There have been a lot of questions asked about the nutritional quality of freeze dried fruit and dried fruit. When fresh fruits are not in season or available and frozen fruit does fit the need, using dried fruits and can be a good subsitutes. Freeze dried fruit usually does not contain anything but the fruit itself.Because there is no added sugars,colorings,preservations or additives it makes a great fruit chocie. the process used to make the fruit snacks produces a crunchy fruit snack, that kids love.
Funky Monkey snacks are one of my favorite dried fruit snacks. They have a great variety of 100% organic, no added sugar fruit snacks. My son's particular favorite was the pink pineapple and bananmon which is bananas with cinnamom..yum! Their website is awesome as well, with interactive games and printables.. it is defintely kid friendly!
We also love
Just tomatoes etc. They not only do they have fruit, but veggies too! the "just peas" and "just corn" are our fav. Our fruit snack favorite is the fruit salad that has Pear, Apple, Peach, Banana, Strawberry and Red Grapes. This company has this great activity book for kids called "Think color as you eat!" The teachers resource section as free printable downloads that can be utilized as teaching tools.
These products are great for toddlers because they are finger foods and dissolve easily in the mouth. Making a toddler trail mix of whole wheat o's, dried fruit pieces and yogurt melts is an easy way to make a pocketbook or diaperbag friendly-take along snack that will keep your little one's tummy happy!
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