As I’ve been adventuring into healthy eating, additive free territory, I’ve been given the opportunity to try out some great products that I hadn’t previously stocked my pantry with. When I opened up the jars of Superfoods for Kidz I wondered whether they’d be given the thumbs up from my kids and I was pleasantly surprised.
I started with the bright orange jar of Vital Veggie Power. This powder is packed with carrot, mango, pumpkin, tomato, broccoli sprout powder barley grass, spirulina, alfalfa, psyllium husks and chorella and all of these ingredients are organic. The suggestions on the label say that it caan be used to sprinkle onto toasted sandwiches, into muffins, in juices or spag bol but I found a tonne more uses for this nutrient dense veggie powder! The kids loved it on their roast potatoes and I felt so much better about using that rather than salt or seasoning. I sprinkled it into vegetable risotto and found it can be used in a range of different meals without affecting the flavour. It has a veggie taste and is slightly sweet but it’s very palatable. I could see this being popular with parents of fussy eaters that shy away from eating fruit and veg. In any case, this has become a replacement for salty seasoning at our place and I’m glad to have found it.
Next, we have C Berry Blast. The kids were super excited to give this one a try. C Berry Blast is a powder containing mango, acai berry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, cranberry, goji berry rosehip, seabuckthorn, camu camu (these are all organic) and wild harvested kakadu plum. Aside from the fact that I would find it hard to reel off the names of many other berries, I love the fact that I can pronounce the name and recognise all of the ingredients in this list. Now, my fridge usually only has water or soy/almond milk in it and fresh juices usually get consumed straight away. So this was a big treat for my kids as we played around with it by adding it to the water jug, and making ice cubes. They LOVED it in their smoothies and in their yoghurt. It doesn’t have a sweet taste but it’s a really pleasant berry taste.
I alternated the C Berry Blast with Berry Choc Chunk for the kid’s smoothies. With a chocolatey/berry taste, this one was another winner. I loved being able to use this and not feel concerned about what was going in. We used this one only in smoothies although it can be used sprinkled on icecream, yoghurt or cereal. It’s been given the “yummy” tick of approval from my kids who loved the choc chunks in particular.
The big winner though were the Berry Choc Chunk Bars. What I LOVE about these is that they can easily fit into a lunchbox as a treat but they’re packed full of goodness. They’re not overly sweet and have a nice soft and chewy texture. They’re just the right size and the kids were excited to try them. They make an excellent lunchbox snack for those times where I haven’t had time to bake anything special. All the ingredients in these bars are organic, and they contain no processed sugars (another thing we’re trying to stay away from).
All in all, I think Nutraorganics is doing a wonderful job in bringing products to market that are helping parents make informed, healthy choices for their family. These products can easy form substitutes for unhealthy drink powders and chocolate bars. Where half the challenge in turning to healthier eating and additive free living is finding products to replace what usually sits on the supermarket shelves, I really hope this review helps you!
For RECIPES and more ideas on how you can use the above products, visit Superfoods for Kidz here. The team have been super helpful and friendly so if you have any questions about their products send them an email or post any questions or comments below!
Until next time,
Vanessa
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