are the bad type of fat, commonly found in processed foods.

So, whilst any fruit containing snack/food will contain sugar, the issue I have here is the drastic amount of added, unnecessary sugar. You’d be much better off offering your little one sliced fruit, or a banana when out and about.

Reading food labels can be such a mind boggle, but knowing what to look for gives you the ability to make an informed decision for your family when choosing packaged products. This is why I created a resource on how to read a nutrition label, that can be found in the article and guides section of the membership.

If we refer back to the article on how to read a nutrition label, we can make the following analysis:

Ingredients - lots of ingredients, lots of added sugar —> not ideal

Fat - 7.1g per 100g —> great

Sugar - 31.7g per 100g —> very high

Sodium - 235mg per 100g —> moderate